Research and innovation

Research & Innovation in the School of History

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Our Research

Our staff and postgraduate researchers engage in innovative research across a wide range of periods and geographical settings spanning the globe. We work closely with partners, institutions, and communities locally, nationally, and around the world to translate our findings into real-world impacts that effect positive change.

Interdisciplinarity is a hallmark of our research, and we are active participants in a range of interdisciplinary centres and institutes across the University.

Our research is grouped into six over-arching themes bringing together a variety of research projects.

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Empires and Aftermath

The Empires and Aftermath research group examines the force and scope of imperialism around the world.

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Health Histories

The Health Histories research group examines the social and cultural history of health and medicine.

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War Studies

From historic conflicts to modern-day national security, the War Studies research group examines issues relating to global war and peace across history.

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Politics, Diplomacy and International History

The Politics, Diplomacy and International History group brings together researchers with a shared interest in international affairs.

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Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums

In GLAM we work with external partners in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums sectors.

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Women, Gender, and Sexuality

The Women, Gender, and Sexuality research group looks at society’s construction of gender across historic periods and global geographies

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Impact and Engagement

We specialise in creative, impactful, and interactive research that makes sense of how the world around us emerged and paves the way for positive change on a global, national, and local scale.

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Research Projects

We have a large number of innovative projects that range widely by period, geographical region, and theme.

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Research Centres

We are committed to research collaboration and participate actively in a number of Faculty and University Research Centres. The Centre for Global Health Histories is hosted in the School of History.

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Institute for Medieval Studies

The School of History is home to the Institute for Medieval Studies, founded in 1967. It is one of the major centres for Medieval Studies in the UK, offering interdisciplinary teaching at postgraduate level with both masters and PhD courses. It also offers discovery modules for undergraduate students with an interest in the medieval period.

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Writing History

Read all about it in the innovative and engaging books written by our researchers.

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Journals

The School of History supports the publication of two peer-reviewed journals.

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Northern History

Northern History was the first regional historical journal in England. It was established in the School of History by Gordon Forster in 1966.

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Leeds Medieval Studies

Leeds Medieval Studies is an international, free-access, refereed journal produced in the Institute for Medieval Studies.

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Fellowships

The School of History offer Fellowships to support study and research within the School. These include the Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) and our Visiting Fellowships.

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