History

Undergraduate and postgraduate

• Borthwick Institute for Archives - one of the major archive repositories in Britain, holds the records of the Archbishopric of York from the early thirteenth century onwards, and specialises in the study of ecclesiastic institutions.
• University library and archives - JB Morrell Library and the Raymond Burton Library for Humanities Research. These house important collections covering subjects such as the British Civil Wars, French Revolution and Modern Asian history.

Undergraduate-specific

Postgraduate-specific

• The Humanities Resource Centre is a community hub for cross-disciplinary research, and acts as both a work and social space for postgraduate researchers and academic staff. The space is also open to postgraduate-taught students to a certain extent (it's fine to advertise this on PGT pages).

• 3rd in the UK for research impact (Times Higher Education's ranking of the latest REF results, 2021)
• 8th in the UK for history (Times Good University Guide 2024)
• 11th in the UK (and in the world top 100 for History) in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
• 9th in the UK for history (Complete University Guide 2024)
• 11th in the UK for history (Guardian University Guide 2024)

Key messages about York

• Study in a city filled with history and heritage. York is the perfect place to be inspired by the past. The city boasts beautiful historic architecture, as well as a variety of museums and galleries.
• As well as campus archives, students' can also access a range of local and regional archives, such as York Minster Library and the British Library Reading Room at Boston Spa.

Undergraduate and postgraduate

• History student blogs

Undergraduate-specific

• York Virtual Visit page
• History at York video
• Undergraduate study in History video
• Undergraduate History landing page

Postgraduate-specific

• Postgraduate History landing page
• York Virtual Visit page