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Dig into Historical Research

Research in the University of Maryland's Department of History encompasses a wide range of activities, from researching in archival documents to archeological digs to digital Humanities to a variety of international collaborations. Research in the Department of History produces sweeping results ranging from scholarly books and papers to digital databases to museum curation to global symposia. Both students and faculty are engaged in high-level research and analysis, presenting and publishing the results as participants in the global historical studies community.

Graduate Research Fields

Graduate students in UMD's Department of History engage in research across several fields of historical study that include a sweeping range of cultural, geographic, and thematic topics. Research interests of the outstanding faculty in the Department of History firmly anchor these fields of study for graduate students. Graduate students are able to conduct research on campus and in the mid-Atlantic region, as well as around the US and the world.

Opportunities for Historical Research

The Department of History at the University of Maryland is located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, immediately adjacent to the nation's capital. The University of Maryland Libraries rank in the Top 10 nationwide for archives and preservation, digital librarianship, and information systems. UMD Libraries also curate a number of archives and collections important to historians and other researchers. UMD is a matchless starting point for accessing a large number of unparalleled research archives, collections, libraries, and museums that are valuable resources for graduate students and visiting scholars.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellows

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are managed by the European Research Executive Agency for the European Commission of the European Union. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, as part of Horizon Europe, are the EU’s flagship funding program for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers.

According to their website, the program is governed by principles that "foster excellence in research and innovation collaborations, knowledge transfer, methodologies and content, as well as in training, supervision and career guidance;....support the mobility of researchers between countries, sectors and disciplines to acquire new knowledge, skills and competences."

UMD's Department of History is privileged to host Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows as part of the Department's international research collaborations.