Royal Historical Society (@RoyalHistSoc )

Royal Historical Society

Bio The Royal Historical Society is the foremost society in the UK promoting the scholarly study of the past. Account only monitored during weekday working hours.
Location University College London, UK
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Twitter Web App : Many of our branches have exciting online talks over the next few months why not take a look history.org.uk/branches/categ… #history #LockdownLearning

Twitter Web App : In the midst of major events, historians are being sought out to help provide context. It’s not an simple task, writes Karin Wulf.
thegeyser.substack.com/p/historians-f…

Twitter Web App : Just a few days left for departments to submit entries to the 2021 Rees Davies Prize for the best Masters dissertation! twitter.com/RoyalHistSoc/s…

Twitter Web App : trudy smart Hello Trudy, thanks for your message. I'm sorry that we don't have much specific advice to offer, but volunteering is a great start. The Leicester University Museum Jobs Desk is a highly regarded source of opportunities, so worth keeping an eye on: www2.le.ac.uk/departments/mu…

TweetDeck : On the #RHSTeachingPortal:

Professor Karen Jones introduces the field of environmental history, and reflects upon her experience of designing a new 2nd year undergraduate course: ‘Cholera to Climate Change: Environment and Society in Modern Britain.’

blog.royalhistsoc.org/2020/11/27/put…

Twitter Web App : History Matters

Call for research papers: deadline 31 March 2021

* Periods before 1900
* Women & gender history
* LGBT+
* African & Caribbean people outside London
* Continental African communities and organisations in Britain
* All fields of Black British History are welcome

Twitter Web App : We are recruiting for a new Research and Communications Officer!

For more information about the post and how to apply: jobs.ac.uk/job/CDS698/res…

TweetDeck : Is it possible to apply the principles of small group teaching in a large survey course?

On the #RHSTeachingPortal Dr Marcus Collins examines some of the promise and potential pitfalls of departing from orthodox teaching methods:

blog.royalhistsoc.org/2020/11/27/sma…

Twitter Web App : Did you mark or examine an outstanding Masters dissertation in a historical subject last year?

The RHS Rees Davies Prize of £250 is awarded to the author of the best Master’s dissertation submitted to a UK institution of Higher Education.

royalhistsoc.org/prizes/rees-da…

Twitter Web App : The AHA has issued a statement condemning the #1776Report. “Written hastily....without any consultation with professional historians of the United States, the report fails to engage a rich and vibrant body of scholarship" from the past 70 years. historians.org/news-and-advoc…

Twitter Web App : We’re very excited to launch Thoughtlines, our new podcast for CRASSH, Cambridge! Presented by broadcast journalist Catherine Galloway, it’s a surprising and fascinating look at academics thinking outside the box.

Subscribe on your favourite podcast app! wavve.link/thoughtlines.c…

TweetDeck : On the #RHSTeachingPortal:

Dr Sadiah Qureshi offers some starting points for tutors wanting to introduce Black and South Asian British histories into teaching and curriculum based on her experience of teaching a new survey course for undergraduates:

blog.royalhistsoc.org/2020/11/27/tea…

Twitter Web App : Well worth a read of this blog outlining the research of our winner of the Undergraduate Dissertation Prize SSFH. Sara Green is working on the Touareg in the French ethnographic imaginaire #twitterstorians frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/blog/?p=2607