How a Universal Basic Research Income Could Facilitate Historical Research

by royalhistsoc | 26 Apr 2023 | General, Guest Posts

   Matthew Smith considers the challenges of applying for research funding to pursue historical research. The current environment of winner-takes-all large grants is hugely time-consuming and uncertain. In its place, Matthew proposes a Universal Basic Research...

Social History From the Global South: New Voices from Southern Africa. Reflections on British Academy Funded Writing Workshop, University of the Free State, South Africa.

by royalhistsoc | 28 Mar 2023 | General, Guest Posts, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: Main Blog, Writing Race Two

  In February 2023, the University of the Free State, South Africa, hosted the workshop ‘Social History from the Global South: New Voice from Southern Africa’, funded by the British Academy.  This workshop was organised to address the issue of...

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...

‘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...