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English PhD / MPhil

Liverpool city centre campus, liverpool, united kingdom, # =98 qs subject rankings, 24 months program duration, 21,850 gbp tuition fee/year, yes scholarships, program overview, main subject.

English Language and Literature

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The Department of English has an outstanding international reputation. Students benefit from strong research-led teaching covering a wide range of literary, linguistic and applied linguistic fields, which equips students with the critical and communication skills and the capacity for adaptable intelligence which are in demand in all areas of modern life.

Our world-leading expertise in English and related literature spans all periods from medieval to contemporary. We also have expertise in many aspects of language study including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, stylistics, philosophy of language, discourse analysis and applied linguistics. Our creative writing degrees are supervised by published and award winning writers with particular expertise in critical and creative writing, especially in the area of poetry and/or poetics, and international poetics in translation. There is also the possibility of students sharing their time between the University of Liverpool and Paris-Diderot University and receiving a dual award.

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English PhD

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The Department of English has an outstanding international reputation. Students benefit from strong research-led teaching covering a wide range of literary, linguistic and applied linguistic fields, which equips students with the critical and communication skills and the capacity for adaptable intelligence which are in demand in all areas of modern life.

Our world-leading expertise in English and related literature spans all periods from medieval to contemporary. We also have expertise in many aspects of language study including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, stylistics, philosophy of language, discourse analysis and applied linguistics. Our creative writing degrees are supervised by published and award winning writers with particular expertise in critical and creative writing, especially in the area of poetry and/or poetics, and international poetics in translation. There is also the possibility of students sharing their time between the University of Liverpool and Paris-Diderot University and receiving a dual award.

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The PhD in English, Culture and Communication aims to help candidates produce academic results that contribute to the discipline and wider communities. We equip our students with theories and skills, provide academic support, and link them with industry, society and the globe.

Students will become independent researchers in areas including English language and culture, linguistics and applied linguistics, literature, translation and interpreting, film, digital media arts, arts and technology, entertainment industries, and media and communication.

The programme will be managed through collaboration between Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and the University of Liverpool. Upon successful completion of the programme, you will receive a degree from the University of Liverpool, which is recognised by China’s Ministry of Education.

Pursuing a full-time PhD typically involves three years of conducting research and one year of writing a thesis, supported by subject-specific and general skills training and development. A full-time PhD student must submit their thesis within four years (or six years for part-time PhD students).

Why should I do my PhD in English, Culture and Communication at XJTLU?

Key benefits of this phd programme:.

• The PhD degree is awarded by the University of Liverpool in the UK. The degree is recognised by the UK Department of Education as well as China’s Ministry of Education;
• XJTLU provides every registered PhD student with an international conference fund of up to 16,500 RMB. The purpose of this fund is to support students’ academic experience, encourage the dissemination of research, and enhance XJTLU’s research profile nationally and internationally;
• As a registered full-time PhD student, you have the opportunity to apply for a research visit to the University of Liverpool for up to six months. Your accommodation and travel costs will be covered by XJTLU and the University of Liverpool;
• You will receive training in research methodology, engage in the research community at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Academy of Film and Creative Technology, and School of Cultural Technology; and
• You will develop critical thinking skills to analyse complex, interconnected research questions across a variety of platforms and technologies. You will also have opportunities to disseminate your research within the University and beyond.

This programme aims to:

• help students evaluate the existing literature and formulate relevant and original research questions;
• equip students with research methodologies and help them design and implement new research projects;
• help students apply rigorous standards of argumentation to their work;
• develop students’ skills to evaluate their own work and argumentation, revise it where needed, and to defend it and understand its place in the context of the wider field of study;
• make students cognizant of research integrity and ethics; and
• support students in the planning, implementation, and completion of their research project.

Research areas:

• Language and linguistics, including corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, discourse analysis, English linguistics, Chinese linguistics, historical linguistics, history of English, phonetics and phonology, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, semantics, pragmatics, syntax, and language and media.
• Applied linguistics, including language and technology, language pedagogy, TESOL, multilingualism, and second language acquisition.
• Literature, including Romanticism, Victorianism, modernism, twentieth-century and contemporary literature, environmental humanities, medical humanities, Gothic literature, cognitive literary studies, utopianism, literature and ethnicity, and literature and gender.
• Translation and interpreting, including media translation, translation technology, translation and interpreting education, translation and culture, literary translation, theatre translation, translation history, comparative literature, translation ethics, and discourse analysis for translation.
• Digital and new media, including citizen media, digital archives, digital ethics, digital sociology, mobile media content, new media and governance, online activism, online literature, and game studies.
• Film, television and visual culture, including queer screen studies, ethnicity and celebrity culture, film aesthetics, film theory, European cinema, global media flows and televisual globalisation, television studies, and visual and intercultural communication.
• Journalism, including global journalism, investigative journalism, journalism and public relations, news framing, news censorship, and political journalism.
• Media and communication, including affect theory, attention economy, content development, globalisation and the media, global media and entertainment, intermedial studies, media and communication policy, media regulation and law, media systems and societies, media theory, political communication, and science communication.
• Media and culture, including art history; cultural and creative industries; culture and media policy; cultural history; cultural studies; feminism studies; gender, sexuality and globalisation; gender and sexuality in popular and public discourses; grassroots publics; participatory practices; Orientalist and Occidentalist imaginaries; pop culture in Chinese, Sinophone and East Asian societies; posthumanism; transcultural audience research; digital heritage; and transdisciplinary research in the intersections of art and philosophy with publicly engaged practice.

Potential supervisors

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School of Humanities and Social Science

–  Department of Applied Linguistics – Department of Literary and Translation Studies –  Department of Media and Communication

–  School of Film and TV Arts (Suzhou Industrial Park Campus) –  School of Cultural Technology (Taicang Campus)

Scholarships

The scholarship application is open only to those applying for a full-time doctoral programme.

1) Apply for a scholarship for a funded PhD project:

You can apply for a predefined PhD project which has received funds from the University or external funding bodies. The research topic and supervisory team for these projects have already been established.

There is no specific application deadline for a project as it will remain open until the position is filled. The start date of a PhD programme is usually the first day of March, June, September, or December. You can visit the  Postgraduate Research Scholarships Page  for information about the specific PhD projects available or to contact potential supervisors to discuss funding opportunities.

2) Apply for a postgraduate research scholarship with your own project

Each academic year includes two application rounds for PhD candidates’ proposed projects.

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Applying for a PhD

Formulate your research idea.

To study for a PhD you need to be able to make an original contribution to the understanding of a problem, the advancement of knowledge or the generation of new ideas. You need to have a sound knowledge of the area in which you propose to study and be able to demonstrate that your research can be sustained for three to four years.

Contact a potential supervisor

Complete the Postgraduate Research Enquiry Form and LJMU academics with experience in your field will contact you to discuss your proposal in more detail. If you want to talk to us about this, get in touch with The Doctoral Academy: 

Tel: +44 (0) 151 904 6375  Email:   [email protected]

Draft your research proposal

Research proposals should be no more than 2,500 words and should outline your:

• area of research
• core questions
• methodologies 

Your research proposal should include:

• the title of your PhD (this can be revised at a later date)
• a summary of  what you want to examine  
• a  brief overview  of your general area of study, summarising current knowledge and recent debates on the topic (you should demonstrate your familiarity with the field and your ability to communicate clearly and concisely) 
• the  central aims and questions  that will guide your research (prioritise one or two main questions, from which secondary questions may follow)
• how you intend to answer your research questions
• your  main research techniques  (interviews, case studies, modelling, etc) and data collection procedures
• an explanation of  why your research is important  and what makes it original
• a bibliography  identifying the most relevant and recent works for your subject area

Make your application

Using the research application form you will need to provide:

• details of your qualifications
• details of your work experience
• details of academic referees 
• a personal statement
• your research proposal

For information on funding, please refer to our  financing your study pages . You can search for current PhD opportunities here and contact The Doctoral Academy:

Tel:  +44 (0) 151 904 6375  Email:   [email protected]

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Chemistry PhD / MPhil

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• Department of Chemistry
• School of Physical Sciences
• Faculty of Science and Engineering

The Department benefits from online subscriptions to a vast number of primary research journals and access to online databases to facilitate your literature searching. As part of your research training, you will be encouraged to attend conferences and present your results both within the Department and externally.

Why study with us?

I chose to study at the University of Liverpool because of its world-leading historical achievements within scientific research. Phillip Inglesby - Chemistry PhD student

of our impact is classified 'outstanding' (4*) in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021)

postgraduate research students.

in the UK for 'outstanding' (4*) research impact in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021)

Join us and you’ll be based in a state-of-the art environment that has a strong focus on novel interdisciplinary research. This is carried out by a set of inter-related groups specialising in:

• Energy and Catalysis
• Materials Chemistry
• Medicinal and Bio-nano Chemistry
• Functional Interfaces
• Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.

These groups carry out cutting-edge research in fast-moving fields such as nanotechnology and drug design. Often this involves collaboration with colleagues in other fields such as Biology, Materials Science and Physics.

As a postgraduate student you’ll be fully involved in our research activity. This will bring you into contact not only with new concepts, but also our prestigious partners, in academia, industry and research, worldwide.

 Some illustrative titles of recent PhD theses are:

• Synthesis and applications of metal (IV) phosphates, phosphonates and their analogues in oxidation reactions using hydrogen peroxide • The self-assembly of nanostructured gold dithiol systems • The synthesis of nucleotide analogues using the Michaelis-Arbuzov Reaction • Pulsed reaction studies of simple reactions on alumina supported rhodium • Inhibitors of alpha-methylacyl-CoAracemase • New robust and chiralmolecular frameworks.

Research groups

• Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Study options and fees

The fees below reflect one year of study during the 2024/25 academic year

The fees stated in the table above exclude potential research support fees also known as ‘bench fees’. You will be notified of any fee which may apply in your offer letter.

* Please note that if you are undertaking a PhD within the Faculty of Science and Engineering the fee you pay, Band A or Band B, will reflect the nature of your research project. Some research projects incur a higher fee than others e.g. if you are required to undertake laboratory work. You will be informed of the fee for your programme in your offer letter.

^ Self-funded, full-time international students studying a PhD programme classified as Band A will receive a £2,000 reduction in their fees for the first year only.

Entry requirements

Generally, the minimum qualifications for entry to MPhil or PhD study are a first or 2:1 class MChem degree, or their international equivalents, in Chemistry or a closely-related discipline. Applicants with good lower second class degrees may be accepted but each case is considered on its merits and depends on a suitable award being available.

An optional entry route is available for intending students who already have a research Masters degree and wish to go on to PhD, for which a minimum of two years of study is needed. It is possible to study full or part-time for an MPhil or PhD. Part-time study is arranged through enquiry on an individual basis and is useful where the intending student works in industry and wants to continue doing so while studying.

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How to apply

Research degree applications can be made online.  You'll also need to ensure that you have funding to cover all fees.

Applications are  open all year round .

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Before you apply, we recommend that you identify a supervisor and develop a research proposal

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• Phone: +44 (0)151 794 3370

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Doctoral Training Partnerships support future researchers with funding and a rewarding learning environment where you can collaborate with leading researchers.

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