Research and innovation
Research groups
Environmental Humanities
The Environmental Humanities Research Group examines the relationships between human creativity, social life, and the nonhuman world.
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Language, Discourse and Society
The Language Discourse and Society Research Group highlights the role of the English language in social processes and institutions, history, literary and cultural heritage and technology.
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Medical Humanities
The Medical Humanities Research Group studies the interaction between culture, medicine and health.
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Postcolonial
The Postcolonial Research Group is an inclusive group of established and emerging scholars, whose work covers a wide range of topics relating to the globalised present and the colonial past.
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Research centres
Centre for the Comparative History of Print
The Centre for the Comparative History of Print explores print across cultures and time periods and brings together researchers from a range of specialisms including English, History, Philosophy and History of Art.
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Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities
An interdisciplinary collaboration between the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures and Faculty of Medicine and Health. The Centre aims to drive forward the rapidly developing subject area of Medical Humanities and acts as a point of focus both for academic research and knowledge transfer/impact activities.
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University of Leeds Poetry Centre
Our Poetry Centre draws on the University's strength and heritage in creative writing, driving teaching and research in poetry. We are also committed to sharing talent and expertise in poetry through a programme of public readings, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions.
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School of English Research Newsletter
The bi-annual research newsletter aims to share information about the School of English’s active research culture between our colleagues and students, and invites audiences across the Faculty, University and beyond to learn more about our rich intellectual community and to participate in a range of forthcoming events.
Postdoctoral opportunities
The School of English supports applications for British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships, Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships, and other schemes as they are announced.
Impact and engagement
We work closely with national and international partners in the education, heritage, creative, and charitable sectors to ensure our research, across all specialisms, has a beneficial impact on society.
Research projects
Our research spans time periods, continents, genres, and disciplines, encompassing the enormous breadth of literature and literary culture.