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The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly study of the past. Our membership is an international community of historians.

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@RoyalHistSoc
Royal Historical Society
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The Royal Historical Society has today issued a statement on recent closures to UK History departments @histassoc @ihr_history @history_uk @IHRHistoryLab @socialhistsoc @EcHistSoc @PastPresentSoc @timeshighered #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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The President and Officers of the Royal Historical Society are delighted to announce the election of Professor Olivette Otele, Professor of History at Bath Spa University, as a Vice-President: . @OlivetteOtele @BathSpaUni
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Following a scheduled meeting of its Council today, the Royal Historical Society has released the following statement:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Today we are launching a landmark report on race and ethnicity in UK History, highlighting the need for greater diversity in our discipline. Read more about our report here:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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This morning @RoyalHistSoc issues 'History in UK Higher Education: A Statement from the Royal Historical Society' The statement addresses the extent, consequences and causes of ongoing cuts and closures at UK #History departments. #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Students! If you have loved a class, please NEVER feel shy about letting your tutor or lecturer know. Academics and teachers put their heart, soul and love for research into preparing teaching. A message from you will mean more than you can imagine!
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Is it lame to email a professor to tell them how much I loved their class, now that the semester has ended?
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The Royal Historical Society is appalled today to see our colleague, Fellow, and Vice President @OlivetteOtele subjected to racist hate mail. This underscores the need to deepen our commitment to addressing the inequalities which foster such vile, unacceptable attitudes.
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. @RoyalHistSoc has today issued a statement on the proposed cuts and closures @oxfordbrookes in #History & other depts These cuts are extensive. They risk the future of staff students, and the very research culture for which Brookes historians are known.
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We're delighted to publish - today - Stephen Mullen's important new book, 'The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy. Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775-1838' Available as p/back print & free #OpenAccess download from @UoLPress #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Good morning everyone. In case anyone needs it, here's an appearance from the official RHS kitten. Can we get an update @_simonparsons - how's our best little tiger doing?
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Given the extent of the use of "historic" today, we are unashamedly and legitimately jumping on the #BlackHolePicture bandwagon. Congratulations Dr. Bouman!
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This is Dr. Katie Bouman. She's the computer scientist behind the first-ever image of a black hole. She developed the algorithm that turned telescopic data into the historic photo we see today.
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We're seeing lots of queries about how to end a #virtualmeeting . The correct etiquette is to have a print out of the Telly Test Card to quickly hold up to your camera. You're very welcome. Take care of each other over the weekend x
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We are extremely concerned about the strong evidence of negative gender bias in student evaluations and the resulting discriminatory effect of their widespread use in staff reviews, promotion processes, and TEF.
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A statement from @RoyalHistSoc on this week's news of proposed cuts and closures at UK universities. This affects many subjects, including #History . #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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What's the role of empathy in studying & teaching history, & for research? How might we categorise empathy in historical practice? What is history without empathy? @sarahfoxhistory 's article, 'Archival Intimacies', now available in 'Transactions @RoyalHistSoc ' #twitterstorians
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In 2019, the RHS established a working group to look at the experiences of LGBT+ historians, and the teaching of LGBT+ & queer histories. Today we publish the LGBT+ Histories and Historians report, together with a set of online resources. Find out more:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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"A key feature of UK university History teaching is that excellence is found throughout the higher education sector." A message to History students:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Great pleasure to attend the book launch, yesterday evening, of 'Becoming a Historian. An Informal Guide', by @PennyCorfield and @TimHitchcock : An excellent and read for #History ECRs and researchers, and it's available free #OpenAccess from @UoLPress 1/2
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Out next month: Stephen Mullen's 'The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy. Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775–1838': Latest volume in @RoyalHistSoc 's 'New Historical Perspectives book series. #OpenAccess & p/b print with @UoLPress & @ihr_history #twitterstorians
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Published this Thursday. Stephen Mullen's 'The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775–1838' 15th New Historical Perspectives title in @RoyalHistSoc series. Available free #OA & print @UoLPress / @UChicagoPress #twitterstorians .
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@RoyalHistSoc
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. @RoyalHistSoc is currently meeting with UK parliamentarians in the Commons & Lords to raise the profile of #History at Westminster and discuss challenges currently facing historians. Today's meeting was with members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for History & Archives.
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@RoyalHistSoc
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The Council @RoyalHistSoc is deeply concerned by the extent, speed and very damaging impact of proposed cuts and closures announced yesterday across Arts & Humanities @oxford_brookes . This affects colleagues in #History as well historians in depts such as @musicatbrookes 1/2
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The @RoyalHistSoc is shocked and very concerned by this news. Recently we've worked with colleagues at other depts - to defend their work, contribution and livelihoods. We're now in contact with historians @GoldsmithsUoL to gather information for the most effective response.
@GoldsmithsUCU
Goldsmiths UCU
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BREAKING: We now know the full picture on redundancies planned by @GoldsmithsUoL - at least 52 jobs. Alongside 32 professional services staff, SMT today served notice they are seeking to cut the equivalent of 20 full time lecturers in English & Creative Writing and History. 1/4
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@RoyalHistSoc
Royal Historical Society
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We know a few people who could help with this.
@SebDance
Seb Dance
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When the dust settles we need to have a serious conversation about how we equip people with the critical analytical skills they need in an increasingly online world. Sifting fact from friction must be everyone’s core skill.
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Hi everyone - in these difficult times, we would like to play any role we can in supporting and sharing resources for the #twitterstorian community. ❓New resources online? Tag us in! ❓Need a reference? Tag us. ❓Need a source? Let us know and we'll share it forward...
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@RoyalHistSoc
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RHS President Margot Finn co-signs today's letter in @thetimes calling for government funding to #TeachMigrationRaceEmpire . We thank @RunnymedeTrust for their hugely important ongoing work, and are delighted to be supporting this campaign.
@RunnymedeTrust
Runnymede Trust
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✉️ Runnymede has coordinated a letter in @thetimes today calling for schools to be supported to teach empire and migration. ✔️ Teachers require training, professional development ✔️ @UCL_Holocaust (part govt funded) is a useful model to follow #TeachMigrationRaceEmpire
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@RoyalHistSoc
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"If anyone is being too ‘political’...it is politicians who violate the principles of arm’s-length governance by seeking to dictate what research heritage bodies can and cannot support." RHS defends research in today's @thesundaytimes Letters 1/2
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Today marks 100 yrs since the opening of the Institute of Historical Research at noon on 8 July 1921. Congratulations to @ihr_history on your Centenary, from @RoyalHistSoc . Thank you for all you do for #History , now & since 1921. #OurCentury @UoLondon @SASNews #twitterstorians
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The RHS has a new working group focussing on the experience of LGBT+ historians and on the teaching of LGBT+ histories in the UK. Please get in touch with ideas and if you'd like to be involved! More on our new blog post here:
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"Understanding our own past shouldn’t be a luxury pursuit for the privileged few...everyone should have a history option.” RHS President Emma Griffin in @guardian this weekend as UK #History depts face closure #twitterstorians @history_uk @IHRHistoryLab
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Lucy Noakes ( @Uni_of_Essex ) as the next President of @RoyalHistSoc : Lucy takes up the Presidency from November 2024 when she succeeds Emma Griffin whose term comes to an close later this year 1/2
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We're delighted to welcome 282 new Fellows & Members to @RoyalHistSoc today: Congratulations! Along with university researchers, new members include broadcasters, film-makers, curators, librarians & community historians #twitterstorians #historymatters
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@RoyalHistSoc
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The Royal Historical Society has issued the following statement on the invasion of Ukraine: #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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As staff @britishlibrary work to restore services following the cyber attack, @RoyalHistSoc has a listing of guides, alternative content & workarounds for use by historians: We also invite recommendations for additional content for use by #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Today we launch a new Masters' Scholarships programme. Four Scholarships for MA students from groups underrepresented in academic history. Scholarships (£5000 each) to be spent how students choose during an MA at a UK university, 2022-23 #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Today, we launch 2 schemes to support UK-based ECR historians during #COVID19 : ➡️ a partnership with @AdamMatthewGrp to offer 200 digital collection subscriptions. ➡️ an emergency Hardship Fund to offer individual grants of up to £500. #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We're really pleased to see The Times valuing the importance of studying the past with the appointment of @mbridge82 as its first dedicated history correspondent. We are always delighted to work with those interested in history, and look forward to seeing more!
@mbridge82
Mark Bridge
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Delighted with the comments from Sir David Cannadine on my new role and the importance of history, via @TimesArchive ’s column in today’s @thetimes
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Following our recent race report we are delighted to advertise a two year postdoctoral research fellowship working with our Race, Ethnicity & Equality Working Group, in association with @PastPresentSoc & @ihr_history . Full details are available here:
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RHS President Emma Griffin comments today - with @KateWilliamsme , @RichardEvans36 and others - on the importance of #History courses for all, including @AstonUniversity and @LSBU : "We think that everyone should have a history option.” #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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The @RoyalHistSoc has issued the following response to news of the closure of @KingstonUni ’s History Dept. The RHS is committed to promoting and defending history across the HE sector and beyond, as set out in its statement of May 2021 #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We are launching a new grant scheme for 2021: The RHS Early Career Fellowship Grant provides recipients with up to £2000 for career-building research or activities, with a lot of flexibility in what maintenance and research costs can be applied for.
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The Council of @RoyalHistSoc is deeply concerned by recent decisions at the University of Chichester, resulting in closure of the MRes in the History of Africa and the African Diaspora, and the redundancy of Professor Hakim Adi #twitterstorians 1/3
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Powerful piece in today's Observer by @DavidOlusoga about the report on race and ethnicity in UK History that we launched this week:
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@RoyalHistSoc
Royal Historical Society
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Women are consistently under-represented among our applications for the Fellowship and Membership. Please help us address this imbalance (next deadline 8 April). Lists of current Fellows and Members are available from: #WomensHistoryMonth
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@RoyalHistSoc
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In response to a request from @thetimes , the RHS has issued the following statement:
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We are advertising a Past & Present Fellowship: Race, Ethnicity and Equality in History with @ihr_history @PastPresentSoc . The Fellow will work with the RHS President & Race, Ethnicity & Equality Working group, and develop their own research. Details:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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. @RoyalHistSoc President, Emma Griffin, is among those expressing concern at emerging 'cold spots' - of courses and options - for humanities provision in UK Higher Education, in an article published today @timeshighered 1/2
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Historians on 'contested heritage' New on the blog: @PeterMandler1 calls for curators & academics working on contested #heritage to do so without gov't interference. @ColonialCountr1 @PastPresentSoc @history_uk @histassoc @socialhistsoc #twitterstorians
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In an extended blog post today, RHS President, Prof. Emma Griffin, on recent cuts & closures and in support #History & historians @GoldsmithsUoL / @HistoryGold @BlackBritHistMA @QueerHistGold @ihr_history @HistoryWO #twitterstorians
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We're very pleased to welcome 281 new Fellows and Members to @RoyalHistSoc today, following their election by the RHS Council. Congratulations to you all Thanks also to everyone who supports these applications. Your help is essential #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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“The RHS is in a position to place history...at the heart of its agenda & to advocate for what is best rather than what is expedient.” Tonight, we announce our new President-Elect. Read Prof. Emma Griffin's hopes for her term here:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Today we are launching our second report on promoting gender equality in UK History, drawing on a survey of hundreds of historians and making a wide range of recommendations for good practice. The report is now available at #twitterstorians
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The full letter, and the list of co-signatories from leading historical organisations including @EcHistSoc @history_uk @PastPresentSoc @socialhistsoc is available on the RHS website: 2/2
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Well.
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We're delighted to welcome 170 new Fellows and Members to @RoyalHistSoc today Many congratulations to all. Applications for the next election round are also welcome, closing date 10 January #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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History is an important dimension of the war in #Ukraine . @RoyalHistSoc has compiled, for #journalists seeking info, a list of Fellows who specialise in modern history of #Ukraine & region: contact administration @royalhistsoc .org Thanks to all who responded #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We are very pleased to announce the latest round of elections to @RoyalHistSoc following our recent Council meeting. Today we welcome 102 new Fellows, 49 Associate Fellows, 64 Members and 93 Postgraduate Members #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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. @RoyalHistSoc has been speaking this week to historians @unilincoln and will be contacting university senior managers. The Society visited historians at Lincoln in May 2022: it's a v. impressive department with vital ties to the region in terms of students, teaching & research.
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Christine Grandy
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Incredibly sad as we face 6 more redundancies in History at UoLincoln on top of the loss of 3 valued colleagues (via voluntary severance). We've always punched above our weight in terms of research + teaching and this is such a sad comment on all of that work and UK HE overall.
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@RoyalHistSoc
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The winner of the Film & TV #PublicHistory Prize is @BBCTwo 's "Black & British: A Forgotten History", presented by @DavidOlusoga ! You can find more on the series here:
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Open letter, available to sign, calls on @GoldsmithsUoL to rethink proposed cuts to History (and English) teaching, research & staffing @HistoryGold is an important UK department, run by specialists, & home to pioneering courses & centres #twitterstorians
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@RoyalHistSoc
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. @RoyalHistSoc Research Funding. Applications now invited for following 4 programmes: • RHS Workshop Grants - *closes 19 January* • Early Career Research Fellowships • Open Research Support Grants • David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland
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@RoyalHistSoc
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We are delighted that Dr Diya Gupta has joined us as Past & Present Fellow: Race, Ethnicity & Equality in History. Dr Gupta will develop the work of the Race, Ethnicity & Equality Working Group, as well as her own research at @ihr_history : @PastPresentSoc
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Join us, 18 July, for 'Scholarly Editing for Historians', an online workshop for those working with primary sources: . Hosted by Siobhan Talbott ( @KeeleUniversity ) and Richard Gaunt ( @UniofNottingham ), co-editors of RHS Camden Series #twitterstorians 1/2
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What funding opportunities are available for historians? From school prizes to research fellowships, Dr @EilishGregory has researched and compiled a list for the #RHSTeachingPortal , Please get in touch if you know of more!
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RHS Whitfield Book Prize: 2021 shortlist announced today! Shortlist comprises 6 first books in the field of British & Irish History. Winner announced in July #rhswhitfield21 @CambridgeUP @UoLPress @PennPress #twitterstorians #ECR #History
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@RoyalHistSoc
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Like so many, all @RoyalHistSoc are deeply saddened to learn of the death of our friend, Arthur Burns. Arthur was a true champion of History and a member of the RHS Council, 2008-16. We are very grateful to @PeterMandler1 for his words in our statement
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@RoyalHistSoc
Royal Historical Society
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Calling #twitterstorians ! Do you have a favourite history picture? We are reviewing our publicity & website, & would love to use some new images that represent current historical research. Any format, period, topic or place, it just must be free for all uses. Please get in touch!
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At the start of the academic year, we're highlighting specialist guides in @RoyalHistSoc 's online 'Teaching Portal'. Today it's all about research: our listing of archives and research libraries in the UK and Ireland #twitterstorians #PhD #History
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On 17 July, we're holding an online panel discussion on 'AI, History and Historians', to consider the implications of #GenAI for the discipline and profession Booking now open. With Helen Hastie, Matthew L. Jones, Anna-Maria Sichani and Jane Winters 1/2
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Royal Historical Society
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We strongly support funding for the BCA and its important work. As our recent report emphasised, we need far greater attention to issues of race and ethnicity in UK History.
@bcaheritage
BCA
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We are the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting and preserving the histories of black people in Britain. Today more than 100 MPs have signed a letter calling on government to act to support our work. #BackBCA
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Today on the blog: @PennyCorfield and @TimHitchcock introduce their new book, 'Becoming a Historian. An Informal Guide' Published today by @ihr_history and @UoLPress . A must for #History #PhDs and #ECRs . Available free @openaccess #twitterstorians
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Royal Historical Society
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Today we publish Roadmap Update II, the second annual update to our Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK History report (2018). Thank you to everyone who contributed! Report co-author, Dr Diya Gupta, introduces Roadmap II on the RHS blog:
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We're delighted to announce the election today of 254 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and PGR Members @RoyalHistSoc : . Our new Fellows & Members are historians working in HE and other sectors, in the UK and 15 other countries #twitterstorians
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. @RoyalHistSoc Councillors will review @MoJGovUK 's proposal early in the new year with a view to submitting a response. The proposal is here and we encourage historians to read and respond ahead of the deadline of 23 February #twitterstorians
@MoJGovUK
Ministry of Justice
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Are you a history or ancestry enthusiast? We’re proposing to digitise millions of wills dating back to the 1800s, making them easier for the public to access. Take a fascinating look into our storage archive in Birmingham and have your say:
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Royal Historical Society
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The Whitfield Prize 2020 is awarded to Dr Niamh Gallagher for a volume 'Ireland and the Great War: A Social and Political History'. Congrats @NiamhGal ! @Catz_Cambridge @CamHistory @BloomsburyBooks #RHSAwards2020
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Save the date! Friday 27 November 18.00 GMT via Zoom Prof. Margot Finn will give her fourth (and final!) RHS Presidential Address: "Material Turns in British History IV. Erasures: Empire in India, Cancel Cultures and the Country House" All welcome - booking will open soon!
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Royal Historical Society
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Australia’s largest universities have experienced a jump in applications for arts & humanities degrees, leading to higher enrolments. This is despite a hike in fees for these degree programmes 1/2 @ArtsandHums
@GuardianAus
Guardian Australia
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Students choose arts degrees in droves despite huge rise in fees under Morrison government
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@RoyalHistSoc
Royal Historical Society
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Two weeks to publication day for Stephen Mullen's 'The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775–1838' 15th 'New Historical Perspectives' title in @RoyalHistSoc series. Available free #openacess & print @UoLPress and @UChicagoPress .
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As we wrote last week , the structural crisis facing many in UK HE repeatedly and disproportionately hits #History and A&H disciplines. In current cases like UEA and @UniKentHistory it makes a mockery of REF achievements lauded by their universities, 2/4
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Our very great thanks to John Gallagher for his excellent @RoyalHistSoc lecture - 'Migrant Voices in Multilingual London' - given yesterday evening, and for fielding so many questions from our audience. A recording of @earlymodernjohn 's lecture will be available shortly 1/2
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The President & Council @RoyalHistSoc are "shocked and concerned by proposed redundancies and programme closures in #History (and across all Arts and Humanities provision) at the University of Roehampton." Full statement on @UORHistory : #twitterstorians
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We welcome applications to join @RoyalHistSoc . We're especially keen to include academic historians who aren't working in #History departments, and historians in sectors such as #heritage & archives. If this is you, please do consider applying
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Looking to publish your first article? We've '10 Tips' to consider: chosen from @RoyalHistSoc 's recent 'Getting Published' event for #ECR historians Practical advice from editors and recent authors. #twitterstorians @TheNACBS @HistoricalJnl #openaccess
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Royal Historical Society
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We have formed a working group on Race, Ethnicity & Equality to examine the challenges facing BME historians in UK HE. @SadiahQureshi & the group's co-chairs discuss the issues on our new blog
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Royal Historical Society
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We are asking for historians’ help. We are launching a funding drive to help support early career historians facing hardship because of COVID-19 and to extend our planned rounds of support
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Royal Historical Society
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As staff @britishlibrary restore services following the cyber attack, @RoyalHistSoc has a (now updated) listing of guides, alternative content & workarounds for historians: We also invite suggestions for additional content for use by #twitterstorians
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RHS Gladstone Book Prize: 2021 shortlist out today! Shortlist of 8 first books not primarily related to British & Irish History. Winner announced in July #rhsgladstone21 @CambridgeUP @OUPAcademic @LeidenUPress #twitterstorians #ECR
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Royal Historical Society
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Today we publish our full Guidance Paper "Plan S and the History Journal Landscape" It assists historians (and others in H&SS) to understand & navigate the current policy frontiers of #OpenAccess publishing for peer reviewed scholarly journals. More:
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Royal Historical Society
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And so Margot Finn concludes her final lecture as RHS President: "It is not the role of the historian to play handmaiden to public opinion".
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Royal Historical Society
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. @RoyalHistSoc has today submitted its response to @MoJGovUK 's consultation paper on the future retention and storage of wills post 1858 . Responses to the MoJ from those using wills as historical documents are welcome before 23 Feb #twitterstorians 1/2
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Royal Historical Society
7 months
We are very pleased to welcome today 243 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members to @RoyalHistSoc : Applications to join the Society are invited at any time Next closing date: Monday 23 Oct #twitterstorians
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Royal Historical Society
7 years
Early career historians: our new open-access book series with @ihr_history is accepting proposals #twitterstorians
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Royal Historical Society
6 years
We have issued a briefing note for UK-based historians on the possible implications of Open-Access requirements in future REFs for long-form research & book publishing
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Royal Historical Society
4 years
Supporting Early Career Historians – the RHS launches its new ECR Membership category today! #ecrchat #twitterstorians
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Royal Historical Society
4 years
We are pleased to support @RunnymedeTrust in their campaign for the teaching of race, migration and empire in school curricula. Read our own Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK History report from 2018 here: #teachracemigrationempire
@RunnymedeTrust
Runnymede Trust
4 years
We are asking MPs & civil society organisations to support this pledge. It is time to #teachracemigrationempire . Our #OurMigrationStory site gives students & teachers the tools to do so: #BHM #Blackhistoriesmatter
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Royal Historical Society
2 years
We're delighted to announce today the election of 333 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members to @RoyalHistSoc : Our new Fellows and Members research, teach & study #History in 15 countries. We welcome them all. #twitterstorians
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