# Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/academic/

- [Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/)
- [About the Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/about-the-centre/)
- [Events Calendar](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/events/)
- [Postgraduate study](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/postgraduate/)
- [Our staff](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/our-staff/)
- [Research](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/research/)
- [Postgraduate Forum](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/postgraduateforum/)
- [Conferences](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/conferences/)
- [Student Life at CECS](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/studentlifeatcecs/)
- [Contact us](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/contact/)

Lively research community - individually and collaboratively explore culture, politics, literature, art and society

Combine your own research with intensive seminar study under the guidance of a leading expert in the field

Staff are drawn from the departments of Archaeology, English, History, and History of Art

Castle Howard, North Yorkshire

> At the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, we have the historic city of York on our doorstep.
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> Our highly successful **[MA in Eighteenth Century Studies](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/postgraduate/ma-courses/maineighteenthcenturystudies/)** offers a wide choice of taught and practical modules, and **[our staff](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/our-staff/)** welcome proposals from students interested in pursuing a **[research degree](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/postgraduate/research-degrees/)**.

## News

[CECS MA bursaries](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/news/2026/bursaries2026/) 

Monday 9 March 2026

The Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies is delighted to be offering bursaries for 2026/7 offer holders.

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[SOPHIE COULOMBEAU's READING WITH THE BURNEYS WINS 2025 LIBRARY HISTORY ESSAY AWARD](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/news/2026/coulombeauaward/)

Thursday 5 March 2026

The Library History Essay Award is an annual prize for the best article or chapter on library history published in, or pertaining to, the British Isles.

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[The Eighteenth Century Ecologies Network](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/news/2026/ecologiesnetwork/) 

Sunday 21 December 2025

ECEN is a hub for researchers interested in the many diverse ecologies of the period.

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[News Archive](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/news/)

## Events

Sat

11

Apr

[“And who is to look after the horses, eh?”; exploring the duties, accommodation and wages of country house stable servants](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/events/all/2026/elizabethjamiesonyorkgeorgiansociety11apr2026/)

York Georgian Society Lecture with Elizabeth Jamieson

Tue

21

Apr

[The Edgeworths, Ireland’s Bogs, and Improvement](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/events/all/2026/neal21apr/)

CECS Research Seminar with Harrie Neal, University of York

Fri

24

Apr

[Victorian Expansions: Cross-Cultural Migrations](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/events/all/2026/victorianexpansionscross-culturalmigrations/)

Victorian Expansions Conference 2026

[See all seminars and events](https://www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-century-studies/events/ "Root%20%BB%20University%20Website%20%BB%20Centre%20for%20Eighteenth%20Century%20Studies%20%BB%20Events%20Calendar")