Philip A. Shaw is a British philologist at Durham University.
Shaw has written numerous works on these subjects.
Shaw is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
During Shaw's time at Leicester, in the academic year 2020–21, the university closed its teaching of English Language and of medieval English literature, putting relevant staff at risk of redundancy.
[5][6]: 138 In autumn 2021, Shaw took up a lectureship in Medieval Literary Studies at Durham University.