PhD/MPhil Creative Writing in Leicester United Kingdom | University of Leicester

The School of English at Leicester provides PhD opportunities in Creative Writing, immersing students in a vibrant research and creative community. This program offers a framework for developing creative projects while encouraging deep exploration of one's artistic process. Students produce both a substantial creative work (typically 70% of the final submission) and a critical reflection (approximately 15,000-20,000 words, constituting 30%). The program fundamentally examines the nature of creative practice - an endlessly compelling subject. Graduates pursue diverse career paths after completing their doctorates. Under expert supervision, students conduct independent research projects with maximum registration periods of 4 years (full-time) or 7 years (part-time). The active research phase generally spans 3-3.5 years (full-time) or 6-6.5 years (part-time), after which students may request a 12-month writing-up period to finalize their thesis.