Postgraduate | 2018 Prospectus | Page 71

RESEARCH INSTITUTES | 71 “Having completed my MRes at Keele, to continue my studies at PhD level was an opportunity too good to miss. The interest taken in my research by my supervisors and by Keele's academic community more widely has meant that, although PhD research is a singular activity, I have never felt isolated.” P. Collinge, PhD Student in History Humanities and Social Sciences are becoming increasingly critical to aid our understanding of our social, political, economic and cultural societies that make up today's changing world. At Keele, we are proud of the excellent research that takes place, within our Schools’ research centres, including: • Humanities • Law • Social Science & Public Policy • SPIRE - Politics, Philosophy International Relations and Environment • Keele Management School Our students benefit from first- rate office facilities, funding for training and attending conferences, an outstanding library, access to loan equipment such as laptops, iPads, digital recorders and cameras and a stimulating and lively intellectual and social environment. We are members of two prestigious postgraduate research consortia, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Students at Keele have access to training and network opportunities with our academic partners across the North West of England. We award a number of fully funded studentships to excellent candidates each year. The last Research Excellence Framework (REF2014) Judged 96% of the Faculty’s research to be internationally excellent. In the last 5 years, we have won grants worth over £4.5 million from major funders including the UK Research Councils, the EU, Government, businesses and leading charities. Accreditations: We are members of: Northwest Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) and North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Main contact details: For further details, please contact the Postgraduate Research Administrator on E: [email protected] or E: [email protected] Social Networks: keelehumss.wordpress.com facebook.com/KeeleHUMSS twitter.com/HSSResearch keele.ac.uk/humssr keele.ac.uk