Faculty of History, University of Oxford

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The Faculty of History at the University of Oxford organises that institution's teaching and research in medieval and modern history. Medieval and modern history has been taught at Oxford for longer than at virtually any other university, [1] and the first Regius Professor of Modern History was appointed in 1724. The Faculty is part of the Humanities Division, and has been based at the former City of Oxford High School for Boys on George Street, Oxford since the summer of 2007, while the department's library relocated from the former Indian Institute on Catte Street to the Bodleian Library's Radcliffe Camera in August 2012. [2]

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Organisation

As with other departments at the University of Oxford, the Faculty of History is self-governing, being led by a rotating group of its academics. The Chair of the Faculty Board is the head of the History Faculty, who typically serves a three-year term.

Chairs of the Faculty Board

Endowed chairs

The Faculty of History is home to numerous professorships (or chairs), which are typically linked to a particular college. Each endowed chair is listed below alongside their associated college and current postholder. [11]

Research groups

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Notable academics

Notable alumni

(See also the 'Historians' section of the page List of University of Oxford people in academic disciplines.)

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References

  1. "Home | Faculty of History". History.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "Bodleian History Faculty Library | Home". Bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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  8. 1 2 Conway, Martin. "The View from the Chair". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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  10. "Faculty Office Holders (October 2021)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  11. "Academics". History Faculty, University of Oxford. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  12. "University of Oxford Faculty of History > Research > Research Projects: A-Z". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.