Graduate Melissa Pepper Sociology PhD Before arriving at Surrey to study for a PhD in the Department of Sociology, Dr Melissa Pepper read Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth, followed by an MSc in Social Research Methods at London South Bank University. Melissa was keen to pursue a career in academia – which, with the support of the team at Surrey, she was able to do.
Student Rosie Macpherson Sociology PhD Rosie Macpherson is a PhD student in Sociology. Here she describes the draw of the academics in the Sociology Department and how she has grown in confidence as a researcher and teacher.