The School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary has a vibrant PhD student community and we welcome applications in all fields of politics and international relations where we can offer expert supervision. Student numbers have increased significantly in the past ten years and the school currently hosts around 40 full- and part-time MPhil and PhD students.
The School of Politics and International Relations ranked 7th overall in the UK 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) which means its research was considered world leading and internationally excellent.
The School is part of the prestigious London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, run jointly by QMUL, King’s College and Imperial College, London. This Partnership provides generous funding for research students, as well as research training and seminar programmes. The School is also part of the London Arts & Humanities Partnership AHRC (LAHP DTP) that provides funding for PhD applications in the arts and humanities. Funding is also available through the QMUL Principal’s Studentships scheme.
Details on any available funding can be found here: Research studentships
Research students benefit from expert supervision from academic staff within the School. Some students are also co-supervised by staff from other Schools within Queen Mary.
Applications are welcome in any of the specialist subject areas covered by the School – see the links below for more details on each of these subject areas:
Director of Graduate Studies: Professor Paul Copeland
Deputy Director of Graduate Studies: Dr Corina Lacatus
Deputy Director of Graduate Studies: Dr Sharri Plonski