Welcome to the Department of History

Welcome to History at York!

Professor Laura Stewart, Head of Department.

I am proud to be Head of one of the world's outstanding History Departments: we are ranked No.9 in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022) and in the Top 50 globally (QS World University Rankings 2021).

At York, you will encounter innovative yet supportive small-group teaching, led by experts whose work receives international awards and stimulates public debate. Our research was placed third nationally for impact in the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021). Our extensive collaborations with partners in our beautiful historic city, as well as nationally and internationally, enables us to offer students and researchers at all levels many exciting opportunities to apply historical thinking in wider contexts.

If you love History, you will love York.

Want to know more? Browse our website for our huge range of courses, covering 2000 years of history and every inhabited continent. Find out who we are and what we do on the 'Our People' page. Send us your queries by going to 'Contact Us'. Why not pay us a visit? Find out more about our Open Days by emailing history-admissions@york.ac.uk or check on the University Visit pages for details.

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Undergraduate

News

History at York ranked 10th in the UK by the Complete University Guide

Posted on Wednesday 15 June 2022

History at York is ranked as 10th in the UK by the Complete University Guide.

History BA Undergraduate Scholarships

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022

The Department of History is delighted to announce that a further 9 History BA Undergraduate Scholarships have been made available for our prospective undergraduate students.

David Olusoga pays tribute to York pioneer of the history of slavery

Posted on Thursday 28 April 2022

On Wednesday 20 April 2022 we welcomed David Olusoga OBE, Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and well known author and TV presenter, to join us in the Bowland Lecture theatre of the Humanities Research Centre.