UEA secures major doctoral training funding award for the Arts & Humanities
By: Communications
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is delighted to have received a Landscape Award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to support and inspire a new generation of doctoral students. UEA is one of only 50 institutions nationally to receive Landscape Awards, which will provide funding for 15 doctoral studentships over five years from 2026/27.
At UEA, the Landscape Awards will offer 3.5 year PhD studentships, including funded placements, to enhance research and employability outcomes. As part of the University’s commitment to widening and diversifying doctoral opportunities, at least one studentship annually will be awarded to a candidate from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented at this level of study.
Professor Catherine Richardson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, UEA Faculty of Arts and Humanities, said:
“I am delighted that the AHRC continues to support our highly successful PhD programme with this prestigious Landscape Award. This award recognises the strong research environment at UEA and will underpin our continued commitment to innovation, accessibility and interdisciplinarity in arts and humanities led postgraduate research. We are very much looking forward to welcoming these new students into our research community, and are excited to see the work they do both here and with our partners.”
Professor Julian Blow, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, said:
“This AHRC Landscape Award represents a strong endorsement of the capacity and quality of UEA’s world-leading arts and humanities research environment. Arts and Humanities research is centrally important to the University’s vibrant interdisciplinary culture and this award will play a key role in widening the accessibility of doctoral training and support a new generation of innovative researchers.”
AHRC Executive Chair, Professor Christopher Smith, said:
“The AHRC doctoral landscape awards provide flexible funding to allow universities to build on existing excellence in research and opportunities for innovation across the arts and humanities. They will support the development of talented people and, alongside our other doctoral schemes, contribute to a vibrant, diverse and internationally-attractive research and innovation system.”
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