PhD Students

PhD students at The Open University Law School are engaged in researching a wide range of cutting-edge issues with real-world impact

Department for Policing

Halting the tide – retention within DC pathways

PhD research by James Dickety

Would a nationally connected policing solution developed using emerging technology improve policing’s effectiveness and efficiency in tackling crime and disorder?

PhD research by Amanda Huggins

The Open University Law School

Efficiency and Effectiveness of Emergency Public Procurement: A Jamaican case study

PhD research by Tiffany Adams

Enforcing climate change domestically in South Asia, relying internationally

PhD research by Nishant Beniwal

Modern perceptions of the English courtroom and Criminal Justice System: storytelling, rape myths and OnlyFans content creators

PhD research by Georgia Boyd

Lex Technica as a New Legal Order

PhD research by Ioana Bratu

Justice in the Digital Age: A Comparative Analysis of Gender-Responsive Legal Approaches to Combat Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Women and Girls in the EU, UK, and Australia

PhD research by Arwa Bukhtiar

An analysis of the extent to which UK has been able to safeguard women's rights from cyberstalking and cyberharassment during the COVID-19 pandemic

PhD research by Sandisha Drepaul

Economic Citizenship And Governance In Uncertain Times

PhD research by John Gynn

Is Disinformation the Death Knell for Freedom of Expression? When a Fundamental Danger Meets a Fundamental Right: A Critical Analysis

PhD research by Conor Logue

Feminist perspectives on Locke: abortion, foetal personhood and epistemological identity

PhD research by Hannah Martin

Digital Vulnerabilities in the Financial Sector

PhD research by Sahil Mathur

The Herculean Referee in the Age of Technology

PhD research by Fred Motson

International Criminal Law: Holding Non-State Actors Accountable for Harms or Threats thereof to the Environment of Outer Space

PhD research by Fiona Naysmith

Gender And Sexuality Bias In Nigeria; A Colonial And Religious Importation

PhD research by Gabriel Omachi

Critical Analysis of the Effect of Technology on Access to Legal Advice

PhD research by Lee Robbins

Understanding the reasons, implications and consequences of waiving legal representation in police custody and interview

PhD research by Suzie Shaw

The root causes of human trafficking: developing a Marxist analysis of modern-day exploitation

PhD research by Lewis Sibanda