Working in Archives

by emgregory2020 | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

In this post, Dr Mary Morrissey, Associate Professor in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Reading, offers advice to those who are beginning to work with historical archives. Mary explains how to locate archival information, understanding how...

Historical Societies and Related Organisations in the United Kingdom

by emgregory2020 | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal

This is a wide-ranging list of historical societies and related organisations that exist primarily across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, but which also includes global history organisations which support the study of history. The list is divided into...

Transitions from Taught Degrees to Research Courses and Careers Advice for History Graduates

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Careers, Teaching Portal: Transitions in HE

In this post, historian Dr Andrew Foster offers guidance about the transition for students undertaking taught undergraduate and Masters degrees to research courses, as well as his thoughts on future careers for history graduates. He turns the spotlight towards the...

Tips on Using Bibliographic Software

by emgregory2020 | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Students

Linda Robertson, who has extensive experience working as a librarian, offers her views on the advantages of using technological aids for bibliographic research. In this post, she gives a detailed analysis about how to use the bibliographic software EndNote as a useful...

The Anatomy of a Thesis

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers

In this post, historian Dr Andrew Foster provides research students with a general guide about the main elements of writing up a PhD thesis. The advice Dr Foster gives is based on years of discussions with research students in seminars and workshops about the...