Ravenser Odd was an island at the mouth of the Humber estuary between the 1230s and 1350s. During its brief, dramatic, life it became a Royal Borough, with the result that many of its records have been preserved centrally. Ravenser Odd’s manorial ...

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History and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...

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The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies

Wakefield Museums and Castles Youth Forum worked with the University of Leeds to make creative responses to the Wakefield Manor Court Rolls. These are historic documents from the 1300s.

One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship

This collaborative conversation, facilitated by Kate Dossett and Simon Popple, reflects on the role of emotions in archives and what institutions can do to support wellbeing in engaged research.

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Early Modern British and European History on jobs.ac.uk!

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An academic conference examining the ways in which law, race and empire interacted in the 18th and 19th century

Are you passionate about helping to deliver an exceptional student experience in a top-ranked Russell Group University? Can you provide excellent teaching in BA History and our postgraduate degrees?Th...

Higher education institutions are still reluctant to discuss class, and how it plays out in academic careers. For Jamie Tully and Hazel Mycroft, it’s time to start talking Higher education institution...

Some of the most exciting stories in the American Revolution are those of the extraordinary, yet ordinary, men and women whose lives were forever changed.

Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out research and teaching in global medieval history? Do you have an established background in interdisciplinary global medieval studies? Are you est...

Cultural Collections & Galleries LGBTQ+ Project Intern, Leyao Ling, is working to uncover and celebrate LGBTQ+ histories within the University’s archives. Leyao’s research spans a wide range of…

29 April 2026, 2pm

Project opportunity - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) - The Making of the National Archive: The First Century of the Public Record Office at the University of Leeds

Archives at the Heart of Society In 2024, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned The National Archives to create the Government’s new strategic vision for archives. We partner...

Archives at the Heart of Society In 2024, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned The National Archives to create the Government’s new strategic vision for archives. We partner...

Each year the Society awards Scholarships to support students who will study for a Master's degree in history at a UK university. Master's Scholarships, each of £5000, seek to support students from gr...

Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.

Project opportunity - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) - The Making of the National Archive: The First Century of the Public Record Office at the University of Leeds

Second projects should be, and can be, an exciting stage in an academic career. However, they can also be daunting, challenging and confusing, particularly in the context of a higher education climate...

This seminar is 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm GMT live on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/97943434361, later posted to our YouTube channel. Session chair: TBC Abstract: This paper compares how a historian and AI appro...

2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)

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