Research at HCA

Our diverse and energetic research culture covers many periods, areas, themes and approaches that unite the subjects of Archaeology, Classics and History.

Find out about the funding and professional accolades received by researchers in the School over the past 10 years.

If you would like to get in touch with us, please email hca-research@ed.ac.uk. Alternatively, you are welcome to visit us in the Research Office. We are based in Room 2M.27, and are open Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm.

Through our research, we engage with a wide variety of audiences for greater social and cultural benefit. Find out how we connect our study of the past with present-day concerns and debates.

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology has achieved a strong set of results in the Research Excellence Framework 2014.

A list of the School's research groups, with descriptions and membership details.

The number of History staff at Edinburgh ranked world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research and Assessment Exercise, in 2008, was the highest of any university in Scotland and the third highest in the UK, an achievement exceeded only by Oxford and Cambridge. The panel reported that in Research Environment,"the majority of the activity was outstanding, the rest excellent". Esteem Indicators "were found overall to be outstanding", giving a joint overall score of 4* (or world leading) in these categories.