Science Studies PhD
Lancaster University
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Students doing a PhD in Science Studies join an international and interdisciplinary research community with students working on PhDs in Sociology, Gender Studies, Science Studies, Media and Cultural Studies and Applied Social Science. We offer supervision for PhDs in a number of areas including cultural imaginaries and material practices of science and technology, policy analysis, environment, health and medicine, and information and communications technologies.You will be assigned PhD ...Read more

Students doing a PhD in Science Studies join an international and interdisciplinary research community with students working on PhDs in Sociology, Gender Studies, Science Studies, Media and Cultural Studies and Applied Social Science. We offer supervision for PhDs in a number of areas including cultural imaginaries and material practices of science and technology, policy analysis, environment, health and medicine, and information and communications technologies.You will be assigned PhD supervisors (usually two), and consideration will be taken to match you with supervisor(s) whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen topic. Close working relations are enjoyed with other departments at Lancaster, and in some cases there is cross-departmental supervision.A programme of skills and dissertation workshops designed specifically for postgraduate students within the Sociology Department runs throughout the year. In addition, you are encouraged to attend any relevant MA taught modules, but are not required to take any for credit as part of your degree.

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Katie
24 Nov 25

Good as nice place to be and good environmnet. could be improved if the lecturers were more..Read more

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22 Nov 25

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Students need to have - Bachelor's degree: 2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in a relevant background including Sociology, Geography, Philosophy, Linguistics, Anthropology, Science or Engineering; Master's degree: a good Masters degree in the same disciplines.

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Lancaster University
Lancaster, Bailrigg Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4YW United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Lancaster  1.7 miles away

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