Welsh PhD

Aberystwyth University

Welsh

For a century and more the Aberystwyth Department of Welsh has been an internationally renowned research center. The expertise of its 8 teaching staff spans all areas and periods of Welsh language and literature as well as Celtic Studies. We offer training and supervision for research students (MPhil or PhD), and welcome applications from well-qualified students.

English

For over a century the Department of Welsh at Aberystwyth has been an internationally renowned centre of research. The expertise of its 8 teaching members spans all areas and periods of Welsh literature and language as well as Celtic Studies. We offer tuition and supervision for research students (MPhil or PhD), and we welcome applications from well-qualified candidates.

Overview

Welsh

For these degrees any subject can be chosen from all fields of literature and Welsh language. Researchers in recent years have worked on topics as diverse as: men's personal names in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany, 400-1400AD; medieval Welsh masculinity and literature; costumes in medieval literature c1100-c1600; the early singing of Guto'r Glyn; the folklore of the Gwylliaid Cochion Mawddwy; the poetry of Lewis Morris; Lleifior Islwyn Ffowc Ellis novels; aspects of Marion Eames novels; and the contribution of Myrddin ap Dafydd as a cultural figure. Students can draw on the wide range of academic expertise provided by the Department's staff in Welsh and other Celtic languages.

English

For these degrees any subject may be chosen from the whole field of Welsh language and literature. Researchers in recent years have worked on topics as varied as: personal names of men in Wales, Cornwall and Brittanny, 400-1400AD; masculinity and medieval Welsh literature; costume in medieval literature c1100-c1600; the early poetry of Guto’r Glyn; the Red Bandits of Mawddwy in folklore and literature; the poetry of Lewis Morris; the Lleifior novels of Islwyn Ffowc Ellis; aspects of the novels of Marion Eames; and the contribution of Myrddin ap Dafydd as a cultural figure. Students can draw on the very wide range of academic expertise provided by the Department’s staff in both Welsh and other Celtic languages.