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Social Statistics at University of Manchester - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

The PhD programme in Social Statistics at The University of Manchester has a thriving and diverse research community. Our research themes include:

  • census and survey methodology;
  • statistical methods in the analysis of social data;
  • social network analysis;
  • latent variable modelling;
  • population studies and demographic methods;
  • global inequalities and international comparisons;
  • employment;
  • the labour market.
For example, recent PhD titles include:
  • 'The Role of Privacy and Confidentiality in the Collection and Dissemination of Census and Survey Data'.
  • 'Race and Population - a Statistical Demographic Approach'.
  • You will be supervised by two members of staff who are experts in their areas of research. Social statistics staff can support applications for funding.
You also have an array of potential training options available, including places on postgraduate course units and continuing professional development short courses including, for example, in publishing and public speaking. Students may also have the opportunity to undertake paid teaching work. PhD students are encouraged and supported to present their research at seminars and conferences.

Entry requirements

Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a cognate subject at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent).

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For fees for entry in 2025, please view the course listing on our website.

Sponsorship information

There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards available to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below. To apply University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including School of Social Sciences studentships is 1 December 2024. All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting your funding application and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below. You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines. For more information about funding, visit our funding page to browse for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.

Social Statistics at University of Manchester - UCAS