Top 2
We’re consistently one of the top UK universities targeted by leading graduate employers
High Fliers ‘Graduate Market in 2026’ report
Postgraduate research at Birmingham Law School
Birmingham Law School is home to world-leading legal academics and a thriving postgraduate research community.
Our research expertise spans a wide range of topics, from jurisprudence to justice, healthcare to human rights.
We welcome research proposals from various perspectives, including comparative, doctrinal, historical, international, theoretical, ethical, socio-legal and criminological approaches to law.
Our postgraduate researchers are actively involved in the life of the School and regularly organise and participate in research events, such as conferences, seminars and forums, skills workshops, and research group meetings.
Why study Law at Birmingham Law School?
- 9th Law School
in UK in Research Excellence Framework 2021, based on research rated 4*
Times Higher Education
- Top 25
Law School in the UK
(Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026)
Birmingham has a strong reputation in human rights law and socio-legal studies, making it the ideal place for my research. The Law School also offers workshops and training on empirical legal research, which supports my methodology.
Our postgraduate degrees
We offer three postgraduate research programmes, depending on your preferred length of study and thesis:
- PhD – 3 years full-time/6 years part-time, 80,000-word thesis (on campus or by distance learning)
- MPhil – 2 years full-time/4 years part-time, 60,000-word thesis (on campus)
- MJur – 1 year full-time/2 years part-time, 40,000-word thesis (on campus)
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Postgraduate scholarships available
Learn more about our scholarshipsThe College of Arts and Law is offering a range of scholarships for our postgraduate taught and research programmes to ensure that the very best talent is nurtured and supported.