Doctor of Philosophy - Social Policy

The University of Essex PhD in Social Policy offers students a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of social contexts. Students may be interested in the questions around the development and implementation of social policy, in asking questions about why some policies work (and others do not) or in studying the relationships between different groups of people in the policy process, but whatever their specific research interests, the university is likely to have a supervisor with the experience to support them in this process. Why is University of Essex great: • University of Essex School of Health and Social Care offers a multidisciplinary environment with an excellent reputation for research and teaching. • A unique feature of the School is that many of the university's staff work with local National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and other local agencies, which enhances the school's grasp of the contemporary links between academic research, the major issues of the day and practice. • University of Essex has research interest groups in ‘Developing Professional Practice' and ‘Applied Health Research', and host the NIHR Research Design Service for the East of England.