The Graduate School at the University of Westminster is offering 10 new full PhD studentships funded by The Quintin Hogg Trust to begin in the academic year 2025/26 for a September or January start.

Sociolinguists at Westminster work in the following areas:

• Language variation and change (in synchrony and diachrony)

• Language and gender

• Language contact

• Language endangerment

• Migration and mobility

• Multilingualism

We welcome inquiries from prospective applicants in any of these areas, and we strongly recommend you first contact a member of the academic staff in the relevant area and talk to them about your proposal:

• Dr Petros Karatsareas (p.karatsareas@westminster.ac.uk) 

• Dr Jonathan Kasstan (j.kasstan@westminster.ac.uk)

• Dr Sylvia Shaw (s.shaw@westminster.ac.uk)

In our selection of successful applications, we will be looking in particular for the following:

• Research proposals that fit with one or more of the key themes of our Research Communities (see https://www.westminster.ac.uk/research/communities ).

• Research proposals with strong inter-disciplinary potential.

• Applications which meet the university’s commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion.

About the studentships:

Studentships will consist of a fee waiver (at home fee level) and an annual stipend which will match UKRI stipend levels and will include London weighting. UKRI have not announced their 25/26 stipend level yet, but in 24/25 the UKRI UK fees are £4,786 and the stipend is £21,237 (which includes London weighting). The stipend will be for three years.

Applications are welcomed from international students. The difference between the home fee waiver and the fee for international students would need to be met by the student. Overseas fees for 25/26 are £17,000.

Applications should be submitted by 5pm on Friday 7 February 2025.

Interviews will take place in the week beginning 10 March 2025.

For details on how to apply see here.