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Russian and East European Studies at University of Manchester - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Our PhD Russian and East European Studies programme will enable you to carry out a piece of significant, original research under the supervision of our academics. Staff in Russian and East European Studies conduct research of an interdisciplinary nature across a broad range of subjects, including:

  • 19th and 20th-century literature and history of Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia;
  • Soviet and post-Soviet cinema and the media;
  • Russian state propaganda and disinformation;
  • post-Soviet Russian and East European popular culture and music;
  • memory studies;
  • nationalism and ethnic politics historically and in the post-communist period.
The discipline of Russian and East European Studies constitutes a core group of the Cross-Disciplinary Russian and Eurasian Studies Network, which facilitates collaboration in research and postgraduate teaching and supervision among relevant members of staff across the Faculty of Humanities at Manchester. Our staff's externally-funded current research projects include:
  • (Mis)Translating Deceit: Disinformation as a Translingual, Discursive Dynamic (AHRC);
  • Eurasian Poles and Periperies in Transformation (UKRI).
A focal point for our research activity is a regular research seminar, which features a mix of internal and external speakers, and promotes debate between staff and postgraduates across the full spectrum of their research interests. We run a research grouping on Russian Media, Propaganda and Disinformation .

Entry requirements

Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and Master's degree in a relevant subject – with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent).

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For fees for entry in 2025, please view the course listing on our website.

Sponsorship information

There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below. To apply for University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including AHRC NWCDTP and School of Arts, Languages and Cultures studentships is 13 January 2025. All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting the funding application form and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.  You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines. For more funding information, visit our funding page or use our funding database to search for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.

Russian and East European Studies at University of Manchester - UCAS