Criminology - funded postgraduate research opportunity

Keele University has been an international centre for research and teaching in crime and justice since the late 1960s.

The criminology group at the Centre for Social Policy is dedicated to the advancement of research in the fields of crime, punishment and criminal justice, grounded in sociological, theoretical, public policy and systematic empirical approaches. We regard criminology as a multidisciplinary field of study. Research conducted in the Centre reflects its strengths and expertise in policing, crime prevention and community justice, the third sector in criminal justice, victimology, professional practice in criminal justice, cultural representations of crime and punishment, risk, governance and regulation, and race, gender and citizenship in criminal justice. Members also conduct historical, comparative and psychosocial research on crime and justice, deploying a wide range of methodologies. Research interests include:

·        Comparative, international and transnational criminal justice

·        Community safety

·        Crime and ageing

·        Crime, space and place

·        Prison research

·        Criminal justice

·        Ethical issues in criminal justice

·        Hate crime

·        History of crime and punishment

·        Identity and crime

·        Public attitudes to Crime, criminals and punishment

·        Quantitative analysis of crime and justice data

·        Surveillance and risk studies

·        Targeted violence

·        Theoretical criminology

·        Transitional justice and reconciliation

·        White collar crime and organisational crime

·        Governance of crime and disorder

·        Cultural dimensions of crime and criminal justice

Eligibility criteria

Applicants are expected to have completed recognised ESRC research training at Masters level, or equivalent experience, and a degree in any social sciences undergraduate level or above.

Terms and conditions of studentship

Your application can only be considered on the basis of the information we have received. It is your responsibility to ensure that your application has arrived before the deadline and includes ALL the required documents.

To apply

Go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgraduateresearch/studentships/ and click on the “Apply” button on the appropriate studentship, please quote the reference ESRC_Crim2023.