Find out more about self-funded PhD projects in areas where we already have supervisors active and engaged in the research topic in our Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER).
This theme explores how intersections such as gender, age, (dis)ability, race/ethnicity, and social class, shape victims’ journeys through the criminal justice system. Victims’ journeys could be thought of as beginning with deciding whether or not to report to the police, through to giving evidence in court.
We welcome proposals covering any crime/victimisation type, but are particularly interested in:
This project is self-funded.
Details of studentships for which funding is available are selected by a competitive process and are advertised on our jobs website as they become available.
If you have an enquiry about applying for a research degree, please email [email protected]
For administrative enquiries about our research courses please email [email protected]
Responsibility for the administration of research degrees is held by the Doctoral School.
This theme explores offending patterns in crimes against marginalised or ‘vulnerable’ victims. Potential topics include:
This project is self-funded.
Details of studentships for which funding is available are selected by a competitive process and are advertised on our jobs website as they become available.
If you have an enquiry about applying for a research degree, please email [email protected]
For administrative enquiries about our research courses please email [email protected]
Responsibility for the administration of research degrees is held by the Doctoral School.
Dr Christian Kemp
Prof Samantha Lundrigan
Dr Natalie Mann
Dr David Skinner
This social science interdisciplinary research theme draws together supervisory expertise from Criminology and Sociology. Projects may also involve colleagues in Forensics and Data Science. We welcome postgraduate researchers interested in the application of science, technology, and technique to policing. Potential topics include:
This project is self-funded.
Details of studentships for which funding is available are selected by a competitive process and are advertised on our jobs website as they become available.
If you have an enquiry about applying for a research degree, please email [email protected]
For administrative enquiries about our research courses please email [email protected]
Responsibility for the administration of research degrees is held by the Doctoral School.
Courtroom practices have an important impact on earlier stages of the criminal justice system, especially policing practices.
This theme focusses on the use of court observation methods. Projects could focus on:
This project is self-funded.
Details of studentships for which funding is available are selected by a competitive process and are advertised on our jobs website as they become available.
If you have an enquiry about applying for a research degree, please email [email protected]
For administrative enquiries about our research courses please email [email protected]
Responsibility for the administration of research degrees is held by the Doctoral School.
If you have an idea for a project that does not align with one of the pre-defined projects above, please contact us at [email protected]