Law

PhD / MPhil

Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Contact: PGR administrator; humss.pgr@keele.ac.uk; (+44) 01782 733641

How to apply
Apply for PhD
Apply for Distance PhD
Apply for MPhil
Apply for Distance MPhil
Fees and finance
Entry requirements

Summary

The legal academics within the Law School build on Keele University’s long-standing reputation for excellence in socio-legal scholarship and contextually-aware doctrinal legal work.

Overview Research interests

Overview

The legal academics within the Law School build on Keele University’s long-standing reputation for excellence in socio-legal scholarship and contextually-aware doctrinal legal work.

Keele is committed to supporting research of the highest quality, which has the potential to generate impact in legal and policy fields. Established areas of strength include Gender Sexuality & Law and Professional Ethics (PEAK – see Ethics entry for details) and newer innovative groups address Globalisation & International Law and Legal Education & Professional Practice.

In addition to these clusters, research covers a number of cross-group thematic areas including healthcare law and bioethics, governance and regulation, and globalisation and international development. See the A-Z directory of research for full details of supervisory capability, including individuals who work outside of these areas.

Facilities

Research postgraduates enjoy dedicated office space with IT facilities and have access to the University Library with its extensive online journal and database collections. Law PGR students are encouraged to take advantage of a regular series of research facilitation events and to participate in a range of research seminars from work-in-progress events to international conferences. The Centre for Law, Ethics and Society, to which academics in the Law School belong, has also secured ESRC funding for the Post-Graduate and Early Career Scholars’ Network in Law, Gender, and Sexuality (PECANS).

Research Staff and Students

Keele provides a supportive environment which encourages staff and students to produce excellent work across law and socio-legal studies. Staff publish widely, writing both monographs and articles for leading international peer-reviewed journals. Research students are encouraged to participate in national postgraduate conferences, and the internal seminars and research events which take place on a regular basis.

Research interests

Criminal Law
Evidence/ Sentencing
Gender, sexuality and law
International Law and Human Rights
Law and Literature
Law and Religion
Legal Education
Legal profession and legal services
Legal Theory
Medical / Health Care Law
Property Law
Tort Law
Contract Law
Disability Law

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