191 PhD programmes in Language Studies in Europe

Within the Department of Language and Linguistics, you will be allocated a supervisor whose role it is to guide you through the different stages of your research degree. In some cases, you may have joint supervision by two members of the staff. Learn more with the Translation Studies (Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling) programme from University of Essex.  

The English programme at University of Strathclyde covers all periods from the Renaissance to the present day. 

Our research engages with English Language and Linguistics at University of Glasgow, focusing on written and spoken English language from medieval times to the present day.

Our English and American Studies PhD programme at The University of Manchester offers the opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research in the area that most interests you.

A PhD in Hispanic Studies from University of Kent enables you to undertake a substantial piece of supervised research in the subject that makes an original contribution to knowledge and is worthy of publication.

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Languages and Literatures in English doctorate at the University of Bern?

The English Language and Intercultural Communication programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores how language, culture, identity, and communication operate across multilingual and intercultural contexts, enabling researchers to investigate contemporary linguistic and cultural phenomena.

The English Research programme offered by King's College London supports advanced study of literary cultures from the 7th to the 21st centuries through original research and scholarly enquiry.

Staff supervise research in most areas of English and associated studies, and have expertise in the following areas: theory, modernism and postmodernism, 18th and 19th-century studies, women's writing, literature and visual arts.

The Warnborough College PhD programme in Italian considers some of the major literary figures who represent important milestones in the history of Italian Literature.

The research at the Semantic Processing programme from Heidelberg University focuses on developing new models of semantic processing using statistical and corpus-based methods. 

The Media, Culture and Language degree at University of Roehampton aims to provide its research students with the opportunity to study in a stimulating, responsive, supportive environment, which fosters independent, critical thinking. 

The Department of English at Royal Holloway University of London offers expertise across the full chronological and specialist range of English literary study, forging a reputation as one of the most dynamic departments of English in the UK.

In the DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages programme at University of Oxford, students complete a major piece of original research. Supervision is offered in most fields from medieval and early modern literature and culture through to modern and contemporary literature, film and cultural history. 

The Latin programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in Latin language, literature, and philological studies.

The Multilingualism programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in multilingual communication, second-language acquisition, and linguistic diversity.

The Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching programme from University of Nottingham offers a fascinating opportunity to study the interaction between language and the real world.

The Languages and Literatures programme at Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan provides interdisciplinary doctoral training in linguistics, literary studies, and Polish studies.

The English and Humanities programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores literary, cultural, theatrical, and creative traditions across historical periods, engaging with developments in contemporary culture and related fields.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The licentiate degree consists of a licentiate thesis and additional postgraduate studies. University of Jyväskylä offers the Language and Communication Studies programme.