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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Canterbury Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-JAN-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

We offer high-quality supervision across a wide range of social and public policy areas seeking to research and examine causes and effects of global mobility.

Overview

There are further details on the research activities and publications of individual members of staff and the School’s research units on the website. In addition to regular meetings with individual supervisors, all research students take a research training programme.

About the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR)

Colleagues specialise in research of international, comparative and theoretical significance, and we have collective strengths in the following areas: civil society, NGOs and the third sector; cross-national and European social policy; health, social care and health studies; work, employment and economic life; risk, ‘risk society’ and risk management; race, ethnicity and religion; social and public policy; sociology and the body; crime, culture and control; sociological theory and the culture of modernity.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

£ 18,600per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Kent

  • University League Table

    52nd

  • Campus address

    University of Kent, Recruitment and Admissions Office, Registry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, England

A range of scholarships for international students, including GREAT Scholarships for students from China, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan or Thailand.
Kent offers globally recognised degrees and has a diverse student community representing over 180 nationalities.
Kent provides excellent support for international students, including English language training and academic study support.

Subject rankings

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    39th out of 73 6

    29th out of 101 3

  • Entry standards

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    119 61%

    21st

  • Graduate prospects

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    72.0 72%

    11th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

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    3.20 80%

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    10
  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    123 58%

    43rd

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  • Student satisfaction

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    2.98 75%

    58th

    13
  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    117 57%

    63rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    67.0 67%

    24th

    8
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.03 76%

    44th

    35

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