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Law – (Ph.D.)

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus

Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences
Application Deadline: January 15
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,200 - ≈ € 12,070 (non-EEA)
Location: Cambridge / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 36 months Start Date: January, September
Educational Form:
  • Academic PhD
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Funding:
  • National: self
  • EEA: self
  • Non EEA: self
Location flexibility:
  • Primarily at University
Project type:
  • Open PhD programme
Languages: English 
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Location of Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus

We offer MPhil and PhD research degrees in a range of topics linked to staff expertise in Law. Our staff are recognised as experts in their fields, and have produced a number of influential books, journal articles and edited collections, and won funding for a number of prestigious research projects.

We are proud to be part of a developing research culture, which creates a rich and stimulating environment for staff and students. We have a series of links to a number of other centres in our University and the wider community and our own research units the Justice and Communities Research Unit and the International Law Unit. We host and participate in a variety of research oriented events, including Faculty and Departmental research seminar series.

Career development and training
Our PhD in English Language and Linguistics will not only give you support and scope for developing a thesis on a topic of your choice, but we are also committed to offering you training both within our Department and at University level. Within our Department we offer sessions on a range of subjects including:

* writing up a paper for publication
* placing an academic article
* giving a conference paper
* style in the doctorate
* updates on research methods and literature searches
* internet training
* editing skills for doctoral research
* subsequent monograph publication
* dealing with festivals, agents, and publishers.


Contents

Supervision and support
You will be allocated a supervisory team which will consist of a first and second supervisor, with additional members added if necessary.
Academic supervision is available in many areas of Law including Business Law; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; International Law; Legal Profession; Intellectual Property and Legal Education; Sports Law; Environment, Planning and Land Management; Human Rights; Public Law; Criminology.

Facilities
We have a range of excellent facilities, including a state-of-the-art courtroom for staging debates and elements of the criminal justice process. You will also have access to our outstanding library resources, as well as access to the Cambridge University Library and other local archives.

IELTS

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.

Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.

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Requirements

* MPhil: Candidates must hold a BA or equivalent in a related subject area.
* PhD: Candidates should normally hold an MA or equivalent in a related area subject area.
* For candidates whose first language is not English, a minimum IELTS score of 7 or equivalent is required with a minimum score of 6.5 achieved in each of the four language skills. We welcome applications from EU and international students.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 7.0
TOEFL Paper-based: 600
TOEFL Computer-based: 250
TOEFL Internet-based: 100

Faculty

We welcome proposals from students wishing to work in Law. Below is a list of current staff and their research specialisms:

Dr Penny English
Cultural Property Law; issues of archaeological heritage.

Prof Rob Home
Environmental Law; Planning and Land Management.

Dr Tom Mortimer
Corporate Governance; Contract Law; Company Law; Business Law; EU Law; Insolvency Law and Employment Law.

John O'Lear
Sports Law.

Tom Serby
Business, Employment and Criminal Law.


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