Latest News
Recent Durham graduate features in History Hack podcast
Dr Ciara Stewart spoke to the History Hack podcast about her work on female political engagement in nineteenth-century Ireland
Dunelm House
Update on Dunelm House, now Grade II listed thanks to the efforts of Adrian Green and others.
2020/21 Undergraduate Academic Prizewinners Announced
The Department is pleased to announce the winners of our undergraduate academic prizes for this year, including the winners of our new prize for the best dissertation on BAME history
Department Alumni Magazine Published
The latest edition of Symeon focuses on the theme of recovery, as society starts to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic, with articles ranging from the recovery of earwax to Brexit and the myths of the Second World War
History Colleague wins DSU Annual Award for Student Support
On 17 June, Abby Shovlin's outstanding contribution to student support in History was recognised by Durham Students' Union, as she was announced as the joint winner of this year's 'Student Support' category at the Annual Students' Union Awards 2021.
Durham Historian Co-Hosts BBC Radio 3 Podcast on Climate Change
Dr Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough co-hosted the episode, which investigated the role of arts and humanities subjects in contributing to efforts to prevent climate change
Research Assistant - Recruiting
We are pleased to announce that we are current recruiting a PhD student to assist in a research project on petitions to the House of Commons (1829-31) being run by Prof Richard Huzzey and Dr Henry Miller
Departmental Anti-Racism Statement and Updated Diversity Webpages
Our Departmental anti-racism statement is being re-released to coincide with a major update to our diversity webpages
Durham Historians Published in BBC History Magazines
The two articles, by Dr Eleanor Barraclough and Dr Souvik Naha respectively, relate to the Visigothic princess Brunhilda and the role of imperialism in cricket
Launching our New Student-Facing Twitter Account
We are pleased to announce our new departmental Twitter account for students, which will share information, events, and departmental news
Summer Website Assistant - Now Recruiting
We are pleased to announce that the History Department is looking to recruit a PGR student to develop and enhance the research content on our new webpages over the summer
Monograph by Durham historian shortlisted for RHS Gladstone Book Prize
Dr Tom Stammers' monograph on the culture of collecting in nineteenth century France has been named in the shortlist for the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Book Prize