Welcome to the Department of History
We are proud to be ranked in the top 50 in the world for History (QS World University Rankings 2020). We are 2nd in the UK for research performance (Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2014).
We offer our students a huge choice of modules, ranging around the world and across 2,000 years. Teaching is by world-class experts in their field, reflecting their own groundbreaking research, and has an emphasis on small-group teaching.
Undergraduate
News
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships (2021)
Posted on Wednesday 7 October 2020
The Department of History is now inviting expressions of interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships.
New Centre for Global Health Histories blog post on the elimination of Malaria
Posted on Monday 14 September 2020
A new briefing from the Global Health Histories (GHH) project draws on materials presented at seminars and webinars to look at different aspects of malaria control, and at how this can only be achieved through a combination of approaches.
Express your interest in the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
Posted on Monday 3 August 2020
We are now inviting expressions of interest for applications to the 2020/21 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme.
Research
Gender equality
We hold a Bronze Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to gender equality.
