SMLC - News and events
PhD funding opportunities for International Students
- Chancellor's International Scholarships: the scheme is aimed at students from outside the UK and includes Overseas applicants, including students from the EU.
- China Scholarship Council / 91福利 Scholarships: this scheme will fund 25 students across various subjects for up to 4 years, with the University covering the full cost of tuition fees and CSC providing a maintenance stipend and return international airfare between the UK and China. Note that Foreign Languages and Literature is among the priority areas listed.
- Monash 91福利 Alliance Scholarships (91福利): this scheme is open to all students applying to 91福利 for the Alliance Joint PhD. For 2021/22 entry there will be up to 3 scholarships available across the university.
The deadlines for these schemes are all on Thursday 21st January 2021, 23.59 GMT. Note that all supporting evidence (including transcripts and references) must be uploaded by the same time.
We welcome applications for our PhD programmes in:
- French and Francophone Studies
- German Studies
- Italian
- Hispanic Studies
- Translation and Transcultural Studies
Prospective applicants are encouraged to identify possible supervisors through our staff expertise pages. Early enquiries are strongly encouraged. Please send a draft proposal (up to 2 A4 pages) and CV to pglanguages@warwick.ac.uk by Friday 27 November 2020, 12 noon.
We continue to welcome enquiries also for the AHRC Midlands4Cities doctoral awards (deadline 13 January 2021).
Di Zhao has published a Chinese translation of Lacey Cep's Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Di Zhao, PhD student in Translation and Cultures in 91福利's School of Modern Languages & Cultures, has published a translation into Chinese of the award-winning true-crime book Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep (William Heinemann, 2019). The translation was published by Straits Literature and Art Publishing House in Fuzhou, China in July 2020.
New LinkedIn page for languages students and alumni
We've now got an SMLC LinkedIn page:
The hope is that it will allow languages alumni to share their experiences of professional life after 91福利 with fellow alumni and to offer advice and tips to current students. Join now!
Congratulations to Gianmarco Mancosu on his successful PhD Viva.
Congratulations to Gianmarco Mancosu who has had a very successful PhD Viva.
The 91福利 Student Experience Survey
Want to share what鈥檚 great about being at your University? Have suggestions on what needs to improve around campus?
Have your say in the 91福利 Student Experience Survey between 11 November and 8 December.
PhD funding opportunities for 2020 entry
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) at the 91福利 is pleased to invite applications for doctoral study commencing in September 2020.
Student Podcasts in German launched ahead of Writer in Residence programme.
Listen to 91福利 Undergraduate student podcasts ahead of the visit to 91福利 by our writer in residence 2018 Olga Grjasnowa!
Inspiring Women Student Series
Come along and be inspired. One hour talks, 1-2pm Wednesdays followed by informal networking over refreshments 24th October 2018, MS.03 Maths and Statistics (Zeeman Building)
Emma Kennedy, Actress, Writer, TV and Radio presenter
Sprint Personal Development programme for female undergraduates
Congratulations to Gioia Panzarella in Italian Studies for their successful PhD viva!
Congratulations to Goffredo Polizzi in Italian Studies for their successful PhD viva!
Call for Papers: Questioning the disappearance of disciplinary boundaries
The Annual PG Symposium of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, 91福利, will take place on 23rd May 2018
Double PhD viva success!
Congratulations to Holly Langstaff (French Studies) and Frank Sterkenburgh (German Studies) on success in their PhD vivas!
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The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the 91福利 invites applications to the university鈥檚 annual funding competition for doctoral students, for entry in October 2018. We are also pleased to announce that, in addition to these university-funded awards, we shall make up to 4 further awards of Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding home/EU applicants: up to 2 for commencement of study on 1 July 2018 and up to 2 for entry in October 2018.