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.
Online Courses We offer a range of free online courses, covering subjects as diverse as data preservation, designing databases, digital tools and palaeography.
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.
06 dec Learning from the Windrush Scandal Oral History Archives This summer Destinie Reynolds completed a three-month internship with the IHR’s History & Policy research team. In this blog, Destinie shares her expe…
22 nov Place-based public history in the Highlands and Islands Juliette Desportes has recently finished a collaborative internship between the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and the University o…
16 nov Henry VIII and the IHR Library This blog post was written by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. While librarians always live in fear of fire destroying …
16 nov Kings and Witches: exploring the sources of Macbeth in the IHR Library This blog was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the IHR Wohl Library. While Macbeth is familiar to many, being one of…
15 nov First Impressions of the IHR Wohl Library This blog was written in October by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. To celebrate having worked at the IHR library for …
13 nov Gender and Bathing in Antiquity This blog was written by Dr Giacomo Savani, an expert in Roman baths and ancient senses, and a recent intern looking at gender histories in the Bibliography of …
09 nov Bibliography of British and Irish History: October 2023 update What’s new in BBIH?   The October 2023 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 4,091 new publications. The new update includes books, …
09 nov The Bloomsbury | IHR Inclusive Histories Initiative 2023 Award Bloomsbury Academic and the IHR host an Inclusive Histories partnership, that seeks to improve the publishing opportunities available for ea…
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.
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.
