Law (civil) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Supervisor: Prof R Whitecross

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

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

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Social Sciences Research Programme

CISRUL PhD Studentship

Aberdeen University

The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law (CISRUL) studies the life in the world of political concepts. The interdisciplinary Centre examines how political principles function within and beyond the contemporary West. Read more

University of Dundee School of Education and Social Work

Ableism, Microaggressions and the Law

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

University of Reading School of Law

Gender and Citizenship

In recent years there have been many important legal changes intended to enable everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or other intersectionality factor to have equal access to full citizenship. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F R Hamilton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

University of Birmingham Birmingham Law School

Birmingham Law School - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

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

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

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

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

The influence of Roman and English law on mixed legal systems

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

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

Transferring ownership of goods

When the ownership of goods is being transferred, it is important to know the precise point of time at which the transferee becomes owner of the goods, for example in case of the insolvency of one of the parties. Read more

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

Regulating common property

The person who shares ownership of property along with others is in a somewhat paradoxical position. On the one hand, he or she is owner of the property, with all that implies for his or her right to use the. Read more

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

Protection of possession

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

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