138 PhD programmes in Language Studies in United Kingdom

Research interests in French Studies at the University of Liverpool cover all areas of French literature, culture and history, including Medieval studies, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century studies, French theatre, French cinema, travel literature, francophone postcolonial studies (including French language representations of India), modern and contemporary France, and sociolinguistics.

The Applied Linguistics programme at University of Strathclyde focuses on a wide range of aspects related to the study of speech, language and voice characteristics of typical as well as impaired populations across their lifespan, in order to further our understanding of these issues and impact positively on people’s lives.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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

Unlock your potential with a English and Creative Writing programme at the University of Chichester.

The Spanish programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced expertise in Hispanic and Latin American languages, literatures, histories, and cultures, preparing researchers to investigate diverse cultural, linguistic, and artistic traditions across the Spanish-speaking world.

Throughout the Italian Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter all students have a primary and a secondary supervisor who provide regular, high quality advice, support and direction in their academic endeavours. You will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of research.

The Linguistics and Language research portfolio at the University of Brighton is evolving rapidly with enthusiastic and dedicated supervision for PhD work in linguistics and related language studies across a number of specialisms.

The Welsh program offered by Swansea University enables you to undertake a substantial project rooted in your own passions and interests.

Language and Policy is a key topic within the Language and Literacies Research Cluster at The Open University UK.