The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies conducts world-leading research into human languages, cultures, and societies past and present.
<p>Our academic community works across a variety of research themes in language and area studies, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/classics#275" target="_blank">classics and ancient history</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/research-linguistics-translation" target="_blank">linguistics</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/cinema-television" target="_blank">cinema and television</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/translation#228" target="_blank">translation and interpreting</a>. </p> <p>Our expertise in language-based research covers <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arabic/doc/research-39/" target="_blank">Arabic and Middle Eastern studies</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/east-asian-studies-5" target="_blank">East Asian Studies</a> (<a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/chinese-0/doc/research-36" target="_blank">Chinese</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/japanese-0/doc/research-37" target="_blank">Japanese</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/thai-0" target="_blank">Thai</a> and <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/asia-pacific-studies-1" target="_blank">Asia Pacific</a>), <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/french-1/doc/our-research-12" target="_blank">French</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/german-1/doc/research-20" target="_blank">German</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/italian-1/doc/research-21" target="_blank">Italian</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/russian/doc/research-22" target="_blank">Russian</a>, <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/spanish-portuguese-latin-american/doc/our-research-2" target="_blank">Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies</a>. </p> <p>Our work is driven by the understanding of language as a route to historical, sociological, psychological, political and literary insights, to further the understanding of diverse fields, e.g. economics, development, the environment, multilingualism, dialects, gender, religion, conflict, migration and aesthetics. </p> <p>The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies conducts individual as well as collaborative, and interdisciplinary <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages-research-innovation/doc/research-output-overview" target="_blank">research</a> through <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages-research-innovation" target="_blank">Research Centres</a> and <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages-research-innovation/dir/research-projects?query=&categoryID=105&sub_categoryID=" target="_blank">projects</a>, and supervises postgraduate researchers working on a wide range of topics.</p>
<p>You can apply for and begin a research degree at any time of the year. </p> <p>However, we recommend you contact the School before submitting an application and make sure you give yourself plenty of time before your intended start date to ensure that all documentation is in place. </p> <p>At the beginning of the application process, the School encourages PhD applicants to contact prospective supervisors with similar research interests, attaching a copy of your research proposal and CV for their consideration and guidance.</p> <p>Once the research proposal is received, if the academic tutors express interest, they will invite you to submit a formal <a href="https://studentservices.leeds.ac.uk/pls/banprod/bwskalog_uol.P_DispLoginNon">application online</a>, so that your application can be assessed fully. </p>
<p>For further information please contact the Graduate School Office<br /> e: <a href="mailto:ahcpgradmissions@leeds.ac.uk">ahcpgradmissions@leeds.ac.uk</a></p>