Law and Criminology

We welcome proposals for postgraduate research in all of these areas

Health, vulnerability and inequality

Culture, community and society
Parenting and child welfare
Rural issues and community
Social and public policy
Wellbeing and poverty

Environment, culture and society

Crime and bad behaviour
Environment, development and governance
Harms of hate and prejudice
Histories of crime and criminalisation
Marine and coastal policy
Rural crime and crime control

Global instability and justice

Crime, social exclusion and minorities
EU regional policy and international environmental agreements
Global governance and north–south relations
Governance and crime
Maritime policymaking and logistics
Policing and community safety
Probation and offender management
Security and development in international affairs
Urban and regional planning
Urban living and the regulation of public space

Postgraduate research opportunities

Although you can do research in any of the areas above, you may wish to look at these programmes:

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Our research community

We represent an integrated team of outstanding researchers with expertise across law, social policy and criminology, with extensive links with sociology, history and psychology. Our vibrant and sustainable research culture offers a dynamic space for researchers to engage with each other across disciplinary boundaries within an inclusive and coherent environment that provides support and guidance for all researchers, including mentoring of postgraduate and early career researchers.

Discover more about our research and researchers in law and criminology.

Postgraduate Research Coordinators

If you are thinking about becoming a postgraduate researcher at the University of Plymouth, you are welcome to contact the Postgraduate Research Coordinators in your field of interest.

They will discuss potential supervisors with you and answer any questions you might have about embarking on a research degree in their research area.

Find out who to contact and how they can help you