Translation and Interpreting

Overview

What you will study

At a time when increasing automation is reshaping the Language Services Industry into one of the fastest growing industries nationally and globally, the ‘technological turn’ in translation/interpreting has created a wealth of opportunities, but it requires fresh approaches to research in order to understand all dimensions of its impact, mitigate drawbacks and derive innovative solutions.

We are therefore particularly interested in PhD projects investigating how professional translators/interpreters interact with, and adapt to, emerging technological ecosystems, how this is changing professional practice and the products of this practice, and how human knowledge combined with natural language processing and machine learning approaches can help design sustainable technology-enhanced solutions in translation/interpreting.

It normally takes three years of full-time study or six years of part-time study to complete the Translation and Interpreting programme at the University of Surrey. You will take a confirmation viva at 12-15 months (or 24-30 months part-time) and will then be assessed by a thesis and viva examination.

You will be assigned two supervisors, who will guide you through your PhD,  meet with you monthly to discuss your progress, and give you feedback and advice on your work. You will also have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with other researchers from CTS and across the University who work on topics relevant to your research.