IHR news

Summer school in local history

jane.winters — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:10:48 +0000

The Institute of Historical Research is delighted to announce its inaugural three-day non-residential summer school in local history, to be held at the Institute from 25-27 June. The school is open to all those keen to expand or update their skills in local history research. It will introduce you to the most up-to-date methods, sources and successful approaches to the subject through an exciting programme of lectures and workshops.

For more information, click here.

Preservation and research data

jane.winters — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:49:58 +0000

All researchers create research data, from the database you've set up for your PhD, to your extensive collection of references, to more complex and extensive projects.

Do you want it to disappear, became corrupted and perhaps never used again, with correspondingly little or no opportunity for reuse and academic recognition of your research?

If not, this FREE workshop is for you. For more information and registration, click here.

Bibliography of British and Irish History updated

peter.salt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:13:25 +0000

The latest update to BBIH, published on 2 February 2012, contains 4,062 new records, bringing the overall total to nearly 514,000. Read more about the update or read more about BBIH in general.

History Online bibliographic update

danny.millum — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:59:54 +0000

The Institute of Historical Research’s bibliographic update for January to March 2012 is now online. The update can be found at http://www.history.ac.uk/history-online/books/update/all and (for journal articles) http://www.history.ac.uk/history-online/journals/update/all.

International Committee of Historical Sciences (CISH) 22nd Congress, Jinan, China, August 2015

ihr.webmaster — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:40:43 +0000

The Institute of Historical Research is pleased to be now co-ordinating the UK membership of the International Committee of Historical Sciences (Comité International des Sciences Historiques), having taken over that role from the Royal Historical Society.

The CISH’s next Congress is to be held in Jinan, eastern China in three years time, and the call for papers/panels is now available.

Locating London’s Past

danny.millum — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:27:57 +0000

Funded by JISC, and the result of collaboration between the IHR and the Universities of Sheffield and Hertfordshire, Locating London’s Past is a new website that lets users delve deep into the capital’s past, revolutionising our understanding of London’s history. The website is the first to enable users to map interactively information from a vast array of sources, covering:

New edition of Past & Future

jane.winters — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:38:31 +0000

Novelist and historian Ian Mortimer reflects on the value of writing historical fiction ahead of our 2011 winter conference, ‘Novel approaches: from academic history to historical fiction’; Jenny Keating examines the teaching of history in 20th-century England; IHR librarian Jennifer Higham talks us through the relocation of the IHR’s library; James Lees, fellowships officer, looks back on ten years of the prestigious IHR Mellon fellowships in the humanities; Manjeet Sambi, events and

'Grants for History 2012' now available

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:07:02 +0000

Grants for History 2012 is now available to buy from our online bookshop: www.history.ac.uk/bookshop

Grants for History is an invaluable guide that provides historians with the most up-to-date information about financial resources available from the UK and overseas for historical and affiliated research activities. One of the main purposes of the guide is to help researchers find appropriate funding as quickly as possible. Arranged by type of award, Grants for History now has an index of awards, awarding bodies and subjects.

Guide to History Libraries and Collections in London

kate.wilcox — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:51:53 +0000

The Guide to History Libraries and Collections in London is now available on History Online, and edited by Jennifer Higham, Librarian of the Institute of Historical Research and Subject Librarian for History at Senate House Library.

Bibliography of British and Irish History updated

peter.salt — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:59:48 +0000

An update to BBIH was published on 4 October 2011. It contains 5,833 new records bringing the overall total to nearly 510,000. Read more about the update or read more about BBIH in general.