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  • The 2024 WRoCAH AHRC Open Competition is now open!

    Have you considered doing a PhD in an Arts and Humanities subject at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York? Would you like to join a vibrant community of other PhD students, working on a truly fascinating range of subjects? Would you like to undertake an enhanced PhD which will give you the chance to…

  • WRoCAH CDA Series: Elliot Holmes and Aculab PLC

    2019 saw the start of ten AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards – PhD projects in which students and partner organisations work together on a piece of applied research that will have immediate impact. The PhD experience these projects offer is very different from normal, bringing their own opportunities and challenges. In this series we hope to…

  • How they fought Hitler (Part 1), by Dr Alexander Shaw

    “Arms and armour provide the opportunity to tell a very different story to that normally featured in Second World War museums: the story of combat on the front lines. Not the story of politicians and generals but the story of how Britain really fought Hitler.” This is part 1 of 2 blog posts covering Alexander’s…

  • PhD Spotlight Competition 2019, by Anna Détári

    Earlier this year, Anna Détári was crowned the overall winner at York’s PhD Spotlight competition, in addition to winning best presentation in the Arts and Humanities. Here, she reflects on the competition and what it meant for her research. Congratulations, Anna!

  • KEP: Artistic Workshops and Community Engagement, by Rebecca Starr

    Rebecca Starr talks about her KEP experience developing art workshops for the Homework Club in Broomhall, Sheffield.