For the love of the Gothic Revival

Dr Ayla Lepine explains how she started studying History and English in Canada and ended up in The University of Nottingham Art History department.  When I began my BA at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada I was unshakably determined that I would complete a double major in History and English Literature and …

Why I chose to study History

Faye Haslam explains why she’d tell her 18 year-old self to study History. I have always enjoyed learning about history, exploring more about our heritage and how the past has shaped who we are today. When it came to deciding what to study at university, although I looked into pursuing a science subject, I ultimately …

What I love most about my PhD

Rebecca Maryan on research, archives and travel. Doing a PhD in Medieval History means I get to travel to lots of different libraries and archives all over the UK. I spend a lot of time in Oxford, Cambridge and London, enjoying the excellent wealth of material housed in beautiful surroundings. I’ve also been as far …

Why study Vikings?

Nottingham’s Judith Jesch, Professor of Viking Studies, has always loved and will always love Vikings — and that’s why she studied them and continues to do so. Why do I love the Vikings? Let me recount the reasons. They were bold and heroic. They built and sailed efficient and beautiful ships. They crossed the Atlantic …

From History to …Human Resources

Janneke Dobben, University of Nottingham history alumna. I wasn’t the most decisive when choosing to study History at University – I flicked from wanting to do English…to Politics…to International Relations… and a mixture of all of them. I started studying History and Politics, but quickly realised this was a false start – I fell out of …

The Apprentice’s Tom: passion for history, love of wine…

Nottingham History graduate Tom Gearing was runner-up in last year’s series of The Apprentice. Despite going into the business world for his career – capitalising on two of his ‘hobbies’, music-listening and wine-drinking – he has no regrets about taking his passion for the past to degree level. Cheers! Turning a hobby into something more …