The Department of Politics and International Relations is pleased to offer three funded studentship for October 2014 entry to its distance learning Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme.
The studentships available for distance learning registration and are payable as a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for seven years.
Research Areas and Supervision
The Department has an existing expertise in intelligence and security issues and we wish to provide opportunities for high level students to pursue doctoral research in this area.
Therefore these studentships are for outstanding applicants who wish to pursure research in the following areas:
- intelligence
- counter intelligence
- intelligence co-operation
- security service operations
- security service accountability
- surveillance
- operations of special forces
- other aspects of security studies
Supervisors will be agreed subject to the research project to be undertaken.
About Distance Learning
The distance learning PhD programme is ideal for those who are based away from Leicester or who want to combine working for a research degree with their professional and personal commitments.
Our distance programmes offer a more flexible way to study for a research degree - allowing students to undertake a University of Leicester PhD wherever they are based in the world.
Entry Requirements
- First class or upper second class undergraduate degree or an equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant subject*
- It is expected that applicants will also hold a Masters degree in a relevant subject*
- Standard English language requirements
- Available to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e., outside the EU) applicants - please note though that the award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only; international applicants (and those not eligible to pay UK/EU tuition fees) must demonstrate at the time of their application that they can fund the difference in tuition fee rates
- Available for distance learning registration only
- Applicants must be able to start in October 2014
* or show evidence of achieving this by October 2014
Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries are welcome - please contact Dr Jon Moran:
- jm457@le.ac.uk
- +44 (0)116 252 2303
Apply Now
- Draft a research proposal that tells us what you want to research, how you intend to do it, and why it is worth doing
- Prepare your supporting documents
- Submit your online application or apply by post
Important Advice for Applicants
- Closing date for receipt of applications is 20 July 2014
- Applications that do not include a full research proposal and the required supporting documents will not be considered
- In the Fees and Financial Support section of the application, applicants must state that they wish to be considered for thisOctober 2014 PhD Studentship in Security and Intelligence (Ref. Moran)
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The University of Leicester is one of the UK's leading universities, committed to international excellence through the creation of world changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching.
Leicester is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings. In 2013 Leicester was the highest climbing UK university in the THE World Rankings, moving up 35 places to 161st in the table.
3 x PhD Studentships in Security and Intelligence
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