Visiting PhD Students and Academic Staff
There are two different routes to apply to visit our School:
- if you are a PhD student in another institution, please apply to become a visiting postgraduate research student.
- if you are a member of staff/faculty at another institution or a post-doctoral researcher, please apply as visiting staff.
Visiting Postgraduate Research Students
The College of Arts & Humanities welcomes applications from graduate students registered at other universities who wish to spend some time at the University of Glasgow. For example, you may wish to discuss your work with a member of our academic staff, participate in our research community, and make use of the resources in the University Library for a semester or a number of months.
Please visit this webpage for further information and details on how to apply
Visiting Academic Staff
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures operates a Visiting Academic Staff Scheme, offering periods of up to 12 months' residency. Applications are accepted from visiting academics from a wide range of backgrounds and research fields. Applicants in the field of Text/Image Studies may wish to be considered for the Sir William Stirling Maxwell Fellowship.
During your visit you will have opportunities to discuss and share ideas with other academics in our School who work in a related field of interest. From this mutual collaboration may come ideas and, possibly, future projects.
The School runs regular events during term-time which typically include research seminars, visiting speakers, workshops and guest lectures. Where relevant to your work, you will be able to attend such events and have the chance to exchange knowledge and ideas with others researching in cognate areas. The School will arrange a University Staff card for you so that, during your stay, you will have full access electronic facilities and the library. The Library at Glasgow is a first rate facility that supports many of the University’s world leading research activities and offers comfortable desk space and computer work stations.
How to apply
If you are planning to visit us, please complete the SMLC Visiting Scholar Application Form and email it to smlc-operations@glasgow.ac.uk
Research visits normally take place during semester time (September to June) and vary in length but are usually from 3-12 weeks in duration.
All visitors coming into the UK must ensure they have the correct visa with which to enter the UK. Please refer to the UK Visas and Immigration website for details.
Fees and charges
A bench fee is normally chargeable to visiting researchers in return for access to university resources. The baseline fee is £500 for one semester and £1,000 for two semesters but a fee remission scheme may apply for colleagues from institutions in developing countries or for other strategic development reasons. The bench fee is waived for holders of the Sir William Stirling Maxwell Fellowship. If the visit is shorter than one semester, the School would be willing to negotiate a pro-rata fee. This will be confirmed to you once we receive your application.
VAT (20%) is chargeable to all UK and overseas visitors unless they are students.