PhD Law

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’).

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.