| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-20 | 2023-07-01 |
| 2024-01-20 | 2023-10-15 |
Program Overview
About our programmes
With its diverse range of environments, experiences and social conditions, the city of Hull and its surrounds make it an area rich with opportunities for research in social work.
Social work at the University of Hull has a long tradition of making a tangible difference to the lives of others, with recent research centring on issues surrounding safeguarding and suicide-prevention in the internet age, kinship care, child protection and missing children, among other themes.
Our hand-selected postgraduate students share our passion and drive to make a difference. We have established strong working relationships with local social services providers, users, and carers.
The PhD in Social Work allows you to research and write a dissertation of 70,000 to 100,000 words on a topic chosen in conjunction with your supervisor.
Find out more about our social and psychological research in long term conditions.
Apply for a research programme in Social Work
Program Outline
Research
Health, Well-being and Social Inclusion
This theme encompasses work which theorises notions of health, illness and well-being, integrated with empirical studies and evaluations of health, social work and social care provision.
Staff: Professor Liz Walker
Staff: Dr Jo Bell
Staff: Dr Liz Price
Staff: Dr Luke Cartwright
Other research in the Department of Psychological Health, Wellbeing, and Social Work is themed around:
Related courses
The Postgraduate Training Scheme
It is now widely recognised by employers, professional bodies and research funding agencies that specialist expertise alone is not sufficient preparation either for research or a subsequent career. With this in mind, the University of Hull requires all its postgraduate research students to follow a research training programme relating both to their particular field of study and to generic skills; for example, information technology and communication skills.
Postgraduate Training Scheme