Fellows Around the World
The Durham Collections Fellowship programme has transformed from a regional initiative into a truly global network.
Our partnerships now span six continents, connecting scholars and cultural heritage professionals across more than 26 countries and supporting over 128 international fellows.
This growth has enabled groundbreaking collaborative projects, from digitisation initiatives in South Asia to manuscript preservation in Africa. Fellows return to their home institutions as ambassadors for innovative heritage practices, creating lasting impact that extends far beyond individual fellowships.
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"The Residential Research Fellowship at Durham University provided me with vital, extended access to important collections that uncovered, and helped explain how and why, Catholic kin networks engaged in settler colonialism and the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people in a bid to secure their own safety from anti-Catholic legislation. The collections proved that these networks were vast, global, and connected to theological and cultural change brought about by the Catholic Reformation as much by Protestant ones. Most importantly, the advice that I received from staff at Durham and Ushaw College with expert familiarity with these collections meant that I developed...
Dr Helen Kilburn
DRRL Visiting Fellowship (University of Manchester, England)
The Durham Residential Library Fellowship provided crucial support for my research. I was able to benefit from the Library’s extensive rare books collections to advance my project. The Library staff were incredibly helpful and patiently answered my questions.
Luke Roman
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada)
My time at Ushaw enriched my understanding of recusancy in the eighteenth century generally, and more specifically of recusants as a dynamic diasporic readership
John Stone
Holland Visiting Fellowship (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
'The opportunity to work intensively with the manuscript treasures of Durham special collections was invaluable. The collegial and friendly atmosphere generated in the cohort of fellows was an added bonus!'
Professor Gordon Pentland
Barker Visiting Fellowship (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
I am incredibly grateful for the Barkers Fellowship and the generous support they have provided through their funding of the Visiting Fellowship. Their generosity has had a profound impact on my professional development and research endeavors. The Fellowship has not only provided me with financial assistance but also invaluable opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange. Through the Barkers Fellowship, I have been able to engage with leading experts in my field and broaden my intellectual horizons. Moreover, the Barkers Fellowship has fostered a sense of community and connection among scholars. It has facilitated networking opportunities and created a platform for...
Raad Khair Allah
Barker Visiting Fellowship (University of Warwick, England)
The Durham Collections Fellowship is a vital route for scholars to engage with the rich collections of Ushaw Historic House and the University of Durham. The Centre for Catholic Studies is perhaps the most active centre of British Catholic research in the UK and benefits from the remarkable heritage asset of Ushaw Historic House and its collections. The fellowships allow scholars not only access to records and material but offer a rich pool of collaboration and collegiate activity that nourishes research, encouraging connection and communication. The fellowship programme is an excellent vehicle to empower researchers to access unique collections within...
Simon Johnson
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Downside Abbey, Ireland)
I was delighted to be awarded a Lendrum Fellowship to work at the Durham Residential Research Library and to be part of the fantastic research community around these collections. My research would not have been possible without the fellowship, because the books I am working with are specific to Durham Cathedral in the sixteenth century, and offer important clues about what happened there during the Reformation. Durham is enormously fortunate in its collections because such a large proportion of its pre-Reformation books stayed in the region, whether in the Cathedral collections or gathered into the library at Ushaw, and it...
Elizabeth Biggs
Lendrum Priory Visiting Fellowship (University of York, England)
During my time at Durham University, I have surveyed and studied various South Asian bows and arrows preserved at Oriental Museum. Besides, the study of bows and arrows I have also explored many photographs/images of archers and archery preserved at Palace Green Library that helped me to shape my understanding towards the high skills used to manufacture oriental bows and arrows and also the use of specialized training in archery. Further, the holdings of rare manuscripts and books pertaining to bow-making and archery at Durham Cathedral and Bill Bryson Library enhanced my knowledge in the field of bow-making and the...
Dr Syed Ashraf
Barker Visiting Fellowship (Department of Delhi Archives, New Dehli)
I applied for a Holland Visiting Fellowship, one of the Durham Collections Fellowships, to deepen my research on the communities of Catholic exiles established in Portugal during the Protestant Reformation. The Ushaw Library, managed by Durham University, holds a significant portion of the bibliographical and archival materials produced by the English College in Lisbon — a building that, though no longer in use, still stands in the city.
Maria Luisa Jacquinet
Holland Visiting Fellowship (Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Portugal)
'I had a fantastic month as part of the Durham Research Fellowships scheme at the start of 2020. Participating in the scheme allowed me to conduct detailed research into medieval archival material held by at Durham, including original financial accounts, charters, and court rolls. I subsequently integrated this into my research on the governance of the medieval wool trade. I enjoyed the chance to meet some of the historians based at Durham and also greatly enjoyed staying at Ushaw College, which offered a stunning location. Another highlight included attendance at a formal dinner at St Chad's College with other Research...
Matt Raven
DRRL Visiting Fellowship (Institute of Historical Research, London, England)