English (Research)

The Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University provides an excellent environment for postgraduate study, research, and creative work. Our department brings together award winning critics working on literatures from the global to the local with award-winning authors; our research centres provide a dynamic home and foundation for our PhD students’ academic and career development.

The main University library is well stocked with standard texts and critical works on a very wide range of topics. The National Library of Wales, adjacent to the campus, is one of the UK’s five copyright libraries, holding one of the most extensive collections of books and manuscripts in Europe.

As a department that values a stimulating research ethos highly, we place great emphasis on the provision of high-quality teaching, supervision and facilities for our postgraduate community. As a result, our postgraduate community is dynamic and thriving. It is very pleasing to note that our graduates secure employment in teaching, academia, publishing, and various other professional fields.