Language, Literature and Politics | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	October 2027 October 2027	Ends 8 January 2027 Ends 8 January 2027

The Language, Literature and Politics (LLP) research group is a cross-faculty collective bringing together researchers from the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics.

The aim of the group is to investigate the relationship between language, literature, and politics in the widest variety of contexts. Research in the LLP group ranges in period from the Early Modern to the contemporary; in discipline from Applied Linguistics to English Literature, Creative Writing, Politics, Psychology and History; and in area from Britain and Europe to a wide variety of postcolonial locations.

Animated by the Open University’s commitment to challenge disciplinary borders, to nurture social critique, and seek answers to societal challenges, the LLP group invites PhD applications from all students in the fields of Language, Literature and Politics, but especially those students eager to study how these disciplines relate to each other.

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year

Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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