Areas and topics for which we can coordinate PhD/MSc supervision. In addition to our undergraduate programmes and our participation in taught postgraduate degrees such as the MSc in Translation Studies, we welcome candidates for postgraduate research degrees (MSc by Research and PhD) in the various aspects of Nordic languages, literature, history, culture and society represented by the research interests of the academic staff. These interests include, but are not limited to:Language and linguisticsScandinavian language historyLanguage, power and identityLanguage policyLinguistic landscapes, geosemiotics and language visibilityHistorical place-name studiesCritical place-name studiesDialectologyLiterature and cultural studiesModern and contemporary Scandinavian literatureCentre and periphery in cultureNation, transnationalism and postnationalism in literatureGeocriticism and textual topographyLiterature and cinemaTravel writingChildren’s literatureInternational transmission of Scandinavian literatureLiterary translationHistorical studiesThe Viking Age and its legacyDiasporas and migrationNordic-Scottish relations and comparative studiesCultural interactions during the Second World War and Cold WarMulticulturalism and minorities in the Nordic region We are also open to supervising research on broader cultural, social, historical and geographical topics from the medieval, modern and contemporary eras. We have considerable experience with comparative studies and welcome proposals for joint supervision with other subject areas, both within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (for example other European languages, Celtic & Scottish Studies and English Literature) and with colleagues in other Schools and departments, such as Archaeology, Education, Geosciences, History, Linguistics, Scottish History or Social and Political Science. This article was published on 2024-08-13