Developing early career researchers We recruit exceptionally high calibre students and support them to become successful, research-active academics. Our PhD students are fully integrated into the academic community and our Centres provide exciting hubs of activity for early career researchers exploring diverse areas of law.
A strategic objective of the Law School is to continue expanding our Postgraduate Research (PGR) community whilst ensuring the intellectual quality of our graduate students is not compromised.
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celebrated Bristol PGRs routinely obtaining academic posts in leading universities such as Cambridge, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter and Leeds - with many joining our own teaching team.
Over the past five years we have:
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provided generous financial support for academic activities such as conference attendance, summer schools, and supporting our PGRs with caring responsibilities.
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committed to ‘Graduate Teaching Assistant’ positions, providing secure funding for PhD students and supported participation in Law School teaching, for a sector-leading apprenticeship in the academic vocation. This reflects our vision of a sustainable academy based upon merit and excellence rather than social background.
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developed a shared physical space for our PGRs in Berkeley Square, with offices and social space for our research students, recognising the importance of place for a strong sense of community.
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increased the number of postgraduate research students by 40 %, with 70 now amongst us.
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created an environment that makes it possible for a majority of PGR students to receive scholarships, helping ensure that the brightest can pursue PhD study regardless of social background.
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doubled the amount of BAME students joining our community.
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seen 56 full-time PhD students complete successfully - with 52% of our full-time PhDs completing successfully in under 4 years, and 96% in under 5 years. We have also supported seven part-time students to successful completion, with 72% completing within seven years.
Find out more about joining our community of world class research: at www.bristol.ac.uk/law/research
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