The Lincoln School of Education and Communication offers research opportunities at the highest level of academic qualification: a PhD or a PhD by Practice. Students are provided with academic guidance, expertise, and support from experienced supervisory teams. There is also a doctoral training programme to help students develop the research skills necessary for their study. The School has strong links with professional industry bodies and benefits from regular guest speakers. The key to success on a postgraduate research programme is to find a research topic that you are passionate about and identify a supervisory team that has expertise in this area. The first thing that all prospective students should do is directly contact a member of staff from an area that you feel is best aligned with your chosen research area to discuss the application process further. Current specialisms include: Literary Journalism Media of diaspora Jouralism and human rights Reporting peace and conflict Journalism culture and trauma Digital journalism Community radio.