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With over forty full time members of staff researching and teaching on European, American and Asian history from the dawn of the Middle Ages to the present day, the School of History at the University of St Andrews has one of the finest faculty and diverse teaching programmes of any School of History in the English speaking world. The School boasts expertise in Mediaeval and Modern History, from Scotland to Byzantium and the Americas to the Middle East and South Asia.Thematic interests include religious history, urban history, transnationalism, historiography and nationalism. The School of History prides itself on small group teaching and tutorials allowing for in depth study and supervision tailored to secure the best from each student. Cutting edge research combined with teaching excellence offer a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment for the study of History.

29/10/2026

Andrew David Edwards is on the American Bankers Association Banking Journal Podcast to talk about his new book, Money and the Making of the American Revolution: https://hubs.ly/Q04C1Zxj0

29/10/2026

We’re excited to be organising an event as part of this year’s Being Human Festival (5 - 14 November). Five PhD students in the School of History have been working as knowledge exchange interns with Prof Kate Ferris and Dr Sarah Easterby-Smith to put together two walking tours for public audiences exploring ‘Hidden Histories of St Andrews and Transatlantic Slavery’ and ‘Buildings That Tell Tales: St Andrews and Global Empire’. The walking tours will take place on 11th, 13th and 14th November: more information can be found here: https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/buildings-tell-tales-st-andrews-and-global-empire and https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/hidden-histories-st-andrews-and-transatlantic-slavery

Being Human is the UK’s national festival of the humanities.

21/10/2026

Our annual Reformation Day Lecture, hosted by the Institute of Reformation Studies and Early Modern History, will take place at 5.15pm on Tuesday 27 October in St Mary’s College Lecture Room 1. All are welcome and there will be a reception afterwards!

21/10/2026

We're pleased to invite applications for the prestigious Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) doctoral funding for students commencing their PhD in September 2027.

These awards support outstanding researchers across a range of arts and humanities disciplines, providing funding alongside access to Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities nationally recognised doctoral training and development programme.

Prospective applicants should begin by identifying a potential supervisor and reviewing the eligibility and application guidance on our webpage.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/scholarships/scholarships-catalogue/research-councils/ahrc-doctoral-landscape-award-dla-studentships/

13/10/2026

Our Black History Month talk is tomorrow (14 October) and will be delivered by Vitali Byl, our Global Fellow. The talk is titled ‘A Forgotten Hinterland of the Black Atlantic: Africans in Early Modern East-Central Europe.’

The talk will take place on 14 October at 5.15 pm in the Old Class Library, St John’s House. For those wishing to attend online, get in touch with Dr Gamze Yavuzer Eper, who can pass along a Teams link.

13/10/2026

This Thursday, Professor Alison Beach will be delivering a lecture to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, entitled ‘History in Our Bones: Uncovering Stories of Disability Through Time’. This is a hybrid event and you can book your free places here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-in-our-bones-uncovering-stories-of-disability-through-time-tickets-1998478019554

12/10/2026

This evening’s Early Modern Workshop looks at society in the eighteenth century. It will take place at 5.15pm in the New Seminar Room, St John’s House. For the Teams link, you can contact the organisers.

06/10/2026

Tomorrow (7 October) in our Book History Seminar series, we have Shanti Graheli from the University of Glasgow presenting on ‘Reading early modern botanical annotations as biodiversity data’. The seminar is at 4.15pm in the Old Class Library, St John’s House. All are welcome!

05/10/2026

This Thursday, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Institute for Iranian studies, the former Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary, The Rt Hon Jack Straw, will deliver the Nick Browne Memorial lecture on the topic of Britain’s relationship with Iran.

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