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{{Short description|Department of the University of Oxford, England}}
⚫ The '''Faculty of History''' at the ] organises the teaching and research of history in the University. Medieval and Modern History has been taught at Oxford for longer than at nearly any other University.<ref>http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/</ref> The first ] was appointed in 1724. It is part of the ]. The Faculty is in The Old School for Boys on George Street, Oxford and the Library is in the Old Indian Institute on Catte Street.<ref>http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/history</ref>
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⚫ The '''Faculty of History''' at the ] 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/ |title=Home &#124; Faculty of History |publisher=History.ox.ac.uk |access-date=2018-01-29}}</ref> and the first ] was appointed in 1724. The Faculty is part of the ], and has been based at the former ] on ] since the summer of 2007, while the department's library relocated from the former ] on ] to the ]'s ] in August 2012.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Bodleian History Faculty Library &#124; Home |url=https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries/radcliffe-camera |archive-url= |access-date=2022-07-15 |publisher=Bodleian.ox.ac.uk}}
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==Research Groups== ==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===
*2000-2002: ], ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers of the Faculty (June 2002) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020620020622/http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/admin/board/officers.htm |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2002-2004: ], ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers of the Faculty (January 2003) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030107191723/http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/admin/board/officers.htm |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2004-2006: John Robertson, ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers of the Faculty (January 2006) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426081738/http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/admin/board/officers.htm |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2006-2009: Christopher Haigh, Christ Church<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers of the Faculty (April 2009) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426081738/http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/admin/board/officers.htm |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2009-2012: ], ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers of the Faculty (October 2009) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710155638/https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/admin/board/officers.htm |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2012-2015: ], All Souls College<ref name="View" />
*2015-2018: ], ]<ref name="View">{{cite web |last1=Conway |first1=Martin |title=The View from the Chair |url=https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/view-chair |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2018-2021: ], ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Office Holders (June 2021) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609001426/https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty-office-holders#/ |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2021-2024: Robert Iliffe, ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Office Holders (October 2021) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000241/https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty-office-holders#/ |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*2024-present: Martin Conway, Balliol College<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Office Holders (November 2024) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010054747/https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty-office-holders |website=Faculty of History, University of Oxford |access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/academic |website=History Faculty, University of Oxford |access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref>
*] (]): ]
*] (]): Lisa McGirr
*Rhodes Professor of American History (]): ]
*Professor of the History of Art (]): ]
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*Professor of Economic History (All Souls College): Debin Ma
*Professor of Economic and Social History (]): ]
*Professor of Global and Imperial History (]): ]
*Professor of Indian History (]): ]
*Foster Professor of Irish History (]): ]
*] (All Souls College): ]
*Professor of Modern History (]): ]
*Professor of the History of Science (]): Robert Iliffe
*Jonathan Cooper Professor of the History of Sexuality (]): ]
*] (All Souls College): ]
*Hillary Rodham Clinton Professor of Women's History (]): ]

==Research groups==
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*Britain and Europe Group *Britain and Europe Group
*Centre for Early Modern British and Irish History *Centre for Early Modern British and Irish History
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*Oxford Centre for Medieval History *Oxford Centre for Medieval History
*Research Cluster in History of Science, Medicine and Technology *Research Cluster in History of Science, Medicine and Technology
*Wellcome Unit for History of Medicine, Oxford<ref>http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/index.htm</ref> *Wellcome Unit for History of Medicine, Oxford<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/a-z.html# |title=University of Oxford Faculty of History > Research > Research Projects: A-Z |access-date=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623205601/http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/a-z.html# |archive-date=2013-06-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Notable Members== ==Notable academics==
{{See also|Category:Historians of the University of Oxford}}


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==Notable alumni== ==Notable alumni==
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==References== ==References==
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Department of the University of Oxford, England

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, 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.

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.

Research groups

Entrance to Faculty of History, University of Oxford
  • Britain and Europe Group
  • Centre for Early Modern British and Irish History
  • Centre for the History of Childhood
  • Late Antique & Byzantine Studies
  • Modern European History Research Centre
  • OxCRUSH: Oxford Centre for Research in United States History
  • Oxford Centre for Medieval History
  • Research Cluster in History of Science, Medicine and Technology
  • Wellcome Unit for History of Medicine, Oxford

Notable academics

See also: Category:Historians of the University of Oxford

Notable alumni

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

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.
  3. "Officers of the Faculty (June 2002)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. "Officers of the Faculty (January 2003)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. "Officers of the Faculty (January 2006)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. "Officers of the Faculty (April 2009)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. "Officers of the Faculty (October 2009)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  8. ^ Conway, Martin. "The View from the Chair". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  9. "Faculty Office Holders (June 2021)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  10. "Faculty Office Holders (October 2021)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  11. "Faculty Office Holders (November 2024)". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  12. "Academics". History Faculty, University of Oxford. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  13. "University of Oxford Faculty of History > Research > Research Projects: A-Z". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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