PhD Studentship in the School of Histories, Languages & Cultures, University of Liverpool

The School of Histories, Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool is pleased to invite applications for a fees-only PhD studentship. This bursary provides three years of full-time funding for University fees at the home-student rate (£4,500 in 2021/22). This competition is open to all Home students who will be commencing PhD studies at the University of Liverpool in the autumn of 2022.

The School of Histories, Languages & Cultures, one of four Schools in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, is one of the largest and most diverse Schools in the University, exploring culture and society from the origins of humanity and ancient history to modern day politics. We work across a number of different disciplines, brought together by shared research interests in history and heritage, languages and literatures, power, conflict and resolution. The School includes the Departments of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology; History; Irish Studies; Languages, Cultures and Film; and Politics.

In order to be eligible for this fees-only studentship, you will need to have already applied for a PhD place at the University of Liverpool, to be based in one of the School’s five Departments, prior to the deadline for this competition. The award will be made on the basis of the academic merit of your University of Liverpool PhD application, and its alignment with the current research strengths of the School. To apply, please provide a CV and a paragraph of 250 words that explains how your programme of PhD study aligns with one (or more) of the following research centres or themes.

Research Centres

• The Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS)
• The Europe and the World Centre (EWC)
• Eighteenth-Century Worlds (ECW)
• The Liverpool Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (LCMRS)
• Centre for Archive Studies
• The Centre for the Humanities and Social Sciences of Health, Medicine and Technology

Research Themes

• Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
• Transforming Conflict
• Slavery and Unfree Labour
• Heritage
• Children and Childhood

Any queries about this opportunity should be directed to HLC-PGR@liverpool.ac.uk. For consideration, applications must be submitted by email to hlcrsrch@liverpool.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 18 February 2022.