Department of History

Find an expert – History

To help you find an expert for PhD supervision or research collaborations, we list our academic staff here under sections relating to period, geographic region, and historical genre.

Please note that Emeritus Professors and some of our research staff, identified below with a star *, are not available for PhD supervision.

Expertise by period

Medieval history
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr Peter Darby
Dr Gwilym Dodd
Dr Richard Goddard
Dr Matthew Hefferan
Dr Rob Lutton
Dr Claire Taylor
Dr Anna Rich-Abad
 
Early modern history
Dr David Appleby
Prof Alan Booth *
Dr David Gehring
Dr Onni Gust
Dr David Laven
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Liudmyla Sharipova
 
Modern history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr Jörg Arnold
Dr Sascha Auerbach
Prof Sarah Badcock
Dr Nick Baron
Dr Dean Blackburn
Dr Andrew Cobbing
Dr Harry Cocks
Dr Richard Gaunt
Prof Anna Greenwood
Prof Elizabeth Harvey
Prof Colin Heywood *
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Jonathan Kwan
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr David Laven
Dr Kate Law
Dr Spencer Mawby
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
Dr Uditi Sen
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Dr Jeremy Taylor
Dr Nick Thomas
Dr Martina Salvante *
Prof Maiken Umbach
Dr Richard Bates
Dr Alex Bryne *
Dr Sam Knapton
Prof Chris Wrigley *
 
Contemporary history
Dr Jörg Arnold
Dr Kate Law
Dr Joe Merton
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
Dr Uditi Sen
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Dr Nick Thomas
Dr Richard Bates
Dr Alex Bryne *
Dr Sam Knapton
 
 

Expertise by geographic region

 
European and East European history

Russian and East European history

Professor Sarah Badcock
Dr Nick Baron
Dr Liudmyla Sharipova
Dr Sam Knapton
 

French history

Dr Karen Adler
Prof Colin Heywood *
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Claire Taylor
Dr Richard Bates
 

German history

Dr Karen Adler
Dr Jörg Arnold
Prof Elizbeth Harvey
Dr Jonathan Kwan
Dr Nick Thomas
Prof Maiken Umbach
Dr Sam Knapton
 

Spanish, Italian and Mediterranean history

Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr David Laven
Dr Martina Salvante *
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
 

English and British history

Dr David Appleby
Dr Jörg Arnold
Dr Sascha Auerbach
Prof John Beckett*
Dr Dean Blackburn
Dr Harry Cocks
Dr Peter Darby
Dr Gwilym Dodd
Dr Richard Gaunt
Dr David Gehring
Dr Richard Goddard
Prof Anna Greenwood
Dr Onni Gust
Dr Matthew Hefferan
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr David Laven
Dr Rob Lutton
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Nick Thomas
Prof Chris Wrigley *
 
 
Middle Eastern and North African history
Dr Spencer Mawby
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
 
International and transnational history
Dr David Gehring
Dr Onni Gust
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr Spencer Mawby
Dr Jeremy Taylor
Dr Martina Salvante *
Dr Alex Bryne *
Dr Sam Knapton
 
Atlantic history
Dr David Appleby
Dr Onyeka Nubia
 
South Asian history
Dr Onni Gust
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Uditi Sen
 
East and Southeast Asian history
Dr Andrew Cobbing
Dr Jeremy Taylor
 

Expertise by historical genre

Black studies and African history
Dr Kate Law
Dr Spencer Mawby
Dr Joe Merton
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Nick Thomas
 
Business history
Dr Richard Goddard
Dr Richard Hornsey
Prof Chris Wrigley *
 
Colonial history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr Sascha Auerbach
Prof Anna Greenwood
Dr Onni Gust
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr Kate Law
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Uditi Sen
 
Conflict history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr David Appleby
Dr Jörg Arnold
Dr David Gehring
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr David Laven
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Claire Taylor
Dr Jeremy Taylor
Dr Nick Thomas
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Dr Uditi Sen
 
Cultural history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr David Appleby
Dr Jörg Arnold
Dr Sascha Auerbach
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr Nick Baron
Dr Harry Cocks
Dr Peter Darby
Prof Anna Greenwood
Dr Onni Gust
Prof Elizabeth Harvey
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr David Laven
Dr Rob Lutton
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
Dr Liudmyla Sharipova
Dr Jeremy Taylor
Dr Nick Thomas
Prof Maiken Umbach
Dr Martina Salvante *
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Dr Richard Bates
Dr Uditi Sen
Dr Sam Knapton
 
Diplomatic history
Dr David Gehring
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
Dr Spencer Mawby
Dr Alex Bryne *
 
Disability history
Dr David Appleby
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Martina Salvante *
Dr Richard Bates
Dr Onni Gust
 
Economic history
Dr Jörg Arnold
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Prof John Beckett *
Prof Alan Booth *
Dr Richard Goddard
Prof Colin Heywood *
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
Dr Anna Rich-Abad
Prof Chris Wrigley *
 
Environmental history
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr Robert Lambert
 
Gender history
Dr Karen Adler
Professor Ross Balzaretti
Dr Harry Cocks
Dr Onni Gust
Prof Elizabeth Harvey
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Kate Law
Dr Anna Rich-Abad
Dr Uditi Sen
Dr Nick Thomas
Dr Martina Salvante *
Dr Richard Bates
 
History of medicine
Prof Anna Greenwood
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Kate Law
Dr Richard Bates
 
History of protest
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Claire Taylor
Dr Nick Thomas
Dr Richard Gaunt
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
 
History of sexuality
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr Onni Gust
Dr Richard Hornsey
 
History of the enslaved
Dr Onni Gust
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Sascha Auerbach
 
Intellectual history
Dr Peter Darby
Dr David Gehring
Dr Onni Gust
Dr David Laven
Dr Richard Bates
 
Jewish history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr Anna Rich-Abad
Prof Maiken Umbach
 
Labour history
Dr Jörg Arnold
Prof Sarah Badcock
Prof Colin Heywood *
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Prof Chris Wrigley *
 
Local history
Prof John Beckett *
Dr Richard Gaunt
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Richard Bates
 
Migration history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr Sascha Auerbach
Dr Nick Baron
Prof Maiken Umbach
Dr Uditi Sen
Dr Sam Knapton
 
Political history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr David Appleby
Prof Sarah Badcock
Dr Gwilym Dodd
Dr Richard Gaunt
Dr David Gehring
Dr Matthew Hefferan
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Daniel Hucker
Dr Jonathan Kwan
Dr David Laven
Dr Joe Merton
Dr Tarik Oumazzane
Prof Maiken Umbach
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Prof Chris Wrigley *
 
Religious history
Dr David Appleby
Dr Peter Darby
Dr David Gehring
Dr David Laven
Dr Rob Lutton
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Liudmyla Sharipova
Dr Claire Taylor
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
 
Social history
Dr Karen Adler
Dr David Appleby
Dr Jörg Arnold
Dr Sascha Auerbach
Prof Sarah Badcock
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr Nick Baron
Prof John Beckett *
Dr Richard Gaunt
Dr Richard Goddard
Prof Anna Greenwood
Prof Colin Heywood *
Dr Sarah Holland
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Arun Kumar
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr Kate Law
Dr Rob Lutton
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Joe Merton
Dr Onyeka Nubia
Dr Anna Rich-Abad
Dr Nick Thomas
Dr Claire Taylor
Prof Maiken Umbach
Dr Martina Salvante *
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
Dr Richard Bates
Dr Sam Knapton
 
Urban history
Dr Jörg Arnold
Prof Ross Balzaretti
Dr Richard Goddard
Dr Richard Hornsey
Dr Robert Lambert
Dr Julia Merritt
Dr Joe Merton
Dr Rúben Leitão Serém
 
 

 

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