Research seminar 2011-12 programme and venue

We are rapidly approaching the start of a new academic year and therefore a new season for our research seminar programmes.  Most of the seminars for the next year will still run in the Senate House building in which the IHR is located but will likely have a room...

IHR Library reopens

The IHR Library reopened on the 3rd floor of the Senate House South Block on 3rd August, as planned.  During the move process extra space for books became available.  This meant that the Welsh, Byzantine and main Spanish collections were added to the material...

IHR Relocating: Some thoughts

Matt PhillpottIHR History SPOT Project Officer Today will be the last time that I step into my 3rdfloor office in its current form.  Soon I will be in new digs along with the rest of the Institute elsewhere in Senate House.  As I look at all the crates filled with IHR...

IHR relocation update

IMPORTANT NOTICE The IHR library will be closing from Thursday 28th July 2011 until Wednesday 3rd of August when it will open in its new location in the south block.  The opening hours remain the same as they are now.  Both the new IHR reception area and the Library...

Library move starting today

The move of the library collections going into closed access will start today. As this affects material on all floors there is likely to be alot of disruption and the lift will be difficult to access. The move of the collections remaining on open access is expected to...

Library closure dates (update)

There has been a slight change to the IHR Library closures this summer since our previous announcement.  It is now planned that the IHR Library will be closed from Thursday 28 July to Tuesday 2 August inclusive.