"The Graduate Research in Politics (GRIP) seminars and School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HuSS) Annual Postgraduate Conference are particular highlights and are a good place to meet other postgraduates." Read more...

Alice Moseley (UK)
PhD Politics

Postgraduate Study

We provide a lively, research-led environment for more than 400 postgraduate students from around the world.

The school has a friendly and collaborative environment with plenty of contact between staff and students. We have some of the best rates of student satisfaction in the UK , both with the quality of teaching and support.

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School facts and figures

World class research recognised by a score of 5 for all six disciplines in the last Research Assessment Exercise (2001)
Consistently high levels of student satisfaction across all disciplines
Our own Graduate School , research skills training and dedicated facilities for postgraduate students
Programmes recognised and funded by ESRC and AHRC and others.
£760,000 a year on postgraduate support including bursaries and scholarships
£6 million in research grants and an annual research income nearing £2 million.
Host to conferences, seminars and international journals.
£4.6 million invested in learning environment including improved postgraduate facilities.