PhD English at Loughborough University

Academic staff in the English Department have research expertise across the fields of literature, film and creative writing, as well as working across disciplinary boundaries in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. From period-based expertise to cutting-edge editorial projects, we are actively engaged in innovative research that combines traditional approaches with fresh methodologies, making new discoveries and expanding the horizons of literary study in order to make English relevant to today’s most pressing questions. Research in the department takes place across a range of historical periods, from the Renaissance to twenty-first century literature and culture.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: English  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: October, February or July  |  Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

English at Loughborough is a thriving research community that is internationally recognised for its excellence and impact across a diverse range of fields in literature, publishing, linguistics, creative writing and cultural studies. Research themes: Contemporary, Cultural Currents: Nineteenth to Twentieth Century, Health Humanities, Editing and Textual Scholarship.

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