Research Groups, Strands and Centres
Researchers in Historical Studies participate in a wide range of groups and forums within the School, across the University, and with colleagues at other Universities.
School Research Strands and Centres
Within the School our Research Strands and Centres are collaborative hubs where academic staff and research students work in partnership on projects and discuss their plans, progress and publications.
- Bodies and Identities Research Strand
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Artefact Studies (CIAS)
- Landscapes and Monuments Research Strand
- Material Culture Research Strand
- Med.LA.B - early medieval, late antique and Byzantine research forum
- Roman Research Forum
Faculty Research Groups
Our faculty's interdisciplinary Research Groups are sponsored by the Newcastle Institute for Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (NIASSH). We are active in the following groups, which bring together scholars from different subjects and Schools at Newcastle:
- Americas Research Group
- Gender Research Group
- Labour and Society research Group (a collaboration with colleagues at Northumbria University)
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies @ Newcastle
- The Northern Centre for the History of Medicine
- Postcolonial Research Network
Cross-institutional Research Centres
Academic staff also collaborate with scholars at other Universities on joint ventures which include:
- The Northern Centre for the History of Medicine
- North East England History Institute
