Meet the RHS President – Professor Emma Griffin

by | 01 Feb 2021 | General

On 27 November 2020, Professor Emma Griffin formally began her term as the new President of the Royal Historical Society. Here, Emma reflects on taking up this position in a period of great uncertainty for the historical profession. It was just over thirteen months...

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

by | 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...

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...

Looking Back, Looking Forward – 2020 at the RHS

by | 22 Jan 2020 | RHS Work

With 2019 well behind us, what are some of the Royal Historical Society’s main priorities for 2020? Events! As ever we have a full programme of lectures and symposia. For our first lecture of the year, on Friday 7 February, we welcome Dr Andrew Arsan (University...

Professor Emma Griffin: Introducing the next President-Elect

by | 06 Dec 2019 | RHS Work

The Royal Historical Society will formally announce the appointment of  our new President-Elect at its AGM this evening. We asked Emma Griffin, Professor of Modern British History at the University of East Anglia to introduce herself, her research and her reasons for...