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Key information
Award:
MPhil
PhD
Study mode:
Full time
Part time
Campus:
Waterloo Campus
Duration:
2-4 years FT, 6-7 years PT. There are two entry points for the programme each academic year in October and February
Overview
The School of Education, Communication & Society welcomes applications for the PhD in Education Research. The MPhil/PhD programme offers the chance to undertake a piece of research that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to your field of study. It was ranked 1st in London for research quality the Education Unit of Assessment in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF).
We are looking for outstanding candidates to join a supportive and dynamic research community.
Students are supervised by staff in one or more of our three Research Centres:
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Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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Centre for Public Policy Research
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Centre for Language Discourse and Communication
In addition to its world-leading academic contributions, the School has a proud history of contributing to public policy debates and the concerns of professional communities of practice across multiple sectors, both nationally and internationally. We provide programmes of study that lead doctoral students to the cutting edge of knowledge, and help education professionals critically analyse, research and effectively respond to changes in thinking and policy in their fields.
We recommend that prospective students read through the Research Centre webpages to find their preferred area of research and potential supervisor.
Course Detail
The School provides extensive research training and supervision on a range of themes including: curriculum, pedagogy and assessment; education management; school improvement; higher education; student & teacher identities; informal & workplace learning; inequality and social justice; the nature of professional expertise; the intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of personal experience and professional development; and the evolving practices and policy contexts of professional work.
There is a particular emphasis on rigorous interdisciplinary and critical perspectives with staff and students working in and across a range of disciplines.
We also run MPhil and PhD programmes in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies and Language, Discourse & Communication. We are home to a range of research projects, funded by research councils (ESRC and AHRC) and major charities (e.g. Wellcome, Leverhulme and Nuffield).
Information is current, but staff members can change.
Head of group/division
Professor Lulu Healy
UK Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees: £6,936 per year
Part time tuition fees: £3,468 per year
International Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees: £26,070 per year
Part time tuition fees: £13,035 per year
UK Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time tuition fees: £7,500 per year
Part time tuition fees: £3,750 per year
International Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time tuition fees: £28,000 per year
Part time tuition fees: £14,000 per year
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
Base campus
Waterloo Campus
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Study Environment
The School is located on the Waterloo Campus right in the heart of London, next to London's South Bank Centre which includes the British Film Institute (BFI), Hayward Gallery, and the National Theatre. The Waterloo campus is home to the Franklin Wilkins library, with the Strand campus and the Maughan Library only a short walk away across the river.
The School offers a supportive, lively and outward-looking intellectual environment. There are plenty of opportunities for informal interaction and designated study rooms for doctoral students.
As part of a large multi-faculty institution, students also have the opportunity to build close ties across the College, as well as active cross-institutional links.
Postgraduate Training
Our extensive research training for MPhil/PhD students consists of an initial foundation programme which covers different approaches in the social sciences. It gives you a firm grounding in key social science theories and methodologies and invites students to grapple with experimental and innovative epistemologies.
You will be allocated two supervisors who will work with you throughout your studies. Students will also join one of our three research groups (Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication; Centre for Public Policy Research; Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), all of which run a full programme of subject-specialist seminars. Many of these sessions are constructed around students' own research problems, and all of them provide extensive opportunities for students to learn from one another.
Students are also encouraged to participate in the training provided by the College's Centre for Doctoral Studies and the London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Training Partnership (LISS-DTP) supported by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council.
Student Destinations
The course provides a good grounding for an academic career, as well as personal enrichment and career enhancement opportunities for those already working in, or interested in moving into, education-related roles within the formal and informal learning sectors, local and central government, research and policy organisations, educational charities and NGOs.
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UK Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees: £6,936 per year
Part time tuition fees: £3,468 per year
International Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees: £26,070 per year
Part time tuition fees: £13,035 per year
UK Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time tuition fees: £7,500 per year
Part time tuition fees: £3,750 per year
International Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time tuition fees: £28,000 per year
Part time tuition fees: £14,000 per year
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
Base campus
Waterloo Campus
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Study Environment
The School is located on the Waterloo Campus right in the heart of London, next to London's South Bank Centre which includes the British Film Institute (BFI), Hayward Gallery, and the National Theatre. The Waterloo campus is home to the Franklin Wilkins library, with the Strand campus and the Maughan Library only a short walk away across the river.
The School offers a supportive, lively and outward-looking intellectual environment. There are plenty of opportunities for informal interaction and designated study rooms for doctoral students.
As part of a large multi-faculty institution, students also have the opportunity to build close ties across the College, as well as active cross-institutional links.
Postgraduate Training
Our extensive research training for MPhil/PhD students consists of an initial foundation programme which covers different approaches in the social sciences. It gives you a firm grounding in key social science theories and methodologies and invites students to grapple with experimental and innovative epistemologies.
You will be allocated two supervisors who will work with you throughout your studies. Students will also join one of our three research groups (Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication; Centre for Public Policy Research; Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), all of which run a full programme of subject-specialist seminars. Many of these sessions are constructed around students' own research problems, and all of them provide extensive opportunities for students to learn from one another.
Students are also encouraged to participate in the training provided by the College's Centre for Doctoral Studies and the London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Training Partnership (LISS-DTP) supported by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council.
Student Destinations
The course provides a good grounding for an academic career, as well as personal enrichment and career enhancement opportunities for those already working in, or interested in moving into, education-related roles within the formal and informal learning sectors, local and central government, research and policy organisations, educational charities and NGOs.
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Key information
Award:
MPhil
PhD
Study mode:
Full time
Part time
Campus:
Waterloo Campus
Duration:
2-4 years FT, 6-7 years PT. There are two entry points for the programme each academic year in October and February
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