Otherness in the Humanities | 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 Gender and Otherness in the Humanities (GOTH) research group engages with various fields, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Music, History, Theatre Studies, Art History and Classical Studies, to explore topics related to themes of gender and otherness.

GOTH hosts critical reading sessions led by members to prompt dialogue around significant texts. We run a major annual interdisciplinary research symposium bringing together international speakers, and regular cross-faculty NetWorkshops with OU colleagues to share findings and best practice. Our monthly GOTH Postgraduate Student Forum is a casual, welcoming online session for PG students across the Arts and Humanities to discuss their work. At least once a year, it meets on campus. We also organise online Drama Festivals, live performance events and research away days to relevant exhibitions, historical sites and other accessible locations, where we learn from each other’s research on site.

We welcome PhD applications corresponding to staff research interests.

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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