PhD Digital Humanities, Cultures and Media at University of Manchester

Empowering future leaders with digital skills, innovative research, and global collaboration at the crossroads of humanities and technology. Establish a leading reputation in digital humanities, cultures, and media, focusing on dynamic intersections across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Supporting cutting-edge digital skills to drive innovation in digital humanities, cultures, and media.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures  |  Duration: 3 Year [Full-time], 6 Years [Part-time]  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This programme enables you to engage at the doctoral level with projects involving the use of digital methods and/or critical, theoretically informed research in the humanities and media studies. It offers a pathway for postgraduate research to graduates of the MA programme in Digital Media, Culture and Society, as well as graduates from other fields who wish to pursue cross-disciplinary research with and on digital technology and culture.

Career pathways

As a postgraduate researcher, you will have access to a dedicated researcher development training to support your professional development throughout your PhD journey and beyond. Our researcher development programme will enable you to become more aware of your developing researcher identity, equipping you with the skills you need during your PhD and prepare you to integrate into the researcher community.

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