Social Work
Position Details (PhD Program)
Social Work programme offered at Brunel University of Londonis aligned with grand challenges for social work research including focus on individual and family well-being, creating a stronger social fabric, and developing a just society.
The Social Work team at Brunel University London has expertise in many current issues with which social work engages, such as ageing, children and families, LGBT identities, mental health, migration, health, loss/grief and environmental concerns.
Features
- The team holds strengths in social policy and interdisciplinary practice as well as planning for and adapting to current societal shifts.
- Brunel is one of the leading providers of social work and social policy research in London, funded by high-profile organisations like the ESRC, the AHRC, Nuffield Foundation, the Rowntree Trust, the European Union, the Department for Education and Skills and the NHS.
Curriculum:
- Embodiment in Academic and Professional Practice
- Education, Identities and Society
- Social Justice
- Arts Health and Social Change
- Communities and Society
Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position
Position Start Date
Jan 2026
Brunel University London