Doctorate-level study is an opportunity to make an original, positive contribution to research in French and Francophone Studies. Join our interdisciplinary community and undertake your PhD under the guidance of our experienced and well-published supervisors.We specialise in the language, literatures and cultures of France and the many countries around the world in which French is spoken.Language, to us, is inseparable from culture. As such, we encourage you to think broadly and explore the implications of language in a wider perspective.School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) and the wider University, we are able to support PhD theses crossing boundaries between languages and/or disciplines.Over the course of your PhD, youll be expected to complete an original body of work under the expert guidance of your supervisors leading to a dissertation of usually between 80,000 and 100,000 words.You will be awarded your doctorate if your thesis is judged to be of an appropriate standard, and your research makes a definite contribution to knowledge.