DrSomak Biswas
Assistant Professor in Modern History
History
Orcid identifier0000-0002-5401-9618
- Assistant Professor in Modern HistoryHistory
ABOUT
Contact
Email: somak.biswas@warwick.ac.uk
Office: 3.72, Third Floor, Faculty of Arts Building
Term-Time Office Hours: Thursdays, 3-4 and Fridays, 2-3
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Modern HistoryUniversity of Warwick, History, Coventry, United Kingdom21 Sep 2026 - present
- Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Cambridge, History, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Oct 2023 - 21 Sep 2026
- Past and Present FellowSchool of Advanced Study, Institute of Historical Research, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom2020
- MPhil. in HistoryJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India2015
- Masters in HistoryJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India2013
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- HindiCan read, write, speak and understand
- BengaliCan read, write, speak and understand
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS
- Health
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Media enquiries
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 5 Gender Equality
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth