Research in Humanities

Home to around 1,000 academics and research staff, and more than 1,000 postgraduate research students, our Faculty has a reputation for the quality and impact of its research work.

Our vision is to deliver world-class research by providing an environment and infrastructure that attracts, develops and rewards leading researchers.

Our research addresses important questions, including the major societal challenges which transcend disciplinary boundaries.

We endeavour to provide the resources, including protecting academic freedom, to enable researchers at all career stages to break new ground, work across interdisciplinary boundaries where appropriate, and develop from being excellent to being among world-leaders.

Alongside academic impact, we strive for cultural, economic or social impact. This is through engagement, debate and knowledge exchange with governments and organisations in the private, public and charitable sectors in international, national and regional arenas.

Over three quarters of our overall research activity is judged to be world leading or internationally excellent.

Making a difference to societies nationally and internationally.

Our collaborative research crosses a range of disciplines.

Explore funding opportunities for early career researchers, visiting professors and professionals.

Our research beacon focuses on exploring and tackling the challenge of global inequality.

We contribute to the N8 Research Partnership, a collaboration of the eight most research intensive universities in the North of England.