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School of English, Communication and Philosophy

We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes which combine the highest levels of traditional scholarship with innovative approaches to our core interests in language, communication, literature, critical theory, and philosophy.

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Research with impact

The school has placed top five for research impact and power in the latest UK wide assessment of research, conducted through the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

Courses

Get inspired by our innovative approaches to English, Communication and Philosophy.

Research

We specialise in a range of distinctive and complementary approaches to language, text, cultures and identities.

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About us

We are a multi-discipline School that values critical rigour, creative thinking, and intellectual inquisitiveness.

Creative writing workshop

Engagement and Civic Mission

We harness the power of our disciplines to spark ideas and help shape our communities locally and globally.

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Impact at the School of English, Communication and Philosophy

We apply our research to important challenges that make a difference in diverse areas beyond the School.

News

Students at the English Literature Society Ball on 13 May 2022.

Summertime Social

25 May 2022

Hugely popular English Literature Society Ball to become annual fixture

This Is Not Who We Are

24 May 2022

Art for the Climate

23 May 2022

Government Communication Service visit

17 May 2022

REF 2021

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results

REF assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The impact of our research and environment in which we work at Cardiff University were integral to our REF 2021 submission.