{"id":33165,"date":"2022-08-09T13:15:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T12:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/?page_id=33165"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:45:17","slug":"current-fellows-and-grant-holders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/about\/current-fellows-and-grant-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Research Fellows and Grant Holders"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Society’s Research Funding<\/a> supports a large number of historians across a range of activities: from studying for a Masters’ degree and finishing a PhD, to undertaking research and working on a project, such as writing an article.<\/p>\n

The following individuals are current holders of RHS Fellowships and Grants in 2025. Each year, the Society awards nearly \u00a3150,000 in research funding to historians at all career stages through open competitions.<\/p>\n

Full details, and call timetables, for all Royal Historical Society research funding are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1. Centenary Research Fellows, 2025-26<\/span><\/h3>\n

Held for 6 months, jointly with the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, the Centenary Fellowships enable historians to complete their PhDs and receive research training:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Angelina Andreeva<\/strong> is an RHS Centenary Fellow, 2025-26, held jointly with the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.<\/p>\n

\u2018<\/strong>Mapping Lives: Ego Documents and Urban Experiences in London c. 1650-1690<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Angelina is a fourth-year PhD researcher at Lancaster University, supervised by Naomi Tadmor and Ian Gregory. Her doctoral work builds on her academic background in public history and linguistics, which she pursued in England, Italy, and Russia.<\/p>\n

Her PhD project explores experiences of urban space in Restoration London, applying GIS mapping to personal diaries of Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, and Robert Hooke. By recentering individual narratives, the project seeks to personalise the history of the period and open new perspectives on its urban environment.<\/p>\n

The project\u2019s innovative methodology augments traditional historical methods with digital humanities to shed light on a period of London\u2019s history that has yet to be studied through this methodological lens. Treating personal diaries not only as historical texts but also as sources for spatial data, Angelina uses GIS mapping to visualise patterns and discrepancies, movements and perceptions across time and London\u2019s city space. These methods have revealed distinct ways in which diarists navigated and understood their city, highlighting broader trends in Restoration London\u2019s social geography.<\/p>\n

By transforming complex historical data into accessible visual tools, Angelina aims to make her findings valuable not only to academics but also to non-specialist audiences, contributing to broader discussions around urban history, memory, and digital heritage.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Joel Mead<\/strong>, is an RHS Centenary Fellow, 2025-26, held jointly with the Institute of Research, University of London.<\/p>\n

Breaking and Remaking the British Egg: Intersections of Class, Health, Gender and Animal Welfare,\u00a01941-1999<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joel is a PhD researcher in History at the University of Liverpool. He previously completed a BA in History at the University of Birmingham and an MA in Modern History at the University of Warwick.<\/p>\n

His doctoral research investigates egg production and consumption in post-war Britain, exploring how the industrialisation of this staple food intersected with debates about health, identity, and the environment. Despite their cultural and political significance, eggs have received little scholarly attention compared to other foodstuffs.<\/p>\n

Drawing on a wide range of sources\u2014including government records, Mass Observation responses, advertisements, activist literature, and media representations\u2014the project reconstructs the cultural and political life of eggs, showing how their meanings were produced and contested across institutions, households, and public discourse. In doing so, it illuminates wider histories of health, the environment, and modern British society and engages with debates on the intensification of agriculture, the changing British diet, and the moral politics of eating.<\/p>\n

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2. Early Career Fellowship Grant holders, 2025-26<\/span><\/h3>\n

Held for up to 6 months, Early Career Fellowship Grants<\/a> provide support for post-doctoral researchers to work on a defined project, such as writing an article or book proposal:<\/em><\/p>\n