Key information
- Funding
- Self-funded
- School
- Social Sciences
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Delivery type
- Full-time, Part-time
- Start date
- September
- Duration
- 3 years
A particular strength is our translation and interpreting research, which is based in the internationally recognised Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS). The Centre provides a focus for research into the socio-professional use of language in multilingual environments. Its aims include investigation of the nature of the process of translating/interpreting and the construction of social communication, dissemination of research and the promotion of awareness of issues relating to the profession and to the training of interpreters and translators.
The CTISS brings together staff and postgraduate research in our core areas of translation studies, interdisciplinary social communication studies and discourse linguistics. A belief that understanding of textual strategies (genres, discourses, texts) is central to the discourse processes involved in translating and interpreting is a unifying theme of much of the work done in CTISS.
In addition to core research in translating and interpreting processes, the Centre also carries out research on contrastive textology and social communication science.
Programme duration
Normally 3 years.
Research projects
We welcome applications from suitably qualified prospective research students interested in pursuing PhD studies that fall under the broad range of expertise we have in translation and interpreting, including:
- Public Service Interpreting: Standardizing Quality and Professionalisation
- Police Interpreting
- Interpreting and Translating In Mental Health Settings
- Translation of Cultural Objects
- Evaluative or Persuasive Written Communication in Business Contexts
- Interpreter-mediated Interaction
- Migrant Memoirs and Literature in Translation
- Linguistic Needs and Policy in Multilingual Europe
- Legal Interpreting Provision, Training and Policy
- Translating/Adapting Music Across National Boundaries
- Sign language interpreting and translation
- Corpus methodologies in Translation and Interpreting Studies
- Multimodality and Translation
We actively promote interdisciplinary work across contexts, genres and modalities. The incorporation of sign language studies coordinates with the wider epistemological move towards multimodality and digital analytical platforms.
Entry requirements
Funding information
| Status | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £5,151 | £2,575.50 |
| England / Wales / N Ireland | £5,151 | £2,575.50 |
| International | £20,456 | £10,228 |
- Status: Your residency status is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course.
- International: 'International' includes applicants from European Union countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled status in UK. (This does not include students from the Republic of Ireland - see above).
We offer a number of competitive funded scholarships for research degrees. Full or partial support may be available for well-qualified candidates from UK research councils, research pools, charities or industry.
View our full range of scholarships.
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