Uncharted Voices - funded doctoral research opportunity

Posted: Wednesday 1st April 2026

Uncharted Voices: Subaltern Cultures and Identities in Global Seafaring, 1880–1950

An AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship with Royal Museums Greenwich and University of Portsmouth

Applications invited for a fully-funded four-year doctoral research project focused on the uncharted voices of merchant seafarers represented within Royal Museums Greenwich's oral history collection to commence on 1 October 2026.

The studentship forms part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)'s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme and will be jointly supervised by colleagues from Royal Museums Greenwich and the University of Portsmouth's Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures.

The studentship is open to international students. Applications close 10 May.

Find out more: AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship: Uncharted Voices | Royal Museums Greenwich

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