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Our Graduates

From museums and schools to the entertainment and gaming industries, our graduates are highly sought after by employers in an extraordinary range of sectors, and not just for their skills in problem solving and analysis. They are also sought after for the intellectual rigour they bring to decision-making and strategy.

History Alumni

Studentships, scholarships and prizes

Lancaster's Department of History offers scholarships, prizes and studentships at undergraduate, Master's and doctoral level throughout the year. These currently include our MA Scholarships, Iredell MA Studentship, and two undergraduate essay prizes, the Merriman Prize (on the topic of International and/or Military History) and the Lancaster Prize in Digital Humanities.

Studentships and Essay Prizes

Study Abroad at Lancaster

Lancaster University enjoys partnerships across the world and offers students many opportunities for global travel and study. As an undergraduate historian at Lancaster, you can choose to study in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe or New Zealand under the study abroad scheme.

History Study Abroad

Our Community

We seek to create a welcoming environment for all of our students and staff, irrespective of background, and we are strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity. Our activities include participating in Athena SWAN (a scheme to address gender equality in Higher Education), celebrating Black History, and fostering community engagement through our historical projects.

Our Community

Historic Lancaster

The city of Lancaster and its surrounds are steeped in history. Explore the top historic sites to visit as recommended by members of the History Department, from Bronze Age stone circles to gothic churches, from Norman castles to Civil War fortresses, and from the mills of the Industrial Revolution to marvels of Art Deco architecture

Historic Lancaster

Latest News

Lancaster Defence and Security Dialogue

LDSD Public Forum 2024 announced: A New Approach to China? Assessing UK, US and EU Directions

The LDSD Public Forum returns for 2024, featuring leading experts and academics discussing whether the new administrations in the UK, US and EU will develop a new approach to China.
A black and white artwork, which looks like a sculpture, of a group of nude women sitting in and around and tangled, narly tree. On the right is a colour photograph of A.K. Blakemore in front of a bright green, shiny-leaved shrub

Lancaster panel to explore gender, witchcraft and history

An opportunity to explore witchcraft accusations and trials in conversation with an award-winning author will take place in the city next month.
Ethiopian painting of Battle of Adwa 1896

Military History Consortium Conference 2025: Call for Papers released

The Military History Consortium (MHC) will be holding its second annual conference on 4-6 June 2025 at Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal. 
Image shows author Nick Radburn on the right and the cover of his book, Traders in Men, on the left

Lecturer’s ‘pioneering reconstruction’ of dark era shortlisted for Wolfson History Prize

A Lancaster University lecturer is one of six authors shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious history writing award, the Wolfson History Prize 2024.
John Marshall CWD Early Career Fellow

CWD appoints Early Career Fellow

The CWD has appointed Dr John Marshall as the inaugural CWD Early Career Fellow.

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Upcoming Events

18th Nov

Gender, Witchcraft, and History: A Conversation with A. K. Blakemore

Monday 18 November 2024, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
20th Nov

History Department Brown Bag Research Seminar, Dr Stephanie Wright, ‘Changing of the Guards: Spanish Civil War Veterans After the Death of Franco’

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 1:00pm to 1:50pm
20th Nov

The Gettysburg Lecture 2024. Remembering America’s Wars: Understanding the Politics of Commemoration in the United States.

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

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