Overview
The School of History and Geography is home to a diverse body of research students, all engaged in research towards a PhD degree.
We offer a structured research programme with access to appropriate taught modules alongside expert supervision.
In recent years, PhD students in the School have been the recipients of a handful of competitive DCU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences scholarships. If scholarships are available, information is generally posted on the school website in the spring of each year. In addition, several of our current students are holders of external funding awards, including the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (Research Ireland).
Recent PhD graduates have published their research as monographs, peer reviewed journals and on public-facing platforms such as The Conversation and RTÉ Brainstorm. Some have proceeded to win prestigious post-doctoral awards, including the Roy Foster Irish Government Research Fellowship at Oxford.
Our staff support research students in History and Geography. In History these include a broad range of subjects in Irish History, as well as in Environmental History, the History of Science and Medicine, Modern European History, Gender and Women's History, History of International Law, Colonial History, and Digital Humanities. In Geography we welcome students working on Urban and Rural Geography, Historical Geography, Irish Geomorphology, Water Resources, Earth Observation and GIS, Land Use Change, Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Society, and Geopolitics.
Full-time students also have access to workspace and IT facilities.
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a Doctoral Research Hub to provide a one-stop-shop for PhD students seeking information. Here, PhD students can learn more about doctoral studies in the faculty and explore relevant information on postgraduate research life.
General information on making a Postgraduate Research application is available from the DCU Graduate Studies Office, including details of scholarships.
All postgraduate research applications will require the applicant to complete a pre-application form: Pre-application form.
Once this form has been reviewed, the applicant will be sent information via email around how to progress their application to DCU.
Dr Jimmy O’Keeffe
Research Convenor
School of History and Geography
T: +353 1 7009079