READ: Research in English At Durham

17/09/2026

👣 Walk in the footsteps of the Bingley Byron in a new four-part podcast series, featuring our colleague Dr Adam Bridgen among others.

Also known as The Orpheus of Bradford and The Airedale Poet, John Nicholson was a Methodist preacher and a tormented drinker, a rambler on Rombald’s Moor and a champion of industry, a conservative and a radical, a woolsorter and a classically-inclined poet.

Produced by Cultural Collections and Galleries at the University of Leeds. Links in comments: 👇

14/09/2026

🥈For the second year running we're ranked 2nd for English Literature in the UK, according to the The Guardian Universities Guide 2027.

League tables don't tell the whole story, of course, so find out more about our Department and how to apply:

https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/english-studies/

19/08/2026

Our colleague Dr Emily Rohrbach has a highly anticipated new book this September, on Codex Poetics and the Politics of Romantic Reading. Here's an interview which gives some background to the project and a preview of her monograph:

👉

Five Questions: Emily Wing Rohrbach on Codex Poetics Matthew Sangster    August 16, 2026 August 16, 2026    No Comments on Five Questions: Emily Wing Rohrbach on Codex Poetics Emily Wing Rohrbach is Associate Professor of English, 1660-1832, at Durham University and the author of Modernity’s M...

13/08/2026

Congratulations to everyone receiving A-Level and other results today!

We hope you achieved an outcome of which you're proud.

If you're joining us this October we're excited to welcome you. More about your next steps:

👉 https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/offer/

07/07/2026

There are still a few days left for early-career researchers to submit articles for the next issue of our international Postgraduate English journal. Issue 48 will be themed around AI, social media, and the future of literature.

More information at:

👉 https://postgradenglishjournal.awh.durham.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/pgenglish/announcement/view/14

06/07/2026

Congratulations to all of our English Studies students who are graduating from university today! 🎉

You should be extremely proud of everything you've achieved, and we're happy to be celebrating with you in the glorious sunshine. ☀️

As you go forward in your life and career, join our English Studies alumni group over on LinkedIn:

👉 https://lnkd.in/eenjes4q

In our Creative Careers talk earlier this year we heard how important it is to share experiences and ask for help from those further on than you - so use the community you've built over the last few years!

hashtag hashtag hashtag hashtag

03/07/2026

Congratulations to the new Dr Joy Brindle who has now completed her viva and submitted her final thesis. 🎉

Read more about Dr Brindle’s work at:

👉 https://etheses.durham.ac.uk/id/eprint/16723/

Joy’s PhD was supervised by Dr Simon Grimble and Dr Martin Dubois.

02/07/2026

📚 North East book events this July 📚

See our newsletter for everything:

👉 https://readdurhamenglish.wordpress.com/events/english-literature-events-in-durham-newcastle-and-the-north-east/

Here are some of the highlights:

📍Book launches and author talks at Forum Books, The Bound, Collected and more.

📍The science and narrative of mind-wandering at Institute for Medical Humanities
📅 2nd July

📍Summer reading events at Newcastle Library
📅 9th and 16th July

📍The Medieval and Early Modern / IMEMS Durham conference
📅13th to 14th July

Our monthly what’s on guide captures the literature and book chat, lectures, readings and other events in Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, Teesside, and the North East UK.

25/06/2026

Congratulations to the new Dr Wanjie Feng who has now completed her viva and submitted her final thesis. 🎉

Read more about Dr Feng’s work at: 👉 https://etheses.durham.ac.uk/id/eprint/16509/

Wanjie’s PhD was supervised by Dr Elizabeth Swann and Professor Mandy Green.

18/06/2026

Dr Alistair Brown's new paper 'The English Literature Essay Question in the Age of AI: Unlocking the Black Box of AI Responses' is now published by University Press at:
👉 https://academic.oup.com/english/advance-article/doi/10.1093/english/efag003/8681540?login=false

Find out more about Alistair’s research at:
👉https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/alistair-brown/