PhD Social Statistics at University of Manchester

Benefit from expert supervision in advanced quantitative methods with a thesis of your choice. Join a thriving and diverse research community across social statistics, data analytics, biosocial research and sociology. Develop your research and professional specialisms under the guidance of supervisors that are experts in their specialism.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 Years [Full-time], 6 Years [Part-time]  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The PhD programme in Social Statistics at The University of Manchester has a thriving and diverse research community. Our research themes include: Global inequalities and international comparisons Population studies and demographic methods Health and the life course Education Employment and the labour market Civic engagement Census and survey methodology Recent PhD topics include: Measuring migration and population movements Evidence based policy making and machine learning Homelessness amongst young people Parenting and well-being Young people and mental health Feminism and digital activism Consumer behaviour and food labelling Citizen Science data and social research Privacy and...

Career pathways

At Manchester you will have access to a number of opportunities to help support you with your goals for the future. Typical first destinations at the end of the PhD in Social Statistics programme include: lectureships; research posts; senior administrative positions in local government; NHS; Consultancy.

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