Research Training & Short Courses

This 1 day course introduces the practicalities of mapping historical information using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.

This 1 day course focuses upon working with historic maps as sources, and the skills and tools needed to work with them digitally.

This workshop aims to de-mystify the process of writing for broader audiences, discussing proposal writing, getting an agent and finding a publisher.

This online research training 'Researching migration and refugee narratives' will focus on finding and using sources that highlight personal migration and refugee experiences such as diaries, letters, oral history interviews and memoirs.

This session draws together a panel of historians with different experiences of podcasting. They will offer practical advice on best practice for those embarking on podcasting for the first time.

Learn more about our opportunities for training in oral history theory, methods and practice.

This beginners training session addresses the most common way humanities scholars wish to engage with maps and map making: building simple maps to illustrate locations and routes as part of your research.

This session will think about the job application process from beginning to end and provide useful advice from a panel of experts.

This course introduces learners to applied public history: understanding and interpreting the past today, and engaging diverse communities in the practice of making and sharing histories.

The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community Training and Events Archive includes our past workshops, seminars, training sessions and lectures.

Learn about the opportunities for engagement and impact through History & Policy at the IHR.

The Institute of Historical Research is delighted to welcome those commencing research degrees in history and related disciplines in London, the South East and throughout the UK.

This course aims to equip historical researchers with the skills they will need to find and gain access to all the primary source materials they need for their projects.

This one-day course provides an intensive introduction to using the internet as a tool for academic historical research, demonstrating the most useful resources, and teaching techniques to make the best use of them.

This annual initiative will support recent PHD students, from anywhere in the world, in developing their thesis into a Bloomsbury monograph.

A journal editor and journal article author will discuss different perspectives on the journal publishing process and finding the right journal for your work.

Browse our full programme of research training, short courses and workshops for arts and humanities researchers.

Browse our extensive programme of short courses for arts and humanities researchers at the School of Advanced Study.

The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community Training and Events Archive includes our past workshops, seminars, training sessions and lectures.

The IHR London Summer School offers a unique opportunity to explore London’s historic places from our home at Senate House in the heart of Bloomsbury.