PhD in Art, Cultural and Intellectual History (Warburg Institute)

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. Broadly speaking the area covered by the Institute’s expertise is cultural and intellectual history in the period 1200–1700, but there is a range of specific research interests covered by members of staff who currently offer supervision.

The Warburg Institute Studentship

As part of the Leverhulme-funded project ‘Writing Bilingually, 1465-1700: Self-Translated Books in Italy and France’, there is one full-time, three-year PhD studentship available from 4 January 2023 at the Warburg Institute in London. The studentship covers university fees and an annual £18,000 maintenance stipend for a maximum of three years. Both home and international students are eligible to apply.

The application deadline for the studentship is Monday 24 October. Find out more: https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news/3-year-phd-studentship-within-leverhulme-funded-project-writing-bilingually-1465-1700

The Warburg Institute offers doctoral research supervision in the following areas:

• Art History and Iconography
• Cultural History
• Translation studies
• Intellectual History
• Art History
• Renaissance Culture
• History of Magic and Science
• History of Cartography and Cosmography
• Religious History
• History of the Book

This degree presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while also honing a range of transferable skills. By completing this course, you'll be well prepared for specialist career paths both within academia and beyond.