Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies

About the Centre

Director: Prof Colin Jones (History)

Queen Mary, University of London, has a large concentration of scholars working in the eighteenth-century studies, in a wide range of humanities disciplines (including English & Drama, History, Geography, Law, French, German, Politics). The centre provides a broad-based but focused intellectual support for colleagues working in the area, through research-related activities such as seminar and lecture series, reading groups, and conference organization.

Centre Activities

We run a seminar that meets every month in term, and a reading group for QM graduate students that meets more often.

For up to date information, including calendar of events, see the QMCECS blog.

MA in English Studies: Writing and Society 1700-1830

QMCECS/BSECS Visiting Fellowship

The Queen Mary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies is pleased to announce the launch of a new short term VISITING FELLOWSHIP for early career researchers.

The award consists of two parts: from BSECS £400 towards travel and living expenses, and from QMCECS seven nights accommodation in Queen Mary fellows housing on campus at Mile End (equivalent to £300). It will normally involve the FELLOW in research in libraries and archives in London, and also in making contacts with QM researchers.

The FELLOWSHIP is open to scholars of the ‘long’ eighteenth century (or any part of it) in any discipline. This award is open to early career researchers: any doctoral student at a British university in their second year of study and above, and any post-doctoral researcher normally resident in Britain, within five years of the award of their PhD.

Deadline for applications: 17 January in any year. The award must be taken up in the period February 1 to June 31 (subject to availability of accommodation).

The application form can be downloaded here as a word document.