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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, the most authoritative assessment of research quality in the UK, confirmed Hertfordshire’s reputation as one of the best history departments in the UK.
The History department at Hertfordshire was ranked 1st for the impact of its research with 100% of the submission being graded as 4 star.
The department was ranked 5th for the quality, and significance of its research in the REF.
A full 85% of the History department’s research was rated 'world-leading' and 'internationally excellent'.
What makes us distinctive?
The History department at Hertfordshire has built an extraordinary range of links with communities outside academia, on a local, regional and international level.
Please explore this website, whether you are:
- a scholar or heritage professional wanting to know the latest developments and cutting-edge methods in history
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Profiles
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IAA: Flourish
Davies, S. (PI), Michaels, L. (CoPI), Houlbrook, C. (CoPI), Cox, S. (CoPI) & Franck, K. (CoPI)
1/06/26 → 31/05/27
Project: Other
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India at Audley End
D'Sena, P. (PI)
UKRI - Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
27/05/26 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Pink, Ink and Sensibility: Dame Barbara Cartland, Beatrix Potter and the Literary Landscape of Hertfordshire
Bainbridge, W. (PI) & Maunder, A. (PI)
UKRI - Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
27/05/26 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Wir sind alles Frankfurter (Deutschlandradio)
Translated title of the contribution :We're All from Frankfurt (Deutschlandradio) Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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‘Girls! There’s Still Time to Earn a Man-Size Wage’: Representing gender discrimination legislation in the 1970s in UK print media.
Maxwell Magnus, S., 9 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Women's History Review. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wie kann urbanes Miteinander in Zeiten extremer Polarisierung funktionieren? (Hertie TED Talk)
Translated title of the contribution :How can urban coexistence work in times of extreme polarisation? Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Open Access