The Trouble with Text Mining: And why some projects take a long time, and future projects might take less time

by royalhistsoc | 14 Mar 2023 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age

  In this post we conclude our series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores six historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series investigates the impact and implications of...

‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’, Part 5: ‘Digitising History from a Global Perspective; and what this tells us about access and inequality’

by royalhistsoc | 22 Feb 2023 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules, Teaching Portal: Online Resources, Writing Race Two

  In this post we continue our series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series explores the impact and implications of digital...

Are you new to teaching? Eight online guides for historians beginning careers in Higher Education

by royalhistsoc | 07 Feb 2023 | General

  In September 2022, the Royal Historical Society and History UK co-hosted a two-day online interactive workshop, ‘New to Teaching’. Over eight sessions of 45-50 minutes each, experienced historians specialising in innovative pedagogy introduced and...

‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’, Part 4: ‘Researching with Big Data; and how historians can work collaboratively’

by royalhistsoc | 07 Feb 2023 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

  In this post we continue our new series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series explores the impact and implications of digital...

‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’, Part 3: ‘Why archivists digitise, and why it matters’

by royalhistsoc | 17 Jan 2023 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age

  In this post we continue our new series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series explores the impact and implications of digital...

‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’, Part 2: ‘Tools for the Trade: And how historians can make the most of them’

by royalhistsoc | 15 Dec 2022 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

  In this post we continue our new series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series explores the...