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🎓 Social History PhDs

USYD UofG Joint PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century
University of Glasgow Prof Matthew Sangster; Prof Nicola Parsons 🎓 English Language 🎓 English Literature Deadline: 21 Apr 2026

Fully funded joint PhD between the University of Sydney and University of Glasgow exploring reading practices and print culture in the eighteenth century using archival research.

Histories of Sexual Health Research at Aston: Tracing Sexual History through the Aston University Archives
Aston University Dr Ilaria Scaglia; Prof Mark McCormack 🎓 Heritage Studies 🎓 History Deadline: 01 May 2026

Fully funded PhD at Aston University exploring the history of sexual health research through archival materials, focusing on social, cultural, and institutional developments.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship: Histories of Pollution in the Urban Art Museum, c. 1840–1900 (UCL and The National Gallery)
University College London Dr Nicholas Robbins; Dr Susanna Avery-Quash 🎓 Heritage Studies 🎓 History of Arts Deadline: 04 May 2026

Fully funded AHRC CDP PhD at UCL and the National Gallery examining pollution, environmental history, and the development of art museums in the nineteenth century.

Rediscovering a Woman Collector at the British Library: New Sources and Perspective on Sarah Sophia Banks
University College London Dr Lucy Brownson 🎓 Heritage Studies 🎓 History & Archaeology Deadline: 14 Apr 2026

Fully funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Studentship at UCL and the British Library exploring the collections, knowledge practices, and archival legacy of Sarah Sophia Banks through interdisciplinary research in history…

Uncharted Voices: Subaltern Cultures and Identities in Global Seafaring, 1880–1950
University of Portsmouth Prof Brad Beaven, Dr Karl Bell 🎓 Cultural History 🎓 Heritage Studies Deadline: 10 May 2026

A fully funded 4-year PhD at the University of Portsmouth examining subaltern cultures and identities of global seafarers (1880–1950) using the Campbell McMurray Collection and collaborative research with the National M…