2023 news

The Economic and Social Research Council White Rose DTP is a regional consortium of seven universities with social science research excellence and involves the universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York as well as Bradford, Hull, Manchester Metropolitan and Sheffield Hallam.

With generous funding from the Wolfson Foundation, the Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships fund doctoral research in three areas: History, Literature and Languages.

The WRoCAH competition for PhD studentships starting in October 2024 is now open!

Applications from current undergraduate and postgraduate students are now invited for the McCormack Student Research Travel Fund.

Matthew Hurst (History PhD student, 2022/3 cohort) reflects on his archival research trip to Cambridge in September 2023, which was supported by the James Jarvis Memorial Bursary.

The Department of History has placed 11th in the Guardian University Guide 2024 for the subject of history. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.