Postgraduate research
SED is a major centre for postgraduate education, with over 400 taught masters students and well over 100 research students.
Through our PhD programme, we are creating the next generation of thought-shapers and researchers in the four subject areas of the School. Many of our graduates hold important positions in the worlds of government, academia and the voluntary sector, as well as business.
Our research postgraduates come from all over the globe and benefit from funding from a variety of sources, including School Studentships, Graduate Teaching Fellowships, Commonwealth Scholarships, Chevening Scholarships, ESRC Studentships and Overseas Student Scholarships (among many other sources).
We are committed to close staff-student interaction, and strongly encourage the sharing of experience between all our students, regardless of their subject interest, and in particular between established and new doctoral students.
Research students at SED benefit from modern facilities, as well as from opportunities for basic and advanced research training.
The following links provide more information on the research specialisms of the four subject areas in the School: