Research Degrees in History
Doctoral research supervision in history is available in the Institute of Historical Research and in The Warburg Institute.
Doctoral research supervision is available in the Institute of Historical Research in the following broad areas:
- Urban and metropolitan (especially London) history, including comparative approaches across Europe and elsewhere
- Local and regional history, primarily concerning England and including the impact of towns
- Social, economic and political history of Britain, 1300-1500
- Victorian culture
- The experience and impact of empire
- The history of partliamentary representation in the UK
- History of British politics, political parties, radical politics and trade unionism since 1867
- Film, media and popular culture
- Towns in the earlier middle ages
- Aspects of the social and economic history of Britain since the late 19th century, including social and economic policy, women's and gender history, financial and business history
- Royal history and diplomacy since 1900
Doctoral research supervision is available in The Warburg Institute in the following broad areas:
- Arabic and Islamic influences in Europe
- Humanism and the history of scholarship
- Medieval to early modern art, history, philosophy and science
To make an application for a research degree, speak first to the manager of the relevant Institute. Your particular research interest may be able to be supported, even though it is not listed.
Research degrees can be completed on a full-time basis (up to four years) or on a part-time basis (up to seven years).
Before agreeing to accept you, the Institute will require you to submit a research proposal, so it is worthwhile having this drafted ahead of a formal application. Guidelines on drafting your research proposal.
Once in contact with the Institute, they will put you in touch with a potential supervisor. It is important that you discuss your outline research proposal with them, and that you feel that you can work together. Your supervisor will disucss any further development or re-focusing of your proposal before the formal application is taken to the Institute Research Degrees Committee for approval.
