New Researchers Conference

Research degree students and independent scholars are warmly encouraged to share their work at our annual New Researchers Conference.

Student and Research Prizes

Are you a student working on maritime history? Apply for our Undergraduate and Postgraduate prizes.

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Call for Papers PCMC International Conference

Port Cities and Maritime Cultures International Conference Event Date: 10-11 June 2025 Location: Portsmouth,...

Call for Papers - New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2025

Event Date: 11-12 April 2025 Location: Hull History Centre The British Commission for Maritime History...

Report on the Scottish Maritime History Conference 2024

This year’s Scottish Maritime History Conference took place at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow...

SNR - Winter Lecture Series 2024-25

The Society for Nautical Research (SNR) is delighted to announce the schedule for the forthcoming winter...

Doctoral Prize nominations open

The British Commission for Maritime History awards an annual prize of £200, sponsored by the publishers...

Doctoral Prize winner 2023 announced

British Commission for Maritime Heritage and Boydell and Brewer are delighted to announce the winner...

Annual Scottish Maritime History Conference 2024

Event date: 15-16 October 2024   The annual Scottish Maritime History Conference has been held...

Apply for PhD Scholarship to study Sail to Steam

Applications are invited for a fully-funded three year PhD, with opportunities for a visiting scholarship...

Call for abstracts - book about the History of Port Cities

Submissions on topics from the built environment and culture to imperial factors, migration and more...

Call for Papers

Event date: 31 May 2025 Location: Bermuda Papers are invited on themes ranging from the early years...

Brunel Institute Talks Series 2024-25

This autumn and winter, the SS Great Britain Trust presents an exciting and thought-provoking series...

Report on New Researchers in Maritime History Conference 2024

The twenty-ninth BCMH Conference for New Researchers took place on 22-23 March 2024 at the University...