We welcome applications for the degrees of PhD in Cultural Policy Studies, PhD in Creative Industries, and PhD in Media and Communication on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

Candidates will need to demonstrate a record of strong academic achievement and an aptitude for research. The minimum requirement is an upper second class undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, a strong performance in a relevant subject at MA level or demonstrable equivalent professional experience. In addition, candidates will need to produce a clearly articulated research proposal. We interview all PhD applicants.

Interested applicants are encouraged to approach relevant members of staff via their profile pages, or to submit an enquiry to our enquiry page.

Completed PhD theses are available for viewing in the University of Warwick library. Recent theses are also available through Warwick's online repository WRAP.

Research at the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies

Our research is an interdisciplinary field characterised by a diversity of subjects and research methods focussed on cultural policy, the media and creative industries. The Centre's distinctive approach to research is based on a humanities tradition of critical investigation. The Centre encourages its researchers to tackle the underlying theoretical assumptions and ideologies behind cultural policy and the creative and media industries.

The Centre expects its research to be relevant to current policy and management or creative practice, but to remain detached from institutional imperatives. The Centre does not engage in research of a primarily 'instrumental’' nature, designed to endorse or enhance existing practice or to advocate a preconceived policy position. Research partnerships with external institutions are underpinned by a critical analysis of existing assumptions and knowledge, including those of the researchers and institutions concerned.

The Centre does not have a prescriptive approach to research methodology and advocates a subject-led approach with appropriate methods selected and adapted according to the objectives of the research. Research methods are likely to be diverse and individualised rather than following a collective 'best practice' model.

As a research student at the Centre you will be expected to make an original contribution to the field by critically reviewing existing knowledge and by challenging current assumptions and orthodoxies. Your research should be a personal journey which engages with issues and ideas you feel are significant and which are challenging and relevant to those working in the cultural sector.

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Staff research profiles

The Centre is pleased to support applications from UK & International students as part of the Midlands4Cities consortium

Details of The Chancellor's International Scholarship competition are available at The Doctoral College's Scholarships Pages