Making the Case for History: A View from the Royal Historical Society

by royalhistsoc | 12 May 2025 | Advocacy and Policy, General, Guest Posts

  In April 2025, the Society’s President Lucy Noakes published the following article in History Workshop. The article is part of an occasional HW series exploring the scale, form and implications of cuts to history departments and courses in UK higher...

Becoming a Member of the History Subject Panel for REF2029. An Introduction and Guide

by royalhistsoc | 17 Mar 2025 | Advocacy and Policy, General, REF2029

    The work of disciplinary sub-panels (including that for History) is fundamental to the Research Excellence Framework. Subject panels form the heart of REF, responsible for assessing and grading scholarly outputs, impact and research cultures across the...

A Saga and Other Stories: the Australian Historical Association

by royalhistsoc | 24 Feb 2025 | Advocacy and Policy, General, Guest Posts

    What are the strengths of and threats to historical research in Australia today? In this post we hear from Michelle Arrow and Kate Fullagar, President and Vice-President respectively of the Australian Historical Association, about the experience of being...

Answering the call for REF2029’s History subject panel

by royalhistsoc | 13 Feb 2025 | Advocacy and Policy, General, REF2029

At a time of growing inequality in UK Higher Education, how do we create a History subject panel that reflects the profession and discipline in its variety and complexity?     The next Research Excellence Framework in UK Higher Education takes place in 2029....

REF2029 and Open Access – what’s in, what’s out, and what comes next

by royalhistsoc | 16 Dec 2024 | Advocacy and Policy, General, REF2029

    On 11 December 2024, the steering group for REF2029 published its final Open Access policy relating to research outputs submitted for assessment. The policy follows an initial set of proposals and an accompanying consultation phase over the summer....

The Value of History: a new briefing from the Royal Historical Society

by royalhistsoc | 30 Oct 2024 | Advocacy and Policy, General

  This month the Royal Historical Society publishes ‘The Value of History in Higher Education and Society’. This briefing offers views on the state, and value, of history in the UK university sector. A vibrant discipline has traditionally indicated a flourishing...