PhD with the Warburg Institute

University of London Worldwide

Join a unique scholarly community conducting cutting-edge interdisciplinary work in the humanities. As a student at the Warburg Institute, you'll benefit from world-class resources, libraries and archives as you conduct your PhD research. The School of Advanced Study's Warburg Institute is one of the world’s foremost centres for studying the interaction of ideas, images and society. Our world-leading academics have broad expertise covering cultural and intellectual history in the period 1200–1700, and can offer supervision in a range of specific research interests. The Warburg Institute's resources are geared towards students engaged in interdisciplinary study. You'll find plenty to explore in its Archive, Photographic Collection, and world-renowned Library, with a unique cataloguing system designed by Aby Warburg to aid research. You'll also have access to the University of London's iconic Senate House Library. Through the Institute’s research projects, events, fellowship programmes, and friendly, collegiate atmosphere, you'll have extensive opportunities to network with the international community of scholars who use the Warburg Institute as their base. This significantly enriches our students’ learning experience and can provide ideal connections for future careers.