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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Portsmouth - Portsmouth Campus
Full Time
Feb 2027
3 Year
Take your expertise in Sociology into a postgraduate research degree focused on how societies evolve and what shapes social life today. Investigate the roles of individuals, communities, governments and organisations — and how they influence each other. Examine patterns of social interaction and the ways cultures and communities are built, maintained and transformed. Research challenges linked to a growing global population in an increasingly complex and connected world, including women’s and gender issues from suffrage and feminism to media representation.
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