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Beaumanoir-Hart History Prize for Best Overall Performance

The First Year Undergraduate Beaumanoir-Hart History Prize for Best Overall Performance was set up by a bequest from Dorothy Iris Beaumanoir-Hart. The prize is for first-year single honours and joint honours undergraduate students based in the History Department in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. It is usually awarded to the student with the highest overall average in their first year.

Prize for Best Overall Performance - Single Honours

The Second Year Prize for Best Overall Performance is for second year single honours undergraduate students based in the History Department in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. It is usually awarded to the single honours student with the highest overall average in their second year.

Prize for Best Overall Performance - Joint Honours

The Second Year Prize for Best Overall Performance is for second year joint honours undergraduate students based in the History Department in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. It is usually awarded to the joint honours student with the highest overall average in their second year.

Iain Smith History Single-Honours Prize for Best Overall Performance

The Final Year Iain Smith History Single-Honours Prize for Best Overall Performance was set up by a bequest from Iain Smith. The prize is for final year single honours history undergraduate students in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. It is usually awarded to the student with the highest overall average in their final year.

was a member of academic staff in the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ History Department, retiring in 2004. Dr Smith specialised in South African history and British imperial history during the 19th and 20th centuries, taught the undergraduate modules 'HI347 South Africa 1885-1910' and 'HI361 The Contraction of Britain 1883-1997', was the Department Senior Tutor for several years, was a Member of Council and of the Publications Committee of The Historical Association (1980-1995), and was Editor of the New Appreciations in History series.

Roger Magraw History Joint-Honours Prize for Best Overall Performance

The Final Year Roger Magraw History Joint-Honours Prize for Best Overall Performance was set up by a bequest from Roger Magraw. The prize is for final year joint honours history undergraduate students in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. It is usually awarded to the student with the highest overall average in their final year.

Emeritus Reader Roger Magrawwas a member of academic staff in the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ University History Department from 1967 to 2006, and continued to teach part-time in the Department after retirement from 2006 to 2013. Dr Magraw specialised in nineteenth century French social history, taught the first-year and second-year undergraduate module 'HI104 French Social History 1800-1914' and the MA module 'HI913 Workers and Society in France 1830-1939', was the departmental coordinator of the French and History joint degree until 2006, and was the Deputy Review Editor of French History from 1997 to 2001.

History Dissertation Prize

The History Dissertation Prize is for final year undergraduate students in the History Department who take the Dissertation Module. The prize is usually awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the module, in recognition of outstanding research and academic achievement.

Maxine Berg Prize for Best Dissertation in the Field of Global History

The Maxine Berg Prize for Best Dissertation in the Field of Global History is for final year undergraduate students in the History Department who take the Dissertation Module. The prize is awarded by a panel made up of members of the Global History and Culture Centre, in recognition of outstanding research and academic achievement.

Professor Maxine Berg FBA taught in the History Department at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ from 1978 until her retirement in 2022. She has published many influential books, including The Machinery Question(1981),The Age of Manufactures(1985) and A Woman in History: Eileen Power 1889-1940. She has also edited books on consumption and luxury, on global history and on goods from the East. She trained many PhD students, and loved teaching undergraduates and MA students. She was instrumental in setting up our second-year global history modules: Caravans and Traders, and Galleons and Galleys. In 2007, she founded the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Global History and Culture Centre, and served as its first director. It was the first Global History centre in the UK, and enjoys a world-wide reputation. Her work has inspired many students and colleagues to consider global approaches in their research.

Intercalated Year Reflective Assignment Prize

The Intercalated Year Reflective Assignment Prize is for single and joint honours students in the History Department who have spent a year abroad. The prize is usually awarded to the student with the best performance in the Intercalated Year Reflective Assignment, in recognition of outstanding achievement during their intercalated year.

Sir John H. Elliott Prize for Best Overall Performance

Sir John H. Elliott (1930-2022) was an eminent historian and former Honorary Professor of History at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ University. Sir John was an eminent Hispanist and was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in 1996 for his contributions to the Social Sciences. For his outstanding contributions to the history of Spain and the Spanish Empire in the early modern period, Sir John was awarded the Balzan Prize for History, 1500-1800, in 1999. His studies of the Iberian Peninsula and the Spanish Empire helped the understanding of the problems confronting 16th and 17th century Spain, and the attempts of its leaders to avert its decline. He is considered to have been a major figure in developing Spanish historiography.

Dissertation Prize

The Dissertation Prize is for postgraduate taught students in the History Department. The prize is usually awarded to the student with the highest overall mark for their dissertation, in recognition of outstanding research and academic achievement.