Andrew Marsham
Professor of Classical Arabic Studies · School of Arts and Humanities · University of Cambridge
Quick answer: Andrew Marsham is Professor of Classical Arabic Studies at University of Cambridge. Andrew Marsham shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Research interests
Early and mediaeval Islamic history; Transregional history; Arabic historiography; Middle Eastern history; Umayyad Caliphate; Abbasid Caliphate; Comparative history; Medieval History
Selected publications (since 2023)
The Umayyad Empire. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2024).
The Umayyad World. Ed. Routledge (2021).
Power, Patronage, and Memory in Early Islam. Ed., with Alain George. Oxford: Oxford University Press (2018).
Rituals of Islamic Monarchy: Accession and Succession in the First Muslim Empire. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2009).
Were there strategic considerations in the seventh-century Arabian conquests? In Federico Montinaro and Mehmetcan Akpınar (eds) Rethinking Conquest: Studies on the Late Antique Near East from Byzantium to Islam pp. 25–46 (2026).
Wealth and the Image of the Umayyads in the Sermons Attributed to Abū Hamza (d. 748). In Hannah-Lena Hagemann (ed.) & Alasdair Grant (ed.) (ed.) Between Rebels and Rulers in the Early Islamicate World: Power, Contention and Ide
Frequently asked questions
Is Andrew Marsham hiring PhD students at University of Cambridge?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Andrew Marsham's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students.
What does Andrew Marsham research?
Early and mediaeval Islamic history; Transregional history; Arabic historiography; Middle Eastern history; Umayyad Caliphate; Abbasid Caliphate; Comparative history; Medieval History
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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