We have a long and distinguished record of research since the establishment of Bangor University in 1884. English Literature was a founding discipline of the institution and we have since expanded our research interests into other creative arts.
We have a thriving and friendly research culture that is inter-disciplinary, collaborative, creative and critical. Our key strengths are the work of our staff include:
- American Film;
- Digital culture;
- Media and persuasive communication;
- Creative theory and practice (practice-as-research);
- Material texts and culture
- The literatures of Wales;
- Four-Nations Literature;
- Arthurian studies;
- World literature;
- Adaptation, Experimentation and Translation
- Creative Writing
Our weekly research seminars feature Bangor colleagues, postgraduate students, and researchers and practitioners from across the UK and beyond in a supportive, if critical, environment.
OUR RESEARCH Research in Media
Our key strengths are the work of our staff in digital culture, media and persuasive communication and creative theory and practice (practice-as-research).
Our Research Research in Creative Writing
The expertise of Creative Writing staff lies in the craft of language and storytelling within the broad context of professional practice
Our Research Research in English Literature
We had an overall ranking for our publications which placed us in the top twenty English Literature departments in the UK.