Dr Josie Gill awarded research grant28 September 2020Josie Gill has received a Wellcome Trust Discretionary award of £191,745 for a new, two year project on 'Black Health and the Humanities'.
British Academy Global Professorship success28 July 2020Professor Kathleen Kennedy, currently at Penn State University Brandywine, will be joining the University of Bristol for four years from 1 January 2021 as a British Academy Global Professor.
Department Celebrates Creative Writing Successes7 April 2020Bristol's Department of English has recently begun to offer units in Creative Writing: four units within the BA English, an MPhil and PhD, outreach courses, and a new Masters in Creative Writing, recruiting for September 2020. We are pleased to note some recent student successes:
Bristol Announces New MA in Creative Writing25 March 2020We are pleased to announce that our innovative Masters in Creative Writing will admit fiction writers for next academic year (20/21). The degree supports emerging writers to create a new novel or collection of short stories.
Prof. Danny Karlin elected Fellow of the British Academy
24 July 2020
Danny Karlin, Winterstoke Professor of English at the University of Bristol, was elected a Fellow of the British Academy on 23 July.
Bristol Professor Podcasts on Lost Plays of Shakespeare's Period
10 July 2020
New Publication: Dr Andrew Blades's Poetry and the Dictionary
15 May 2020
Dr Holberton's Research on Andrew Marvell's Espionage makes National News
8 April 2020
Research conducted by the Department of English's Dr Edward Holberton, in collaboration with his PhD student Jack Avery and others, has made the national news.
Department Celebrates Creative Writing Successes
7 April 2020
Bristol's Department of English has recently begun to offer units in Creative Writing: four units within the BA English, an MPhil and PhD, outreach courses, and a new Masters in Creative Writing, recruiting for September 2020. We are pleased to note some recent student successes:
Five Comforting Victorian Novels Recommended by Department Lecturer
31 March 2020
Dr Pam Lock, a lecturer in the Department of English, has some reading recommendations for you.
New Publication: Dr Josie Gill's Biofictions: Race, Genetics and the Contemporary Novel
17 March 2020