Doctor of Philosophy in Italian at University of Cambridge

The Italian Section in Cambridge has nine full-time members of staff available to supervise doctoral research. Their research interests span a broad range of topics in the Italian peninsula's languages, literatures, visual cultures, and history, from the medieval period to the present day. Details of individual specialisms can be found on the Section's webpages.

Faculty: School of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Department of Italian  |  Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 4-7 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: January 2027, October 2027, January 2028  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

We have a lively group of doctoral students in the section working across periods and topics, supported by careful one-on-one supervision and mentoring, in the context of a rich research culture of seminars, symposia, conferences, lectures, and postgraduate training. In British universities, the PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) is traditionally awarded solely on the basis of a thesis, a substantial piece of writing in English that reports original research into a closely defined area of enquiry. Thesis / Dissertation The thesis typically has a limit of 80,000 words (including footnotes and appendices but excluding the bibliography).

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