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Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

History and AI – A Survey of History Students in UKHE Our preliminary project report explores anonymous responses from more than 600 history students across all regions and types of institutions in the UK. @callingdrjones.bsky.social www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

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History and AI – A Survey of History Students in UK Universities

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become impossible to ignore in higher education. For historians, working in a discipline which depends on interpretation, evidence, and critical thinking, the devel…

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 28/05/2026

How do we enhance the engagement of history students in their degree programmes? A new article - 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments' - bit.ly/4viEKru, by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow offers discipline-specific proposals. Latest Open Access article in 'Transactions' 1/2

Front page of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society article: 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments', by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow.

Full abstract: 'This comment examines the shifting landscape of student engagement in UK history departments, drawing on research conducted at the universities of Bristol and Warwick. Moving beyond narrow definitions of engagement as attendance, the study explores the complex interplay of workload pressures, relationships and community, and the cultures and environments of learning that shape students’ everyday experiences. Student testimony highlights how financial precarity, mental‑health challenges and competing demands on their time profoundly influence how (and indeed if) they engage. At the same time, factors – ranging from staff/student interactions to seminar atmosphere and assessment design – are powerful determinants of whether students feel able and motivated to participate fully. While acknowledging the broader socio‑economic forces that constrain both staff and students, the comment proposes a set of principled, discipline‑specific approaches centred on reflection, communication, adaptability and compassion. It argues that, although no single solution can resolve the problem of engagement, history departments can meaningfully support students by cultivating inclusive, responsive and relational learning environments.'

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Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Reminder of next week's History UK Pedagogy Forum - online discussion of narratives around the 'Value' of a history degree (3-4.30pm, Tuesday 24 February 2026). Lots to talk about!! @callingdrjones.bsky.social #historyeducation #academicsky Book here: historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...

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2025-2026 History UK Pedagogy Forum

We are pleased to announce the return of History UK’s Pedagogy Forum. A new series of online discussions about different aspects of teaching and learning will resume in July 2025, with variou…

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Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Our 1st History in Practice chat with historians teaching in UKHE was with the wonderful @imogenknox.bsky.social! Very interesting reflections on opportunities/challenges of teaching & navigating different identities in early-career. Please share! tinyurl.com/2y7jeuyb #historyeducation #academicsky

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History in Practice – A Conversation with…

Imogen Knox In our first of an ongoing series of conversations with historians who teach in Higher Education around the UK, we are delighted to be joined on our first outing by Imogen Knox! Imogen …

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Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Excited to launch, with @callingdrjones.bsky.social, 'History in Practice' - an informal space to collectively share, reflect, and collaborate on all things related to history teaching in universities Some excellent pieces to begin with, please do get involved! www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p...

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History in Practice

‘Doing the Readings’ – Will Pooley ‘Escaping the Lecture: Using game-based learning to engage History students’ – Rebecca Andrew and Sam Chadwick ‘Using Fo…

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Really looking forward to taking part in this History UK event on *Wednesday*! Details and booking information are here: www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... #historyeducation

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

'HIV and AIDS Archives: collections, research and responses' A free online workshop from UK National Archives featuring @georgesevers.bsky.social, Prof. Virginia Berridge and Prof. Matt Cook #histmed 📅 Tues 3 December online 10:00 am - 4:45 pm (UK time) ⬇️ register via the link

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HIV and AIDS Archives: collections, research and responses

A free online symposium bringing together researchers and practitioners who have worked with HIV and AIDS related collections.

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Sarah Jones @callingdrjones.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We've got a couple of cracking online events coming up as part of History UK's pedagogy forum. 27/11: Undertaking and Publishing Pedagogical Research www.history-uk.ac.uk/huk-pedagogy... 3/12: Graduate Teaching Roundtable www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-uk-p... Follow the links to sign up!

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Sarah Jones @callingdrjones.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

The next History UK Pedagogy Forum event on 'The Uses (and Abuses) of AI' takes place on 13th December, 2-3.30pm, feat. Lorna Waddington, Adam Richardson, and Jon Chandler. Register to attend here: buytickets.at/historyukped...

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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Online discussion this Wednesday: 'Can core [history] units ever be popular?' inc. me, talking about the work a range of colleagues put into our once-dreaded, mandatory historiography unit, which I think students now respect... even if they don't often love it. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/can-core-u...

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Sarah Jones @callingdrjones.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

The next History UK teaching forum event - Can core units ever be popular? - has been rescheduled to October 11th. More info/tickets available here: tinyurl.com/yc5k364u ...hope you can join us!

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