// Call for Applications: PhD Studentships in the Area of Language Variation and Change at Newcastle University //
Dear colleagues,
Newcastle University is offering PhD studentships in all areas of Linguistics, English language, Applied Linguistics, Modern Languages and Speech and Language Sciences, which might be of interest to Irish English students. The studentships are open to UK and international students. Students can be based in any of the following Schools at Newcastle: Education, Communication, and Language Sciences; English Literature, Language and Linguistics; Modern Languages.
Studentships, to start in October 2026, will be awarded via open competition for the ESRC Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINEDTP). Full documentation to be available here soon:https://www.ninedtp.ac.uk/the-application-process/
Potential Candidate Webinar on Microsoft Teams:
Monday, 3rd November 2025, 10:00 -12:00
Meeting ID: 384 205 012 242 6
Passcode: E6kL9gX7
For any queries about these studentships please contact Ghada Khattab ghada.khattab@newcastle.ac.uk or Niamh Kelly Niamh.Kelly@newcastle.ac.uk