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Read the latest edition of The Sociologist - a postgraduate newsletter published by the Department.
Introduction to PhD Study
A World-Class Research Centre
The Sociology Department at Lancaster is an exciting, research-oriented department, with 85% of our submission to the recent Research Assessment Exercise being classed ‘internationally significant’, we are opening up new topics and research agendas in the broad field of sociology including science and technology studies, gender and women’s studies, media & cultural studies, social anthropology, and cultural studies. We're international in scope with staff and students from more than twenty countries who together create an exceptional research culture numbering 60 students. A distinctive feature are the research centres within the Department:
- Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe)
- Centre for the Study of Environmental Change (CSEC)
- Centre for Gender and Women's Studies (CGWS)
- Centre for Science Studies (CSS)
- ESRC Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen)
Dual PhDs
The department also offers single thesis, dual PhDs with:
Finding a Research Topic & Supervisor
The topic you choose for your PhD needs to be something that you find interesting enough to focus on for three years and it needs to fit with the research interests of at least one member of staff at Lancaster.
Have a look at the profiles and projects for Sociology staff to find what they are working on – you might get ideas from their research. Contact staff directly if you identify a supervisor of your choice. Looking at what current and past students have researched will also give you ideas about the sorts of things that would work as a topic. Please also visit our Research and Publications pages for more information.
Visiting Students
The department welcomes applications from PhD and MA students registered at other Universities at home and abroad to come to Lancaster for short periods as visiting students. Further information»
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Postgraduate Drop in Sessions
Interested in postgraduate study? Talk to programme convenors, come to a research event, or visit the department, 1st Tues of every month. Find out more»
Dual PhDs
We also offer single thesis dual PhDs with:
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