124 PhD programmes in Literature in Europe

The International PhD programme in English Literatures, Language and Translation (SELLT), has its administrative base at Sapienza University of Rome and partner base at the University of Silesia in Katowicze.

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

The Humanities course at University of Ferrara aims to train young researchers with an excellent scientific profile in the human sciences. 

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 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.

The graduate of the Didactics of English Language and Literature programme from Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra has a systematic, extensive, and comprehensive set of knowledge in the field necessary for independent scientific research, including knowledge and understanding of relations with other parts of the field and related fields etc.

American Literature at the University of Sussex is a huge field intersecting with other global literatures, cultures and nations, reaching from the colonial period to its current, enormously powerful position. 

The University of Brighton offers an active, supportive and stimulating environment for English Literature PhD study in a range of literary fields.

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.

We have outstanding facilities in the field of Text and Image Studies, from the holdings of the library from University of Glasgow, including the Stirling Maxwell Collection, and The Hunterian, to an environment that includes world-leading publications and journals, the hosting of conferences, and exhibition curation.

The Doctoral School of Humanities was established on the basis of many years of experience in educating doctoral students at the University of Warsaw. 

The School of Humanities at University of Westminster, based in our historic Regent Street building, offers a vibrant, multidisciplinary research environment, at the centre of which are several innovative research groups and centres. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

The doctoral programme in English Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies at University of Cyprus is designed for students who wish to undertake research in Anglophone or comparative literature, with particular emphasis on theoretical, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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 Comparative Literature programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London critically explores literary works, visual culture, and other cultural forms across multiple linguistic, regional, and national settings.

The Comparative Literature programme offered by Umea University develops advanced research expertise in literary theory, literary history, and comparative analysis across national and international contexts.

Welcome to Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Members of FSGS have access to excellent infrastructure.

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.