Find a research supervisor in war and conflict

Staff in the Department of History who supervise PhD/MA by Research in the area of war and conflict.

Professor Jonathan Boff

Professor Jonathan Boff

Professor of Military History

Military history of the two world wars, British strategy from Gladstone to Churchill, morale and combat motivation

Dr Thomas Brodie

Dr Thomas Brodie

Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History

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

Professor Richard Cust

Professor Richard Cust

Emeritus Professor

Political and cultural history of late sixteenth and early seventeenth century England

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 Steve Hewitt

Dr Steve Hewitt

Senior Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies

Canadian history and politics, Canada-US relations, policing and intelligence services, anti-Americanism, counterterrorism.

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.

Dr Steve Morewood

Dr Steve Morewood

Associate Professor in International History

Political, strategic and economic history of the 19th and 20th century East Mediterranean region.

Professor Mo Moulton

Professor Mo Moulton

Professor of Modern British and Irish History

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

Dr Imogen Peck

Dr Imogen Peck

Assistant Professor in British History
Director, Centre for Midlands History and Cultures

I am a historian of memory and communities, with research expertise in local and family history, the social history of archives, and the mental afterlife of conflict. I am especially interested in the ways memory and the representation of the past shapes individual and collective identities, with a particular emphasis on the experiences of non-elite men and women. My first book, Recollection ...

Professor Joy Porter

Professor Joy Porter

Professor of Indigenous and Environmental History
University of Birmingham 125th Anniversary Chair
Principal Investigator, Treatied Spaces Research Group

Joy Porter is University of Birmingham 125th Anniversary Chair, Professor of Indigenous and Environmental History and Principal Investigator of the Treatied Spaces Research Group(treatiedspaces.com), an interdisciplinary, internationally collaborative entity dedicated to addressing Indigenous environmental, political, and historical concerns. Her current major project is a multi-partner attempt ...

Dr James Pugh

Dr James Pugh

Lecturer in Modern History

Social, cultural and military history of the two World Wars, including a focus on drug culture, consumption and control.

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.

Dr Faye Sayer

Dr Faye Sayer

Associate Professor in Heritage and History
Director, International Centre for Heritage

I am interested in the value cultural heritage has to communities, and how it can or has the potential to impact human and social capital; including wellbeing, mental health and human dignity. 

Dr Manu Sehgal

Lecturer in South Asian History

Modern and contemporary history of South Asia and the political and social history of the British Empire.

Dr Daniel Whittingham

Dr Daniel Whittingham

Associate Professor in the History of Warfare and Conflict

Conduct of war, British military history, military thought and strategy.

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