Information Studies MPhil/PhD

UCL (University College London)

UCL Information Studies is one of the only departments in the UK with research programmes in library and information studies, information science, archives and records management, publishing, and digital humanities. We can also offer unparalleled opportunities for cross-domain research, such as user studies and usability, metadata, the management of electronic resources, information governance, data science and semantic technologies for the humanities. UCL Information Studies undertakes research in fields including critical library and archives studies, knowledge organisation, social media, digital inequities, information literacy, GIS, the book trade and book cultures, data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Our research aims to develop the understanding and insight needed to shape the emerging information environment, while elucidating and building on the historical developments that have created it. This MPhil/PhD is for applicants with a strong interest or background in library and information studies, archives and records management, publishing, knowledge, information and data science or digital humanities.

Information Studies