Tag: Postgraduate Studies

Introducing Dr. Chris Sandal-Wilson, Co-Director of the Centre for Imperial and Global History at Exeter

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Dr Chris Sandal-Wilson
Co-Director, CIGH, University of Exeter

Hello, I’m Dr Chris Sandal-Wilson, Co-Director of the Centre for Imperial and Global History alongside Dr Rebecca Williams. I’m a historian of medicine and particularly psychiatry, though I also teach and research the histories of British colonialism, the modern Middle East, and sexuality – and welcome opportunities to connect with students and scholars across these fields.

These interests were brought together in my first book, Mandatory Madness: Colonial Psychiatry and Mental Illness in British Mandate Palestine, which was published at the end of 2023 by Cambridge University Press. In the book, I was able to bring to light a rich but overlooked seam of archival material and sources in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, and provide a new perspective on how questions around mental illness mattered not simply in clinical spaces but in the courtroom, the prison, the census, and ultimately in the context of crisis and collapse, too. And I was honoured that my book was shortlisted and awarded an Honourable Mention for the biennial British Society for the History of Science 2024 Pickstone Prize, recognising outstanding books on the history of science, technology, and medicine.

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MA Humanities Funding for BAME Scholars

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British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Postgraduate Taught Scholarship (September 2023 Entry)

About the award

In order to increase opportunities for access to postgraduate study and promote diversity within the cohorts of these programmes, the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies is delighted to offer one bursary, worth £25,000, to one BAME1 student enrolling on a postgraduate taught programme within English, History or Modern Languages and Cultures in 2023/24.

This scholarship is open to BAME applicants for the MA programmes in either English, History or Modern Languages and Cultures whose study interests connect chronologically and thematically with those of the Society for Eighteenth Century Studies.

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First Steps Towards the Ph.D.

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Earlier this month, experts from the University of Exeter shared their guidance and answered questions about how to develop a successful Ph.D. application in the Humanities. The video (below) is now available for viewing by anyone considering postgraduate study in the Humanities.

Themes covered in this video include:

  • How do I know if a Ph.D. is for me? What are the qualities required and what career paths can it lead to?
  • What is distinctive about a UK Ph.D. in contrast with postgraduate study in other countries, and how does the supervision system operate?
  • What are the keys to a successful research proposal, and how do expectations differ across disciplines?
  • How can I identify a university with a strong research culture, and how should I go about locating and contacting prospective supervisors?
  • Once I have embarked on a Ph.D., what kinds of training and career guidance can I expect to receive?

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