Archaeology research
Our research is wide-ranging and cross-disciplinary in its themes, administered through six research clusters that ensure the adequate distribution of our support and resources. Through our responsive research centres, we work towards the long-term convergence of related research programmes.
World-leading research
Sheffield Castle
Find out about our groundbreaking excavations and digital reconstruction of Sheffield's hidden Medieval castle.
Roots & Futures
Roots and Futures is a place-based heritage project co-produced with communities and organisations across the city of Sheffield. We are helping to embed the perspectives of under-served communities, such as Sheffield's Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, in the city's heritage strategy and policy.
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Major Grants
The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities has a successful track record of securing external funding for major research projects.
Research clusters
With the School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
With the School of Biosciences
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Postgraduate research
Our department is home to a thriving graduate research community, with students investigating a diverse array of topics, from human origins to the industrial revolution. We are a large department and can offer research supervision in all areas of archaeology and archaeological science.
Postdoctoral researcher community
At the heart of our research is our postdoctoral fellowship community. Find out about their backgrounds, research specialisms and why they've chosen Sheffield.
Early career fellowships
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is keen to recruit the highest calibre postdoctoral researchers, supporting candidates via a number of externally funded research fellowship schemes and enabling them to become the research leaders of the future.