Societies

PPL students have the opportunity to participate in over 250 societies and an excellent range of other exciting extracurricular opportunities. You could be teaching politics in schools, volunteering for pro-bono legal work, debating philosophical concepts or learning a language, and so much more.

Departmental Activities

There are also a wide range of departmental events and activities, for example:

PAIS Research Centres

In Politics and International Studies, the active Research Centres run regular talks and seminars that welcome students to engage with academics on their cutting-edge research activities. Their five Research Centres focus on topics in Democratisation; Globalisation and Regionalisation; Ethics, Law and Public Affairs; Ethics; and International Development - allowing students access to a large range of influential and enlightening work.

Pharos, the Warwick Philosophy Magazine

Pharos is an undergraduate philosophy magazine founded in 2016, run by undergraduates for undergraduates. From Continental to Analytic, Chrysippus to Kant to Kierkegaard to Kamm, Pharos aims to provide a forum for philosophical commentary and analysis that caters to a broad range of interests that extend beyond lectures and seminars.

Mooting

Warwick Law School provides many opportunities to participate in national and international mooting competitions (mock court cases where legal arguments are made before a ‘judge’) and there is an active internal mooting programme, as well as a Final Year module designed to develop your skills in the practical, performative and ethical arts of appellate court advocacy and forensic (ie. ‘court room’) rhetoric .

Be Part of Our Research Community

We offer lots of opportunities to get practical experience during your degree. You can secure financial support for your own research through the Warwick Undergraduate Research Support Scheme to carry out a project of your choosing during your summer holidays. If you are successful, you’ll get research funds and skills development training to help complete your project. You’ll carry out, write up and present research supervised by an academic member of staff.

There are lots of opportunities to publish your writing, opinions or research. You could write an article for Re-Invention, the online, peer-reviewed journal co-edited by Warwick and Monash University, Australia. Many of our students also publish or edit in our student-run newspapers and magazines like Warwick Globalist, Lacuna Magazine, Obiter Dicta or The Boar, writing on topics like world politics, human rights, domestic affairs, and campus life.

Student Research

We have PPL Research Assistants working with academic members of staff to support research, teaching and student experience in Politics, Philosophy and Law. As a Research Assistant, students are paid to work on a project with an academic and gain a greater understanding of research and teaching at university.

The Warwick Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme gives students the opportunity to become directly involved in the research work of the university, experience what it's like to be a member of a research team and take part in cutting-edge research. URSS provides living expenses and skills development to support successful applicants who wish to carry out a summer research project as an addition to their undergraduate degree course.

Work Experience

The PPL programme appoints a number of PPL Student Ambassadors every year to support the programme with outreach and Open Day activities. If you come to one of our Open Days you are bound to meet one of our ambassadors as they share their experiences as a current student.

Career Options