History Queen's University Belfast

Overview

History programme offered by Queen's University Belfast is the largest group of historians at any university on the island of Ireland. Research strengths include oral history, gender and women’s history, urban history, public history, religious history, political history, and the history of race. Queen’s is also one of the premier research centres globally for the study of Irish history, with interests ranging from the middle ages to the twentieth century and particular strengths in Irish social history, politics, gender and religion, and Ireland's and Ulster’s relationships with Britain and the wider world.

Features

As a History PhD candidate, doctoral researchers become part of a vibrant graduate community and research culture that hosts regular lectures, seminars, conferences and research-related training events. From the outset, researchers are encouraged to disseminate their work at seminars and conferences, and through publication or public engagement. A flourishing programme of events, seminars and research groups complements postgraduate courses and doctoral supervision.