Study & Training

We offer taught postgraduate courses, M.Phil and PhD programmes, research training and online learning.

Learning at the IHR

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.

Study with Us

We offer taught postgraduate courses and M.Phil/PhD programmes supervised by research subject area experts.

Our degree programmes

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.

30,000 : word-length of the MRes dissertation
1921 : First students start at the IHR
20 : Research training courses
10 : IHR staff teaching on Masters courses

Check out our resource portal for current MA, MRes and PhD students.

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Postgraduate and early career networks

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 for University of London students

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.

17 jun

The IHR’s Reviews in History

The IHR’s Reviews in History publishes weekly commentaries on new books. Our reviews are longer than those in many academic journals and focus on titles publish…

15 jun

Henry Knighton, the Commons and the Crisis of Governance in the 1380s

Gwilym Dodd’s latest article ‘Henry Knighton, the Commons and the Crisis of Governance in the 1380s‘ is published in the latest issue of Histo…

07 jun

Troubling Anniversaries: Online Conference 21-22 October

What role do anniversaries play in public history? How do we negotiate the commemoration of complex pasts? In the IHR’s centenary year, an online international …

25 may

French history in the IHR archive and library

Kate Wilcox thanks The Society for the Study of French History for funding work to highlight our resources on Anglo-French history in the IHR archive. The post …

20 may

IHR Research Guide: Doing Digital History

The latest volume of IHR Research Guides is, 'Doing Digital History: a beginner's guide to working with text as data'. Primarily aimed at postgraduates, or fin…

18 may

IHR #OurCentury: Events Across the UK

From Dover to Glasgow, from film screenings and walking tours to art workshops and steel bands, IHR #OurCentury events will celebrate history in its many forms,…

13 may

Mapping the Modern City in the IHR Library Collections

This post was written by Alex Kither, Graduate Library Assistant Trainee at the Institute of Historical Research Library. The new Modern History Collections gui…

10 may

#VCHFutureHistory: Writing the Places We Want

#VCHFutureHistory Project. What is your vision for your area, 50years from now? The post #VCHFutureHistory: Writing the Places We Want appeared first on On Hist…

Study & Training

Learning at the IHR

Research Training

Online Courses

Study with Us

Our degree programmes

MRes in Historical Research

MPhil / PhD

MA in Garden and Landscape History

Studying at the IHR

For current students

Postgraduate and early career networks

History Lab

History Lab Plus

Intercollegiate courses for University of London students

Intercollegiate Courses in History at the University of London

IHR news

The IHR’s Reviews in History

Henry Knighton, the Commons and the Crisis of Governance in the 1380s

Troubling Anniversaries: Online Conference 21-22 October

French history in the IHR archive and library

IHR Research Guide: Doing Digital History

IHR #OurCentury: Events Across the UK

Mapping the Modern City in the IHR Library Collections

#VCHFutureHistory: Writing the Places We Want

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Learning at the IHR

Research Training

Online Courses

Study with Us

Our degree programmes

MRes in Historical Research

MPhil / PhD

MA in Garden and Landscape History

Studying at the IHR

For current students

Postgraduate and early career networks

History Lab

History Lab Plus

Intercollegiate courses for University of London students

Intercollegiate Courses in History at the University of London

IHR news

The IHR’s Reviews in History

Henry Knighton, the Commons and the Crisis of Governance in the 1380s

Troubling Anniversaries: Online Conference 21-22 October

French history in the IHR archive and library

IHR Research Guide: Doing Digital History

IHR #OurCentury: Events Across the UK

Mapping the Modern City in the IHR Library Collections

#VCHFutureHistory: Writing the Places We Want

Related content

Library

Seminars, A-Z

Centre for the History of People, Place and Community

Our Mission