For the MRes/PhD in Political Science, your research proposal should be approximately 2,000 words in length (including bibliography).
You may find that an "outline" is requested on the online application system, because this is an MRes/PhD programme, and so it is expected that your proposal would be adapted during the MRes year. However, we recommend that, for our programme, you submit a full research proposal that is similar in structure to one you would submit for an MPhil/PhD programme (as specified on the Graduate Admissions Supporting Documents page, linked to below).
For more information about what questions you should answer in your research proposal, as well as guidance on what to include in other elements of your application, please visit Graduate Admissions' Supporting Documents page.