The Department of Languages and Cultures offers a friendly and supportive environment to research students.
With staff spanning four continents, we have a vibrant international intellectual community, and we develop research with a genuine global outlook. We have an international cohort of PhD researchers and welcome doctoral and postgraduate students from outside the UK for study visits and internships.
Our research is fully integrated across language specialisms via our research clusters. All our staff have strong national and international research collaborations which directly benefit our postgraduate community.
"My supervisor was of pivotal importance during my PhD journey. Although she gave me guidance when appropriate, she also gave me the space and confidence to grow as a writer and researcher and to discover my own answers to theoretical challenges.
"On a practical level, although there were challenges involved in my status both as a working away student with limited access to the University, and, as a part-time student in full-time work, my supervisor met my needs with flexibility and understanding."
Emma Jackson
PhD researcher