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Finding a Role: Using History PhD Skills Beyond HE Online Workshop August 24, time to follow

Considering your career options after a PhD in History or a related subject? Unsure where your skills could take you? Join us on Monday 24^th August (time TBC) for this online event as we hear from a fantastic panel of History PhD graduates who have taken their skills into a variety of areas beyond Higher Education, but still engaging with academic research. The event will hear from:

Imogen Albiston (PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Nottingham; now working in the Civil Service).
George Higgins (PhD in History from the University of Bangor; now working in private sector grant writing).
Andy Holroyde (PhD in History from the University of Huddersfield; now working in teaching and previously in policy and research).
Joe Ryan-Hume (PhD in History from the University of Glasgow; now working as a committee specialist in the House of Commons and previously in the Scottish Parliament).

The event will feature brief talks from each panellist, with plenty of time for Q&A. Registration will open shortly; please email historylabplus.ihr@gmail.com if you would like to be notified as soon as bookings become available.

HL+ Network Scotland 2026 Glasgow, Thursday 10^th September

A day of connection for history postdocs and late-stage PhDs based in Scotland. The programme of social opportunities and academic and public history sessions will bring the ECR community together in Glasgow.

We are currently finalising the day’s full programme; please email historylabplus.ihr@gmail.com if you would like to be hear the latest news about our plans.

History Day November 18 2026 | 11:00-16:00 | Senate House, London

We will once more be opening a stall where you can meet committee members and find out about our work at this year’s History Day, an “event day for students, researchers & the ‘history curious’ to explore library, museum, archive and history collections across the UK & beyond.” For more details about the event, please visit: https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/history-day-2026.

‘The Trade Publishing Historian: Writing Fiction’ Online workshop date to follow

Join a panel of early career historians who are writing or in the process of publishing historical fiction as they share their personal experiences of:

developing an idea from their own research
the writing process
choosing which agent to approach
working with an agent and publisher as they edit
book production and marketing

‘When Data Hurts: Safeguarding Researchers and Practitioners’ Spring 2027, online & University of Southampton

An online and in-person workshop to discuss the researcher well-being protocols proposed in two recent studies, to test their usefulness for scholars and practitioners of difficult histories now active, and to explore how such protocols might be adapted, together with strategies for encouraging institutions to adopt and implement them

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Work-in-progress seminar series Winter 2026

Christmas Connections @ Manchester December 2026

External Events

Claire Tunstall, Global Head of Archives at Unilever and Alix Green Reader in History, University of Essex are offering two spaces to attend a pilot Hackathon at the Unilever Archives to History Lab+ members.

This is a great opportunity to participate in an emerging methodology based on the Global History Hackathon Play book pioneered at Glasgow.

You don’t need to be working on business archives or business history – they’re just looking for early-career historians with open minds interested in finding new, creative and unexpected stories in the archives.

Email Claire claire.tunstall@unilever.com with ‘History Hackathon’ in the header and a summary of your research. Some support with travel costs available.

More about History Hackathon’s >> global_history_hackathon_playbook_version_1_1 and see a real-life example here > Bugs, Bullets, and Brains: Global History Hacking the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow – Heritage Blog

British Academy Training Events

2026-2027 programme TBC.

SAS Research Training Programme 2026-27

School of Advanced Study • University of London
Registration is now open for the free research training programme offered
by the School of Advanced Study These sessions are available to
researchers at all levels, both in the UK and abroad. Please note that
advance registration using the booking links below is essential.

SAS Research Training Programme 2026 / 27

Wednesday 14th October 2026, 14:00 – 16:00 | Championing IHR Partnerships in History: Science Museum Group https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/championing-ihr-partnerships-history-science-museum-group

Wednesday 21st October 2026, 11:00 – 12:00 | Developing and Writing Funding Applications for Early Career Researchers https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/developing-writing-funding-applications-early-career-researchers-0

Thursday 22nd October 2026, 14:00 – 15:30 | Citation and Referencing for Historians https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/citation-referencing-historians

Wednesday 28 October 2026, 11:00 – 12:00 | Meet the Publisher Session for Recent PhD Students, Bloomsbury Inclusive Histories https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/meet-publisher-session-recent-phd-students-bloomsbury-inclusive-histories

Friday 30 October 2026, 10:30 – 16:00 | Moving History: Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Movement https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/moving-history-creativity-critical-thinking-movement

Wednesday 4 November 2026, 11:00 – 12:00 | Engaging Decision-Makers through History & Policy https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/engaging-decision-makers-through-history-policy

Wednesday 27 January 2027, 11:00 – 12:00 | Developing and Writing Funding Applications for Mid-Career Researchers https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/developing-writing-funding-applications-mid-career-researchers

Saturday 30 January 2027, 14:00 – 15:00 | New Adventures in Ego-History: Disciplinary Frameworks, Positionality, and Objects of Study https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/new-adventures-ego-history-disciplinary-frameworks-positionality-objects-study

Wednesday 10 February 2027, 14:00 – 15:00 | Championing IHR Partnerships in History: The Postal Museum https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/championing-ihr-partnerships-history-postal-museum

Thursday 18 February 2027, 14:00 – 16:00 | Map Making for Beginners in History and Humanities https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/map-making-beginners-history-humanities-1

Monday 15 March 2027, 14:00 – 16:00 | Open History Library Training: Researching Histories of Childhood and Youth Culture https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/open-history-library-training-researching-histories-childhood-youth-culture

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