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Honorary and visiting staff

The Department of History supports the award of a small number of distinguished honorary titles, approved by Senate.

Emeritus Professors and Emeritus Readers

Professor Richard Bessel

Professor Emeritus of Twentieth Century History

Professor Pete Biller

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor Claire Cross

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor Colin Divall

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor Dee Dyas

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor Alan Forrest

Professor Emeritus in History

Dr Jeremy Goldberg

Emeritus Reader

Dr Joanna de Groot

Emeritus Reader

Professor Mark Jenner

Professor Emeritus of Early Modern History

Professor David Moon

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor Sarah Rees Jones

Professor Emeritus in Medieval History

Professor Edward Royle

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor Bill Shiels

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor James Walvin

Professor Emeritus in History

Professor David Wootton

Professor Emeritus in History

Honorary titles

Phillip Bradford

Honorary Visiting Fellow

Paul Dryburgh

Honorary Fellow

Rosemary Hayes

Honorary Visiting Fellow

Anthony Musson

Honorary Visiting Professor

Jane Rendall

Honorary Fellow

Christian Steer

Honorary Visiting Fellow

Helen Watts

Honorary Fellow

Departmental Honorary and Visiting Research Affiliates

The Department also awards Visiting and Honorary Research Affiliate status to distinguished collaborators working with a named academic staff member and resulting in a material benefit to the core research activity of the Department. Honorary Research Affiliate status is granted by our Nominations Committee on the basis of a written justification, which will set out a clear explanation of the joint activity. Honorary Research Affiliate status is usually awarded for two years.

The title of Honorary Research Affiliate carries no privileges other than access to the University's IT services and Library, where requested and justified in the application.

Dr Neil Tarrant

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Ecclesiastical Censorship of Science and Magic in Early Modern Italy
  • History of Science and Religion
  • History of Religious Toleration

Professor Arnab Chakraborty

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Medical History
  • Migration Studies
  • Histories of Health Policy

Dr Joe Ellis

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Early Modern British History
  • Scottish Political History
  • Early Modern Court Culture
  • Gendered Representation at Court

Dr Jonathan Mackman

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Late Medieval English Political History
  • The History of Parliament
  • Immigration

Dr Thomas Lean

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Oral History
  • History of Technology
  • Public History

Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies

Dr Luisa Simonutti

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • History of Early Modern Philosophy
  • Intellectual History (with particular interest in Spinoza, Bayle & Locke)

Dr Namrata Ganneri

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • South Asian Feminisms
  • Religious Nationalisms
  • History of Medicine
  • History of Sport and Physical Culture

Professor Taras Kuzio

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • History of Ukraine
  • History of Russia
  • International Relations

Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture

Geoff Arnott

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Digital Heritage Consultant - Visualisation Expert

Dr John Jenkins

Honorary Research Associate

Becky Payne

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Research into Church Sustainability
  • Access and Inclusion
  • National Empowerment Projects
  • Provision of Guidance for Places of Worship

Nigel Walter

Honorary Research Associate

Research interests:

  • Church architecture; design theory; heritage conservation principles