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Applications invited for the Northern History Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2026
The competition is open to graduate students and early-career researchers. A prize of £200 will be awarded for the winning essay, which will be considered for publication in the journal.
International honour for Professor Alan V. Murray
Alan V. Murray, Professor of Medieval European History in the School of History, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Tartu in Estonia.
Death to Order: Professor Simon Ball on his new book
Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination is published by Yale University Press (2025).
Three Revolutions: Professor Simon Hall on his new book
Three Revolutions: Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys that Changed the World is published by Faber and Faber (2025).
Funding success for new research on 'The Soviet Union, the World Health Organization, and Global Health, 1957-1991'
Dr Rob Hornsby has received a Discovery Award worth nearly £1 million from the Wellcome Trust.