legal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 68 legal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD Studentship (3 years): AI and the Post-Mortem: Shaping Legal Frameworks for Digital Remains

Aston University College of Business and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, supported by the College of Business and Social Sciences to be undertaken within the Aston Law School at Aston University. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Harbinja

3 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding Cultural Legal Studies: Interrogating Legal Meanings in Artistic and Popular Culture

University of Dundee School of Social Sciences

Emerging out of traditions of law and literature, critical legal studies, and law and popular culture, cultural legal studies is an international field that has recently emerged at the cutting edge of the interdisciplinary study of law. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Giddens

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The influence of Roman and English law on mixed legal systems

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

Sitting between the Civil Law and Common Law legal families is a smaller group of legal systems that have received influences from both of these. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Anderson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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FAIROmics - PhD fellowship in law, “Legal Aspects of Open Science: FAIROmics as a Case Study”.

INRAE Inrae - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering Research Unit

About the Project. Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives have grown in popularity in recent years for various reasons, including sustainability and health benefits, as well as lifestyle trends and dietary restrictions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof JB Cabay, Prof JMD Deltorn

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing industrial AI support tools for processing legal cases in medical negligence

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Two PhD positions are available within a project that is co-created between the University of Liverpool and Fletchers Solicitors, a Law firm specialising in clinical negligence and personal injury law. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Atkinson

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Island Nations Going Under: Submerged Statehood, Legal Protections Beyond Refugee Status.

University of Reading School of Law

Anthropocentric climate change exhibits asymmetric impacts on specific States, particularly those that endured economic, social, and political exploitation during the colonial era and underwent extensive fossil-fuel-based industrialisation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Kapogianni, Prof C J Hilson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Birmingham Law School - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

University of Birmingham Birmingham Law School

Law PhD / PhD by Distance Learning / MPhil / MJur. As a postgraduate researcher at Birmingham Law School you will be contributing to more than 85 years of research tradition, working alongside some of the country's most eminent legal scholars. Read more

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding Law Research Programme

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International law and the fight against wildlife crime: challenges and perspectives

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

Wildlife crime is one of the fastest growing transnational crimes in the world generating up to USD 20 billion per year according to INTERPOL behind drug trafficking, human trafficking and illicit trade in weapons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YP Prisner-Levyne, Prof R Whitecross

30 November 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Research Study at the School of Law

Aberdeen University School of Law

The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen is a strong and thriving research community that dates back to 1495, when Law was one of the original subjects taught at the founding of our university. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Law Research Programme

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Developing a forensic DNA legislative framework and policy for Africa (Ref: SF22/HLS/APP/AMANKWAA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The use of forensic DNA and national DNA databases (NDNAD) has gained popularity in criminal investigations globally [1]. While the technology has been embraced in Europe and other high-income countries, its use and regulation are still at an infant stage in Africa [2]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Amankwaa

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Faculty of Law, Masaryk University

Masaryk University

The Comparative Constitutional Law program offers a comprehensive study of constitutional systems across jurisdictions, contributing to the scholarly discourse on governance and human rights. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

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School of Law - PhD opportunities available

Aberdeen University School of Law

The University of Aberdeen is one of four ancient universities of Scotland. Law was a founding discipline when the University was established in 1495. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Law Research Programme

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"Of Course, I know what domestic abuse is!”: Legal professionals and their understandings of Domestic Abuse

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

Scotland has been engaged in an ambitious strategy to tackle domestic abuse. There have been some significant developments. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Whitecross

30 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Trustworthy AI for Socially Compliant Autonomous Driving

University of Surrey School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Concerns about Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) navigating complex driving scenarios necessitate balancing safety, legality, ethics, and comfort, akin to human drivers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Fallah, Prof RA Abbott , Dr A Tamaddoni-Nezhad, Dr AL Leveringhaus

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Law PhD

University of Kent Kent Law School

Join a vibrant research community, a supportive environment, and many opportunities to engage critically with academic research and contemporary issues. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Law Research Programme

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We have 68 legal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 68 legal PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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