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The ESRC Doctoral Training Centre at the 91福利, one of 21 such centres in the UK, embodies the university’s commitment to producing the next generation of leaders in social science research. Internationally renowned for its research excellence, 91福利 is now inviting applications for an ESRC Doctoral Studentship in association with our collaborative partner the Parliamentary Archives to commence in October 2016 on the subject of ‘From Suffragette to Citizen: Women and Parliament in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth centuries.’ The Parliamentary Archives holds the historic records of the House of Commons and House of Lords dating back 500 years, providing innovative and expert information management, preservation, access and outreach services enabling anyone in the world to use Parliament’s records, both now and in the future.

For more information and details of how to apply, please see the .
 

The Times Higher Education (THE) has published an article, "", by Neil Pyper and Hannah Waddilove, a 91福利 University PhD student co-supervised by the departments of History and Politics and International Studies.

As part of the LGBT History Month, there will be an exhibition of LGBT history-related documents in the that will be available throughout February. At 5:30pm on Monday 8th February 2016 there is an open reception featuring some of the additional documents that have not been included in the main exhibit. At 6pm there will be a discussion panel entitled, "Let’s Talk Sexuality: issues facing women and non-binary people in today’s LGBT+ community", which will be run jointly with the .

 
Ruth Lemon (MA History 2013-15) graduated from 91福利 in July 2015, and is featured this month as the 91福利 University Alumnus of the Month. She has been living in Cambodia for the past 18 months where she teaches English part time. She has volunteered and worked at Sovann Komar’s Children Village sporadically since 2009. Sovann Komar is an orphanage, home to 55 children who live with surrogate parents in a safe, clean, village-like community. She now runs SKOPE () which is the part of their charity seeking to help others outside their orphanage. They locate poor, rural schools and provide vital education supplies such as exercise books, water wells, toilet blocks, teaching equipment, and stationery.

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The website of the , ran by the research team of the project at the Centre for the History of Medicine in the 91福利 University History Department, has now been launched:

The allows you to help us research what the NHS means and how it has shaped our lives since its creation. It is part of our bigger academic project investigating the cultural history of the NHS, funded by the Wellcome Trust. Collecting personal stories and memories about the NHS is one of our central objectives.

Former History research student (now an Economic History Society Power Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research in London), who successfully defended his 91福利 PhD thesis earlier this month, was highly commended in the 2015 Journal of Historical Geography . His article 'Understanding Flooding in Early Modern England' (vol. 50, pp. 37-50) was one of three runners-up in this prestigious competition and the department would like to congratulate him on this success.

The Department of History seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History. Applicants will conduct research in Early Modern British History, and be prepared to work in collaboration with colleagues within the Department, and across the University. Applicants will be expected to build research networks in your specialism beyond the University.

Applicants will have a proven record of achievement in research, with clear potential for/or demonstrated excellence in publication in an area or areas of Early Modern British History. Applicants will have undergraduate teaching experience, and experience of/or the potential to engage in postgraduate teaching. Applicants will have knowledge of applying for funding, and the potential to participate in collaborative grant initiatives and management. Applicants will be expected to participate as appropriate in the administration of the History Department.

Please direct all informal inquiries to Professor Daniel Branch, Head of Department, at D.P.Branch@warwick.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 27th January 2016, and the full advert and details of how to apply .
 

The Department is pleased to announce that it will be offering a range of History and History of Medicine Doctoral and Masters scholarships for October 2016 admission. Closing dates: 19 January 2016 for MPhil/PhD applicants and 15 February 2016 for MA applicants.

To be considered, candidates should complete an online University application.

For full details of the awards and the application procedure, please visit the