Research Training The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.
MA History Place and Community Launching Autumn 2023- this exciting new programme is designed to be flexible and centred on your needs.
MPhil / PhD The IHR has an active research programme of MPhil and PhD degrees for full and part-time students.
History Lab History Lab is the national network for postgraduate students in history and related disciplines.
History Lab Plus History Lab Plus is a network that supports early career historians and independent researchers.
UoL Intercollegiate Courses in History The University of London has a range of intercollegiate History courses for London students from other Member Institutions. The IHR offers this annual listing.
28 jun Bibliography of British and Irish History June 2024 update What’s new in BBIH? The June 2024 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 4,305 new publications. The new update includes books, jou…
11 jun The National vs. The Local, Amenity vs. Employment and Housing: The Case of… When the decision was taken by the Ministry of Aircraft Production to site a ‘Sunderland’ seaplane assembly factory and accompanying workers’ accommodation on r…
10 jun Strange Times Indeed: Writing on Cold War Britain in Contemporary Lebanon In this blog post by Matthew Gerth we hear from the author of a recent University of London Press publication, Anti-communism in Britain during the Early Cold W…
23 may The Victoria County History at 125: Now and the Future 2024 marks 125 years of the Victoria County History (VCH). In this second VCH at 125 blog post, Ruth Slatter (VCH General Editor – Architecture) sets out our am…
22 may Decolonizing the Bibliography: the Bibliography of British and Irish Histor… Dr Eloise Grey completed a summer internship at the IHR in 2023 with the goal of looking at how to use the Bibliography of British and Irish History to dec…
15 may The Victoria County History at 125: Now and the Future 2024 marks 125 years of the Victoria County History (VCH). In two VCH at 125 blog posts, Ruth Slatter (VCH General Editor – Architecture) takes stock of where t…
13 may A Fanfare for Garden History This blog post was written by Pippa Potts is a co-convenor of the History of Gardens and Landscapes Seminar. The idea had surfaced occasionally but, as so often…
02 may Invitation: Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) editorial boar… Would you like to help shape the Bibliography of British and Irish History and help us include more diverse voices and perspectives in what we do? We’…
Library & Digital IHR Library & Digital provides a wealth of services and resources, both in person and online, to all those interested in history.
Seminars, A-Z We are home to the UK's largest programme of research seminars dedicated to history, with over 70 meeting regularly during the academic year. All welcome, explore the directory.
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.
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