Law Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Start dates: 1st October, 1st January, 1st April, 1st July.

When you join our thriving community of postgraduate research students, you’ll become part of a supportive and friendly environment where we are dedicated to understanding some of society’s most challenging issues.

A research degree in Law gives you the chance to pursue a project based around your own passions and interests, leading to a qualification which can open the door to an academic career or boost employment prospects in a range of other fields.

Your research degree will typically last from three years (full-time) to six years (part-time) for a PhD, or two years (full-time) to four years (part-time) for an MPhil.

We have a wide range of expertise, and we invite applications in the following areas:


• Common, Contract and Commercial Law



• Maritime Law



• Oil and Gas Law



• Public Law across domestic, regional and international levels



• Economic Law



• Environmental Law



• European Union Law



• Gender and the Law



• Human Rights Law



• Investment Law



• Minority Language Rights



• Multilevel Governance



• Socio-economic Law



• Public Procurement Law.



• Criminal Law and the Law relating to Terrorism, Cyber Terrorism and Counter Terrorism.



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