New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop, Part 2 – ‘The History Lecture’

by royalhistsoc | 21 Sep 2022 | New to Teaching, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

In September 2022 the Royal Historical Society, in partnership with History UK, organised an interactive workshop hosted by Professor Jamie Wood (Lincoln). This workshop aimed to open discussions on the challenges and opportunities of teaching History at UK...

New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop, Part 1 – ‘Decoding the Discipline’

by royalhistsoc | 20 Sep 2022 | New to Teaching, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

In September 2022 the Royal Historical Society, in partnership with History UK, organised an interactive workshop hosted by Professor Jamie Wood (Lincoln). This workshop aimed to open discussions on the challenges and opportunities of teaching History at UK...

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...

Applying and Interviewing for your First History Lectureship

by royalhistsoc | 15 Mar 2022 | Online Events, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Careers, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: Main Blog, Teaching Portal: Transitions in HE

      About this event ‘Applying for your First Job: a Guide to Preparing and Interviewing for a History Teaching Post’ is part in the Royal Historical Society’s series of online training events designed for early career historians. This session was...

Launching the new RHS Teaching Portal

by royalhistsoc | 30 Nov 2020 | RHS Work, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

The Royal Historical Society launches its new online Teaching Portal today. Ken Fincham and Peter d’Sena, former and current RHS Vice Presidents for Education, who have led the portal’s working group, explain more: The Royal Historical Society is...

Putting the Past in its Place: Teaching Environmental History in the Age of the Anthropocene

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

In this post, Karen Jones, Professor of Environmental and Cultural History at the University of Kent, provides a brief methodological introduction to the field of environmental history, together with a short reflection on teaching innovation and practice. She draws...