Department of English»Research
Research in the Department of English is directed through the Centre for Creative Writing, English Literature and Linguistics
The Centre was established in 2014 bringing together over 50 staff and research students from the Department of English, the Department of Languages, Information and Communications and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Creative Writing, English Literature and Linguistics
Specialist centres based in the Department include:
The Manchester Writing School Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies Centre for Place Writing Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies
In the Research Excellence Framework 2014, the English subject group was ranked 30th out of 89 departments in the UK with 78% of our research activities and outputs judged to be world leading (4*) and internationally excellent (3*). The social and cultural impact of our research was rated 8th in the UK, with 100% of our activities in this area judged to be 4* (63.3%) and 3* (36.7%).
Read more our REF 2014 Results
Staff in the Department of English offers research degree supervision in Literature and Modernity, Film and American Studies and Critical and Postcolonial Theory.
Read more about Research Degrees in English and Creative Writing