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INSTITUTE OF MODERN LANGUAGES RESEARCH School of Advanced Study * University of London The Institute invites applications from suitably-qualified candidates for its Master of Research in Modern Languages. The degree offers specific training for postgraduate research in modern languages to students who are aiming at a PhD, or who wish to take a challenging end-stopped Master's. The course offers a distinctive and unique choice of translation theory, European and Arabic cultural and intellectual history (taught at the Warburg Institute), and digital humanities in addition to research skills and training. Graduates are awarded a University of London degree. Funding opportunities exist for students intending to write their Master's dissertation on French or Francophone topics (Cassal Bursary), and for students intending to write their Master's dissertation on a German-related topic (Friends of Germanic Studies and Bithell Bequest). For further details see https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/graduate-study/research-funding. The Master of Research is a flexible programme that allows in-depth study under the supervision of experts in the field and provides excellent preparation for students who wish to continue to doctoral study. The dissertation gives students scope to explore an area of interest in depth and to develop advanced critical and analytical research skills. Students receive face-to-face supervision and specialist research training in small groups within a well-established research training programme. The course is underpinned by exceptional resources in the Senate House Library, a diverse range of seminars and conferences, and networks associated with the specialist centres within the Institute: the Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/research-centre-german-and-austrian-exile-studies>, the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing>, the Centre for the Study of Cultural Memory<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-cultural-memory>, the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Austrian Literature & Culture<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/ingeborg-bachmann-centre-austrian-literature>, the Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian Studies<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/centre-quebec-and-french-canadian-studies>, and the Ernst Bloch Centre for German Thought<https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/ernst-bloch-centre-german-thought>. The MRes is further supported by the digital resources of the PORT<https://port.sas.ac.uk/> (postgraduate online research training) website, part of which is tailored specifically to the needs of students and researchers in modern languages. It includes a variety of resources, ranging from introductory training manuals on conducting research in modern languages via language-specific materials to video clips advising on the preparation for the viva or for job interviews. Further details on the MRes programme, including entry requirements and how to apply can be found at https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/graduate-study/mres-modern-languages. Applications close on 31 August 2019. Institute of Modern Languages Research School of Advanced Study | University of London Senate House | Malet Street | GB- London WC1E 7HU Website http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk<http://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/> The University of London is an exempt charity in England and Wales. We have cut carbon emissions from University buildings by 32% and are committed to cutting emissions by 43% by 2020. Please think before you print. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GERMAN-STUDIES list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GERMAN-STUDIES&A=1