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Pierre Purseigle is a Reader in Modern Continental European History at the University of Warwick. He has held academic positions at institutions including the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, CY University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Oxford University.
- Education: European Doctorate in History (University of Toulouse II - Jean Jaurès, 2006)
- Research Interests: Interdisciplinary study of warfare and urban catastrophes, global history of urban disasters, European and global history of the First World War
His recent publications focus on urban resilience during wartime, state mobilization, and postwar reconstruction. Pierre Purseigle has received prestigious grants such as the UKRI-AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (2025-2029) and the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (2016-2018).
Scientific Awards include:
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Francqui Chair (2022-2023)
- Thematic Fellow at Warwick's Institute for Global Sustainable Development
As a doctoral supervisor, he has guided research on topics spanning urban reconstruction, emotional objects in war memorials, and gender hierarchies in postwar contexts.
