Conduct your research at The Shakespeare Institute, our leading centre for Shakespeare studies. You'll join a community of scholars in Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon and access the most comprehensive Shakespeare studies collection in the UK.

Benefit from our unique resources including dedicated Shakespeare library facilities and weekly seminars sharing the latest research.

Enhance your research through our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). This dynamic collaboration sees researchers and academic staff join RSC artists to explore Shakespeare through creative and critical approaches. 

Our PhD programmes are normally undertaken in three years full-time or six years part-time, and our Masters-level research programmes are taken in one year full-time or two years part-time. The period of maximum registration for a PhD includes a further year, designated "thesis awaited," which is usually a period of final revisions and more occasional supervision.