History PhD

Our history programme offers research opportunities in areas as diverse as medicine, death, historical demography, gender, women's history and urban culture. As an PhD student you will enjoy a research environment in which ambitious and original ideas can flourish.

Many of the research opportunities in history are interdisciplinary and are available for most periods of history and in most geographical regions.

Supervision is normally available in the following subject areas:

Conflict, War and Genocide

Conflict, War and Genocide

Gender and Sexuality

Gender and Sexuality

Global and Postcolonial history

Global and Postcolonial history

Health and Medicine

Health and Medicine

Ideas, Religion and Historiography

Ideas, Religion and Historiography

Labour and Social Movements

Labour and Social Movements

Oral History, Memory and Place

Oral History, Memory and Place

Politics and International Relations

Politics and International Relations

Urban Culture and Mass Media.

You will receive a tailored package of support from the University to ensure you maximise your research and future career. There are also opportunities to undertake your research at Newcastle within a Doctoral Training Centre, Centre for Doctoral Training or Doctoral Training Partnership.