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Postgraduate research degree
Earn a research degree at the UK's leading institute in France, either on campus in Paris or via distance learning. You can study full-time or part-time.
PhD at the University of London Institute in Paris
The Institute is a small interdisciplinary centre where you will be able to undertake doctoral research towards a University of London degree while benefitting from the outstanding resources of Paris and beyond.
Postgraduate research at the Institute is supported by the extensive resources of the School of Advanced Study, both in research training and in access to library resources.
The Institute has its own on-site library and offers substantial support in accessing library and archive resources in Paris. It also has a dedicated postgraduate and research affiliate study area.
Current postgraduate research areas
- Hospitality, refugee-reception in La Chapelle (Paris) and Intangible Cultural Heritage (human geography/urban studies)
- Narratives of Intergenerational Mobility in Athens (cultural translation/urban studies)
- Women’s Writing in Haiti (comparative literature/visual studies)
- Foreign Office Policy and Refugee Reception in Inter-war France (history)
- Olympic Games and Legacy, London 2012, Paris 2024 (urban studies)
PhD at the Institute in Paris
Earn a research degree at the UK's leading institute in France, either on campus in Paris or via distance learning. Our world-leading academics offer supervision in areas including Paris history and culture, transnational and postcolonial literature, and translation studies.
