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How to apply
Advice to applicants
We recommend all research applicants attempt to find a suitable supervisor here at Manchester by browsing the subject website for English Literature and Creative Writing and looking at the staff list .
Before applying you must contact a prospective supervisor potentially interested in your work. If you are in doubt, contact the PGR Director ( Professor Daniela Caselli in Semester 1 and Dr Fred Shurink in Semester 2). Applications received without a named supervisor who has agreed in principle to look at the proposed project have a lesser chance of being accepted.
Find out more on the how to apply page.
Please note that we do not teach evening classes or offer distance learning courses.
Interview requirements
The University requires an interview for all applicants to whom we consider making an offer.
Interviews will be conducted by two academics, usually the proposed main supervisor and the subject PGR Director (or an assigned representative).
The interview can be either face-to-face or via Skype, conference call or email.
The interview serves several purposes, allowing us to:
- get a better picture of your ability to carry out the proposed doctoral project than the research proposal on its own;
- tell you what the proposed supervisor(s) can bring to the project;
- discuss with you directly any potential problems with the practical aspects of your studies and explore solutions together.