Oral History Spring School

We’re gearing up for this year’s Oral History Spring School: a unique chance to spend three days getting stuck into some in-depth discussions about oral history. We’re especially excited this year to have Professor Paul Thompson starting off with discussion of oral...

Why we should all think about data preservation

This post originally appeared on the School of Advanced Study Blog. By Stephanie Taylor Although the SHARD project ended some time ago, in July 2012. The project identified  four basic principles of digital preservation for researchers – start early, explain it, store...

An Introduction to Visual Sources

This post has kindly been written for us by the course tutor, Dr Lynne Walker Historical researchers are often drawn to material and visual culture but can feel out of their comfort zone when confronted with archives which include images and ‘things’ rather than...

Latest from Research Training – January 2015

As memories of Christmas fade and you are left wondering how to fill the dark nights, there could not be a better time to distract yourself from the winter and to sharpen up your historical skills with the IHR’s exciting programme of research training! Starting very...

Research Training latest – December 2014

As the year draws to a close, we at the IHR are looking forward to January’s research training programme, starting almost as soon as term begins with Public Speaking for Historians. Run by Dr Eliza Filby from KCL and Charlotte Endcott, a professional actor, this...

Research training at the IHR

Training in research skills for young and aspiring researchers has been central to the IHR’s remit since its foundation in 1921. In recent years, the training programme has expanded and diversified, reflecting both a great broadening in the scope of historical enquiry...