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The PhD in Digital Humanities, run by Cambridge Digital Humanities and based in the Faculty of English, is a research-intensive programme that will enable students to engage at doctoral level with projects demanding the use of digital methods and tools or adopting critical/theoretical orientations. The programme expands the humanities offering at research postgraduate level at Cambridge by offering a route for cross-disciplinary engagement, responding to the growth of the field of Digital Humanities as a research area. 

The programme is designed to enable students from many areas of the arts and humanities to develop practical skills and knowledge and to generate the necessary critical literacy to understand and engage with digital research, and digital cultures, and to respond to questions that arise around the ethics of automation, algorithmic analysis, privacy/surveillance, virtual cultures, data sharing, intelligent agency and creativity, archival justice and digital histories, and to explore work in relation to collections and heritage issues. Through supervisions and technical support from a research software engineer, contextualised by a research culture providing research-led seminars and lectures, guest seminars, and practice-driven workshops, Cambridge Digital Humanities provides the conditions for original PhD research in DH or in other arts and humanities/social science disciplines that make a significant intervention into shaping the field. 

The course aims to:

• Enable students to engage at doctoral level with projects that require the use and generation of digital methods, tools, approaches, and/or of critical/theoretical orientations.
• Expand the humanities offering at research postgraduate level at Cambridge by providing a cross-disciplinary route for engagement, responding to the growth of the field of Digital Humanities as a research area.
• Enable humanities and social science-trained students to develop critical literacy and practical skills and knowledge to understand and engage with digital materials and methods for studying matters relevant to the humanities.
• Provide the conditions to enable the production of original PhD research in Digital Humanities or other arts and humanities/social science disciplines that make a significant intervention into shaping the field.
• Respond to the need for the humanities to grapple with emerging forms, practices, and social formations shaped in a digital age.

The course will benefit the students:

• With relevant MPhils who want to engage with the field of Digital Humanities, enabling them to hone critical and methodological skills, develop new approaches, test them out, and specialise.
• Locating themselves in other home disciplines who wish to develop advanced projects, including Digital Humanities approaches and orientations.
• Entering into or returning to other careers in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums), creative industries, digital media industries, and media arts by giving them advanced critical perspectives, practical digital literacies, and methodological insights to pursue these pathways.

Learning Outcomes

This course will equip students with: 

• The ability to create and interpret new knowledge in Digital Humanities, through original research or other advanced scholarship, of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline, and merit publication.
• A systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront of Digital Humanities or related areas of research and practice.
• The general ability to conceptualise, design, and implement a research project for the generation of new knowledge, applications, or understanding in Digital Humanities, and to adjust the project design in the light of unforeseen problems.
• A detailed understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry in Digital Humanities.
• The ability to make informed judgments on complex issues, often in the absence of complete data, and be able to communicate their ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• The ability to contribute substantially to the development of new techniques, ideas, or approaches in Digital Humanities, and to engage with the wider research community.

MPhil students in Digital Humanities who wish to continue to the PhD must apply for admission through the University's admission processes, taking funding and application deadlines into consideration. Readmission is not automatic and each application is considered on its own merits. The expected standard for continuation is an overall mark of at least 70% in the MPhil course.

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3-4 years full-time, 4-7 years part-time, study mode : research, doctor of philosophy, faculty of english, course - related enquiries, application - related enquiries, course on department website, dates and deadlines:, michaelmas 2025.

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

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These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.

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The Department of Digital Humanities at King’s is a pioneer in its field, and we aim to provide outstanding supervision and training in a broad range of areas across digital humanities and digital culture, exploring the varied ways in which digital information, technologies and methods are transforming the humanities, arts, culture and society. We have numerous links with key institutions across the cultural and creative sectors, as well as SMEs in the digital and media industries, and we aim to prepare students for careers both in the academy and outside it.

The Department of Digital Humanities offers a PhD programme for suitably qualified candidates who wish to explore the transformative effects of digital information, technologies, and methods on the humanities, arts, culture and society. This is a pioneering doctoral programme, based in one of the world’s most prestigious centres for the study of Digital Humanities. Research in the Department reflects a ‘big tent’ view of the digital humanities, and there are no a priori restrictions on the area of research, assuming that appropriate supervisors can be found, and no fixed expectations of particular technical skills. We welcome applications from potential students with any disciplinary background in the humanities or social sciences.

You will be supervised by leading figures in your field, and participate in a lively and supportive research culture within the Department, which currently has over 50 academic staff and more than 40 MPhil/PhD students (not including students on collaborative programmes whose primary supervisor is located elsewhere in the College), as well as post-docs and visiting researchers. Much of the Department’s research is funded through major grants from the European Commission, the AHRC, the Leverhulme Trust, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and other key funders. Active research projects in which the Department is involved are listed here .

An overview of the areas of research carried out in the department may be found on the departmental website . Further information on PhD study and research at the Department of Digital Humanities is available here .

There is also an option of a joint PhD with University of Hong Kong or National University of Singapore available.

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UK Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£6,168 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

Part time tuition fees:

£3,084 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£3,084 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£3,084 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

International Tuition Fees 2024/25

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£24,786 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

£12,393 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£12,393 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£12,393 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

UK Tuition Fees 2025/26

£6,600 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£6,600 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£6,600 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

International Tuition Fees 2025/26

£27,100 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£27,100 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£27,100 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

£13,550 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities)

£13,550 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with Hong Kong University)

£13,550 per year (MPhil/PhD, Digital Humanities with National University of Singapore)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

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All PhD candidates are allocated two supervisors, and are expected to meet with their primary supervisor on a regular basis, with progress reports submitted every six months. Students will normally be upgraded from MPhil to PhD status after 9-18 months, with a transfer to 'writing up' status usually occurring after three years of full-time study. Upon submission of the thesis, assessment is by means of an oral examination (viva).

Our postgraduate students are an integral part of the academic life of the Department. We are a growing department with many internationally recognised researchers and visiting academics. We have a wide range of both national and international projects, collaborations with other departments, as well as with other higher education institutions, cultural and memory organisations, and digital industries. Our students have access to good library facilities, and there is a research student room within the department.

The Department has an active PhD seminar series, which provides students with the opportunity to present their research and discuss its progress and its relationship to the broader discipline, and students are also invited to participate in the departmental seminar series. There is an annual PhD student conference, organised by the students themselves, as well as a range of seminars and other events both within King’s and at academic and cultural institutions around London.

London offers unparalleled diversity and richness for students in the humanities and cultural heritage, with the largest concentration of memory and cultural institutions in the UK, including the major document repositories at the National Archives, and the extensive digital and physical resources of the British Library. London also possesses extensive media and digital industries, with many opportunities for internships and employment.

Research students can apply to become Graduate Teaching Assistants to assist members of staff in delivering modules to undergraduate students on the BA in Digital Culture. Full training is provided to enable students to make the best use of this opportunity for acquiring valuable teaching experience.

Joint PhD programme

Exciting opportunities are available to undertake a joint PhD programme with the National University of Singapore (NUS). FAQs about joint PhDs can be found on the King’s Worldwide web pages.

Postgraduate training

Research students are expected to spend a week per year on training in transferable and research skills, and will have access to a diverse range of training opportunities. Students can attend a variety of specialist MA modules offered within the Department, on topics such as text technologies, spatial humanities, or metadata. The King's Graduate School runs a Researcher Development Programme of personal, professional and career development activities for all research students, and there is a centrally provided programme of ICT and related skills training. Students are able to take part in a wide portfolio of training courses ranging from generic study and employability skills, language courses at the College's Modern Language Centre, through to specific conceptual and methodological courses offered by the ESRC-funded King’s Interdisciplinary Social Science DTC.

King’s is also a partner in the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) collaborative doctoral training partnership (with University College London and the School of Advanced Study, University of London), which supports an extensive network of training courses and events for AHRC-funded students.

Our research students are also encouraged to submit papers to conferences, and there are Faculty funding schemes to which students can apply for financial support to allow them to travel and present their papers.

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The Rise of the PhD in Digital Humanities

England may have fared poorly in the World Cup but it is leading the way in the development of innovative, interdisciplinary doctoral programs in Digital Humanities.

The first dedicated PhD program in Digital Humanities started at King’s College London in 2005. That program is offered through the Center for Computing in the Humanities, though students also work with advisors from other departments. The program is designed to foster research into “the implications and consequences of digital methods for any field or combination of fields in the humanities or beyond.” Students currently in the program are working on a variety of projects including a study of political language in Victorian electoral politics (using computer-assisted corpus-based linguistic methods), a prosopographical study of the Portuguese Court in the 16th century, a study of the semiotics of verbal vs. graphical representation in maps (using computer-based semantic modeling), and a study of the distribution of grammatical sentence patterns in Elizabethan dramatic texts. We can see how the combination of digital technologies with traditional objects of humanities study yields new kinds of research questions, but not all the projects apply new methods to traditional objects; some also consider, for example, "the use of new media in city and public space."

Additionally, University College London has recently announced a fellowship program for its own PhD in Digital Humanities .

In the US, Georgia Tech offers a PhD in Digital Media , but most research in digital humanities takes place, it seems, in English departments. Some of them are listed on Matthew G. Kirschenbaum’s blog here . In a previous lab blog , we reported on the Stanford Literature Lab, which uses the vast Google Library Project archive to explore new methods -- including what Professor Franco Moretti calls “distant reading” -- for approaching literary history.

It would seem on this evidence that there is a particular openness towards new computational methodologies in the disciplines of English Literature and Linguistics. What remains to be seen is whether or not other humanities fields, like Philosophy and Religion, will also find themselves transformed by new digital technologies.

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The Doctoral Certificate Program in Digital Humanities offers an opportunity to currently enrolled Ph.D. students interested in adding expertise in digital methodologies and techniques to their research portfolio.

Digital Humanities  is a vibrant and wide-ranging research domain. The field uses digital methodologies and formats to answer humanities and humanistic social science research questions, produce and share knowledge, and teach.

It encompasses critical studies of digital environments (for example, bias in algorithms or the ethics of data), innovative modes of research and advancing arguments (such as new methodologies for constituting archives, analyzing texts and images, and visualizing data) new forms of scholarly and general publications, and aspects of digital pedagogy.

Brown University Library’s Center for Digital Scholarship and the Cogut Institute for the Humanities are pleased to partner together to offer the doctoral certificate, which will provide students with a foundation in digital methods and skills for their research, as well as an understanding of the broader theoretical questions that digital approaches to scholarship offer.

The certificate is aimed at Ph.D. students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences though Ph.D. students from all disciplines are welcome to apply.

Upon completion of the certificate, students will:

• Have a foundational understanding of digital humanities as a broad scholarly field, including basic theory and debates.
• Develop deeper familiarity with specific areas of digital scholarship (e.g. mapping or text mining) of relevance to their own research and teaching.
• Know how to evaluate and critique digital scholarship.
• Be able to design and execute a research project using digital humanities research techniques grounded in a theoretical articulation of the stakes of that project.
• Be empowered to explore this fast-moving domain of practice and research further.
• Introduction to Digital Humanities (HMAN 2300) . This course, which is open to all graduate students, will provide an overview of the field and introduce students to the wide range of methodologies and theoretical underpinnings in the digital humanities.
• The curriculum for the doctoral certificate in digital humanities, mixing theory and practice, requires completion of four components, with all courses taken for credit (letter grade or pass/fail).
• An elective at the 1000 or 2000 level , selected from the approved course list in consultation with the CDS faculty director.
• Digital Tools and Methods . This requirement may be fulfilled through completion of a programming course, the CDS Summer Workshop in Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship, or seven or more workshops in the CDS academic-year workshop series selected from the approved workshop list in consultation with the CDS Director.
• Digital Humanities Capstone Seminar (HMAN 2301) . This seminar will provide students with hands-on experience working on their own Digital Humanities project and/or contributing to a Digital Humanities project as part of a team. Students will present their capstone project in the Digital Humanities Salon . Admission into the course is conditional upon admission into the certificate. Students are encouraged to take Intro to Digital Humanities prior to the Digital Humanities Capstone Seminar. Students can apply to enroll in the certificate at any stage in their coursework. 

Steering Committee

The certificate’s steering committee is composed of the CDS faculty director, the CDS director, a member of the Cogut Institute, and three faculty members.

Laurel Bestock , Associate Professor of Archaeology and the Ancient World and Egyptology and Assyriology, Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture

Ashley Champagne , Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship, Lecturer in Humanities

Kim Gallon , Associated Professor of Africana Studies

Damien Mahiet , Associate Director of the Cogut Institute, Lecturer in Humanities

Tara Nummedal , John Nickoll Provost’s Professor of History, Professor of Italian Studies

Ellie Pavlick , Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Linguistics

Please apply to the Digital Humanities Doctoral Certificate Program using UFunds .  To access the application, log in to UFunds , and select Doctoral Certificates , then Digital Humanities . Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year. (Deadlines in UFunds are administrative: a new application cycle will open as soon as the previous one comes to end.)   

The applicant’s home department DGS approval is required. Please note that the program is open only to Ph.D. students currently enrolled at Brown University. For more information, please contact Professor Tara Nummedal .

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31 July 2025 for September 2025 entry, 31 October 2025 for January 2026 entry,

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3-4 years (full-time); 5-6 years (part-time)

Study texts, images, histories, languages, cultures and more through an interdisciplinary subject area using a range of computational, quantitative, innovative and collaborative methods.

Key features

Quality of learning.

Learn from leading specialists in the field of Digital Humanities, both within the School of Advanced Study and our eight member Institutes.

World-class resources

Enjoy access to a huge range of well-established digital resources and services, including those being developed by Senate House Library.

An enriching scholarly environment

Join our lively programme of events, conferences and seminars throughout the academic year.

An intellectual hub

Study in Bloomsbury, the intellectual heart of London, where you will have easy access to world-class libraries and facilities, including Senate House Library, the British Library and the British Museum.

Course overview

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The School of Advanced Study at the University of London brings together eight internationally renowned research institutes to form the UK's national centre for the support of researchers and the promotion of research in the humanities.

Digital Humanities (DH) is an interdisciplinary subject area that brings a range of computational, quantitative and other innovative and collaborative methods to the study of texts, images, histories, languages and cultures, while also being critical about methodology, disciplinarity and pedagogy.

Digital Humanities in the School of Advanced Study demonstrates the value of digital research to the wider humanities community and fulfils the School’s remit to promote and facilitate digitally enabled research across the disciplines. The School’s multidisciplinary DH team comprises academics with strong connections to subject areas including Classics, English, History and Modern Languages and Cultures, as well as researchers and practitioners with technical backgrounds.

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PhD students are based in the Digital Humanities Research Hub , which has strong connections with the Institutes and Centres in the School . Academic staff in the Hub has expertise in Classics, English, History and Modern Languages and Cultures. Students will also have the opportunity to work with technical experts and other digital humanities practitioners. It is also possible to secure co-supervision from a supervisor based elsewhere in the School who can offer additional disciplinary expertise.

Full-time study for the PhD degree entails three or a maximum of four years' independent research, culminating in the writing of a thesis of not more than 100,000 words. Part-time students complete the same programme in six, or a maximum of eight years. You'll initially be registered for our MPhil and then, providing your progress has been satisfactory, be upgraded to our PhD programme.

Throughout your study, you will work closely with a supervision team of two or more specialists, who will support your work and provide advice and feedback. You will meet them every fortnight in the early stages of your project and at least monthly thereafter. Alongside your supervisor you will also have access to the support of the Doctoral Centre, the Careers Service and our nationally-leading programme of research training and researcher development. You will be a member of a rich research environment, nurtured by regular seminars in which you will be encouraged to participate.

Shortly after submission of the thesis, you will attend an oral examination (‘viva’) conducted by two examiners drawn from a British or world university, who may suggest ways to improve and develop the final text.

All of the digital research in the School has a strong humanities focus and brings together technical expertise with a strong foundation in specific disciplinary approaches. 

Recent research in the Hub has included:

• Humanities approaches to the archived web
• Analysing COVID misinformation on social media
• The transnational comparison of parliamentary proceedings
• Computational text analysis of the 1921 Census records
• The application of digital methods to papyrology
• Digital resources in cultural heritage institutions
• Multilingual analysis of contemporary news coverage using natural language processing

Before submitting an application you are advised to contact a member of academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study to discuss your proposal.

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Before submitting an application you are advised to contact a member of academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study to discuss your proposal. Please speak first to  Valerie James , manager, Central Academic Initiatives, School of Advanced Study.

Professor Jane Winters Professor of Digital Humanities (On research leave through September 2024) Research interests: Communications, Contemporary History, Culture, Digital resources, Digitisation, History, Medieval History.

Dr Naomi Wells Senior Lecturer in Modern Languages and Digital Humanities Acting Director, Digital Humanities Research Hub Research interests: Culture, Digital resources, Language and Literature (Italian), Language and Literature (Spanish).

Dr Kaspar Beelen Technical Lead, Digital Humanities Research interests: computational methods for digital history, the study of bias in big historical data, the politics of big data, and the computational analysis of political text.

Dr Gabriel Bodard Reader in Digital Classics Research interests: Ancient History, Archaeology, Classics, Digital resources, Digitisation.

Dr Christopher Ohge Senior Lecturer in Digital Approaches to Literature Research interests: Digital resources, Digitisation, English Literature, History of the book, Manuscript studies, Modernism, Palaeography, Philosophy, Romanticism.

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Distance learning offers you a more flexible way to study for a postgraduate degree in the humanities – combining innovative learning and teaching techniques with the ability to study from anywhere in the world.

We offer three master’s courses and a range of PhD supervision via distance learning. Our research degrees via distance learning allow you to study for a University of London MPhil or PhD degree from anywhere in the world. The programme is run on the same basis as campus-based programmes.

The School of Advanced Study will offer students with an appropriate topic and level of local resource the opportunity to undertake a PhD by distance learning. These students are required to attend our London campus at set intervals to complete an intensive research training module, for upgrade, and for the viva but will otherwise study at their own location. This option is available to UK, EU and international students on the same basis as our on-campus PhD programmes (three years full time, six years part time). Fees are the same as for our on-campus PhD programmes. 

Important note: It may not always be possible for all institutes and supervisors to offer the option of distance learning, as some topics are not appropriate to be studied this way. As such, we strongly recommend that you check first - before applying.

If you would like to be considered for our Research Degree programme via Distance Learning, please download and fill out the Research Degrees by Distance Learning form , to attach to your online application.

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The Digital Humanities Research Hub conducts cutting edge research and collaborates on a number of well-established digital projects. These include a number of online databases; directories; bibliographies; catalogues; and collections. The Hub also runs the Senate House MakerSpace, which provides facilities for 3D imaging and printing, digitisation, and computational experimentation.

The Hub hosts a lively intellectual environment that includes an active seminar series and visiting research fellows. Students are also welcome to participate in digitally-focused seminars hosted by other Institutes within the School. Members of the Hub are also active in digital humanities organisations including the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association .

The  School of Advanced Study  itself offers excellent resources for inter-disciplinary research by bringing together  eight internationally renowned research institutes  that support the promotion of research in the humanities. The Hub also has strong relationships with  Senate House Library , which runs a number of digital programmes in addition to its range of historic library reading rooms and collections. 

The School offers a broad range of  events, seminars and conferences  that we encourage our research students to engage with. This includes opportunities to participate in the annual Being Human Festival , the flagship festival of the humanities in the United Kingdom.

Our research students can also take advantage of a varied and challenging  research training programme , with general research skills training and research methodologies courses provided through the School and subject-specific training provided within the institutes.

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Before submitting an application, you are advised to discuss your proposal with a member of the academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study. You can find our academic staff's contact details and areas of expertise in the Supervisors section.

Before agreeing to accept you, the School will require you to submit a research proposal, so it is worthwhile to have drafted this before formally applying. See the Guidelines on drafting your research proposal .

Candidates will normally receive an initial response to their application within 28 working days. Those who have been formally interviewed will normally be informed within one week as to whether they are to be offered a place.

Note: in accordance with regulations research students will be registered for the MPhil degree in the first instance. Upgrading to PhD will be considered in the second year for full-time students and in the third or fourth year for part-time students.

Fees, funding and payment

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Fees are set annually and cover registration, tuition, and (in the case of research students) supervision.

Fees are quoted per annum -- that is, you will need to pay at least the fee quoted below for each year of your studies. Please note that tuition fees are subject to annual uplift. The University of London reserves the right to alter or withdraw courses and amend other details without prior notice.

See the Tuition Fees for 2024-25 - listed by Institute.

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Our students fund their studies in a variety of ways including scholarships, bursaries and fellowships, as well as government loans and postgraduate loans. 

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries that you don't need to pay back and are awarded based on personal circumstances or academic achievement. Funding at postgraduate level is competitive so it’s a good idea to plan financially before starting your course. 

For information about fees and funding from the School of Advanced Study, please visit the SAS Fees and Funding page .

Career opportunities

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The  SAS Careers Service  works with students and graduates of all ages and at all stages of career development across all the institutes. Our mission is to provide high-quality information about careers and skills, and professional advice and guidance. We help students with their career development, either within their current field of work or in something completely new. 

SAS students can access 1-2-1 guidance appointments throughout their studies and for up to 2 years after graduating, to help them plan their next steps, whatever they might be. We also offer CV, cover letter, and application advice as well as mock interviews with the SAS Careers Consultant who will empower you to feel more confident in your interview performance. 

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Start dates.

• September 2025 - application deadline closes 31 July 2025

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CDH launches new PhD in Digital Humanities

• 23 May 2023

CDH has launched a new PhD Programme in Digital Humanities starting in October 2024.

The PhD in Digital Humanities is a research-intensive programme new for 2024 that will enable students to engage at doctoral level with projects demanding the use of digital methods, tools, or adopting critical/theoretical orientations. This programme expands the humanities offering at research and postgraduate level at Cambridge by offering a route for cross-disciplinary engagement, responding to the growth of the field of Digital Humanities as a research area.

The programme is designed to enable students from many areas of the arts and humanities to develop practical skills and knowledge and to generate the necessary critical literacy to understand and engage with digital research, and digital cultures, and to respond to questions arise around the ethics of automation, algorithmic analysis, privacy/surveillance, virtual cultures, data sharing, intelligent agency and creativity, archival justice and digital histories, and to explore work in relation to collections and heritage issues. Through supervisions supplemented by technical consulting, supplemented by a research culture providing research led seminars and lectures, guest seminars, and practice-driven workshops, it provides the conditions for original PhD research in DH or in other arts and humanities/social science disciplines that make a significant intervention into shaping the field.

Applications for the PhD open from September 2023 until January 4 2024 for October 2024 entry.

Please note, the deadline for the Cambridge Gates US Scholarship is in October.

Sign up for the next applicant information session here.

Find out more about the new PhD programme.

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