Our faculty are experts in their fields and active on both sides of the Atlantic. This means you’ll be guided and supervised through your research project by leading practitioners. Areas of studyWe welcome research applications focusing on the social and political history of the United States. Much of our research focuses on:US race relations from slavery to civil rights, the Black Power movement and Black Lives Matterthe Cold War and transnationalism after World War IItransnational race relationsthe Civil War erathe history of American racial violence.You can choose to study for a PhD or an MPhil. PhD and MPhil degrees differ in duration and in the extent of your research work.For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.For an MPhil, your work is an independent piece of research but in less depth than for a PhD. You’ll graduate with the degree title Master of Philosophy. You might be able to change to a PhD while you study for an MPhil.