Research projects
History at the СŷÊÓƵ of Sheffield has a successful track record of securing external funding for major research projects.
Academic staff have obtained major grants from British funding bodies such as:
We have also obtained grants from continental European funding bodies such as the or the .
The topics and structures of these projects reflect the highly diverse research culture in the department. They range from major collaborative projects on aspects of British History and research networks with international partners to projects by individual staff members.
History at Sheffield has particular expertise in the Digital Humanities. Academic staff members have worked on a number of key research projects that use digital technologies and online facilities.
Through the use of web-based technologies, these projects offer access to online databases and facilitate data-mining. They have also changed the ways in which texts and databases can be searched and analysed, and how different types of information can be cross-referenced and linked.
These projects are conducted in collaboration with the Humanities Research Institute, which functions as a national reference centre in the Digital Humanities.
Current funded research projects
‘A Bountiful Spread: Eating and Etiquette in Muslim South Asia’
Staff lead: Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, Principal Investigator
Funder: Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2024-27
Irish Political Thought under the Union: Visions of Representative Government, 1798-1922
Staff lead: Colin Reid, Principal Investigator
Funder: AHRC Leadership Fellowship, 2020-21
Jurisdiction, Legal Community, and Political Discourse in Medieval Europe, 1050-1250
Staff lead: Danica Summerlin, Principal Investigator
Funder: British Academy ‘Tackling the UK’s International Challenges’ Grant, 2019-22
Intoxicating Spaces. The Impact of New Intoxicants on Public Spaces, Consumption and Sociability in North-Western Europe
Staff lead: Phil Withington, Principal Investigator
Funder: HERA, 2019-2021
Post-doctoral funded projects
‘Curating Nature: Domestic Garden and Masculinity in Mughal South Asia’
Staff lead: Dr Neha Vermani and Siobhan Lambert-Hurley
Funder: Newton International Fellowship, April 2022-March 2024