The Centre for the History of Wales and its Borderlands provides a focus for the activities of the historians of Wales at Swansea.  The historians of Wales are committed to a comparative approach in which the history of Wales is viewed against other Celtic regions, other coalfield societies (in Europe, America, and Asia), and the UK as a whole. The Centre has strong interests in nineteenth- and twentieth-century urban history, in issues surrounding migration, demography, and national identity, and in the history of cultural activities and recreations.  The medieval history of Wales is another area of particular specialism.

The Centre is home to a number of ongoing research projects by both staff and postgraduates.

For further information, please visit www.swansea.ac.uk/history/research/chwb