LGBT+ Guidance, Support and Advice

by royalhistsoc | 28 Sep 2020 | LGBT+ Project: Resources

Many respondents to the RHS LGBT+ survey reported witnessing or experiencing bullying, harassment or discrimination, either as a personal experience or as a witness. Many more indicated that they would not know what to do if they were in this position. All higher...

Contexts and Other Reports

by royalhistsoc | 28 Sep 2020 | LGBT+ Project: Resources

The RHS LGBT+ Histories and Historians report sits within and contributes to a large body of work, undertaken over many decades, reporting on the lived experiences of LGBT+ communities and advocating for change. This work helps explain, and provide important context...

Bringing Archives to Early Career Historians: A New Partnership with Adam Matthew Digital

by royalhistsoc | 07 May 2020 | RHS Work

Each year, the Royal Historical Society aims to support around 200 UK-based early career researchers (of any nationality) with grant awards totalling just over £60,000. COVID-19 is having a major impact on the scholars we would normally fund. Here, RHS President...

How Can Historians Achieve Inclusivity in Digital Archives?

by Victoria Leonard | 16 Dec 2019 | Guest Posts

Historians have always been preoccupied with archives of knowledge – how information is stored and categorised, how it is accessed or restricted, how the integrity of evidence is determined. These are universal questions for those who study the past. They also...

Teaching History in a Digital Age

by swebbdh | 12 Sep 2019 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules

Digital transformations in society and culture have fundamentally changed the historian’s relationship with the past.  So how do we incorporate this into our teaching? In this post for Historical Transactions, Dr Sharon Webb and Dr James Baker, winners of the...