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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
University of Reading
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
3 years
Course summary
Whether you have a clear research direction or just some emerging ideas, we can help you shape, strengthen and refine a PhD proposal and connect you with relevant academic expertise. We have many areas of expertise and specialism, and can support research in other areas as well. We have strong interests in the material history of our field and we also encourage practice-informed research.
We supervise research in:
- history and technology of printing, typefounding and type composition
- history of letterforms and type
- history and design of non-Latin typefaces (including Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, Indian, South-east Asian)
- influence of composing technologies and practices on type forms
- type design for cross-media use.
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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University League Table
35th
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Campus address
University of Reading, Whiteknights House, PO Box 217, Reading, Wokingham, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom
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Subject ranking
10th out of 84 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 239138 58%33rd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%13th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.16 79%43rd
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