Andrew Mark Davies, FRHistS, FRSA (born 1962) is a British historian. A professor at the University of Liverpool, he specialises in the history of crime, policing and violence in modern Britain.
Career Born in 1962, Davies attended Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College in Northwich before studying at King's College, Cambridge, where he read history. He completed Part I of the Historical Tripos in 1983 and Part II in 1984, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.John Butler and Martin Butler Booth (eds), A Register of Admissions to King's College, Cambridge, 1945–1982 (Cambridge: King's College Association, 1989), p. 511. OCLC 23012198 He then carried out doctoral studies at King's. For his thesis on leisure and poverty in early-20th-century Manchester and Salford. (supervised by A. J. Reid),"Modern Britain and Ireland – Awarded 1980–89", History Theses 1970–2014: Historical Research for Higher Degrees in the Universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (British History Online). Retrieved 7 June 2021. he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree by the University of Cambridge in 1989.Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1998 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), p. 193.
By 1991, Davies was working at the University of Liverpool.. As of 2021, he is a professor of modern social history there."History Teaching Staff", University of Liverpool. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
Since 2009, Davies has been a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts."Andrew Davies: Professional Activities", University of Liverpool. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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