Course options
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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
Paisley Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
JUN
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Sports & Sporting Events ResearchWe are particularly interested in the social scientific and cultural analysis of sport and sport events, and welcome PhD applications related to these topics.Our scope of interest includes sport as a force for good sport for development and peace sport, health and wellbeing and sport and human rights.Our research activities are immersed within UWS's Centre for Culture, Sport and Events (CCSE) is one of the most prominent research centres in this area in Scotland having returned high quality outputs to both REF2014 and REF2021.Staff in CCSE have significant experience in the study of major and mega events and their social legacies. This includes investigation of the impacts of mega events like the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup and Commonwealth Games.Recent projects in this thematic area include UK-Canada collaborative research on leveraging parasport events for sustainable community participation, and EventRights, exploring the impact of major sporting events on human rights.
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£ 16,275per year
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University information
University of the West of Scotland
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University League Table
128th
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Campus address
Paisley Campus, High Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
47th out of 53 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 200122 61%12th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10042.0 42%43rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.45 86%7th
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