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Decolonising the Curriculum Internship - Now Recruiting

We are pleased to announce that the History Department is now recruiting for a new 'Decolonising the Curriculum' internship

New article on race in America by Dr Kevin Waite

Dr Kevin Waite (Assistant Professor of History) has written a new article for National Geographic on 'one of the largest mass lynchings' in US history
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The History Department invites Expressions of Interest for the Newton International Fellowship Competition 2021

The History department is supporting applications to the 2021 British Academy Newton International Fellowships competition
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Still time to apply for the Ralph Waggett MA Studentship

There's still time to apply for the Ralph Waggett MA Studentship in History, with the deadline of 4 June 2021
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New publication by Dr Markian Prokopovych

New publication by Dr Markian Prokopovych
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New publication edited by two Honorary Fellows (Margaret Harvey and Lynda Rollason)

New publication by two History Honorary Fellows, Margaret Harvey and Lynda Rollason
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Ralph Waggett MA Studentship in History

The Department of History is pleased to announce the Ralph Waggett MA Studentship as an addition to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities’ postgraduate bursaries and scholarships for 2021-22.
Three female students walking in corridor in University College

New blog post by Joe Mulhern (Honorary Fellow)

New blog post written by Joe Mulhern (Honorary Fellow, Durham University History Department)
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New article by Dr Kevin Waite

News article for Slate written by Dr Kevin Waite following the Capitol riots.
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Hatfield Lioness Scholarship 2021-22

Hatfield College Lioness Scholarship applications now open.
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New short article for Leverhulme Trust

Giles Gasper and Nader El-Bizri's research programme will transcend traditional boundaries of scholarship in the humanities by deepening the interconnections with the exact sciences and the arts, while considering their intercultural adaptive transmissions through the history of ideas
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