Histories, Cultures and Heritage

* These are primary AHRC subject areas, but some research in these fields falls under the remit of another research council.

** These subject areas are primarily supported by another research council, but some research in these fields falls under the AHRC remit.

Archaeology*

  • Prehistoric Archaeology
  • Archaeology of Literate Societies
  • Archaeology of Human Origins
  • Archaeological Theory
  • Maritime Archaeology
  • Landscape/Environmental Archaeology
  • Industrial Archaeology

Classics

  • Classical Literature
  • Classical Reception
  • Philosophy, Thought and Religion
  • Epigraphy and Papyrology
  • Languages and Linguistics

Cultural and Museum Studies*

  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Museum and Gallery Studies
  • Cultural Studies and Pop Culture
  • Policy, Arts Management and Creative Industries
  • Cultural Geography
  • Conservation of Art and Textiles

Development Studies**

  • Area Studies (if focus is culture, history, language or religion of specific regions)

History*

  • Cultural History
  • Political History
  • Imperial/Colonial History
  • History of Science/Medicine/Technology
  • War Studies
  • Religious History
  • Economic and Social History
  • American Studies
  • Post-Colonial Studies

Information/Communication Technologies

  • Information and knowledge management

International Studies*

  • Diplomacy and International Relations

Law and Legal Studies*

  • Jurisprudence/Philosophy of Law
  • Human Rights
  • Criminal Law and Criminology
  • International Law
  • EU Law
  • Public Law
  • Comparative Law
  • Common Law, including Commercial
  • Law Regulated by Statute
  • Law Relating to Property
  • Legal History

Library and Information Studies

  • Archives
  • Information and knowledge management
  • Computational studies

Philosophy*

  • Political Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Aesthetics
  • Metaphysics
  • History of Ideas
  • Language and Philosophical Logic
  • Epistemology
  • Ethics
  • History of Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Science and Mathematical Logic
  • Philosophy of Religion

Theology, Religion and Divinity*

  • Old Testament
  • Modern Theology
  • Judaism
  • Islam
  • Liturgy
  • Systematic Theology
  • Church History and History of Theology
  • New Testament
  • East Asian Religions
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • Sikhism
  • Alternative Spiritualties/New Religious Movements
  • Atheism/Secularism
  • Inter-faith Relations
  • Contemporary Religion