Research Training The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.
Online Courses We offer a range of free online courses, covering subjects as diverse as data preservation, designing databases, digital tools and palaeography.
MRes in Historical Research The IHR offers an MRes degree in Historical Research, comprising taught sessions and a 30,000 word dissertation.
MPhil / PhD The IHR has an active research programme of MPhil and PhD degrees for full and part-time students.
MA in Garden and Landscape History The IHR offers an MA in Garden and Landscape History, comprising taught sessions and a 15,000 word dissertation.
History Lab History Lab is the national network for postgraduate students in history and related disciplines.
History Lab Plus History Lab Plus is a network that supports early career historians and independent researchers.
Intercollegiate Courses in History at the University of London The University of London has a range of intercollegiate History courses for London students from other Member Institutions. The IHR offers this annual listing.
25 jan Creative Repurposing of Heritage Assets The IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community recently published the findings of a project on ‘Creative Repurposing and Levelling Up: History,…
13 jan Announcing the new IHR MA History Place and Community We’re hugely excited to be launching our new MA History Place and Community from the Institute of Historical Research, with applications now open for autumn 202…
11 jan History Day 2022 Now in its ninth year, this free one-day event aims to bring together students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in history, with information profession…
09 jan Get to Know Medieval Londoners – New Crowdsourced Research Learn about the exciting Medieval Londoners project in this guest blog from Grace Campagna—and discover how you can get involved through Who Do You Think You Ar…
08 dec Bringing the VCH Past to Wikipedia Present The post Bringing the VCH Past to Wikipedia Present appeared first on On History.
02 dec UK Disability History Month This blog post was written by Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal, Editor for the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). Data derived from the Bibliography of Briti…
21 nov The Return of Applied History This blog post was written by Jacob Forward, History & Policy Project Support Officer In May this year, History & Policy celebrated the 20th anniversary…
12 nov At home and in the classroom: histories of science and technology in the IH… This blog post was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the Institute of Historical Research Library. It is often surprising the b…
Library The IHR Wohl Library has one of the world's greatest collections of open shelf primary works & reference materials.
Seminars, A-Z We are home to the UK's largest programme of research seminars dedicated to history, with over 70 meeting regularly during the academic year. All welcome, explore the directory.
Centre for the History of People, Place and Community The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community fosters engaged, innovative research into placed histories across all regions and periods.
Our Mission The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history. Learn more about our mission, our values and our vision for the future.
