MPhil/PhD Research Degrees
Atlas Agora Programme
The Atlas Agora Programme is made up of two components. The first is a virtual element in which students interact on-line. The second is an ‘Agora’; an intensive workshop where doctoral students who have just finished their first year present their research, discuss methodology and go to talks on subjects that may be of relevance to their research.
The aim of the Programme is to foster an international network of doctoral students who benefit from the expertise and approaches of a consortium of universities, the London School of Economics and Political Science, New York University, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University (Toronto), Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao), University of Melbourne, Université de Montréal, Bucerius Law School (Hamburg), Bar-Ilan University (Tel Aviv), and the National University of Singapore.
There is also an open category to which students from other universities can apply.
The Agora workshop Programme lasts for approximately two weeks. It is being held at Bar Ilan this year and was held at Deusto last year; LSE and Osgoode the years before. Typically, it attracts about 40 students. LSE has six places. The programme is divided into three elements:
Doctoral Workshops: Doctoral students present their research to three or four other students and an academic and get feedback. The aim of this exercise is to broaden the outlook of the student and to introduce them to new perspectives from outside the LSE.
Methodology Workshops: These look at different methodological perspectives relevant to legal research.
Legal Mini-Courses: These take the form of 4-6 hours of sessions exploring cross-cutting themes that might offer new ideas or suggestions for reading that will be useful for your research.
Funding is offered to Law Department doctoral students wishing to attend.
This covers travel and accommodation. Further information from Rachel Yarham.
