PhD Studentship: University of Nottingham AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship with Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales

South Wales in Medieval Atlantic Europe, c. 1000-1500 CE

Start date: October 2025

Application Deadline: 5pm, 30^th May 2025

Interviews (via Ms Teams): 24^th June 2025

The University of Nottingham and Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship from October 2025 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme.

Project Details 

Recent research on maritime connections between Britain and Atlantic Europe (including France and Iberia) during the Middle Ages, and maritime engagement in medieval Wales, hint at far greater use of seaways by a broader spectrum of people than previously appreciated. Welsh connections have been studied in detail for the early medieval period but new excavated and stray-find evidence from the later medieval period has received limited attention. By using the new data from two case-study regions (southeast and southwest Wales), this studentship-project aims to provide a new narrative of interaction between South Wales and Atlantic Europe from 1000-1500 CE, based on the full range of international and British links now evident during this transformative era. Especial focus is placed on places, nature and contexts of connections. Portable objects (metalwork, coins, ceramics) will provide the data, principally from Amgueddfa Cymru, augmented by material from regional museums, and PAS-Cymru/Heneb HER records. During the four-year programme, ideally, years 1 and 4 will be based at University of Nottingham; years 2 and 3 will be based at Amgueddfa Cymru. The supervision team is led by Christopher P. Loveluck, Professor of Medieval European Archaeology, University of Nottingham; and Sian Iles, Senior Curator-Medieval, Amgueddfa Cymru.

For informal enquiries about the project, please contact: Professor Christopher P. Loveluck, Christopher.Loveluck@nottingham.ac.uk; or Ms Sian Iles, sian.iles@museumwales.ac.uk

Studentship Award Details and Eligibility

CDP doctoral training grants fund full-time studentships for 48 months (4 years) or part-time equivalent up to a maximum of 8 years. Placement and development opportunities, to be shaped in collaboration with the successful candidate, will be embedded into this funding period.

The award pays tuition fees up to the value of the full-time home fee (£5.006 for 2025-26). The successful applicant can apply for additional international fee funding via the University of Nottingham Researcher Academy if they have international status. The student must reside in the UK until completion of the PhD.

The award pays an annual stipend for all students. The UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2025/2026 is £20,780 plus a CDP maintenance payment of £600 per year. The student is also eligible to receive additional travel and related expenses during the course of the project, worth up to £400 per year, courtesy of the CDP4 Welsh Heritage Consortium.

Applicants should ideally have, or expect to receive, a relevant Masters-level qualification and/or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience in a professional setting.  Suitable disciplines are flexible. We welcome applications from Welsh-speakers but it is not a requirement for this studentship.

For Full Details and Application procedure : Click the 'Apply' button above and  https://museum.wales/south-wales-in-medieval-atlantic-europe/

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