The Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe (CISSGE) promotes research and teaching in Sexuality and Gender Studies across the College of Humanities.

Research in Modern Languages

  • Research projects and centres covering 10 areas of research
  • Home of the established Centre for Medieval Studies and Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe (CISSGE)
  • Ranked 9th in the UK for world leading research in French1
  • German has a strong record of excellence in research and teaching with 85% of our research classified as of international quality (RAE 2008)
  • 95% of Russian's research was rated of international quality (55% ‘internationally excellent’ and 5% ‘world-leading’)

Researchers in Modern Languages are actively engaged in projects across a broad range of subjects, including linguistics and translation studies, film, visual arts, and literary culture. Our research ranges across time from the medieval period to the contemporary, and spans the whole of Europe, including Russia, extending across the world to North Africa and Latin America.

Research staff

The Department has an excellent record in winning research grants and funded studentships for postgraduate research. We have over thirty research-active members of staff, including Associate Research Fellows working on projects based in Exeter funded by the AHRC. Our research expertise covers a wide range of areas, including linguistics and translation, literature, visual arts, cultural history, and cinema.

Research centres

Affiliated research centres

Research Projects

Our staff are involved in various research projects across the department.

Research degrees

Our research students take part in one of the liveliest and most productive research environments in the country and benefit from dedicated supervision by internationally rated research staff. We have around 70 research students registered in the Department in French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Latin American, Russian, Sexuality and Gender Studies, and welcome interdisciplinary projects. Find out more about an MPhil/PhD in Modern Languages at Exeter.

1 RAE 2008 based on the percentage of research categorised as 4*