74 PhD programmes in Literature in United Kingdom

What if your personal exploration of cultural and linguistic expression aided international relations? We offer a Comparative Literature programme at University of Nottingham.

The Professional Doctorate in English Language Education and English Literature at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David offers English language professionals an opportunity to gain a research qualification at doctoral level linked to their area of work or professional expertise.

English at University of Cambridge is an outstanding place to work on Anglophone literature. Students and scholars benefit from world-class libraries, and from each other. The PhD cohort is diverse and large in number. No particular area or approach is preferred.

The English Literature programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores literary texts, cultural production, narrative forms, and critical approaches across diverse historical periods, genres, and cultural contexts.

This Poetry - Text, Practice as Research  programme from University of Kent enables promising poets to develop the potential of poetry as a tool of inquiry within the humanities. 

The Postcolonial and Global Literatures research group at The Open University UK has contributed to major externally-funded projects, including: Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950, and City Fictions of the New India: Literature, Infrastructure, Citizenship.

Comparative Literature at University of Glasgow is an exciting interdisciplinary, intercultural, and inter-medial discipline housed in our School of Modern Languages and Cultures with expertise in ten modern languages and cultures.

Beyond their individual projects, our students are fully engaged in the rich intellectual life of our subject area and the School of Critical Studies, organizing reading groups and conferences, participating in colloquia, and, from the second year of study, contributing to undergraduate teaching. We offer a English Literature degree at the University of Glasgow.

This Literary Studies programme is offered by the Department of English Studies at Durham University, one of the leading English Departments in the UK, offering teaching and research of the highest quality.

The History of Books and Reading (HOBAR) Research Collaboration, based in English & Creative Writing at The Open University UK has made major contributions to the subject internationally.

From Medieval and Renaissance writing to the 18th century to the present, from the novel to poetry to modernism, postmodernism and the contemporary scene – English at the University of Sussex is strongly committed to the interdisciplinary study of literature.

Undertaking doctoral English Studies research at University of London allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

The Comparative Literature programme at University of Kent offers an excellent environment for the postgraduate study of literature beyond national and linguistic borders.

The English programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in literary analysis, textual interpretation, and cultural criticism.

The English PhD programme at City St George's, University of London allows you to study in a vibrant academic environment in London where you can emerge as an independent scholar producing original research.

On our MA by Research or PhD in English Literature, American Studies and Creative Writing at The University of Lancashire you'll research your chosen topic in depth, guided by an experienced team of expert supervisors.

 This World and Comparative Literature PhD programme from The University of Exeter seeks to cross the borders and bridge the distances between languages, literatures and cultures.

As a PhD researcher in English Studies at the University of Stirling, you’ll become a key part of our research environment. We also offer the opportunity to pursue a practice-led PhD in Creative Writing, with specialist supervision from the writers on our staff.

Our research ethos underpins and stimulating and dynamic environment in which to study. As a PhD researcher in the School of English at the University of Sheffield, you'll be joining a community of world-leading researchers who are pushing the boundaries of literary and linguistic study. 

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in English Literature is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.