Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge
Fully-funded 4-year AHRC PhD studentship
Recording nature and writing the self: time, entomology and the archive in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
- Start date: 1 October 2026
- Application Deadline: 3 May 2026
- Interviews are expected to take place online on 12 June 2026
- Information session online 24 March 11:00–12:00 pm BST Register your interest
- Further Details of Award, Eligibility and Application Process (opens in new window)
The University of Cambridge Faculty of English and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, alongside Cambridge University Library and the University Museum of Zoology Cambridge are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from October 2026, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme.
This project will be jointly supervised by:
- Dr Ruth Abbott (Faculty of English, University of Cambridge)
- Dr Jill Whitelock (Cambridge University Library)
- Professor Staffan Müller-Wille (Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge)
- Professor Edgar Turner (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge and University Museum of Zoology)
Eligibility headlines
- We encourage applications from a diverse range of people, from different backgrounds and career stages.
- Students should have a Masters Degree in a relevant subject by the start date or demonstrate relevant equivalent experience.
- The studentship is open to both home and international applicants and all fees will be covered.
- The studentship can be studied either full or part-time.
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