Research interests of Schools
City University London has a proud record of achievement in research. Doctoral students are central to this success and City makes a substantial investment in them through the University Research Studentships. Here you will find brief details of each School’s research interests and who to contact first with your research proposal.
City’s seven Schools are as follows:
- School of Arts
- Cass Business School
- School of Community and Health Sciences
- School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
- School of Informatics
- City Law School
- School of Social Sciences
School of Arts
Research interests
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
- Cultural Policy and Management
- Journalism
- Music
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- Finance
- Management
- Actuarial Science and Insurance
- Communication Disabilities in Children and Adults
- Vision Sciences and Optometry: Basic Applied and Clinical Research
- Computational and Experimental Physics for Radiotherapy
- Allied Health Professions' Policy and Practice
- Food Policy
- Nursing and Midwifery
The Department of Music in the School of Arts can offer 4 Overseas Scholarships in Music to full-time overseas fee-paying doctoral students. For entry in October 2010, the Scholarship comprises a £4,000 contribution to overseas tuition fees, renewable for a further two years dependent on progress. Overseas students who wish to study for an MMA-DMA degree (jointly with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama) are eligible for an award of £2,000. The closing date is the same as for the University Research Studentships. Further details are here.
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Contact for enquiries: Amber Burrow-Goldhahn, Research Administrator, School of Arts
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Cass Business School
Research interests
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
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Cass Business School also offers its own three-year doctoral bursaries of £14,940 plus tuition fees. The deadlines are the same as for the University Research Studentships.
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Contact for enquiries: Malla Pratt, PhD Admissions Officer, Cass Business School
School of Community and Health Sciences
Research interests
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
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Contact for enquiries: Monica Nelson-Lye, Research Programmes Officer, School of Community and Health Sciences
School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Research interests
- Construction Processes
- Energy and Transport
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Biomedical
- Mathematics
- Systems and Control
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
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Contact for enquiries: Professor Andreas Fring, Assistant Dean for Research, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
School of Informatics
Research interests
- Computer Science
- Health Informatics
- Human-Computer Interaction Design
- Information Science
- Software Reliability
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
Additional support
The School of Informatics can occasionally offer additional financial support for doctoral students. When such support is available, information will be provided here.
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Contact for enquiries: Robin Syred, Executive Support Manager, School of Informatics
City Law School
Research interests
- Maritime law
- Competition law
- Company law
- Public law
- Housing law
- European Community law
- International Criminal law
- Media law
- Information Technology law
- e-Commerce law
- European Broadcasting law
- Contract law
- Law of Tort
- Criminal law
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
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Contact for enquiries: Matthew Such, Senior Administrator, City Law School
School of Social Sciences
Research interests
- Economics
- Psychology
- Sociology
- International Politics
The School’s areas of interest for studentship research proposals are:
Additional support
The School of Social Sciences is sometimes able to support research students in pursuit of their doctoral studies. Details of possible opportunities are available from the School.
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Contact for enquiries: Postgraduate Enquiry Service, School of Social Sciences
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