Dr. Rosemary Cresswell

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Rosemary Cresswell is a historian who specializes in the history of health, humanitarianism, and charity voluntarism from around 1850 to 2020. She serves as Departmental Lecturer in Lifelong Learning (History) at the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education. Rosemary obtained her MSc in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from Imperial College London and her PhD from University College London, focusing on the history of infectious diseases. Before joining Oxford in 2024, she held postdoctoral positions and temporary lectureships at several prestigious institutions, including King’s College London and Imperial College London. Her research includes notable projects such as 'Border Crossings: Charity Voluntarism in Britain’s Mixed Economy of Health Care 1948', funded by the Wellcome Trust. Rosemary's notable works include the book 'Bacteria in Britain, 1880-1939' and she is currently under contract with Bloomsbury for a book on the 'History of the British Red Cross, 1870-2020'. She has written extensively for academic journals and also serves on the executive committee of the Society for the Social History of Medicine. Her contributions have significantly informed the understanding of the intersections between health and charity in modern British history.

Research Interests

Experience

Departmental Lecturer

2024-01-01 — Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, ENG

Teaching and conducting research in the field of Lifelong Learning with a focus on History.

Research Fellow

2020-11-01 — 2021-06-30

University of Warwick • Warwick, ENG

Conducted research on various projects related to history.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

2012-01-01 — 2020-10-31

University of Hull • Hull, ENG

Taught courses and supervised research in Global History.

Requirements for University of Oxford

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:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.