University of La Rochelle, Research Centre for Atlantic and International History

The Research Centre for Atlantic and International History (Universities of Nantes and La Rochelle) is one of the most important research centres for History in western France.

The Research Centre gathers together researchers in ancient history, medieval history, early-modern history, modern/contemporary history, humanities and languages. A total of 151 members (57 professors and senior lecturers, 3 other academic staff, 4 postdoctoral fellows, 80 PhD students and 7 support staff) and 90 associated researchers are working on a common theme: "From the world to the Atlantic, and from the Atlantic to the world: the processes, spaces and actors of international exchange from Antiquity to the present".