School of Humanities | Sgoil nan Daonnachdan

History at Glasgow

Glasgow History is a thriving community of nearly 30 leading scholars and 55 PhD students, plus nearly 30 more each year undertaking master's degrees. The staff include clusters in war studies, gender history, Scottish history, American history, battlefield archaeology, cultural history, and religious and atheist history. There are strong specialisms in medieval, early-modern and twentieth century periods.  To find your interest, please look at the staff profiles page, especially the  extensive publication lists and research interests.

NEW! Leverhulme scholarship on provenance in the Hunterian Library (Jan 2017 start)

PhD Postgraduate Scholarships in History

• AHRC Doctoral Studentships 2015-16: we invite inquiries from well-qualified UK and EU students for applications to the Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership Scotland, in which Glasgow is a member. Full details here.
• College of Arts PhD Intern Scholarships 2015-16: these scholarships are open to International, EU and UK students. See the University of Glasgow College of Arts webpage.
• Carnegie Scholarships: Scottish-connected students may be nominated for a PhD at Glasgow. See the website for Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.
• ESRC Doctoral Studentships: History nominate to the scheme of the Economic and Social Research Council for topics in this field of historical research. The deadlines have yet to be announced.
• AHRC PhD studentship on 'Collecting the Nation: Scottish history, patriotism and antiquarianism after Scott, (1832-91)'

Contacts

You need to act quickly. Early inquiry during October and November 2015 is strongly advised. Explore our staff specialisms and then contact a member of staff. Each professor and lecturer welcomes inquiries by direct email. If in any doubt who to contact, email the PGR convenor, Professor Callum G Brown, or the PGR Administrator, Christelle Le Riguer.

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First published: 25 October 2015