English

The English team enjoys an international reputation for its high quality research. We are committed to research-led teaching and are proud of the contributions we make to our individual fields. The quality of the research produced by this department, and the chance to engage with leading ideas in literary studies, are major reasons for you to choose to come here.

The team comprises 18 permanent academic staff and six research associates, providing a base of expertise and experience that covers a wide range of specialisms. Our culture of research excellence is underpinned by the diversity of the critical/theoretical approaches employed.

We have a breadth of expertise that spans the literary periods - from medieval and the Renaissance to the twenty-first century - and pursue a broad spectrum of specialisms, from American literature to postcolonial texts.

Specialist original research in English is conducted to internationally recognised standards by the members of our team. Research outputs include:

monographs
edited books
chapters
articles in leading journals
novels
screenplays
poetry collections.

In addition to hosting a number of colloquia throughout the year, the English team runs weekly research seminars with external and internal speakers involving both staff and postgraduate students. English is also the home of a number of journals including the innovative eJournal, Writing Technologies, and a rare text printing house, Trent Editions.

RAE

The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) found eighty-five per cent of NTU English research to be of world leading or international quality.

The RAE English panel particularly highlighted our text recovery research strategy which was deemed to be 'impressive.' The panel also commented on the 'substantial evidence of support for early career researchers.' Our current research projects, students and post-doctoral fellows are funded from British Academy, AHRC, Leverhulme Trust and charity sources.

Research areas

English hosts a number of dedicated specialist centres working on a variety of projects, with a special emphasis on text recovery research and radical writings. Research areas include: Romanticism; travel and post-colonial writings; gender and sexuality; the literature of science and technology; and creative writing. The whole team, from early career academics to established professors and readers, are research active.