Global Cluster

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The Global, Colonial and Postcolonial research cluster at the University of Leicester is dedicated to investigating various aspects of imperial, colonial, and global history. The research encompasses different parts of the world, including Australia, the Caribbean, China, Guyana, India, Mexico, Malawi, Mauritius, New Caledonia, and South Africa. The cluster's focus is broad and covers the study of cultures of empire, settler colonialism, business networks, health and well-being, cities and the built environment, labour, migration, punishment, violence, and consumption.

The University of Leicester has a long-standing history of research on imperial, colonial, and global history. Over the past 50 years, academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, and postgraduate students have conducted research in numerous areas of the world, as previously mentioned. The cluster has received funding of over £2.5m in the past ten years from organizations such as the AHRC, British Academy, ERC, ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, and Wellcome Trust. The Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History has been based at the University of Leicester since 2011.

The Global, Colonial and Postcolonial research cluster collaborates with a wide range of partners such as the Government of Australia, Royal Museums Greenwich, Salvation Army, Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, and the Guyana Prison Service. The cluster is keen to expand research activity with partners outside of Higher Education and is currently working on the Global Challenges Research Fund. They specialize in explaining social change and have excellent contacts and partners in many countries.

The cluster welcomes potential postgraduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are interested in working in a dynamic, innovative, and open research environment. They routinely sponsor applicants for competitive national and international funding schemes. Postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers have secured funding from the AHRC, Economic History Society, ESRC, IHR, Leverhulme Trust, Menzies Scholarship, and Wellcome Trust.

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University of Leicester
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Leicester
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