Find a research supervisor in modern European history

Staff in the Department of History who supervise PhD/MA by Research in the area of modern European history.

Dr Thomas Brodie

Dr Thomas Brodie

Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History

  • Modern German and European History
  • History of Religion
  • History of War

Dr Armin Grünbacher

Dr Armin Grünbacher

Associate Professor in Modern History

German post-war social, economic and political history.

Dr Jonathan E Gumz

Reader in Modern History

Modern Central and Eastern Europe, modern international history, global insurgency and counterinsurgency.

Dr Simon Jackson

Dr Simon Jackson

Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History


French Colonial, international and global history of the modern Middle East and the Mediterranean in the twentieth century; history of commodities and natural resources; history of international development.

Professor Sabine Lee

Professor Sabine Lee

Professor in Modern History

British-German relations since 1945, European integration, international relations, the cold war, children and war.

Professor Mo Moulton

Professor Mo Moulton

Professor of Modern British and Irish History

Political and social history of 20th century Britain, Ireland, and empire.

Professor Klaus Richter

Professor Klaus Richter

Professor of Central and Eastern European History

Modern history of East Central Europe and the Baltics, history of nationalism, statehood and war and occupation.

History staff research supervision areas