48 monthsProgramme duration
21,900 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jul, 2026Application Deadline
Jan, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Modern Languages has particular research strengths in translation studies. Fields of research interest include: audiovisual translation; translation technologies (especially machine translation); media accessibility; translation history; literary translation (including poetry, drama, fiction, practice-oriented research); adaptation studies; and the ways in which translation is used and perceived by institutions and by civil society. Languages include Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
The School's translation activities benefit from extensive collaborations with outside institutions and networks, including the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), the Chartered Institute of Linguists, the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies (APTIS), and the International Doctorate in Translation Studies (ID-TS). The Penguin Archive and the Theatre Collection, housed at the University, offer important resources for research in translation publishing and performance.
We welcome applications from students wishing to pursue tailor-made research to master's or doctoral level in any of the above areas. Our postgraduates are fully integrated in a professionally and personally supportive departmental community. We encourage you to attend and give papers at School and University research events, as well as national and international conferences. Funding is available to support fieldwork and participation in external events. We support you in developing a full range of academic skills, including teaching.
Our research facilities foster interdisciplinary collaboration between all departments through research seminars and other events and include the Multimedia Centre: a specialist language centre comprising a language laboratory, media suite, a library of foreign films, newspapers and magazines, and an 18-seat screening room.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Modern Languages has particular research strengths in translation studies. Fields of research interest include: audiovisual translation; translation technologies (especially machine translation); media accessibility; translation history; literary translation (including poetry, drama, fiction, practice-oriented research); adaptation studies; and the ways in which translation is used and perceived by institutions and by civil society. Languages include Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
The School's translation activities benefit from extensive collaborations with outside institutions and networks, including the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), the Chartered Institute of Linguists, the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies (APTIS), and the International Doctorate in Translation Studies (ID-TS). The Penguin Archive and the Theatre Collection, housed at the University, offer important resources for research in translation publishing and performance.
We welcome applications from students wishing to pursue tailor-made research to master's or doctoral level in any of the above areas. Our postgraduates are fully integrated in a professionally and personally supportive departmental community. We encourage you to attend and give papers at School and University research events, as well as national and international conferences. Funding is available to support fieldwork and participation in external events. We support you in developing a full range of academic skills, including teaching.
Our research facilities foster interdisciplinary collaboration between all departments through research seminars and other events and include the Multimedia Centre: a specialist language centre comprising a language laboratory, media suite, a library of foreign films, newspapers and magazines, and an 18-seat screening room.
Admission Requirements
The deadlines for funding applications fall well in advance of these dates. Preliminary contact with staff from the Department is welcome at any time of the year. We strongly encourage prospective applicants to make contact with potential supervisors with relevant expertise before submitting an application.
MPhil: An upper second-class degree or international equivalent. Please note, acceptance will also depend on evidence of your readiness to pursue a research degree.
PhD: A master's qualification, or be working towards a master's qualification, or international equivalent. Applicants without a master's qualification may be considered on an exceptional basis, provided they hold a first-class undergraduate degree (or international equivalent). Applicants with a non-traditional background may be considered provided they can demonstrate substantial equivalent and relevant experience that has prepared them to undertake their proposed course of study.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level F.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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