Research support and training

Surrounded by other colleges in the University of London and based in central London, Birkbeck offers access to a wealth of world-class research resources.

• Superb library access: you will get access to superb library resources, including:
  • Birkbeck library, giving you access to the Birkbeck electronic library
  • British Library
  • University of London Library
  • Libraries in the Bloomsbury area
• Research seminars: as a research student, you will be invited to attend research student seminars held four or five times each term at Birkbeck in the evenings, which give our PhD students .
• Research training: Unless you already hold a master's degree approved by the Economic and Social Research Council for research training purposes, you will need to follow an intensive research training programme during your first year (full-time) or two years (part-time), organized in collaboration with other Birkbeck and University of London departments which offer research degrees in the field of management.
• College code of practice for MPhil/PhD students.

Find out more about the support and study facilities you can expect as a student at Birkbeck.