AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD Studentship
Beyond the Burger: USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections
Start date: 1 October 2025
Application Deadline: 5pm on May 12
Interviews will take place online in the week of June 9
Keele University and the British Library are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from 1 October 2025 under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme.
The project will examine labour and production conditions, attitudes to different foodstuffs and their novelty and/or ubiquity; it will provide a unique view of the negotiations of structure and agency in food purchasing and consumption. This project will be jointly supervised by Rebecca Bowler and David Ballantyne at Keele University and by Lola Gomes de Mattos, Polly Russell and Mary Stewart at the British Library. The student will spend time with both Keele University and the British Library and will become part of the wider cohort of AHRC CDP funded PhD students across the UK.
Keele University and the British Library are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of people, from different backgrounds and career stages, and particularly welcome those currently underrepresented in doctoral student cohorts.
For further information, please visit USA Food Stories in the British Library’s Oral History and Food Industry Literature Collections – Keele University.
