The department offers excellent research supervision for PhD candidates, both full-time and part-time. Research staff profiles can be found on the Departmental website. The PhD lasts three years (six years part-time) and leads to a dissertation of 100,000 words. As well as excellent facilities, including a dedicated postgraduate area, students enjoy interdisciplinary links with other institutions through Nottingham’s partnership with the Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES), funded by AHRC, ESRC, HEFCE and SHEFCE and spearheaded from Glasgow. The Department offers research students advanced research training, expert supervision by two supervisors, frequent reviews and feedback on progress, departmental research seminars and work-in-progress sessions, dedicated work space in the Trent Building and Highfields House, excellent library and IT facilities, support for research trips and conference attendance, inter-library loan and photocopying credits. If you take up a postgraduate research opportunity with us, you will receive support through close contact with supervisors and specific training related to your area of research, as well as benefitting from dedicated careers advice from our Careers and Employability Service.