New To Teaching History 2024 (26-27 June 2024, 1-4pm on both days, MS Teams)

Participants in this interactive online workshop, sponsored by the Royal Historical Society and History UK, will develop their understanding of key issues relating to teaching History in higher education, from innovations in teaching and learning and curriculum design to teaching Continue reading New To Teaching History 2024 (26-27 June 2024, 1-4pm on both days, MS Teams)

History UK research fellowship – History and Disability Project

History UK is seeking two early career historians (PhD or post-doc) for short-term fellowships to contribute to their History and Disability project (co-funded by the RHS).   History UK Disability and History Project   The History UK EDI report [https://www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-uk-history-pedagogy-and-edi-project-report/] identified that Continue reading History UK research fellowship – History and Disability Project

2023 Academic Job Boot Camp

Academic Job Boot Camp – Wednesday 13 September 2023, online event. History UK is pleased to be running the Academic Job Boot Camp again this year. All early career historians are encouraged to apply, with preference being given to those Continue reading 2023 Academic Job Boot Camp

Mental health and wellbeing in the history and heritage PhD community – three of three

In my previous post, the second in this series, I showcased some research into how social media is used by emerging and established academics, and used my own experiences to highlight how it does, or could, enhance the accessibility, for Continue reading Mental health and wellbeing in the history and heritage PhD community – three of three

Mental health and wellbeing in the history and heritage PhD community – two of three

Following on from my previous post, which summarised some of the scholarly work on the relationships between academia, social media, and mental health, in this post I’d like to look a little more at how emerging academics like myself might Continue reading Mental health and wellbeing in the history and heritage PhD community – two of three