Institute of Historical Research

📢 Applications are officially OPEN! We’re excited to launch our latest round of Fellowships, Prizes, and Bursaries ! Whether you're a early career scholar, or established historian, discover how our funding can support your research, travel, and publications. 🗓️ Apply: buff.ly/2aZE829

Another excellent upcoming event from @ihr.bsky.social exploring forcible eviction and the different types of mobility chosen by and enforced upon Britain's hereditary nomadic people. 3rd November 2026 5.30pm, online and in-person. Sign up here ➡️ forms.gle/ktHEXMhAUUzP... #MigrationAndMobility

We'll welcome back our former co-convenor Filippo de Vivo (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social / @oxfordcems.bsky.social) in a week's time! He'll talk about Venice and the Ottoman Empire: changing practices of knowledge production 2NOV 5:30PM @ihr.bsky.social or zoom: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

There's still time to sign up for our fantastic 2-hour Masterclass in Public Speaking and Presentation Skills for Historians on 27 Nov. Expertly led by @lisapine.bsky.social. All welcome! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org @sas-news.bsky.social

This latest blog for #OAWeek features our author @latemedievalist.bsky.social sharing the publishing process of her excellent book, ‘Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society’ - excellent insights for first-time authors ⬇️ @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social #OAWeek26 #ECRs #history

Are you a recent PhD graduate looking to publish your first monograph? Join us on 28 Oct to hear from @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social Editorial Director in British, European & Medieval History for top tips on strengthening your book proposals. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org

Applications are open for the 2027 SAS Creative Practitioner in Residence Scheme, hosted with institutes including the Institute of Historical Research. The 6-month residency offers a stipend to support artists, writers, filmmakers, curators, and creative practitioners. Apply here: buff.ly/mnO3dCN

A History of England in 25... Embroideries? New on the @ihr.bsky.social blog today: a career highlight experience for me and a deeply moving, illuminating encounter between #history and #creative practice. Thank you to Jane Mayhew for her wonderful creative vision. blog.history.ac.uk/2026/10/hist...

📣 Next paper for @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social is by Sue Bruley @ihr.bsky.social & foregrounds importance of #CR in histories of the #WLM. Join us for this FREE online only event: 4 Nov: 5.30pm. Book via link below 👇. @womenshistnet.bsky.social @womenshistscot.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social

The Society will be one of 80+ history & archive groups taking part in History Day 2027 bit.ly/4eLhj3Y - a great opportunity to discover the world of historical research. We look forward to meeting attendees and learning about the work and collections of fellow exhibitors #Skystorians

🌏 Since the turn of the 21st century, the prospect of planetary histories has begun to appear on the horizon of historians’ views 👩‍🏫 Delve into this fascinating approach at our seminar series Planetary Histories 👉 loom.ly/zCITE7k 🤝 Co-organised with @ihr.bsky.social

In our second #OAWeek blog, @palaeofuturist.bsky.social and @nottinauta.bsky.social explain why it was important for them to publish 'Open Data in Ancient and Byzantine Studies' #OpenAccess - and why diamond is best 🔓💎 uolpress.co.uk/2026/10/refl... @ics.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social

It's nearly History Day 2027. Come along on 18 November to see what you can discover! Read about some of the organisations who are attending in this #OnHistory blog by Lucy Baker, our Graduate Trainee Library Assistant. buff.ly/lfre6NE

Come and hear a panel discussion with three of the editors talking about this enormous project & 'where next for crusading history?' Online & in-person @ihr.bsky.social, 22/10/26, 17.30 GMT. Registration essential, link 👇. #medieval, #crusades

Winning external research funding is an uphill struggle for many ECRs. This expert-led training session will help you explore the pitfalls, opportunities & challenges you may face during your funding application. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @sas-news.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social

'Booth’s maps form the backbone of a new exhibition at Senate House library titled A Place to Call Home, which charts the history of housing and poverty in London over the past 200 years.'

Mark your calendars NACBS is heading to London! The Call for Papers for #nacbs2027 is out now. We will be meeting at Senate House on July 13-16, hosted by @ihr.bsky.social The submission website will open on December 1 and close on January 8. Join us in London! www.nacbs.org/call-for-pap...

📢 The Low Countries Seminar 📅 on Fridays at 17:30 (GMT) 📍 @ihr.bsky.social (or on zoom) @onslies.bsky.social @annegoldgar.bsky.social @bobpi.bsky.social @ninondubourg.bsky.social @ewatson.bsky.social @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social #LowCountries #Skystorians 🔗 www.fid-benelux.de/2026/10/19/p...

THIS FRIDAY! Our firstst session of the #LowCountries seminar with a paper by @bobpi.bsky.social on Water, Space, & Environmental Inequality in #EarlyModern Amsterdam FRI 23 Oct, 17:30 in person @ihr.bsky.social or on Zoom -free & all welcome but register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Tonight @ihr.bsky.social Modern French History Venita Datta (Wellesley College) will speak on 'French Celebrity Politics and Mass Culture at the Fin de Siècle: General Georges Boulanger.' 17h30 (London time), hybrid (Senate House/zoom) @hfrancewebsite.bsky.social @sfhs.bsky.social

Really touched to receive the 2026 Arthur Burns Prize for my paper on medical and maternal authority in Georgian childcare. Arthur was a much-loved, much-missed colleague at the seminar and during my time at @kingshistory.bsky.social. Thank you @long18thsem.bsky.social and @ihr.bsky.social. #18thC

The October 2026 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 4035 new publications. Find out more about what the latest update contains buff.ly/a96pnIb @brepols.net

25 Nov. Join us for this free, online Open History Library Training session, hosted by @ihrlibrary.bsky.social team, who will introduce you to the wealth of Latin American collections and resources available at the IHR & @senatehouselib.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Still a few places available for my course which introduces historians to how to structure data from primary sources to use digitally. This is designed precisely to help with exactly the problems and frustrations historians have in trying to work with their sources in Word or Excel!

Less than a week until our (hybrid!) seminar @ihr.bsky.social - 'Race and the Rent Collector' with Jonah Miller: how did social investigators in 2 formative periods of British sociology account for difference in studies of poverty & the working class. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/53xv6j6c

Join @historyandpolicy.bsky.social at the @ihr.bsky.social on 5 November for a conference exploring the employment challenges of reaching net zero, from lessons in past energy transitions to trade union perspectives and sector case studies from across the UK and Europe. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4jYpJZ

Just had my @ihrlibrary.bsky.social card renewed by the friendly Librarians at @ihr.bsky.social. What a wonderful place to spend some time studying. #librariesaregreat

Last night, I had the pleasure of launching my commissioned Photography and Video project at the @ihr.bsky.social ‘People of the IHR’ inspired by the people I photographed and the beautiful art deco architecture of Senate House by Charles Holden. www.history.ac.uk/about-us/peo...

Great initiatives by @ihr.bsky.social so do click via post below to see the full & long list of opportunities. The new bridging fellowships are esp. innovative. Much needed now with so many historians (including me) being made redundant & an offer of hope in troubled times for history colleagues 🙏.

Yesterday @ihr.bsky.social launched a wide range of funding opportunities for historians. They include, with @royalhistsoc.org, calls for 2x Applied History Fellowships, 2027 and 2x PhD Fellowships for 2027-28. Full details of these and other current RHS calls: bit.ly/4Bfjsic #Skystorians

IHR-RHS DC Thomson Applied History Fellowships launch today. Scheme for UK-based recent post-1500 British or Irish History PhDs, providing a 6-month bursary of £12,250 to expand their career opportunities while applying their historical skills in a workplace. #Skystorians

Officially a fellow of the Institute of Historical Research! Over the moon to get to do this and work as a videogame developer. What is my career 🥲

I love it when institutions step up & face the challenges. And this is @ihr.bsky.social stepping up. Sure, will be directly helping only a few people, but what a solace to know clever people are trying to come up with support in the face of the overwhelming crisis. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

Honoured to be taking up a Fellowship at the @ihr.bsky.social. It was great to meet all the new Fellows this evening and I look forward to learning from and contributing to the Institute of Historical Research throughout the academic year.

Slowly returning from maternity leave: my first event - at the @ihr.bsky.social, where I’ll be starting later this academic year as a @royalhistsoc.org PhD Fellow. First time in the iconic Senate House building

Applied History Fellowships, 2027: call now open bit.ly/4i0Rz4q The Society, @ihr.bsky.social, and publisher DC Thomson today launch the latest call for their Applied History programme. Fellowships, of £12,250 / 6 months, for post-doc historians to develop historical skills beyond HE #Skystorians

🎤🎤 Upcoming talk at the @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar. Tuesday 20th October 2026, 5.30-7.30pm. Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU and online. Register for free: tinyurl.com/53xv6j6c Event contact: @kabcommons.bsky.social

'Where next for #crusading history?' @ihr.bsky.social's 'European History 1150-1550 Seminar' 22/10/26, 17.30 GMT. Pollard room + online 17.30 GMT Registration essential 👇 With Jonathan Phillips, Andrew Jotischky, Cecilia Gaposchkin & Suleiman Mourad All welcome, drinks after. #crusades #medieval

On Monday 19 Oct, we welcome Venita Datta (Wellesley) to the @ihr.bsky.social Modern French History seminar to speak on 'French Celebrity Politics and Mass Culture at the Fin de Siècle: General Georges Boulanger'. Come along or sign up via zoom: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 🗃️ #skystorians

We had a great time last week welcoming new PhD students in history, learning about the varied and exciting projects they will be embarking upon. Thank you also @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @simonjptrafford.bsky.social @adamchapman.bsky.social @evehayes123.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org for hosting!

You know which historical sources to use but how do you decide the digital tools to help structure your research data? Join @justincolson.bsky.social on 19 Nov who will be leading our course 'Sources to Data: Excel and Alternatives for Historians'. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org

This term’s Medieval Manuscripts Seminar schedule is now available. All sessions are hybrid so sign up to book a seat or get the link.👇📖 Https://ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/seminars/medieval-manuscripts-seminar

There's still time to join us at one of our two upcoming ONLINE research training sessions next week! 21 Oct - Developing and Writing Funding Applications for Early Career Researchers shorturl.at/7mKQK 22 Oct - Citation and Referencing for Historians shorturl.at/EXvKo @royalhistsoc.org

🚨Free public lecture on the Norman Conquest @sas-news.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social on November 12. Book now to hear Dr Mark Hagger explore the impact of 1066 on Britain. 👇 #BayeuxTapestry #YearOfTheNormans #Millenium www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Woohoo! Booking for our first session on 23 October is up! Join us to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about water, space, and environmental inequality in #earlymodern Amsterdam. Free, all welcome in person or on zoom, but register for the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries

Join @ihr.bsky.social Migration & Mobility Seminar to hear from Jonah Miller on @katharinebuildings.bsky.social & limits & possibilities of sociology when recovering diversity & exclusion. Feat. Beatrice Webb, 'lady rent collector' (!) 20th October 5.30pm, hybrid, sign up: tinyurl.com/53xv6j6c

Join us this Wednesday to celebrate history & STEM by delving into the wide-ranging @sciencemuseum.org.uk object, library and archive collections. The session will be expertly led by @astrid-esq.bsky.social & @lauragrayblair.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @sas-news.bsky.social

Join us tonight for our conversazione, GLOBAL HISTORY: WHAT NEXT?, at the Imperial and World History Seminar at the IHR, with Erika Melek Delgado, Richard Drayton, Toby Green, Chloe Ireton, and me - 5:30 pm, Pollard Room, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London. @ihr.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social