Cathryn Spence, University of Guelph

Research

History Early modern Communities Neighbours Neighbourliness Social networks Economic networks Mapping

Latest funding

Neighbours and Neighbourliness in Early Modern Edinburgh
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$47,289

Neighbours and Neighbourliness in Early Modern Edinburgh

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Spence, Cathryn R.

Keywords: History; Early modern; Communities; Neighbours; Neighbourliness; Social networks; Economic networks; Mapping; Digital humanities; Geographies; Gender; Urban

$47,289

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: History Dear Professor Spence, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Neighbours and Neighbourliness in Early Modern Edinburgh" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]