Research
Our research is innovative and world-class.
We lead and contribute to prestigious research projects and publications - much of which has an impact far beyond Aberystwyth University and the surrounding area - via television, radio and museum coverage, amongst other things.
All our teaching staff are active researchers who are at the cutting edge of research in the field of history, working at an international level. These are people who have an impact and make a difference - influencing ideas and thought on a wide variety of topics. Our teaching staff use their research to inform their teaching of the next generation of historians.
The main focus of our research is on four chronological periods – Medieval, Early Modern, Modern British and European and Modern Wales – although we also undertake research on Asia. We also cover a diverse range of areas that include some of the main ways in which historians these days research and write about the past. There are notable strengths, in the broadest terms, in political, cultural, social and economic history, and religious history.
A number of thematic areas stand out: how people have understood and written about history in past societies; the history of medicine, science and technology; and media history.
Our research is innovative and world-class. Examples include our world-leading research on medieval seals, the nature of historical writing over time, the development of modern science and the changing historical experience of crises such as famine.
Find out more about the research interests and outputs of our staff on the Aberystwyth Research Portal.
Click on the tabs to find out more about our research projects and seminars.
