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Summer Website Assistant - Now Recruiting

We are pleased to announce that the History Department is looking to recruit a PGR student to develop and enhance the research content on our new webpages over the summer
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Monograph by Durham historian shortlisted for RHS Gladstone Book Prize

Dr Tom Stammers' monograph on the culture of collecting in nineteenth century France has been named in the shortlist for the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Book Prize
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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
Violence web version

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
Durham Cathedral

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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