WORD Centre for Creative Writing
The WORD Centre xists to facilitate and promote creative projects in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and collaborative mixed-media in all the languages of North-East Scotland.
Research Interests
Research Interests
The research interests of members of the Department cover a wide range of authors, periods, genres and topics. You can browse staff research specialisms via the links to their staff profiles below, but otherwise can find a complete list of discipline staff on our Staff Pages.
Research Centres
The English Department has close links with several specialised research centres at the University of Aberdeen. These centres bring together groups of scholars with shared research interests, sometimes from a range of academic disciplines, and foster links with other universities. These centres all support taught postgraduate courses and postgraduate degrees by research. For more information please see the links below.
Centre for Early Modern Studies
The Centre for Early Modern Studies brings together distinguished early modern scholars in history, philosophy, religion, literature, and other disciplines.
Centre for the Novel
The first of its kind in the UK, the new Centre for the Novel promotes research into the history and theory of the novel over all periods of its development.
Walter Scott Research Centre
The Walter Scott Research Centre supports research relating to Walter Scott and his world.
Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies
The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies is an interdisciplinary centre which carries out research across the history, literature and culture of Ireland and Scotland.
Elphinstone Institute
The Institute fosters research in the study of human traditions, especially those of the North and North-East Scotland.