Aug 6, 2020
This Autumn, the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community launches an exciting new programme of online training, supporting skills for those working in ‘local history’ and beyond. How can tools for understanding place offer a way into examining the...
May 27, 2020
By Jo Fox, Director of the IHR Recent discussions with historians in the UK and overseas make clear the impact that the COVID-19 crisis is having on research infrastructures in many universities, and more broadly. This has significant implications for us all, but is...
Jul 12, 2012
A few weeks ago the IHR held an afternoon workshop on the topic of digital tools. We were promoting the fruits of a JISC-funded project called Histore, from which we will develop guidance and information about digital tools useful for historians. Amongst these, will...
May 15, 2012
Last week I attended the 2012 e-book and e-content conference at UCL which took a look at the current landscape of e-learning. It was a really interesting day and I came away with various ideas for how the IHR might improve and distribute its online training content...
Sep 28, 2011
With the launch of History SPOT the Institute of Historical Research have also launched a brand new handbook written by our own Dr Mark Merry on the subject of designing databases for historical research. Mark is the primary tutor on our various Databases course and...
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