The IRC welcomes enquiries from prospective research students interested in pursuing MPhil/PhD study.

The IRC offers a broad range of expertise, including for example:

  • Popular Culture and Inclusion (Tinker)
  • Cultural Revival(s) (Pfeiffer)
  • Racism, hate speech (Strani)
  • Identities and belonging in the context of Migration (Strani, Fadel)
  • Multilingualism and Politics / Education (Strani, Liu)
  • Historic environment / heritage management (Baxter)

LINCS/SoSS SCHOLARSHIPS

An annual round of Scholarships are advertised by the School of Social Sciences / Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies. Information about these will be posted on the blog and twitter feed, as well as advertised by the University. 

Externally/Self-funded PhD Projects

We welcome enquiries from suitably qualified candidates funded from other sources who are interested in developing projects relevant to the Centre’s research programme.

For more information on how to apply, please refer to the following webpages:

For a list of our current PhD students and their projects, click here


Research training

As a member of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH), we participate in various schemes and training events.

April 2025 training event for SGSAH PhD Students: Interpreting historic houses, spaces, environments