2020 RHS Award Winners

2020 RHS Award Winners

In a virtual ceremony which went live this afternoon, the Royal Historical Society has announced its Publication, Teaching and Fellowship Awards for 2020. The ceremony also included its joint awards with the Institute of Historical Research, and the IHR Prizes....
Curriculum Conference Report

Curriculum Conference Report

From 23-30 April 2020, the RHS hosted its first Virtual Curriculum conference. The event had originally been designed as a one-day workshop to be held in the RHS offices on 23 April. Instead, registered participants were invited to read, watch and listen to a range of...
A rapid-turnaround online conference

A rapid-turnaround online conference

Early in March, it became clear to the organisers of the Science in the City 1500-1800 conference that their event could not go ahead as planned in early April. So they took it online. In this post, Dr Rebekah Higgitt shares her experience of rapidly re-thinking a...
Room for Zoom? Tips for Securing Online Meetings

Room for Zoom? Tips for Securing Online Meetings

What steps can we take to help ensure that our online conversations and personal data are secure, in a period of rapid and unplanned change? This blog post is a product of ongoing discussions at the RHS about how best to modernise our communications while keeping our...