University of Chichester

Research and Scholarly Activity

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History at Chichester is a thriving centre of excellence in research as well as teaching and the department will be entering the National Research Assessment Exercise for the third time in 2008.

For more information on Research and Scholarly Activity, you can visit Academic Staff

Every member of the History team is qualified to supervise to PhD level in the following areas:

  • Dr Sue Morgan: 19th and 20th century women’s and gender history; Modern religious history;
    History of sexuality and moral reform; feminist theory and history.
  • Dr Hugo Frey: 20th century Europe with a specialist interest in French cultural history;
    War and cultural memory; Filmic representations of history.
  • Dr Mandy Richardson: Heritage studies; Landscape in the medieval period.
  • Professor Keith Jenkins: Philosophy of history; Modern intellectual thinkers; Experimental histories.
  • Dr Mark Bryant: Early Modern France; Royalty and the court; Versailles.

History currently has approximately 20 students registered for programmes of study leading to the award of MPhil (circa 50,000 words) and PhD (circa 80,000 words). These programmes are available as full-time and part-time study options. The usual time taken to complete a part-time MPhil is two years minimum and six years maximum. A part-time PhD normally takes three years minimum and six years maximum.

The University currently runs a Probationer MPhil scheme whereby candidates may register for six months at low cost, in order to carry out feasibility studies of various kinds, including some testing of interest, materials, methods and resolve. Candidates have found this scheme of great benefit when submitting formal research proposals and applying for funding, whether at Chichester or elsewhere. A number of small funds are normally available in History for particular types of study.

Research students come from many different backgrounds and age groups and are very well served by our excellent Learning Resources Unit on the Bishop Otter Campus which carries over 19,000 history-related texts. Access to Chichester's IT network for word processing, database and spreadsheet creation, graphics, desktop publishing, statistical packages, CD ROMs and unlimited Internet usage is provided on both campuses.

For more information, visit Postgraduate and Research