Sociology at Manchester offers a vibrant and exciting environment within which to undertake postgraduate research study.
Our consistently high research ranking and wide range of specialisms means you can be sure of a varied and valuable experience.
We invest in the best ideas and brightest minds; as a postgraduate researcher you'll receive a comprehensive portfolio of support and training to help you reach your aspirations and develop into an intellectual leader.
Our research areas
Our research activity in sociology is organised into the following clusters:
• Social Divisions and Inequalities
• Social Ties, Networks and Social Movements
• Personal Life and Everyday Lives
• Cultural Practices, Consumption and Sustainability
• Census and Survey Research
• Innovations in Qualitative and Mixed Methodologies
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You can also find out more our Sociology PhD programmes on our course profiles:
• PhD Sociology
• PhD Applied Social Research
Funding your research
University funding opportunities for 2019 entry onto this programme have now closed and will be refreshed in September for the 2020 recruitment cycle, but we are happy to receive applications from students who are self-funding or applying for external funding.
We offer a number of funding opportunities for talented individuals to undertake doctoral training with us and all successful applicants will be considered for funding.
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Developing intellectual leaders
We're not here simply to ‘supervise' – we seek to discover and co-produce new knowledge with students as our partners.
To enable you to integrate and thrive with us, you'll be supported by a dedicated Researcher Development Team throughout your PhD and beyond.
You'll benefit from world-class professional training opportunities:
• Developing Intellectual Leaders Programme – for all the skills you need to succeed
• [email protected] – our training hub that offers specialist courses
• [email protected] – an initiative giving you the chance to learn from the very best via talks, workshops and other events.
We provide support for several activities related to your PhD, including:
• Presenting at international conferences
• Attending workshops that provide relevant professional opportunities
• Conducting fieldwork in the UK and overseas
You'll also be encouraged to publish in high quality outlets and we have strategies to help you achieve this goal.
The PhD opportunities on this programme do not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.
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