Join an English Literature department with wide interests and world-leading archives, which is ranked =100 in the world for English Language and Literature. (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026.)
We deploy our varied research strengths and our literary collections to produce a degree that embodies the best of current critical, theoretical and archival work.
In the Department of English Literature, our research is organised through three themes: Diversity & Inclusion; History, Historicism and Heritage; and Environment & Community. Additionally, much of our research is aligned with Interdisciplinary Research Centres, as follows: Book Cultures and Publishing, Health Humanities, Samuel Beckett Studies. We also have particular strengths in Children's Literature and Creative Writing.
You will also have the opportunity to publish your work - and gain experience in editing and publishing - participating in The Canvas Magazine, our online creative writing magazine.
