Newcastle University

The School of Modern Languages at Newcastle invites applications for AHRC Block Grant Partnership Postgraduate Studentships for 2012 entry in the following subject areas: 

Iberian and Latin American Studies. Doctoral awards.

At  Newcastle we provide doctoral supervision in Iberian and Latin American Studies in a range of disciplines from literature, film, visual media, history, language studies, cultural and social studies, with country expertise in Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. Further information and guidance on how to apply

Linguistics. Doctoral / Masters awards.

Our research specialisms and supervisory expertise  include: syntax (comparative, evolutionary, historical, acquisitional), phonology, morphology, phonetics, semantics, pragmatics and discourse analysis, first and second language acquisition, sociolinguistics historical linguistics, and dialectology. Our research covers a wide range of languages, including Dutch, French, German, Italian, Quechua and Spanish. Further information or e-mail: richard.waltereit@ncl.ac.uk

Interpreting and Translation. Doctoral/Masters awards

This is a multi-faceted inter-discipline where different fields, like linguistics, literary and cultural studies, interact and spark ideas from each other.   Key interests for our community of staff and student researchers are: Literary translation; Ideological and socio-political aspects of translation and interpreting (including culture, society and identity); Translating and interpreting processes; and Translator and interpreter training. Further information or e-mail: francis.jones@ncl.ac.uk

How to Apply

Please see the funding link for more information on the awards and how to apply.  Please note: you must check the AHRC's eligibility criteria to see if you are eligible to apply and if you would qualify for a full or partial award.

Closing date for funding applications: 5pm 1^st March 2012 

Postgraduate Open Day

Wednesday 15^th February 2012

Further information about postgraduate study at Newcastle will be available at our Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 15^th February 2012.  To reserve your place, visit http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/visit/open/ or email us at pg-openday@ncl.ac.uk for more details.