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More league table success for English at YorkYork confirms its place among the world's most highly regarded English departments in the QS World Rankings by subject 2022.
Fully-funded PhD post on Transnational Women's Literature (EUTERPE) at York's Centre for Women's Studies and Department of English & Related Literature
Posted on Friday 11 November 2022
York’s Centre for Women’s Studies and Department of English & Related Literature will soon be advertising a new, fully funded PhD position as part of our collaborative, international Marie Curie Horizon/UKRI Doctoral Networks project, EUTERPE: European Literatures and Gender from a Transnational Perspective. Learn more about the research scope and requirements for the York-based PhD post and access the live job calls at other institutions.
Looking for PhD funding in Arts & Humanities?
Posted on Tuesday 1 November 2022
The WRoCAH competition for PhD studentships starting in October 2023 is now open!
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