Arts and Humanities

Research in the School is rich and diverse; with staff conducting internationally recognised and world leading research. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 80% of research within the School was judged to be of international quality. Particularly strong areas include Communication, Culture and Media Studies, English, French, and History, with other areas developing their profiles.

Researchers in the School work in collaboration with a range of scholars from across the academic community in Britain and Ireland as well as in North America, continental Europe and the Far East. This has the benefit of creating a varied and informed research community with links throughout the world that enhance the experience of research staff and research students as well as feeding in to the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum. The international perspective helps to attract research students from across the world.

Research within the school is funded by various bodies, including the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust and the Nuffield Foundation.