Impacts of fraud victimhood

This PhD is an exciting opportunity to examine the range of impacts of a range of fraud types on victims, drawing on intersectional characteristics (to include gender). Alongside this, the perceptions of fraud victims by both victims and non-victims will be examined to provide a broad perspective on the multifaceted and differently felt harms of this crime, both direct and indirect. The research will also consider the impacts of laws, including those in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour and domestic abuse, as well as much more direct impacts in relation to the soon-to-be-implemented Payment System Regulator’s statutory requirements that place wider and more stringent obligations on the financial industry to reimburse victims of fraud. This research will aim to provide key insights that will directly feed into research-driven guidance that will be of direct relevance to the public, private and third sector in adding to the existing academic and disciplinary evidence base and with the potential to be used in strategy and practice.

You will have a Masters degree in a directly relevant discipline, be experienced in data collection and analysis, in particular semi-structured interviews, and both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. 

Funding

The faculty has been committed to supporting all postgraduate research students, for example by helping to fund conference attendance. We hope to continue with such funding initiatives in the future.

Applications

Applications accepted all year round. Intakes are in October 2024 and March 2025

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