Research Projects
We have a far-reaching approach to history and explore historical topics in depth from around the globe.
From India to the Middle East, early modern to the present day, our projects cover an expansive range of topics, time periods and locations.
Our research centres have a wide range of associated projects:
- Centre for the History of MedicineLink opens in a new window
- Early Modern and Eighteenth Century CentreLink opens in a new window
- European History Research CentreLink opens in a new window
- Global History and Culture CentreLink opens in a new window
Postgraduate Research Projects
The Department has a thriving Postgraduate Research Student Community. Most current MPhil/PhD students have published an ePortfolio page with details of their research:
Department Projects

Africa's Sons Under Arms: Race, Military Bodies and the British West India Regiment in the Atlantic World, 1795-1914
Professor David Lambert, Professor Tim Lockley and Dr Phil Hatfield

Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960sLink opens in a new window
Professor Dan Branch (Warwick), Dr Emma Hunter (Edinburgh) and Dr Gerald McCann (York)

Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850-2000
Professor Hilary Marland

What's at Stake in the Fake?
Dr Sarah Hodges (Warwick), Dr Julia Hornberger (University of Witwatersrand) and Dr Rene Gerrets (University of Amsterdam)

Cross-Cultural Diplomacy Compared: European Diplomats in South Asia (1600-1750)
Dr Guido van Meersbergen