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134 PhD programmes in History in United Kingdom

History
Join our large and vibrant postgraduate research community of over 30 students. Our History research interests at University of Southampton range from the ancient world to contemporary global history across topics as diverse as the buildings of the Roman empire and peacefulness in twentieth-century China.

History and Archaeology
The Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Chester is committed to high-quality research in the fields of history, archaeology and heritage.

History
The University of Dundee offers a range of taught and research-based postgraduate History degrees in British, European and American history from the early modern period to the present which attract full-time and part-time postgraduate students from the UK and overseas.

Celtic Studies
The PhD programmes are usually 3 years of full-time study with a 60,000 to 100,000 word thesis being submitted at the end of the third year. The Celtic Studies programme is offered at Bangor University.

History
The SOAS University of London History Department is one of the world’s major centres offering supervision for research degrees in African and Asian history. It attracts students and scholarly visitors from all parts of the world.

Medieval Studies
Bristol's importance as medieval England's second city and a major maritime port for trade and exploration makes it an excellent setting for interdisciplinary intellectual exchange. University of Bristol offers the Medieval Studies programme.

History
This History degree from University of Gloucestershire offers a multitude of opportunities, depending on your discipline, interests, and experience.

History and Welsh History
Pursue original research, supervised by leading historians with expertise in a broad chronological, geographical and thematic range, spanning the medieval to the modern period across the globe on the History and Welsh History programme from Cardiff University.

History
This History MPhil, PhD programme from Newcastle University offers research opportunities in areas as diverse as medicine, death, historical demography, gender, women's history and urban culture. As an MPhil or PhD student you will enjoy a research environment in which ambitious and original ideas can flourish.

History
History at the University of Leicester offers research supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History.

Transnational social movements and the struggles against settler colonialism in Southern Africa
This Transnational social movements and the struggles against settler colonialism in Southern Africa project is offered at University of Dundee.

History
This History PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, and to make an original contribution to knowledge.

History
Delve into British, European and world history from c.500 to the present day. Shape the future of historical research when you join the History programme at University of Birmingham.

History
A University of Hertfordshire research degree in History is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.

The Scottish Sheriff Court in the Seventeenth Century
This The Scottish Sheriff Court in the Seventeenth Century project is offered at University of Dundee.

International Relations, Politics and History
The International Relations, Politics and History programme from Loughborough University aims to stimulate innovative research that has the potential to transform academic and public debates.

History and Archaeology research
With this History and Archaeology research at University of Hull, we offer postgraduate research degrees at both Masters and PhD levels in a wide variety of historical subjects, genres, disciplines and methodologies. We have a strong tradition of supporting postgraduate and early career researchers.

Migration and Medical Climatology, the climatic pull upon those leaving Scotland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
For this Migration and Medical Climatology, the climatic pull upon those leaving Scotland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries project at University of Dundee you will examine climate as a pull factor for Scottish immigrants.

Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies
Take the next step with the Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies programme at the University of Birmingham. At Birmingham, you’ll be a part of the UK’s only research centre to unite these disciplines.

History
The History programme is offered at Bangor University. History with specialisations in: Medieval and Early Modern History of Britain and Europe (including Medieval Normandy, Medieval Law and administration, Women, gender, power and identity in the Middle Ages, Popular Religion and Popular Culture in late medieval and early modern Britain and Europe, William of Orange and the ‘Glorious Revolution’