该中心为智力残疾和社区护理的全日制或非全日制研究提供了极好的机会，可提高学位。Tizard中心在吸引大学和ESRC研究奖学金方面有着良好的记录。我们的研究生课程为既有职业的人又为该领域的新进入者提高了就业前景。我们的许多学生已经以专业，管理或支持的能力与智障和发展性残障人士一起工作。
The Centre offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees. The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.The Tizard Centre is part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments.The Centre is at the forefront of learning and research in autism, intellectual disability and community care, and in 2013 received a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its outstanding work in these areas.The Centre has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments. Our primary aims, through research, teaching and consultancy, are:to find out more about how to effectively support and work with people with learning disabilitiesto help carers, managers and professionals develop the values, knowledge and skills that enable better servicesto aid policymakers, planners, managers and practitioners to organise and provide enhanced services.The Tizard Centre is recognised as leading the field in deinstitutionalisation and community living, challenging behaviour, quality of staff support, sexuality and autism, and has had a significant impact on national policies in these areas. We are committed to addressing issues arising from social inequality.A PhD is a doctorate of philosophy based on mostly independent study. It typically takes a minimum of three years to a maximum of four years to complete full-time, or a minimum of five years to a maximum of six years when studied part-time.