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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

The Spanish Ambassador, Mr José Pascual Marco Martínez (left), with the Dean of Lancaster University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Edward Simpson (right), and The School of Global Affairs Head of Department, Dr Derek Hird (centre left), and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Director of Internationalisation Professor Christopher Macleod.

University provides warm welcome for UK’s Spanish Ambassador

The UK’s Spanish Ambassador was on campus at Lancaster University this week to further engagement across education and research with Spain.
Spanish flag in red and yellow

Lancaster University to welcome UK’s Spanish Ambassador

The UK’s Spanish Ambassador will visit Lancaster University this month to further engagement across education and research with Spain.
United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, during its deployment to the Asia-Pacific in 2001 Image shows nine ships sailing on the sea

Public forum will examine approach to future relations with China

Relationships between the UK, EU, US and China will be up for discussion at a public forum in Lancaster later this month.
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.

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Upcoming Events

26th Nov

History Department Brown Bag Research Seminar, Stephen Poleon, ‘The Development of Preston’s Caribbean Community, a Microcosm of Windrush Britain’

Tuesday 26 November 2024, 1:10pm to 2:00pm
27th Nov

Lancaster Defence and Security Dialogue Public Forum 2024: A New Approach to China? Assessing UK, US and EU Directions

Wednesday 27 November 2024, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
11th Dec

History Department Research Seminar, Dr David Fowler, ‘The Radical Sixties at Lancaster: Student Activism, “1968” and the Craig Affair(s)’

Wednesday 11 December 2024, 4:00pm to 5:30pm

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