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Our research degrees

We offer research degrees across a range
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American Studies
Creative Writing
Criminology
Economics
Education
Employment Policy and Equalities
English
Ethics
Film Studies
History
Health Policy and Governance
Law
Management
Media, Communications and Culture
Music and Music Technology
Philosophy
Politics and International Relations
Public Policy
Social Gerontology
Social Policy
Social Work
Sociology

Plus part-time Professional Doctorate:
• Doctorate in Education (EdD)
• Doctorate in Social Work (DSW)
• Doctorate in Criminology
and Criminal Justice (DCrim)

Our impact

The faculty runs the Keele Engaged Research Network
to encourage and promote research which makes a
measurable difference to people’s lives. This includes
training and development for postgraduate research
students, and the network is supported by a PGR Public
Engagement Fellow. The following projects are examples
of the impact of our research:
From Boys to Men Project: funded by the Economic
and Social Research Council (ESRC) explored why some
boys became domestic abuse perpetrators when others
do not, establishing what more could be done to reduce
this number.
Call Me is a project that looks at the role of community
action in contributing to a more active form of ageing
in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
The Longitudinal study of Ageing in a Retirement
Community (LARC), funded by Anchor Trust explored
the development and implications of a new purposebuilt retirement community at Denham Garden Village,
Buckinghamshire.
Mapping Grief: providing effective and appropriate care
to people facing significant life-changing events such as
bereavement demands that the individual way in which
each person experiences and deals with loss, needs to
be recognised and understood.
Ages and Stages is a continuing research collaboration
between Keele University and the New Vic Theatre
exploring the impact of theatre on ideas about,
and the experience of, ageing.
HIV in Communities is a seminar series, funded by the
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part
of its Connected Communities theme.
Bridging the Gap between Academic Rigour and
Community Relevance: Fresh Insights from American
Pragmatism, aims to explore the strengths and
limitations of individual AHRC projects in addressing
and bridging the gap between academic knowledge
and community relevance.
HIV in Later Life (HALL) was a two-year,
multidisciplinary, multi-method research project
examining the experience of living with HIV in later life.

Pete Collinge

PhD Student in History
Having completed my MRES at Keele, the opportunity
to continue my studies at PhD level was an opportunity
too good to miss, and I was lucky to receive funding to
pursue my studies. 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.

Contact

For more information please visit our website
www.keele.ac.uk/humssr
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