PhD Studentship in Mediaeval History and Law: University of St Andrews

Currently at the University of St Andrews is a very important research programme under the director of Professor John Hudson entitled ‘Civil Law, Common Law, Customary Law: Consonance, Divergence and Transformation in Western Europe from the late eleventh to the thirteenth centuries’.

This Project now invites applications to start a PhD at the University of St Andrews in September 2018, examining the development of land law within a chosen region of western Europe in the period 1050-1250. Preference may be given to candidates working on France, Catalonia, or Italy, but applications to work on other areas will be considered too.

For further information on the project, see http://clicme.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/.

Applicants should have completed a taught-postgraduate degree (or equivalent) by September 2018. The studentship covers stipend and fees for UK and EU resident students. Non-EU students can also be considered for further University scholarships for international fees.

Applicants should apply for a PhD place via the University of St Andrews standard application process: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/research/. In addition, they should submit a research outline of a maximum of 500 words directly to to Professor John Hudson by email to jghh@st-andrews.ac.uk.

The deadline for applications is 15 January 2018.