Law

Whether you are planning a career as an academic within the education sector, or as a professional researcher within the public or private sectors, the Law PhD at Kingston Universitywill develop your research skills, help you make an original contribution to your chosen field of enquiry and enhance your professional credibility.

Key facts

The Law PhD at Kingston University you will research a topic of your choice in great depth.

The course particularly invites applications in the areas of:

• Gas and energy law

• Misuse of private information and breach of confidence

• AI embedded in transportation, communication and toys

• Indigenous and tribal peoples’ rights

• IP law, particularly on trademarks or patents of biotechnological inventions

Reasons to choose Kingston University

• At Kingston University you will have access to an expert academic supervisory team, as well as training and teaching opportunities to help you develop your ideas and achieve your goals.

• You will have the support of the academic and postgraduate community; the high calibre of Kingston University’s students and alumni provide excellent networking opportunities.

• Your PhD supervision will be highly specialised to your needs and interests. In addition the course is delivered in a flexible format, so you can choose a full or part-time programme according to what suits you best.

• The Department of Law is a recognised Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) outlet for research training for doctoral students.

Areas include:

• Stress at work in tort

• Collective labour law

• Restorative justice

• Space law and cyber law

• The gig economy

• Natural law theory

• EU law