PhD Studentship
Northumbria University and the British Library
The establishment of The Northern Echo newspaper in 1870 disrupts our understanding of the concept of a ‘regional/national’ press in Britain. This project seeks to challenge current understandings of nineteenth-century press history through a detailed examination of The Northern Echo, once termed ‘the best newspaper in Europe’. Partnering with the British Library and through innovative use of their digitized collections of 19th-century British newspapers, the research will critically reframe our understanding of the ‘provincial’ press in the late nineteenth century. The project will be based at Northumbria with two further skills-development opportunities at the British Library and at The Northern Echo itself.
The closing date for applications is 31st May 2025. Interviews will take place in June for a projected start date of October 2025. For more information about the project, please visit The Northern Echo and the Politics of Place.
How to Apply
Organizers strongly encourage you to make contact with the named supervisor Dr Helena Goodwyn (Helena.Goodwyn@Northumbria.ac.uk) to discuss the project at an early stage.
For further details on the project and for deadlines please visit https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/studentships/nbc-dtp/