Goldsmiths is home to a wealth of experience and research in social work, spanning areas from social justice to social injustices to sexual and gender diversity.Throughout this programme, you will effectively manage a project, from identifying research questions, planning interim milestones and timescale, and prioritising activities, through to timely completion.On completion of the PhD:You'll be competent as an independent researcher in your discipline(s) and capable of continuing to undertake research at an advanced level, contributing substantially to the development of new ideas, techniques or approaches. As part of this, you should have gained:An ability to evaluate critically the existing literature relevant to your thesis topicAn ability to conceptualise, design and implement a project for the generation of significant new knowledge and/or understandingAn ability to relate theory and concepts to evidence in a systematic way and to draw appropriate conclusions based on evidence