PhD in Renaissance Studies
Why this PhD at Warwick?
As a PhD student in the Centre, you will join one of the UK's leading communities for Renaissance studies, benefiting from a vibrant programme of seminars, conferences, reading groups, and visiting speakers that support both your research and professional development. Throughout your doctorate, you will receive dedicated academic and pastoral support, tailored training opportunities, and access to a rich research culture that fosters collaboration across periods, disciplines, and methodologies. Our doctoral researchers engage with archives, collections, digital projects, public engagement activities, and international networks, developing valuable skills and experience that extend well beyond the thesis.
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About the course
We offer our doctoral students a buoyant research culture with academics of national and international renown from across Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Studies (see 'People'). Students are typically advised by two supervisors based in different departments. This allows them to pursue research that combines multiple methodological approaches. The CSR's strong institutional links, and the presence of visiting students and scholars, make for a greatly enriching environment for our own students.
How to apply
The Centre is accepting expressions of interest from students wishing to pursue a postgraduate course in Renaissance Studies at Warwick.
Funding and application details are all here, https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/prospective/phd/
including contact details, expression of interest form, link to potential supervisors etc
Success stories
Our graduates have gone on to teaching and research positions at a number of global institutions, eg, Sara Miglietti is senior lecturer at the Warburg Institute; Aidan Norrie teaches at University Campus North Lincolnshire; Sophia Li is professor at the National Sun Yet-sen University in Taiwan; Leila Zammar teaches and researches in Rome.