PhD - Aston Law School

Aston University, Birmingham

At Aston Law School our PhD programme is designed to train Doctoral students who aspire to become future academics or professional industry researchers. We offer start dates in October.Research at Aston Law School addresses a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary themes.Aston Law School welcomes applications for PhD study. We have a strong record of PhD completions. Our staff have the expertise and enthusiasm to supervise PhD study across a range of areas. Recent topics have included:international labour rightsinternational dispute resolutionproprietary restitutionreliance-based private law claimsThe topics being studied by our current PhD students include:constitutional lawcorporate governance lawTo view some of our main areas of supervision, please look at the research theme tabs on our Research page. For more detailed information, you can click on the Staff tab which links to the research interests and publications for individuals at Aston Law School.If you are interested in PhD study, please contact Dr David Salmons for informal advice and guidance on applying for the PhD in Aston Law School (). He is the Programme Director for research degrees in law and is happy to discuss proposals before you make an application.Research environmentPhD students who are studying at Aston Law School become part of an exciting and vibrant research environment. At Aston Law, our approach is to develop strong connections between supervisors and PhD students, which is integral for the development of a successful PhD. Ultimately, each PhD project will be different and unique to each student, but students will have the support they need to develop as a researcher and successfully to defend their PhD. Our PhD students will also have the opportunity to study and form relationships with the wider community of PhD students across the College of Business and Social Sciences. A number of events are organised, both academic and social, which help to ensure that our PhD students are engaged and motivated throughout the duration of their PhD journey.All students can access up to £1,500 for presenting at academic conferences and an additional £1,200 Research Support Training Grant is also provided to help further develop their research knowledge, skills, abilities and professional development.