The State, Citizenships and Identities | 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	February and October February and October	January to April January to April

Religions are implicated in cultural and national traditions and questions of identity and subjectivity. Political and national commitments and involvements are topics of interest here, and ‘civil religion’ is a vital area of our existing research.

We have published extensively about how ceremonies expressive of local We have published extensively about how ceremonies expressive of local belonging, political affiliation, or the remembrance of the war dead intersect with religious and non-religious activities and identities. We have also published on the intersections of nationalist and religious identity and practice, emergent citizenships and social movements, and questions of identity and conflict in 19th—and early-20th-century England and Northern Ireland. These interests overlap substantially with our research on lived and vernacular religions and non-religion, religiously inspired activism, disinformation, and broader cultural and societal change questions.

We welcome applications in areas that correspond with current staff research interests. We look for detailed and well-thought-out proposals which set out specific research questions and outline the originality of your topic or approach. We encourage you to discuss your ideas informally before applying.

An MA in religious studies or related discipline. Each application is considered on its own merits. 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 Doctoral Training Partnership and The Grand Union 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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