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PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice

University of Hertfordshire - Hertfordshire Law School

Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Hatfield
Funding for: UK Students
Funding amount: £17,668 tax-free bursary per annum
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 12th December 2022
Closes: 31st March 2023

Overview:

  • Qualification type: PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Subject area: please see below disciplinary areas
  • Location: University of Hertfordshire (De Havilland Campus)
  • Start date: 1st September 2023
  • Closing application date: 31st March 2023
  • Duration of Contract: 3 years subject to satisfactory progress
  • Hours: full-time

About the award:

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship in the Hertfordshire Law School at the University of Hertfordshire. The School is making a strategic investment to help develop the next generation of academic researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice with this studentship designed to help train an exceptional criminology doctoral student. It will combine doctoral research with an introduction to teaching and learning and an opportunity to develop a rounded career trajectory.

The studentship is offered on a full-time basis for three years (subject to satisfactory progress). It provides a tax-free bursary (currently £17,668 per annum for the academic year 2021-22) and includes a full domestic tuition fee waiver for three years. There will also be opportunities to undertake teaching related activities in a relevant area, and to gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and recognition from Advance Higher Education as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Any additional teaching undertaken will be remunerated separately.

About the project:

Applications are welcome on any research topic and specialism in the following disciplinary areas:

  • Gender and Crime
  • Feminist Criminology
  • Gender Based Violence
  • Human Rights and Criminal Justice
  • Policing and Crime
  • Organised Crime
  • Drugs and Criminal Justice
  • Youth Justice
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Online abuse, cyberflashing
  • Victimology
  • Terrorism
  • War Crimes
  • State Crimes
  • Women and Criminal Justice System in the Middle East and Muslim World

Applicants may find it helpful to look at the nature of current research in the Hertfordshire Law School as represented at https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/law/research  

Applicant requirements:  

Applicants should have at least an upper second-class undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. A first-class undergraduate degree and master degree in a relevant field will be advantageous.

This Ph.D. bursary is open only to UK nationals and permanent residents (i.e. indefinite leave to remain).

How to apply:

Applicants are required to provide the following documents:

  • Applicants should hold at least an upper second-class undergraduate degree from a recognised institution (although a first-class undergraduate degree and master degree in a relevant field will be advantageous);
  • Certification of English language competence (minimum IELTS 6.5 or equivalent) for candidates for whom English is not their first language.

We welcome applications from all members of our community including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) and Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups, as well as candidates with a disability or neurodiversity.

Please send completed applications to the Doctoral College at doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk, using the following format in the email subject line: “Hertfordshire Law School PhD studentship application_YOUR NAME”.

For enquiries regarding research degrees at the University of Hertfordshire, please email Ms Anna Hammerin (doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk). Ms Hammerin can also answer general queries on the application process.

For enquiries concerning this studentship and the Law School please email the Research Tutor, Dr Felipe Romero-Moreno (f.romero-moreno@herts.ac.uk).  

Key dates

Closing date for applications: 31st March 2023

Interview dates: to be confirmed

Studentship start date: 1st September 2023

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