Montague Burton Fellowship

The Montague Burton Fellowship, a postdoctoral research and teaching post, was last held by Michael Weingrad, who specialises in modern Jewish literature and thought. Visiting scholars in the last few years have included Bryan Cheyette, Nina Collins, David Cesarani, Eva Frojmovic, Norman Kleeblatt, Lionel Kochan, and Irit Rogoff. Students have access to excellent resources for study and research. The Montague Burton Fellowship was endowed in 1944 by Montague Burton, a textile manufacturer who had migrated to Britain from the Russian empire in the early years of the 20th century. Montague Burton was also a sponsor of Peace Studies and the study of International Relations, and a supporter of the University of Leeds and the wider Leeds community.