What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business and industry

by rhsadministration | 13 Jun 2026 | Advocacy and Policy, General, Guest Posts

    In this post we hear from Dr Richard Marks, a former business analyst who, having completed a PhD in 2024, now works as an independent historical researcher and author. After a long career outside education, Richard’s experience of business and PhD...

Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain

by rhsadministration | 16 Apr 2026 | Guest Posts, New Historical Perspectives

    In this post, Rowan Thompson introduces his new book — Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire — which is published in April 2026 the Society’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series with...

When it comes to archival research, nationality and nation-state matter

by rhsadministration | 13 Mar 2026 | General, Guest Posts

    In this post, Jeremy Goh — a PhD student from the University of Warwick — comments on his recent experience of archival work in China. As Jeremy suggests, access to archives is highly variable, determined, in part, by available technologies but also —...

New resources for teaching slavery: connecting academic history and the classroom

by rhsadministration | 17 Feb 2026 | General, Guest Posts, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race Two

    In this post we hear from historians involved in the creation of new resources, launched in late 2025, to support the teaching of slavery in schools. In the opening section, Katie Donington. Abdul Mohamud and Robin Whitburn introduce their new...

On Holocaust Memorial Day we need more history, not just more memory

by rhsadministration | 27 Jan 2026 | General, Guest Posts, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

    In this post, Andy Pearce – Director of the Centre for Holocaust Education at UCL – considers the current levels of knowledge of the Holocaust among UK secondary school students. UCL studies, in 2016 and 2026, reveal a troubling and enduring...

Remembering Nottingham’s River: Living and Working Along the Leen

by rhsadministration | 14 Jan 2026 | Guest Posts

    In this post, Rachel Dishington and Sarah Colborne reflect on their October 2025 exhibition titled ‘The Leen: Nottingham’s River’ at the Weston Gallery at Lakeside Arts in Nottingham, based around the River Leen and its longstanding connections with the...