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Professor Clare Downham
M.A. (Hons), M.Phil, Ph.D. FSA.

Research

Medieval Studies
Medieval Europe,especially Ireland, Britain AD 400-1350, and vikings. I am interested in supervising MRes and PhD students in any of these subject areas

Current PhD students: Andrew Foster, Louise Coyne, Elizabeth West, Jen Roberts, James Davison, Ian Russell
Co-Supervision (Including outside Liverpool): Ian Faulds, Jacob O'Neill, Edward Meehan
Completed PhDs: Ivy Manning, Ray Ruhaak, Lynda McGuigan, Danica Ramsey-Brimberg,

Medieval Studies

Research grants

A Past in Progress: The Late Medieval Historiography of Viking Activity in the Low Countries

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

January 2020 - June 2024

Minorities under English Rule: Gaels in Ireland and Flemish in England 1150-1300

LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)

May 2021 - April 2023

Diversity in Viking Age Communities

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

August 2019 - August 2022

Hagiography at the Frontiers: Jocelin of Furness and Insular Politics (Resubmission)

ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2010 - June 2012