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Part of UKRI’s flagship £900 million Future Leaders Fellowships programme, Dr Bound Alberti has launched her research programme, AboutFace.

The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships scheme is now open to expressions of interest.

History at York is in the top ten in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide

Dr Sabine Clarke, senior lecturer in History, is one of several contributors to the recently launched British Academy Policy History report.

Dr John Cooper from the Department of History is involved with a new research network investigating the royal progresses and palaces of Henry VIII, including his visit to the city of York in 1541.

Professor Henrice Altink has published a new book entitled Public Secrets: Race and colour in colonial and independent Jamaica (Liverpool University Press).

The Association of Commonwealth Universities is dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

Congratulations to three successful PhD students of Chinese History.

Dr Fay Bound Alberti has been appointed a co-director of CGHH and will lead on Global Public Engagement.

Dr João Nunes appointed co-director of the Centre for Global Health Histories. The WHO has also appointed João the Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Health Histories

On 20-21 June, Professor Henrice Altink hosted a workshop to discuss the preliminary findings of a project on small-scale gold mining in Ghana.

Dr Gerard McCann has contributed an article to a special edition of the Journal of World History

The smallpox eradication story offers important lessons for ongoing disease eradication efforts

‘A Companion to early modern Rome, 1492-1692' co-edited by Professor Simon Ditchfield, will launch at the Royal Netherlands Institute.

Professor of Early Modern History to deliver the keynote speech at the annual International Symposium on Jesuit Studies.

Aylmer was the first Head of Department of History at the University.

Senior Lecturer's book Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace is now available.

PhD student Robert Smith has been selected as a finalist in the York round of the 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2019

The publication of ‘The World Health Organization: A History’ will be marked by a side event at the Seventy-Second World Health Assembly in Geneva

Catriona Kennedy shed light on the destructive Gordon Riots in a Radio 4 interview.

This week the Department confirmed its place among the UK's most highly regarded departments for the subject of history. The Department is ranked 6th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2020.

Brookings India’s next development seminar will feature Sanjoy Bhattacharya's research on smallpox eradication

Head of Department speaks at Global Brexit conference, addressing global responses to the UK's exit from the EU.

York historian presents findings on disaster risk and resilience in the Caribbean

Dr Harry Munt on BBC radio 4 discussing the life, works, context and legacy of Antarah ibn Shaddad.

History maintains place in the world top 100 in the QS by subject rankings

Bringing together interdisciplinary scholars from across the globe to examine how sonic interaction shaped identities, c.1500-1800.

New webinars in the WHO Culture and Health series announced