99 PhD programmes in Law in United Kingdom

As one of the most vibrant and important fields in the world today, research and work in Law (Distance Learning) influences personal, national and global perspectives in world affairs.  Join this Law programme at the University of Huddersfield.

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

Our research students benefit immensely from a vibrant research community, a supportive environment and many opportunities to engage critically with academic research and contemporary issues. They are immersed in a research culture which situates legal studies in its historical, social and economic context.

Within the History discipline at The Open University UK a specific research group is devoted to the study of criminal justice history: the Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Criminal Justice.

The Law programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London focuses on social and legal theory and interdisciplinary study across national, European, and international legal contexts.

The PhD in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence at The University of Manchester is a structured research programme containing taught elements designed to provide a solid skills basis for independent research in this area.

Law PhD students from Birmingham City University, benefit from regular supervision meetings with academics who are experts in their field; and have the opportunity to become members of our proactive research community made up of academics, postgraduate researchers and external partners.

The Law programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores contemporary legal challenges relating to justice, rights, dispute resolution, environmental responsibility, criminal justice, and the impact of technology on legal systems and decision-making.

The Law programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in legal scholarship, jurisprudential analysis, and regulatory interpretation.

The postgraduate research students of the Law (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton are supervised by academics who are leading experts in their area of law. At least one academic in each supervisory team will have a track record of successful supervisions.

With well-established research centres and links to leading institutions around the world, the School of Law at University of Nottingham is a dynamic centre for PhD study. 

The Professional Doctorate in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Keele University award is a part-time course designed to provide a specialist route for professionals and managers working in the field of criminal justice, or in related fields, who wish to embark on doctoral study located within their own professional discipline and practice.

At the University of Hull, we welcome applications for postgraduate research into many areas of Law at PhD level. 

The legal academics within the Law School build on Keele University’s long-standing reputation for excellence in socio-legal scholarship and contextually-aware doctrinal legal work.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) postgraduate degree in Law at Durham University is a research-based programme of study centred on completing a satisfactory thesis on an approved topic in the field of law.

Studying for a PhD in Law from University of Leeds will allow you to become an expert in a specialist legal area and gain high-quality research training, which will equip you to undertake further research projects.

The Policing and Criminal Justice (Part-time) programme offered at Liverpool John Moores University is designed for criminal justice professionals. It offers a collaborative, practice-focused doctoral experience for practitioners and leaders working across the domains of policing, rehabilitation, community safety and broader fields of social policy delivery.

The Law programme at University of Essex supports advanced legal research across diverse fields with strong interdisciplinary connections and global engagement.

Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University combines taught modules with research conducted by students under the supervision of staff who have expertise in the topic of study.

Our PhD Law programme at University of Buckingham requires an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a particular academic or professional discipline.