Welcome to the Teaching Portal

A Resource for Students and Teachers

The Royal Historical Society’s Teaching Portal offers ideas, advice and guidance for teachers and students of History in Higher Education.

 

Launched in 2020, and now with more than 60 articles, the Portal seeks to: provide guidance on good practice and innovative methods of teaching;

  • offer posts for undergraduate and postgraduate History students;
  • address transitions through Higher Education from BA to PhD;
  • discuss career progression for History teachers in HE;
  • give advice to history graduates on careers to which a History degree may lead;
  • serve as a hub for online resources useful for research and teaching. 

Use the links below to browse the six categories. The articles express a range of perspectives and views, written by current History students, researchers and teachers. The Portal is also an evolving resource: we very much welcome suggestions for additional articles and resources, reflecting new initiatives and resources in HE History teaching.

Recent additions to the Teaching Portal

Teaching the early modern Islamic World

Teaching the early modern Islamic World

  In July 2022, Peter Good received one of two Jinty Nelson Teaching Awards given annually by the Royal Historical Society. In this post, for the Society's 'Teaching Portal', Peter reflects on his classroom practice, and how he seeks to communicate the histories...

Futures for the History Journal

Futures for the History Journal

    ABOUT THIS EVENT Journals have long been, and remain, central to the communication of historical research. As a publishing form, History journals have proved remarkably durable, with developments typically taking place within an established framework of...

Disability History Month 2022: reflections on recent research

Disability History Month 2022: reflections on recent research

  To mark this year's Disability History Month (16 November-16 December), Beckie Rutherford considers three recent monographs that have significantly contributed to the field of disability history: charting experience in the Soviet Union, the coal industry during...

Becoming a Historian: an Informal Guide

Becoming a Historian: an Informal Guide

    How do we undertake a major historical research project for the first time? What should we do to ensure that a project's completed? How do we best engage in debate about our own, and others', work? How can we apply historical understanding to our...

REF 2021: Reflections from the History sub-panel chairs

REF 2021: Reflections from the History sub-panel chairs

    The Research Excellence Framework (REF), undertaken by the UK's four HE funding bodies, provides a review and assessment of research in higher education. The results of the latest assessment (REF2021) were published on 12 May 2022. Here, Professors Mark...

UKRI Open Access Policy for the Arts and Humanities: FAQs

UKRI Open Access Policy for the Arts and Humanities: FAQs

    In August 2021  UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) announced its future policy regarding Open Access publishing. UKRI is the overarching body responsible for government research strategy and funding for universities in the UK. It brings together the...

Applying and Interviewing for your First History Lectureship

Applying and Interviewing for your First History Lectureship

      About this event ‘Applying for your First Job: a Guide to Preparing and Interviewing for a History Teaching Post’ is part in the Royal Historical Society’s series of online training events designed for early career historians. This session was...