从大约1500年到今天，我们为历史博士提供一系列指导，尤其是与我们七个研究组和三个中心相关的主题。我们的研究领域涵盖以下主题（按重要性顺序排列）：非洲及其散居地，早期现代观点，阶级文化，妇女，性别与性，健康，医学与社区，政治文化与公民身份，战争，记忆和生活故事。我们还设有书目历史，公共历史和数字历史中心，使我们能够为学生提供这些特定领域的其他专业知识。我们在以下地理区域中也具有特殊的专业知识：英国（包括本地和区域历史），欧洲，美国，俄罗斯，巴西，南部非洲和英国的亚洲帝国。我们以在良好的师生关系下的友好氛围
We offer supervision for our PhD in History in a range of topics from the period c.1500 to the present day, with particular focus on themes linked to our three research clusters and our Centre for Public History. Our research clusters cover several themes: race, gender and identity, political cultures, class and citizenship, and war, conflict and memory. We have particular expertise in the following geographical areas: Britain (including local and regional history), Europe, the United States, Latin America, Russia, Southern Africa and East Asia.<br><br>We take pride in providing excellent research training and careful supervision in a friendly atmosphere, with good staff-student relationships.<br><br>We have strong links with the research community, both in the UK and worldwide and many of our graduates have gone on to teach in higher education institutions. Others have gone on to have careers in archives, museums and heritage organisations, teaching, education and academia, marketing, communications and public relations, and the Civil Service, among many other areas.<br><br>With the skills and knowledge you acquire from studying within our Department of History, you will find yourself in demand from a wide range of employers.