Dr Ben Marsh, Reader in History, has just published Unravelled Dreams: Silk and the Atlantic World, 1500-1840, with Cambridge University Press. Ben teaches a number … Read more
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Music scholar spotlight: Olivia Condliffe
Olivia Condliffe, a first year student studying History, is a University Music Performance Scholar, and features in the University of Kent Music Department blog. In … Read more
Historian becomes viral singing star
Dr Ben Marsh, Deputy Head of the School of History and his wife Danielle, a member of the University’s School of English, have launched themselves … Read more
Kent-Lille cotutelle PhD scholarships
The School of History is seeking prospective PhD candidates to apply for two scholarship projects under the Kent-Lille cotutelle award scheme. These scholarships include fees … Read more
History at Kent: resources for applicants
The Coronavirus pandemic is clearly a troubling and uncertain time for everyone – especially A-Level students whose expectations of sitting exams and heading off to … Read more
What to do when stuck at home: recommendations from the School of History
Stuck at home with not much to do? Looking to get yourself ready for first year study? Have a look through the following list of … Read more
Professor Karen Jones on the many lives of Calamity Jane
Karen Jones, Professor of Environmental and Cultural History, has published Calamity: The Many Lives of Calamity Jane (Yale University Press, 2020). Examining how Martha Jane Canary … Read more
Metropolitan Science: Places, Objects and Cultures of Practice and Knowledge in London, 1600-1800
Based at the Centre for the History of the Sciences, and working in partnership with the Science Museum, the Metropolitan Science research project is funded … Read more
Cataloguing the historic medical collections of the Centre for the History of Medicine, Ethics and Medical Humanities
Since the beginning of Spring term, we have had the opportunity to catalogue a range of historic surgical and medical items for Dr Claire Jones … Read more
Graduate profile: Steve Tough
Having chosen Kent for the quality of its research and a love for the campus, Steve Tough studied History and graduated in 2013. He is … Read more