Immigration Law MRes

Immigration law is a new and expanding field. This MRes is a pre-doctoral programme designed to provide a critical, research-led approach to immigration law along with excellent training in the key skills needed for doctoral level study.

• High rate of student employment within six months of graduation
• The MRes Immigration Law is an approved pathway for ESRC funding, enabling you to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both this MRes and a PhD
• Be taught by leading academics in the field with insights from legal practitioners, international and non-government organisations
• Your fellow students will come from the UK and more than 80 other countries, each able to draw on prior academic and professional experience from different jurisdictions
• Dedicated law careers advisers who organise events and internship opportunities with top UK and international law firms

Facilities

• Free access to online databases and collections including: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Justis, Eur-lex, Hein-Online and many more
• The Postgraduate School of Law Centre in Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Graduate Centre at Mile End
• Queen Mary’s excellent Law Library and European Documentation Centre
• Access to the University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and the Library at Senate House

Career paths

This MRes also provides a direct link to further study: The MRes Immigration Law is an approved pathway for ESRC funding, enabling students to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates to apply subsequently for ESRC +3 funding.

There is also a very high rate of employment of our students within six months of graduation. We have dedicated law careers advisers who organise events and internship opportunities with top UK and international law firms.