uni of glasgow phd law

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Law has been taught and researched at the University of Glasgow since the 15th Century. We are one of the top law schools in the United Kingdom and enjoy a worldwide reputation for excellence in research.

The School’s PhD programme aims to attract exceptionally talented and strongly committed students to pursue a doctoral thesis within a period of three years. Admission is extremely competitive, and a limited number of candidates are admitted every year. The programme’s unique features include the genuine integration of students within the school’s research community ; an emphasis on research methodology ; commitment to inter-disciplinary research ; and a wide range of opportunities for international mobility .

Browse our research supervisors or research themes to find out more about the areas in which we offer supervision. Our postgraduate research administrator Susan Holmes can help with your enquiries.

We offer the opportunity to a limited number of PhD researchers of other institutions to visit the Glasgow Law School for longer periods under our scheme for postgraduate visiting researchers .

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Our staff are experts from across all areas of the law, supervising top-calibre international research students.

Our academic staff supervise international research students across all areas of the law. Thesis of up to 100,000 words.

RESEARCH THEMES:

Commercial and competition law
Criminal law and criminal justice
Intellectual property
International law
International private law
Legal theory
Private law
Public law.

Tuition fees

Afghanistan
Antigua & Barbuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Korea DPR (North Korea)
Liechtenstein
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Palestinian Authority
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Republic of Ireland
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
St. Kitts & Nevis
Switzerland
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkmenistan
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City
Western Samoa

£ 25,290 per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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University of Glasgow, The Fraser Building, 65 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, City Of, G12 8QQ, Scotland

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7th out of 109

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