We have 49 public law PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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

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School of Law - Postgraduate Research in Law

University of Reading School of Law

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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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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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Law PhD Studentships

University of East Anglia Faculty of Social Sciences

Join a leading Law school . UEA Law School is a vibrant and supportive community of expert academics & scholars, housed in the splendid 17th century Earlham Hall. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Law Research Programme

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PhDs in Law and Criminology

Sheffield Hallam University Department of Law and Criminology

We invite applications for research study in any of our research clusters. Applied Human Rights. Clinical and Professional Education. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Law Research Programme

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PhD programmes at the University of Pavia, Italy

University of Pavia

Our PhD programmes cover a wide range of topics and are organized into three disciplinary groups. Science and Technology, Life Science, Human and Social Science. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Italy PhD Programme

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Ableism, Microaggressions and the Law

University of Dundee School of Education and Social Work

Studies in Ableism (SiA) is now a recognised sub-specialism of critical disability studies and focuses on ways that abledment (the process of being/becoming ‘abled’) is located within societal processes and practices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F.K. Campbell

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

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International law and the psychological impact of warfare on civilians

Brunel University London Law

Drawing on the emerging field of psychology of international law, the PhD student will examine how international law discusses or should discuss civilian mental harm in warfare from a substantive as well as procedural point of view. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Solomon

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

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Protection of possession

Edinburgh Napier University The Business School

It is a difficult question whether, and to what extent, a legal system should protect the possession of property by someone who may well turn out not to have any right to it. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Anderson

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

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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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Constitutional reform and the case for and against codification

University of Worcester Research School

The idea that the United Kingdom’s constitution is under strain is not new, nor is the belief that the accepted norms of the constitution, which are central to the effective operation of our political system in the United Kingdom, are being disregarded by the executive. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Monaghan

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

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No Recourse to Public Funds and food insecurity in the United Kingdom: Lived experience and human rights perspectives

Aberdeen University School of Social Sciences

The University of Aberdeen is an internationally recognised centre for excellence for research addressing the global challenges of energy transition, environment and biodiversity, social inclusion and cultural diversity, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and data and artificial intelligence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Parrish, Dr V Bhatt, Prof J Macdiarmid

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

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zk-Cloud Forensics: Privacy-Aware and Tamper-proof Cloud Forensics using a Public Key Trust Infrastructure

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In order to detect contraband content within a cloud-based system, it is possible to sample fragments of data [1] and match them against hashed values. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Buchanan, Dr J Ahmad

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

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: An uncertain future for achieving eco-hydrological resilience – investigating systemic impacts of net zero-driven, land-use decisions on Scotland’s water resources

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Context. Land use in the future will be greatly influenced by accelerating climate change, the size and timing of our net-zero ambitions, and wider disruptions due to geopolitical events. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Morel, Dr S Halliday, Dr M Glendell, Dr M Hare

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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xAI for Biometrics – Legal Presentation of Data

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Increasingly AI-based biometric technologies, such as facial recognition and voice biometrics, are playing a major role in assisting public authorities to protect the public, reduce serious crime, and help safeguard vulnerable persons. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RG Guest

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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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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Research at London Met

London Metropolitan University

Research underpins everything we do at London Met. Alongside our projects in the wider community, our research helps to build connections with stakeholders locally and around the world which allows us to advance our social mission. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Opportunities

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PhD Opportunities in the Social Sciences at Sheffield Hallam University for UK Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority Scholars

Sheffield Hallam University Department of Psychology, Sociology & Politics

Applications are invited from UK Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates for a Race Equity Scholarship in the Social and Economic Research Institute… Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) Social Sciences Research Programme

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Political, Social and International Studies at UEA

University of East Anglia Faculty of Arts and Humanities

With expert supervision, a supportive research environment, high levels of student satisfaction and high-quality research training, we welcome applications from well-qualified candidates to our MPhil/PhD programmes and our Master's by Research. . Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): The city as a Living Lab - Novel monitoring and machine-learning based modelling of trees for the bioengineering of the urban environment

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Urban trees are an important nature-based solution to improve the social and environmental benefits of urban ecosystems, which are often not equitably distributed across urban landscapes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Dr A Morel, Mr KF Frediani, Dr D Boldrin

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

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Regenerative Innovation - Design of Ultra-Low Carbon Climate Resilient Homes in Bangladesh

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

This Regnr8-i Studentship will build on the ‘floating homes’ research programme (recipient of the UN Risk Award 2019) led by the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science since 2016. Read more

Supervisors: Dr NM Mukherjee, Prof J Rowan, Dr T Dyer

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

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Funded PhD Studentship: Linguistic Integration in Quebec

Queen Mary University of London School of Languages, Linguistics and Film

In an era marked by increased immigration, language has become a central issue in discussions about integration within democratic societies. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Oakes

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

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8 fully-funded Ph.D. positions in "Economics, Analytics and Decision Sciences (EADS)" at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

The IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is now recruiting 8 fully funded doctoral candidates in its Economics, Analytics and Decision Sciences (EADS) PhD Program. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Research Programme

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Sustainable Foundation Models for Time Series Processing Applied to Sustainability

University of Surrey The Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence

Foundation models are a special class of large AI models that are trained with huge amounts of data to learn general underlying patterns to be further specialised to downstream tasks via transfer learning. Read more

Supervisors: Dr EGSN Giovani Sperandio Nascimento , Prof P Kumar

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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UCL SECReT: The International Training Centre for Security and Crime Research Degrees

University College London UCL SECReT

UCL's Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (UCL SECReT) was founded in 2009 with support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESRC) and an array of public and private sector organisations working in crime reduction security and law enforcement. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Glasgow School for Business and Society (GSBS) – Self-Funded PhD Projects

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow School for Business and Society

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Business Research Programme

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Haunting Ecocide: Gothic Narratives of Environmental Crimes

University of Greenwich School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Haunting Ecocides, an interdisciplinary funded PhD Scholarship at the University of Greenwich, is an exceptional opportunity for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research with world-leading experts in the fields of literature and criminology. Read more

Supervisors: Prof AK King, Dr MF Fiddler, Dr FS Snailham

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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University of Bristol Business School

University of Bristol

The University of Bristol Business School is built on a strong tradition of scholarship and learning in business disciplines across Management, Accounting and Finance, dating back to 1955. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Business Research Programme

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History of Art - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

University of Birmingham School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

By pursuing research in History of Art at Birmingham, you will joining a vibrant and dynamic research community thanks to the Department’s broad range of expertise, from medieval and Renaissance art and architecture, to contemporary global art. Read more

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding Arts Research Programme

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