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Discover more about the faculty that we're a part of.
The Humanities Research Centre is a place of belonging, and of collective research life, for staff and postgraduates from the University's eight Arts and Humanities departments. In Autumn 2025 we will move into the beautiful Grade II listed Heslington Hall, which will become a hub for research, teaching and engagement in the Faculty.
We provide a stimulating and diverse environment in which interdisciplinary and external partnerships can flourish, and a welcoming, dedicated space for events and study.
We have a four-fold mission:
- to support, develop and advocate for innovative research projects with reach and impact;
- to nurture productive, creative and transformative partnerships with academic and non-academic collaborators;
- to inspire, train and empower new cohorts of graduate and postgraduate researchers in the arts and humanities to become the next generation of global cultural leaders;
- to promote and celebrate the work of arts and humanities researchers at the University of York among communities and audiences worldwide.
We believe that challenging circumscribed boundaries of knowledge through interdisciplinary, participatory and partnership working enriches our research, transforms its outcomes, and opens it up to a greater range of collaborators and beneficiaries.
We are a member of the international Consortium of Humanities Centres and Institutes and the UK Consortium of Institutes of Advanced Studies, contributing to the development and promotion of arts and humanities research nationally and globally.
Arts and humanities at the University of York are currently placed 75th in the QS World University Rankings, 2025, and 54th in the Times Higher Education World University rankings, 2025.