Research Programmes
Overview
The Department has an academic staff of approximately 20 and a postgraduate community of about 30. Our teaching and research ratings confirm that we are one of the UK's foremost centres in the field. Teaching and research supervision is provided by leading academics of international renown, and we have an enviable PhD completion rate. An excellent library, IT facilities and an extensive international network of partner institutions make the Department an ideal environment for postgraduate work.
The Department has been recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council for research training, both for '1+3' and for '+3' students. Potential applicants for ESRC studentships are welcomed.
Read more about us in the University Prospectus.
Our fields of Research
Research in the Department of Politics, History and International Relations is focused into four broad groupings: European Union and area studies, Modern History, International Relations and Political Theory.
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Departmental support and training for research students
All research students are provided with:
- a work-space with computer in a shared research student office
- photocopying and inter-library loan facilities
- financial support to participate in conference and other research-related activities, and where possible to assist with the costs of field work
- supervisor(s) with expertise in the selected research area and an independent internal reviewer to oversee progress
- access to other departmental academic staff as appropriate
All research students are expected to:
- live and work in the vicinity of the Department
- attend regular departmental research seminars addressed by academic staff research students and invited speakers
- present at least one seminar paper to the Department at the end of the first year of research
- participate in event and activities organised by particular research clusters
- attend training courses throughout their PhD to support their research activities
students to assist in undergraduate teaching.
Past and current PhD/MPhil theses in the Department
You can browse these lists of current and past Phd students to see the sorts of subject areas that students have picked in the past and in the present day.
Student profiles
Click here to see profiles of the Department’s existing postgraduate research students, for further information.
PGR admissions office
Audrey Pridmore
Email: A.E.Pridmore@lboro.ac.uk
Tel.: +44-(0)1509 222981
Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes
Ian Fraser
Email: I.Fraser@lboro.ac.uk
Further Information:
The Research Student Office
For any further information about postgraduate research at Loughborough, including regulations, registration information for new students, guidance on your rights and responsiblities as a research student, etc, etc, click here.
The On-line Postgraduate Prospectus
This provides a whole range of information about the university and the town, including details of forthcoming Postgraduate Open Days, life as a Loughborough postgraduate, how to find accommodation, etc. Click here.