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Four PhD Scholarships in Maritime History

Tuesday, June 05 2018

Four PhD Scholarships in Maritime History

The University of Hull, in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, is offering four full-time UK/EU PhD Scholarships in the cultural and technical dimensions of 19th and 20th century shipping, fisheries and trade.

Closing date: Monday 25 June 2018 

The Scholarships will start on 17 September 2018

The supervisory team will include Professors David J Starkey (History), David Atkinson (Cultural Geography) and Richard Barnes (Law). 

For further information, contact Professor David J Starkey (d.j.starkey@hull.ac.uk) 

Lloyd’s Register Foundation Thomas Chapman PhD Scholarships         

The Thomas Chapman PhD Scholarships have been named in honour of one of Lloyd's Register's most important Chairmen. Thomas Chapman,Chairman from 1835-1881, was instrumental in ensuring the early success of Lloyd's Register earning him the affectionate nickname 'Father of Lloyd's Register'. To learn more about Chapman, follow the link.    

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation Thomas Chapman PhD Scholarships will focus on two distinct, yet closely-related, themes. In both cases, lessons drawn from historical evidence and precedent will emerge from the research effort to inform contemporary debates concerning the relationship between technological change, safety measures and risk mitigation. 

Project 1 will derive evidence from Lloyd's Survey Reports, 1840-1870, to assess the contribution made by the Lloyd’s Register surveyors to improvements in the safety of merchant shipping in a period of rapid, though unevenly distributed, technological change. 

Project 2 will examine the risks associated with distant-water trawling from 1900 to the present day, and the extent to which these risks were mitigated by safety measures taken by the owners and crews of these vessels. 

The ‘Last Ice Age’ PhD Scholarships 

Funded by the Research Council of Norway, and undertaken with partners in Norway and the United States, the ‘Last Ice Age’ assesses the far-reaching impact that the trade in Norwegian natural ice had on the production, transport, marketing and consumption of fresh food and cold drinks in Europe and North America in the days before modern cooling technology. The two Hull PhD scholarships will focus on: 

Project 1 will analyse the contribution of natural ice to improvements in food supplies, health conditions and standards of living in regions where it was consumed. 

Project 2 will assess the impact of natural ice on societal taste, fashion and aesthetics, and its role in driving the cultural and technological developments that shaped modern urban life. 

Applicants should have at least a 2.1 undergraduate degree in history, or a related discipline, together with a Masters level qualification and/or relevant research experience. 

Successful applicants will be informed of the award as soon as possible and by 20 July 2018 at the latest. 

For more information and to apply, follow the link.

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