Becoming a Historian: an Informal Guide

by royalhistsoc | 18 May 2022 | General, Guest Posts, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Careers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

    How do we undertake a major historical research project for the first time? What should we do to ensure that a project’s completed? How do we best engage in debate about our own, and others’, work? How can we apply historical understanding to...

REF 2021: Reflections from the History sub-panel chairs

by royalhistsoc | 12 May 2022 | General, Guest Posts

    The Research Excellence Framework (REF), undertaken by the UK’s four HE funding bodies, provides a review and assessment of research in higher education. The results of the latest assessment (REF2021) were published on 12 May 2022. Here, Professors...

Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England

by royalhistsoc | 13 Apr 2022 | General, Guest Posts, RHS Publications

    To coincide with the release of her new monograph, Dr Sarah Fox introduces us to the multiple stages and community focus of Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England. As Sarah argues, the cycle of eighteenth-century birthing began and concluded much...

Sir John Elliott (1930-2022): a personal recollection by Alistair Malcolm

by royalhistsoc | 11 Apr 2022 | General, Guest Posts

  What’s it like to be supervised by one of the leading and most highly regarded historians of the day? In this post Dr Alistair Malcolm recalls supervisions, advice and his long-term friendship with the historian of early modern Spain, Sir John Elliott...

Sir Tony Wrigley: A Memoir by John Landers

by royalhistsoc | 06 Apr 2022 | General, Guest Posts

  The historical demographer, Dr John Landers, was a doctoral student of Sir Tony Wrigley FBA, whose death in February 2022 has prompted many tributes. Here John describes his experience of studying with Tony Wrigley as a postgraduate member of the Cambridge...

UKRI Open Access Policy for the Arts and Humanities: FAQs

by royalhistsoc | 28 Mar 2022 | General, Guest Posts, RHS Publications

    In August 2021  UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) announced its future policy regarding Open Access publishing. UKRI is the overarching body responsible for government research strategy and funding for universities in the UK. It brings together the...