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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Exton Park
Full Time
OCT
3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Exton Park
Full Time
JAN-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Exton Park
Full Time
OCT
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Exton Park
Full Time
OCT-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Exton Park
Full Time
MAY-26
3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Exton Park
Part Time
OCT
4 Years
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Research activity in the School principally surrounds socio-legal research in the fields of:
- Equality and diversity
- Human rights
- EU law
- Legal history
- The development of legal education
Previous postgraduate work includes a study of the implementation of restorative justice within criminal justice systems, assessment experiences of undergraduate law students with specific learning difficulties, the impact of the introduction of positive action in relation to BME football coaches in the UK.
Current postgraduate work includes assessment experiences of gendered experiences of lawyers in relation to the Shared Parental Leave legislation third party liability for harassment exploration of safeguarding under the FGM legislation.In addition, the Law School currently hosts a legal research forum: the Forum for Research into Equality and Diversity (‘FRED’).
To be eligible to apply for an MPhil or PhD programmes, applicants should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree in a discipline appropriate to their intended area of research.
Students living in
Domestic
£5,006 per year
Students from Domestic
Accommodation - Grosvenor House - £179 per week
£15,084 per year
Students from International
Accommodation - Grosvenor House - £179 per week
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