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Applications for the Ralph Waggett MA Studentship now open
The Ralph Waggett MA Studentship in History is available thanks to a generous donation from our alumni community. Applications are now open for 2022/23 entry!
New monograph, 'Migrating Memories', published by Dr James Koranyi
The book deals with the experiences of Romanian Germans in the twentieth century - a subject that has hitherto been neglected in English-language scholarship
Nazi Germany’s elite schools used British public schools as ‘model’
How Nazi Germany’s elite schools used British public schools as 'models' during the 1930s, cultivating connections with them through a series of student and staff exchanges, is revealed in a new book by a leading historian.
Durham Laidlaw Scholar publishes research paper
The paper, entitled 'The New Western Wall: the use of Crusades in the rationale of far-right organisations and what this reveals about the readings of its history', was written by second-year History student Stephanie Ormond
New book by Jonathan Saha published
Dr Saha's new book, 'Colonizing Animals: Interspecies Empire in Myanmar', was published today by Cambridge University Press
Thebes Scholarship announced
Durham History Department is pleased to announce the Thebes History Scholarship, which will first be offered to students beginning their degree in academic year 2022/23
Prof. Clifford named finalist for Cundill History Prize
Prof. Clifford's book, 'Survivors: Children's Lives After the Holocaust', has been named a finalist in the prestigious Cundill History Prize
'Survivors' by Rebecca Clifford longlisted for Cundill History Prize
Prof. Clifford's book, which explores the subsequent lives of child Holocaust survivors, has been longlisted for the Cundill History Prize
Durham historians to give RHS lectures
Professor Ludmilla Jordanova and Dr Jonathan Saha are to give RHS Lectures this autumn
New article by Dr Tom Hamilton
Dr Tom Hamilton has published a new article with The Historical Journal, entitled 'A sodomy scandal on the eve of the French Wars of Religion'
New article by Durham historian on slavery in California
Dr Kevin Waite has written for The Conversation on how slaves were transported to California and the American West, despite slavery being illegal in those regions
Recent graduate awarded NINE DTP Fellowship
Congratulations to recent graduate, Dr Adrian Browne, on his NINE DTP postdoctoral fellowship award