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Modern Languages

PhD research

Modern Languages has a proud reputation for research. We have a large community of PhD students working in a variety of different areas.

Apply for a PhD in Modern Languages.

Research specialities

We are particularly well-placed to supervise research in the following areas:

  • Film, theatre and visual culture
  • Politics and cultures
  • Gender studies
  • Contemporary cultural and literary studies
  • Postcolonial, migration and regional studies
  • Latin American culture, travel writing and literary theory
  • Memory and Holocaust studies
  • Translation and interpreting

Find out more about our research clusters and look for a supervisor in your area of interest.

Applications

To apply, you will need a good first degree (First or 2:1) and normally a Masters degree in a relevant area. We suggest that you contact individual members of staff or email amc-pgr@leicester.ac.uk in the first instance to discuss your project informally. You will then be able to make a formal application, drawing upon the following resources:

Funding and support

Leicester is part of the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C), which brings together six leading universities in the Midlands region and funds a number of PhD studentships each year. For more information about the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Centre, including details of eligibility, funding and research supervision areas, please visit the , our own M4C page or contact our postgraduate admissions team.

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