Research culture
The Department is an active centre for cutting-edge research in a wide variety of fields which means that, whether you are an MA student or a research student, there are lots of activities and events that you can get involved with.
If you are thinking of organising an event, do check the department calendar to make sure it does not clash with other things that are going on. You can add this to your university Google calendar by searching for history@sheffield.ac.uk.
More information about all Departmental Seminars and Events available on the History website.
Our research interests extend chronologically from ancient history to contemporary history; geographically from the UK to Western, Southern, Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, South and East Asia, the Middle East and the USA; and thematically to include political, economic, social, cultural and intellectual history, with a distinct specialism in the application of digital technologies to historical research.
We have a variety of thematic research hubs that combine several staff and student research interests cutting across the usual chronological and geographical boundaries.
Examples of our thematic research hubs include:
Our research centres see us take that further by working across faculty and University boundaries with staff from all over the world.
Departmental research seminars
The department has its own research seminar series, which runs regularly during semester-time and covers a huge range of topics. Seminars usually host an external guest speaker to present a paper on their current research, but can also be based around a round table discussion.
The seminars themselves are open to students at all levels, including MA and research, and provide an excellent opportunity to get involved in the department’s research activities and find out more about research that’s being undertaken both in your area of interest and across the discipline more broadly.
Interdisciplinary research seminars
Some research centres also run their own research seminar series:
Find out more about the research seminars and other events happening this year on our events page.