IHR Events Archive

If nations are ‘imagined communities’, how has the idea of ‘parish’ contributed to our shared sense of identity and belonging?

This event celebrated much-loved former IHR receptionist Glen Jacques and his contribution to the IHR.

Susan Reynolds (1929-2021) was one of the leading figures in medieval history over the past forty years. This symposium will reflect on Susan and her imapact.

This event explores some policy lessons from the New Labour experience.

This online training session will introduce you to the wealth of resources available to research environmental histories at the ICS, IHR & SHL.

Speakers discussed and explored the pitfalls to avoid, and shared tips and tricks to support your work delivering public engagement.

A seminar exploring the Labour Party’s proposals for an employment rights New Deal in historical perspective.

In this special discussion an expert panel discussed the historical precedents and try to identify the lessons they might offer to contemporary policy-makers.

The Deputy Chair of Sub-panel 28: History explained how REF2021 worked and what the results do, and don't, tell us.

This round-table discussion focused on the connections between History and print Journalism and how each field can benefit from collaborating with the other.

Corruption and Standard in British Politics: The launch of The Many Lives of Corruption: The reform of public life in modern Britain c. 1750-1950.

This workshop focused on turning a PhD thesis into a scholarly monograph and followed by a ‘demystifying academic publishing’ Q and A.

This symposium bought together a diverse range of scholars to reflect upon Derek’s career as a historian and his impact upon urban history.

This symposium took the 1872 Ballot Act as the starting point for a broader examination of the history of voting reform.

The final IHR Centenary celebration event: In this roundtable we look to the future, asking what it holds for history and history-making.

A new series of annual public lectures offering new perspectives on key questions in London’s history, from leading experts on the city’s past.

This seminar explored the history of Trade Union Education. It will discuss current issues and how to shape future Trade Union Learning.

An expert panel considered a range of questions including: How might public access to government records be transformed by digital humanities techniques?

The launch of The Chancellors: Steering the British Economy in Crisis Times by Howard Davies.

Consulting employees: past, present and future- Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations: 20 years on (2002-22)

Twenty years since its foundation in 2002, History & Policy welcomed members to discuss the aims behind H&P, its achievements and its plans for the future.

3 online research training sessions that will introduce you to the wealth of resources available to research UK local history.

Sir Anthony Seldon and panellists examined how history has often been marginalised from the policy-making process in Whitehall.

This online History & Policy seminar considered Russian's foreign policy towards Ukraine in a historical perspective.

This online research training session introduced resources available to research the history of the Commonwealth at the ICwS, IHR & SHL.

Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture 2022- in collaboration with the Birkbeck Institute for the study of Antisemitism.

This online session examined the importance of opportunities to speak freely and be heard across time. Part of the SAS Open for Discussion series.

Online interactive events for students, researchers & history enthusiasts to explore library, museum, archive and history collections across the UK & beyond.

An online event bringing together experts from both sides of the Atlantic to consider the value of history to policy-makers and think tanks.

An online event looking at what can be done as we begin to recover from the global pandemic.

An online event exploring the uses of anniversaries in historical research and public interpretation, thinking critically about the politics of commemoration.

An online event to mark the book launch of After the Virus: Lessons from the Past for a Better Future, by Hilary Cooper and Simon Szreter.

A seminar exploring instances of TUC and union promotion of dignity at work seen through the lens of Walter Citrine’s career- from the 1920s to the 1950s

The events of the past 18 months have changed how archivists and historians now work- individually and collaboratively. What do these changes look like?

On History is the IHR's digital magazine. It publishes accessible and engaging articles that reflect contemporary issues facing the discipline and deepen public understanding of the past.

We create recordings of weekly IHR seminars, as well as of special events, panels and lectures. A podcast listing is available, with new recordings added through the year.

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.

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