Research Degrees (PhD)


SCCJR offers a unique opportunity for PhD students to thrive in a collaborative environment. Our PhD students come from all over the world and study a range of topics, such as genocide, Drug trafficking, Victims of crime, Young people and gangs, Criminal justice policy-making in Scotland, offender perceptions of their sentences and police responses to women using violence. For details about our current PhD students see http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/postgraduates/.
 
Based at one of our partner universities (Stirling, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian or Edinburgh) students benefit from support such as departmental seminars and regular review panels. Within their department each full time student is entitled to:
 
·          dedicated office space 
·          a computer and full IT support
·          telephone and photocopying facilities
·          access to library facilities
 
Students supervised by a member of SCCJR also benefit from 2 PhD away days a year for students across Scotland conducting crime and justice research, run in conjunction with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. Our students are also involved and invited to a range of SCCJR events focusing on issues for academics, policy-maker and practitioners in the criminal justice field. Where research interests allow our PhD students have two supervisors from two of our partner institutions, ensuring our students benefit from a rich academic environment and extensive academic network. More broadly PhD students supervised by a member of SCCJR benefit from a general culture of collaboration and support from across our partner universities. 

Supervision for PhDs
We can offer supervision for PhDs on a range of topics, including:
·          Criminal Justice Process and Institutions
·          Violence, Drugs and Alcohol
·          Young People and Youth Justice
·          Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
·          Research Methods and Criminological Theory
·          Organised and white-collar Crime
·          Criminal Justice evidence, statistics and trends
 
Please visit the our people page for more information about our specific research interests and contact the relevant person to discuss opportunities. Alternatively, please contact our knowledge exchange coordinator for advice about who to contact.
 
Funding
There are a number of scholarship opportunities available, including University studentships and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding. These opportunities should be discussed with your potential supervisor when developing a proposal.


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