modern history PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills’: A Leverhulme Trust funded PhD Studentship in the Department of Archaeology and History

University of Exeter College of Humanities

Duration 3-year studentship. Funding source The Leverhulme Trust. Funding Home (UK) tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate of £18,622 per year (2023/24 rate). Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Whittle, Dr L Sangha

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The evolution of reproductive strategies from dinosaurs to modern birds

University of Bath Department of Life Sciences

This project will study dinosaurs and modern birds to examine patterns in the evolution of reproduction from 250 million years ago to the modern day. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Longrich, Prof T Szekely

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Atlantic Stories, Colonial Legacies and the Bodleian Library, 1650-1800

Coventry University Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities

Eligibility: UK/International (including EU) graduates with the required entry requirements. Duration: Full-Time – between three and three and a half years fixed term. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AL Leonard

27 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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German PhD (option of joint PhD with Stuttgart or Humboldt University)

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Our current research students work mainly in cultural and historical studies from the Middle Ages to the present day, including literary studies, film and cinema studies; theatre studies; literary and cultural theory; and the history of ideas. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Philosophy PhD (option of joint PhD with National University of Singapore)

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

The Philosophy Department at King’s is one of the largest research departments in the field in the UK. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Theology & Religious Studies PhD

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

At King's you will find a broad range of overlapping areas of research. Students can pursue traditional areas of study through. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Weather, climate, human impacts and human responses in early modern Scotland (c.1600-c.1700).

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

This project is relevant to the interdisciplinary research theme of climate action and net zero. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A MacDonald

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Art History and World Art Studies at UEA

University of East Anglia Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Art History and World Art Studies at UEA is a research-led, interdisciplinary department engaging such global challenges as climate change, coloniality, and continuing economic and political inequalities. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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PhD at the Institute of English Studies

University of London, School of Advanced Study

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Arts Research Programme

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French PhD

King’s College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers research strengths and opportunities for PhD supervision across all periods of French and Francophone literature and visual culture, French thought and modern French history and politics. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Humanities Research Programme

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Digital Humanities PhD

University of London, School of Advanced Study

Digital Humanities is an interdisciplinary subject area that brings a range of computational, quantitative and other innovative and collaborative methods to the study of texts, images, histories, languages and cultures, while also being critical about methodology, disciplinarity and pedagogy. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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PhD at the University of London Institute in Paris

University of London, School of Advanced Study

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Humanities Research Programme

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125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - ‘WHOSE AFRICA?’: Connecting Art and Communities through the University of Birmingham’s African Collection

University of Birmingham School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music

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Supervisors: Dr DS Sözen, Dr HJ Jørgensen

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The Scottish Sheriff Court in the Seventeenth Century

University of Dundee School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Sheriff courts were the key regional nodes of both civil and criminal justice in early modern Scotland, but neither they nor their work have been subject to sustained modern analysis. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kennedy

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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