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Phillipp Schofield is a Professor in the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University, where he has been a central figure since 1998. He served as Head of Department from 2002 to 2012 and again from 2018 to 2023. He is currently President of the Economic History Society and holds a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship focused on the Great Famine in early fourteenth-century England.
His educational background includes a BA in Ancient and Medieval History from University College London and a DPhil from the University of Oxford (Wadham College), supervised by Barbara Harvey. He also trained as a lawyer and briefly worked in the City before returning to academia.
Schofield’s research centers on the medieval English rural economy, particularly peasant society, credit, debt, and manorial litigation. His work bridges economic, social, and legal history, with a strong emphasis on primary source analysis. He has led multiple AHRC and Leverhulme Trust-funded projects, including research on manorial courts and the revision of the Anglo-Norman Dictionary.
His recent publications reflect a deep engagement with themes of famine, food security, peasant agency, and legal evolution in medieval England and Wales. He has authored and co-edited volumes with Manchester University Press and Oxford University Press, and his articles appear in leading journals such as Continuity and Change, Journal of Medieval History, and Economic History Review.
He has received significant recognition, including two Leverhulme Major Research Fellowships. His editorial leadership includes co-editing Continuity and Change (1999–2011) and the Economic History Review (2011–2017).
Schofield is actively involved in public and academic engagement, delivering lectures at institutions like NYU and the National Library of Wales, organizing workshops, and contributing to digital humanities initiatives. He supervises postgraduate research in medieval English and Welsh rural society and continues to shape the field through scholarship and mentorship.
His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to reducing inequality and building sustainable communities through historical insight.
