About Palaeography & Manuscript Studies Research, MPhil/PhD
Palaeography, the study of ancient handwriting, is a strong specialist area at King's and the College is appointing a new Chair of Palaeography & Manuscript Studies. Palaeography is taught in most departments across the School of Arts & Humanities and students wishing to carry out research in Palaeography should approach the relevant department. Current specialists work in areas of study such as Classics, Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, English, French, History (especially medieval history), Spanish and Digital Humanities.
Palaeography students will be registered in the appropriate department in the School of Arts & Humanities. As a student of Palaeography, you will have access to the outstanding collection of manuscript facsimiles and secondary literature in the Palaeography Room in the University of London Library at Senate House, as well as the resources of the Institute of Classical Studies and the Institute of Historical Research.
Postgraduate Training
The Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies at the Institute of English Studies at Senate House provides seminars related to palaeography and manuscript studies. There is a monthly palaeography workshop, run in the Palaeography Room. Palaeography students will have the opportunity for study at other Colleges in the University of London, and in the Senate Institutes. There is also the opportunity to work with the Department of Digital Humanities in digital palaeography.
About postgraduate research at King's College London
To study for a postgraduate research degree at King's College London is to study at the city's most central university and one of the top 25 leading institutions worldwide (2016 QS World University Rankings). The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) confirmed the world-class standard of research undertaken in the School of Arts & Humanities and its leading international reputation. The Department of History is ranked 7th in the UK and 2nd in the Russell Group of universities according the framework's "power" metric, which takes into account both the quantity and quality of research activity.
Graduate students will benefit from close connections with the UK's professional, political, legal, commercial, scientific and cultural life.
The excellent reputation of our PhD programmes ensures our alumni are highly sought after by some of the world's most prestigious employers. This success is due to the high calibre of our students, combined with a clear emphasis on providing graduates with skills that are highly valued not only in academia but also in business, government and the professions.
For information on funding, visit www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources
Free language tuition at King's
All research students in any discipline at King's can take a module from a choice of over 25 languages with the Modern Language Centre without any additional cost. www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc
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