Postgraduate - Research
The Department of History offers two postgraduate research degrees: the MA by Research and the PhD. Royal Holloway is a large, vibrant and diverse community of historians whose collective and individual research represents the breadth and variety of the discipline.
Our research intersects across multiple themes, from environment, embodiment and gender to violence, ideas and beliefs. We are especially interested in understanding societies and cultures from new perspectives, and generating thoughtful enquiry about the functioning of human societies and cultures, in line with Royal Holloway’s commitment to social justice and a shared belief in research that benefits and changes society.
We aim to foster world-leading research that innovates and shapes the discipline, by cultivating new areas of research growth alongside our established practices; by collaborating with other universities, heritage, media, policy makers and creative industries to maximise the public benefits of our research; and by promoting an inclusive and vibrant research community that provides support for staff and students at all stages of their career, including PhD students and early career researchers, to carry out excellent research through a robust infrastructure for grant capture, and for national and international collaborations.
Applying
If you’re considering applying for the History PhD, first see if there is a member of staff working in your area of interest, and get in touch.
Alternatively, contact your Director of Postgraduate Education
Funding
There is funding available through the Arts and Humanities Research Council Awards.
