AHRC CENTRE FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING IN CELTIC LANGUAGES

A CONSORTIUM OF 12 RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS WITH THE COLLABORATION OF 3 CORE PARTNERS

Co-ordinating RO: University of GlasgowDirector: Professor Thomas Owen Clancy

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS Bangor University Queen’s

University BelfastSwansea University University of

AberdeenUniversity of Cambridge University of

EdinburghUniversity of Oxford University of

UlsterUniversity of the Highlands and Islands, Sabhal Mór Ostaig

University of Wales, Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic StudiesUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David

CORE PARTNERSBBC Northern Ireland Bòrd na

GàidhligNational Library of Wales

CDT IN CELTIC LANGUAGES: Key Features

DIVERSITY of size, age, function and expertise

Geographical and linguistic DIVERSITY

CELTIC LANGUAGES, literatures and cultures as FOCUS

Small units (often) – but very broad curricula & supervisionThin spread of subject-specific expertise

COLLABORATION across languages across regions

Across HE / non-HE borders through work with partners

Working within the wider professional community of Celtic Studies, towards a common purpose:

the creation of a new generation of well-trained researchers in the Celtic Languages

CDT in CELTIC LANGUAGES A connected community of scholars

forming research networks for the future

SharingLanguages Supervision

Disciplinary Expertise Generic Skills

NetworkingCollaboration Doctoral Visitorships

CLARSACH: Celtic Languages Annual Research Symposium and Collaboration Hub

MobilisingKnowledge exchange and impact

Partnerships for development