Postgraduate research in Chinese Studies
We offer a range of research specialisms in the study of modern and contemporary China and the larger sinosphere, and encourage an inter-disciplinary approach to research.
Why choose Manchester?
Home to branches of two of the world's most prestigious linguistic institutes: the Confucius Institute and the Goethe-Institut Examination Centre.
View our range of programmes, and the support available for our postgraduate researchers.
Programmes
As a postgraduate research student in Chinese Studies, you will have access to supervisors who specialise in a broad range of topics related to modern and contemporary China.
Our supervisors and their specialisms can be found below.
Dr. Gregory Adam Scott
Supervises research in:
- Modern Chinese Buddhism;
- History of late-Imperial and modern China up to the 1960s, especially cultural, religious, ideological, social, and technological history;
- Digital Humanities
Here's what some of our current students are researching:
- Yilong Liu – ‘Queer Films and Affect in Contemporary China'
Funding opportunities
Find out about the bursaries, scholarships and studentships available to support postgraduate research.
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Apply
Information about applying for a postgraduate research degree in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.
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Facilities
Enjoy state-of-the-art facilities with purpose-built rooms, resources and access to Manchester's internationally renowned cultural assets.
Research community
When you become a postgraduate researcher, you'll join a diverse and vibrant community of doctoral students from nearly 100 different countries.
Translation and Intercultural Studies
We offer postgraduate research supervision across our languages in collaboration with our Translation and Intercultural Studies experts.
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Linguistics and English Language
Our vibrant Linguistics and English Language department offers postgraduate research opportunities in combination with other modern languages.
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