2022 Academic Job Boot Camp

Academic Job Boot Camp – Wednesday 7th September 2022, 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 2022 Academic Job Boot Camp

History and the wider university

This is the fourth item in a series of blog posts that tie in with History UK’s recent report on Trends in History UK Higher Education. One of the themes of History UK’s recent Trends in History report that I Continue reading History and the wider university

Very qualified for the future: history graduates’ employability and earnings

This is the third item in a series of blog posts that tie in with History UK’s recent report on Trends in History UK Higher Education. On Monday 27 June 2022, commenting on the suspension and potential closure of the English Continue reading Very qualified for the future: history graduates’ employability and earnings

The Fortunes of History in UK Higher Education

This is the second item in a series of blog posts that tie in with History UK’s recent report on Trends in History UK Higher Education. As a humanities subject, history is operating in a challenging higher education environment. Whereas Continue reading The Fortunes of History in UK Higher Education

Student numbers in history in UK higher education: recent trends

History UK’s report Trends in History in UK Higher Education released last week, presents a sombre picture for historians. Despite overall growth in student numbers in UK universities, the number of history undergraduates has fallen by 17 per cent between Continue reading Student numbers in history in UK higher education: recent trends