Welcome to the Department of History
We are proud to be one of the finest history departments in the world, combining groundbreaking research with teaching that offers incredible chronological breadth, and geographic and thematic scope. We have more than 45 academic staff, and a vibrant community of students.
We were rated 2nd nationally for the quality of our research in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), 14th in the UK for History in the 2018 Complete University Guide, and rank as the 51st history department internationally according to the QS World University Rankings 2017.
Undergraduate
News
Posted on Tuesday 12 September 2017
Sanjoy Bhattacharya (Director of the Centre for Global Health Histories) featured in Devex article
Posted on Friday 8 September 2017
Sabine Clarke wins British Academy Small Grant for project 'Insects, Empire and Britain's 'Warfare State'.
Posted on Tuesday 5 September 2017
Dr Henrice Altink and Dr Alexander Medcalf both awarded grants for major new research projects
Postgraduate
