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About the Institute

Learn more about the Institute of Historical Research, our values, mission and governance.

Our Mission

The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history. Learn more about our mission, our values and our vision for the future.

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Our Governance

Learn more about how the IHR is governed and managed.

Accessibility

The Institute aims to provide a flexible service to meet individual needs. Individual departments including the Wohl Library have available a range of assistive

Find us

The Institute of Historical Research is located in Senate House in Bloomsbury, London's academic and publishing quarter.

IHR Weston Common Room

The IHR Café serves coffee, teas, soups & sandwiches and our celebrated baked potatoes. Browse newspapers and historical journals in our common room.

Contact Us

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Library

The IHR Wohl Library has one of the world's greatest collections of open shelf primary works & reference materials.

Centre for the History of People, Place and Community

The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community fosters engaged, innovative research into placed histories across all regions and periods.

Digital History

Digital is central to the IHR. We've a well-established reputation as a host of digital resources and digital approaches to the past.

What's On

Latest events, seminars, workshops, public lectures and training from the Institute of Historical Research