Science Studies Lancaster University

Students doing a PhD in Science Studies join an international and interdisciplinary research community. We offer supervision for PhDs in a number of areas including cultural imaginaries and material practices of science and technology, policy analysis, environment, health and medicine, and information and communications technologies.

You will have two PhD supervisors, and consideration will be taken to match you with supervisor(s) whose current active research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen topic. Please consult the directory for potential supervisors working in your research area: Experts - Science Studies - Lancaster University. Close working relations are enjoyed with other departments at Lancaster, and in some cases there is cross-departmental supervision.

A programme of skills and dissertation workshops designed specifically for postgraduate students runs throughout the year.

In addition, you are encouraged to attend any relevant MA taught modules, but are not required to take any for credit as part of your degree.

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree: 2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in a relevant background including Sociology, Geography, Philosophy, Linguistics, Anthropology, Science or Engineering

Master's degree: a good Master's degree in the same disciplines.

We may also consider non-standard applicants, please contact us for information.

Additional requirements

As part of your application you will also need to provide a viable research proposal. Guidance can be found on our writing a research proposal webpage.