Dr. Alexandra Walsham

Professor

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Biography

Alexandra Walsham is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, where she is a Fellow of Emmanuel College. She has held the Chair in the Faculty of History from 2019 to 2022 and has over fourteen years of teaching experience at the University of Exeter before returning to Cambridge in 2010. Walsham's academic contributions have earned her prestigious memberships in the British Academy and the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In recognition of her services to history, she was appointed CBE in 2017. She has delivered various distinguished lectures and is an editor for the journal Past & Present. Her research interests primarily focus on religious cultural history in early modern Britain, particularly the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and their wider European implications. Walsham has published extensively on themes such as post-Reformation Roman Catholicism, religious tolerance, and the intersections of oral, visual, and written culture during the advent of printing. She is actively involved in supervising MPhil and PhD students and contributes significantly to various editorial boards and academic committees.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Modern History

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK

Teaching and researching Modern History with an emphasis on early modern Britain.

Lecturer

1996-01-01 — 2010-01-01

University of Exeter • Exeter, UK

Taught various courses in history for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Awards

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CBE

2017-06-12

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.