Dr. Miranda Kaufmann
07855 792 885 mirandackaufmann@gmail.com
2007-Present Freelance Journalist - Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, The Times, History Today,
BBC History Magazine, FindRugbyNow.com, PeriscopePost.com and Politick!Magazine
 Use my specialist knowledge to provide reviews of history books for the TLS.
 Pitch, research and write pieces on a wide range of subjects, from localism to women’s
rugby. All articles available at www.mirandakaufmann.com
2010-Present Freelance Researcher/Historian- The Sunday Times, BBC, Rugby Football Foundation,
National Trust, English Heritage, Quercus and OUP.
 Wrote entry on John Blanke (fl.1512) for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
 Wrote interpretation for Influential Black Londoners exhibition at the National Trust’s
Sutton House in Hackney.
 Wrote entries and proof-read copy for The Sunday Times Food Lists, 100 Best Companies to
Work For and University Guide supplements.
 Wrote briefs for BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg.
 Demonstrated a positive correlation between rugby playing and better exam results in state
secondary schools in research for the Rugby Football Foundation.
 Commissioned by English Heritage to research and write: English Heritage Properties
1600-1830 and Slavery Connections: A Report Undertaken to Mark the Bicentenary of the
Abolition of the British Atlantic Slave Trade (2008).
 Sourced quotations from original 16th-century documents for Dr. Susan Doran, The Tudor
Chronicles (Quercus Publishing, 2008).
 Wrote entries on ‘Golliwog’, ‘Rudolph Dunbar’ and ‘Blacks in Tudor Britain’ for the Oxford
Companion to Black British History (2007).
July 2012
Editorial Assistant- Diplomat Magazine
 Researched, wrote, edited and proof-read copy for the magazine and its Education guide.
 Took charge of social media, more than doubling Twitter following in two weeks.
May 2012
Work Experience- BBC World Service: The Forum
 Researched potential guests, wrote briefs detailing their ideas and helped with scripts.
 Wrote engaging Facebook posts and Tweets for the programme.
March 2012
Editorial Intern- The Periscope Post
 Researched and wrote two stories a day for this news digest website, published three
“Views” under my own byline and attended weekly editorial meetings.
2005
Deputy Editor, Features Section – Cherwell (Oxford University student newspaper):
 Commissioned, managed and edited contributions from staff reporters.
2004-2005
Intern – Prospect Magazine, The Guardian (G2), The Times (T2) and The Evening Standard:
 Checked facts, sourced “quotes of the day” on newswires, and edited columns.
Education
2001-2012
Christ Church, Oxford University
 2012: D.Phil., History [Africans in Britain, 1500-1640]; 2005: M. St., Historical Research.
[Tudor Perceptions of Africa and Africans]; 2004: BA Honours, History (II.I).
1993-2000
St. Paul’s Girls’ School, London
 A Levels: History (A) English (A) Latin (B) Art (B).
Interests
Playing rugby (2 winning rugby Blues at Oxford), cooking, dancing, film, theatre, travel.
Referees
Referee details available upon request.