Middlesex University offers a collaborative, inclusive doctoral research environment with strengths in business and economics, law, social sciences, and social policy.  It prioritises research with societal and policy impact, building on its London location and extensive international networks. Doctoral researchers work with internationally recognized researchers, benefitting from a focus on career development and impact pathways. Middlesex seeks ambitious and transformative PhD projects across the economic and social and sciences.

• Law and Social Sciences:

Law, Criminology, Politics and Sociology, focusing on international relations, human rights, crime (drug use, prisons, youth, cybercrime), radicalisation and extremism, digital cultures, and participatory research methods.

• Social Policy:

Research strengths include inequality and discrimination, migration and citizenship, and gender studies, with a focus on informing policy and transforming professional  practice. 

• Business, Economics, Environment and Sustainability:

Research strengths include sustainable business, green finance, innovation, social enterprise, place-based development, and policy development, with a focus on solutions for social and environmental challenges, advanced economic methods, and management. 

• Doctorates by Public Works & Practice-Based PhDs:

These are well-suited for researchers who want to integrate practice-based approaches into their doctoral research, enhancing the practical application of their research.