The Law unit of assessment includes the work of the School of Law and the Transitional Justice Institute as well as the Ulster University Law Clinic and the Legal Innovation Centre.
We welcome applications in specified thematic areas including Law and Innovation. Examples of proposals in the area of law and innovation would include:
Legal technology; Intellectual property law; Unusual trademarks; Privacy protection in the digital age; Internet governance; Intellectual property & human rights; legal theoretical implications of the digitalised/technologised society; constitutionality/sovereignty in a digital age.
Applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors in good time to discuss draft research proposals.
Allocation of supervisors will be made during the selection process. The supervisory team will depend on the proposal. We list a number of named supervisors on the web pages for contact purposes but please note they may or may not be included on any supervision team.
We welcome interdisciplinary research proposals and may appoint supervisors from outside the law unit of assessment.
A sound research proposal should be about 2000-3000 words. Please see our guide to putting a proposal together. It should have the following headings:
1) A tentative title
2) Research question(s) and any related hypotheses
3) Literature review/survey of existing scholarship
4) Methodology
5) Contribution of the conclusions
6) Assessment of feasibility
Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a subject relevant to the proposed area of study.
We may also consider applications from those who hold equivalent qualifications, for example, a Lower Second Class Honours Degree plus a Master’s Degree with Distinction.
In exceptional circumstances, the University may consider a portfolio of evidence from applicants who have appropriate professional experience which is equivalent to the learning outcomes of an Honours degree in lieu of academic qualifications.
The University offers the following levels of support:
The following scholarship options are available to applicants worldwide:
These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.
Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.
Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.
The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,000 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.
Due consideration should be given to financing your studies. Further information on cost of living
Submission deadline
Monday 26 February 2024
04:00PM
Interview Date
April 2024
Preferred student start date
16 September 2024
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