LGBT+ and History in the UK

In the middle of February 2019, as many historians were marking LGBT+ History month, a small team of historians under the aegis of the Royal Historical Society started work on a new investigation, focussing on the experience of LGBT+ historians and on the teaching of...
2nd Gender Equality Report

2nd Gender Equality Report

In 2015, we published a landmark report on Gender Equality and Historians in UK Higher Education, which sparked significant debate across the sector. As part of our 150th anniversary – and alongside our new Race, Ethnicity & Equality working group – we have...
Race, Ethnicity & Equality Group

Race, Ethnicity & Equality Group

Building on our work on gender equality for historians in UK Higher Education, the RHS has established a Race, Ethnicity & Equality (REE) Working Group to examine the challenges facing black and minority ethnic historians in UK HE. Below, Dr Sadiah Qureshi (Senior...