犯罪学和刑事司法中心在博士学位和博士后研究方面享有国际声誉，每年接待约30名博士学位候选人。对于那些希望进行最先进的博士研究以研究各种社会和犯罪问题的人来说，该计划是理想的选择。该中心专门研究围绕五个关键主题的研究：毒品：市场
The Department of Criminology has specialists in research around five key themes:<br><br>Fraud, white-collar and organised crime,<br>Prisons, punishment and policing,<br>Inequalities connected to offending and victimisation,<br>Violence and its aftermath,<br>Drug markets, consumption and policy.<br>The School welcomes applications that fit with the particular specialisms of our research staff. For example, we currently have grants in the areas of desistance, fraud, drugs, cryptomarkets, modern slavery, corruption, organised crime, policing and punishment, amongst others.<br><br>In addition, there is extensive expertise in a range of methodologies including:<br><br>biographical and narrative approaches to interviewing,<br>ethnography,<br>psychosocial case analysis,<br>network analysis,<br>deliberative methods,<br>qualitative and quantitative longitudinal research,<br>survey design and applied statistical analysis,<br>programme evaluation,<br>historical and policy analysis.<br><br>You will therefore have access to cutting edge approaches to researching criminological issues.<br><br>Pursue state of the art doctoral research investigating a diverse array of social and criminological issues.<br>Work in an environment that supports intellectual and personal development. <br>Receive extensive research support and training.