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International Conference
'From Borderland to Backcountry: Frontier
Communities in Comparative Perspective' July 7-9, 2009, University of Dundee, Scotland.
Dundee History tops in RAE2008
Dundee leads all History departments in Scotland for internationally-excellent and world leading research (4* plus 3*), ranking with Cambridge University at 10th in the U.K. Read more on our place in the RAE results
American Studies
As from July 2008, American Studies is a subject coming under the umbrella of the History Programme. American History courses are unaffected.
Dundee History teaching amongst best in Britain
The prestigious Guardian University Guide 2009 places the History Programme at Dundee second in Scotland (after St Andrews, and ahead of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Aberdeen). In the UK it came 14th out of 86 universities, ahead of scores of History departments such as those at Royal Holloway, Birmingham, Manchester, and Goldsmiths universities.
See the league tables here
Leverhulme Award
The History Programme co-hosts a major project (awarded in 2008) on
Jute and Dundee: managing industrial decline being conducted by Prof Jim Tomlinson and Dr Carlo Morelli.
Dundee History Research Online
History Research Online contains the latest and archived articles, papers and books by Dundee History staff.
Research Seminars
Visiting speakers in 2008 include Prof Steve Smith (Essex) and Prof Richard Bosworth (Western Australia). Dundee History Seminar Programme.
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Scottish History by distance learning
Dundee runs the world's largest Distance Learning in Scottish History programme.
With courses on medieval and early-modern Scotland, on Scotland since 1707, we have students from China to
Ireland to the USA studying Scotland's past. Approved by the Open University for their degree programme,
this learning is supported by 10 books published by Dundee University and Birlinn, and by an extensive range of
skilled tutors. Courses start each February.
Royal Historical Society lecture
Over 60 people attended the October RHS lecture by Professor Margot Finn of the University of Warwick, entitled
Slaves out of Context: Domestic slavery & the Anglo-Indian Family, c.1780-1820. It is scheduled to appear in Transactions of The Royal Historical Society in due course.
AHRC Major Research Projects
The History Programme currently hosts two major projects. From Peaceable Kingdom to Wild West (awarded 2006) is
led by Dr Matt Ward. Scottish Towns and Urban Society in the Age of the Enlightenment c.1745 - 1820 (awarded in 2007) is led
by Professors Christopher Whatley and Charles McKean.
Scottish History Book of the Year
Professor Chris Whatley’s recent book, The Scots and the Union, has won one of the Saltire Society’s Literary
Awards for 2007: the Scottish History Book of the Year (for 2007). The book was also short-listed for
the Research Book of the Year Award. More...
Postgraduate Study
The History programme runs a series of Masters degrees (M.Litt.), including a Masters by Distance Learning,
as well as others in Early America, in Twentieth-Century Britain and Culture and History.
We have over twenty-five students studying for doctorates, many with grant-support from AHRC
and from the Carnegie Trust.
History in the Community
Special Subjects
The History Programme offers unique one-year classes at Honours level, for student learning in small groups.
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