AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship (Fully Funded) in History with The National Archives at Swansea University – (Jobs/Scholarships)

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, National Library of Wales, and Swansea and Bangor Universities are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship from 1 October 2026 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme

The PhD will investigate the history of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Wales, 1945-1994, working with material and archival collections held at Wales’ national museum and library.

The student will be based at Swansea University, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales and the National Library of Wales. Additional supervision and support will be provided from Bangor University.

The anti-apartheid movement in Wales was a coalition of different interests. It included members of the Black community and representatives of faith groups and the Labour and Welsh-language movements. But its activities also brought it into conflict with organisations and individuals across the spectrum of Welsh society. Responses to the campaign revealed deep divisions within Welsh society over race, international politics and methods of protest and campaigning. This PhD will examine the makeup, strategies and impact of the anti-apartheid movement in Wales. It will investigate what the movement reveals about wider Welsh society and anti-apartheid politics in the UK.