History Research

History Staff Awarded Prizes for Research

Supremacy at Sea
Supremacy at Sea

Evan Mawdsley wins the 12th annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:00:00 BST

The historian and author was awarded the prestigious $50,000 prize for his book, Supremacy at Sea.

Peggy Brunache
Peggy Brunache

Dr Brunache wins Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Award 2025 for Best Audio

Thu, 29 May 2025 11:09:00 BST

Listen to the podcast on ‘The Culinary Creativity of the Enslaved’’

Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon
Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon

Dr Sarah Dunstan wins the International Studies Association Theory Section prize for best edited book

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:45:00 GMT

Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon

Tower and streetlight in the snow
Tower and streetlight in the snow

Scottish History Society Rosebery Prize awarded to History PhD student

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:03:00 GMT

Congratulations to Juliette Desportes!

Dr Sarah Dunstan's new book on Race, Rights and Reform: Black Activism in the French Empire and the United States from World War I to the Cold War
Dr Sarah Dunstan's new book on Race, Rights and Reform: Black Activism in the French Empire and the United States from World War I to the Cold War

Dr Sarah Dunstan awarded the prestigious J. Russell Major Prize by the American Historical Association

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:10:00 BST

For her monograph on Race, Rights and Reform: Black Activism in the French Empire and the United States from World War I to the Cold War

Oliver Charbonneau prize
Oliver Charbonneau prize

Dr Oliver Charbonneau wins prestigious Stuart L. Bernath Lecture Prize

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:28:00 GMT

Congratulations to Dr Oliver Charbonneau

Fraser building exterior (winter)
Fraser building exterior (winter)

Dr Julia McClure receives honourable mention for Renaissance Studies 'Article Prize 2020'

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:18:14 GMT

For her paper on ‘The Franciscans Order: Global history from the margins’

Fraser Building and Round Reading Room lit up at night
Fraser Building and Round Reading Room lit up at night

Dr Benjamin White: winner of the Lisa Gilad prize

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:26:00 BST

For his paper on Humans and Animals in a Refugee Camp: Baquba Iraq, 1918-1920

Stained glass
Stained glass

Professor Simon Newman: winner of the 2020 Sutherland Prize

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:31:00 GMT

For best article on the legal history of Britain

Bowie - David Berry prize
Bowie - David Berry prize

Dr Karin Bowie: winner of the 2016 RHS David Berry prize

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:19:00 GMT

For best essay in Scottish History

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

Dr Ben White: winner of the 2016/17 Syrian Studies Association prize

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:30:00 GMT

For best article or book chapter published on Syria in 2016/17

University of Glasgow main building view from bowling green
University of Glasgow main building view from bowling green

Dr Ben White: winner of 2017 Khayrallah Prize

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:49:00 GMT

For the best published article in Middle East migration studies

Dr Lizanne Henderson: winner of the Katharine Briggs Book Award 2016

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:55:00 GMT

Witchcraft and Folk Belief in the Age of Enlightenment: Scotland, 1670-1740

Sheaprd's book
Sheaprd's book

Professor Alex Shepard: winner of the 2016 Leo Gershoy Award

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:05:39 GMT

For the best book in the fields of 17th- and 18th-century western European history

Strickland Henry the young king
Strickland Henry the young king

Professor Matthew Strickland: shortlisted for the 2017 Wolfson History Prize

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:23:00 GMT

For his book 'Henry the Young King, 1155-1183'

1-2 University Gardens