RHS Whitfield Book Prize – the 2021 Shortlist

by | 17 May 2021 | General

Shortlist for 2021 RHS Whitfield Book Prize announced   “Once again, the Whitfield Prize competition attracted a large number of excellent entries, presenting the judges with something of an embarrassment of riches. Engagingly written, compellingly argued...

Creating an Online Community: A Pre-Pandemic Initiative

by | 22 Apr 2021 | General, Guest Posts

Professor Marjory Harper won the 2020 RHS Jinty Nelson Award for Inspirational Teaching and Supervision in History. Here, she reflects on the process of planning an online Master’s Programme in Scottish Heritage in 2017. Launching in July 2023, the Jinty Nelson...

Meet the RHS President – Professor Emma Griffin

by | 01 Feb 2021 | General

On 27 November 2020, Professor Emma Griffin formally began her term as the new President of the Royal Historical Society. Here, Emma reflects on taking up this position in a period of great uncertainty for the historical profession. It was just over thirteen months...

Teaching Materials for Low-Tech Online Teaching: Planning for Social Distancing

by | 27 Nov 2020 | General

In this guest post, the first of two looking at low-tech materials for online teaching, Dr Mary Morrissey, Associate Professor in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Reading, offers advice to teachers about the different teaching materials to use to...

Funding and Fellowship Opportunities in Historical Studies

by | 27 Nov 2020 | General

  There are many funding opportunities for history researchers to apply for in the UK and internationally, including research and travel grants, and library fellowships. Funding grants and fellowship opportunities are advertised across the year, although some...

Race Update 9 – Mia Liyanage, ‘Miseducation: decolonising curricula, culture and pedagogy in UK universities’, HEPI Report (July 2020)

by | 29 Jul 2020 | General, Race Update

Using testimony from sixteen interview respondents across academia, activism and policy, this HEPI Report addresses the common misconceptions about decolonisation and recommends a series of practical steps towards its implementation. It argues that decolonisation is...