Working for Historians—notwithstanding COVID-19

by | 16 Apr 2020 | RHS Publications, RHS Work

Although the Royal Historical Society, in keeping with government guidance, has closed its physical office for the time being, RHS President Margot Finn outlines the ways in which we continue to work for historians in and beyond the UK. COVID-19 has inevitably...

Race Update 5 – Grade Predictions and Assessment during Covid-19

by | 06 Apr 2020 | Race Update

Following the government decision to cancel summer examinations, this year’s GCSE and A-Level grades will be predicted by teachers and normalised by a nationally applied formula. This blog outlines the debates prompted by this decision which focus around fears of...

Race Update 4 – EDI concerns during Covid-19

by | 20 Mar 2020 | Race Update

No one has answers to the ongoing Covid-19 situation but this blog suggests some questions that we might ask ourselves and invites your feedback too re History in Higher Education. Are there ways to identify, address and mitigate any unintended negative effects of...

Beyond LGBT+ History Month – an update on the RHS survey.

by | 28 Feb 2020 | LGBT+, RHS Work

As many of you will remember, last year the RHS ran their LGBT+ Histories and Historians survey. Professor Frances Andrews provides an update on the working group’s progress. Between July and September 2019, the Royal Historical Society’s LGBT+ survey...

Race Update 3 – Advance HE Positive Action Checklist

by | 18 Feb 2020 | Race Update

Advance HE (formally Equality Challenge Unit) published an End of project report in January 2020. The report reflects on a 2016-2018, Advance HE project that invited institutions in England, Wales or Northern Ireland to explore creative approaches to tackling...