Honorary and visiting staff
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
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
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