The PhD is a globally recognised postgraduate research degree and the highest level of degree you can achieve. PhD students are critical, curious, creative thinkers who undertake original research over at least 3 years. The University of Auckland PhD is a globally recognised postgraduate research degree, available in over 100 different subjects. Candidates will undertake independent and original research, supervised by academic experts and research leaders. During your doctoral studies, you will have opportunities to expand and develop your personal, professional and academic skills. Our doctoral candidates present their work at local and international conferences, and are encouraged to network and collaborate with a wide range of experts in their research field. All of our doctoral policies and guidelines governing PhD study, including the PhD statute, are available in Doctoral policies and guidelines. If you are looking for PhD study in a subject not listed here, it may be available under a different title.As a doctoral candidate, you'll benefit from: financial support for research expenses through PReSS funding; high-calibre supervision practices; and the networks and expertise of our world-class academic researchers. We welcome PhD research proposals in areas such as: Corrections, including popular representations of prisons, Crime in popular culture, novels, television, and film, Crimes of elite offenders, especially those with high IQ scores, Criminalisation, Criminological theory, Critical and cultural criminology, Graffiti and street art, Indigenous criminology, Indigenous jurisprudence, Law and custom, Māori and New Zealand criminal justice policy, Mental health in prisons, Penology and punishment theory, especially incarceration and capital punishment, Power, deviance and control, Prisoner reintegration, recidivism and desistance, Self-report measures of crime, Sentencing, especially the use of risk instruments in sentencing decisions, Serial homicide, including its social construction, Specialistproblem-solving courts, The role of non-governmental organisations in criminal justice, Young people, digital technology and their sexual lives