Graduate School

About Us

The mission of the University of Westminster's Graduate School is to provide a distinctive, high-quality and vibrant experience for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The Graduate School supports comprehensive early-career researcher development and promotes a strong culture of theoretical, practice-based and professional-doctoral research. It seeks to engage with relevant external stakeholders and contribute to the development of the future research agenda both nationally and internationally.

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University of Westminster ranked within top 20 UK universities in latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES)

Westminster postgraduate researchers’ overall satisfaction hit 83% in the 2023 survey, a further 1% increase from 2021. The enhanced score puts Westminster in 18th spot out of 100 universities ranked across the UK, with its highest ever overall PRES satisfaction rating.

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Westminster PhD student recently selected to be a Youth Democracy Cohort fellow on European Union project

Dechen Rabgyal, a first year PhD student in Politics and International Relations at the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD), was recently selected to be a Youth Democracy Cohort fellow on a European Union project.

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Virtual Research Environment (VRE)

The Virtual Research Environment (VRE) is the Graduate School’s online system that allows you to manage your doctoral researcher record from anywhere in the world.

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Academic Programme

 

The Graduate School Board is responsible for ensuring a robust institutional framework for its research degree programmes, which includes a regulatory, quality assurance and a policy framework.

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Doctoral Researcher Development Programme

The DRDP consists of tailor-made workshops, specialist skills sessions and personal development planning activities, designed for you to develop experience and skills relevant to academic study. 

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Want to apply for a research degree?

We offer research degrees leading to the award of MPhil, PhD and DProf in a variety of research areas. At Westminster, we are known for high-quality internationally recognised research in a wide range of subjects, and for our combination of pure, practice-led and applied approaches.

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Supervisor training and resources

As a member of research staff, you are part of a large and diverse community of researchers. You belong to an interdisciplinary environment and you can make contributions to further strengthening research culture and activity at local and institutional level, and beyond.

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Graduate School Office

The Graduate School Office is the administrative and support hub for all doctoral researchers at Westminster. We provide a range of services relating to the academic administration and maintenance of your student record as well as being the main contact for all your Graduate School related issues.

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Wellbeing When Writing resources

The Wellbeing When Writing project was run by the Graduate School during 2018–2019. It was based on our sense that the wellbeing of doctoral students was strongly linked to their experience of writing. In response, a series of workshops were held to address the particular demands of each doctoral year. The resources developed can be also used by colleagues across other institutions in developing workshops or materials for their own doctoral students.

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Funding

It is important to explore your funding options before you start your course to ensure you have funds for your living costs, study needs and money to pay your course tuition fee. Information about course tuition fees is available on the individual course pages.

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Globally Engaged Research Doctoral Scholarship Scheme

In support of global engagement, we are pleased to offer a series of scholarships to doctoral researchers fully enrolled on any of our programmes. 

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Professor Geoffrey Petts Memorial Fund

In memory of the late Professor Geoffrey Petts, former Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Westminster, the University has established a research fund to recognise the distinguished contributions he made to interdisciplinary river science research and his belief that all students, regardless of their financial situation, should have the opportunity to succeed.

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Contact us

Professor Leigh Wilson
Director of Graduate School
[email protected]

Dr Margherita Sprio
Deputy Director of the Graduate School
[email protected]