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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. Come and join us for a great afternoon of fascinating discussions, networking, and getting to know what History Lab Plus can do for you!

11:30 onward – ECR coffee morning/lunch @ The Western Cafe, Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow.

A chance to network with other early career historians and hear more about History Lab Plus.

1pm – Lunchtime seminar @ Kelvin Hall G56, Seminar Room 1, University of Glasgow

An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class

An Injury to All, a new book from Dr Ewan Gibbs, Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow, asks what happened to the British working class? It presents a new social and political history of Britain since 1945 centred on exploring how the British working class moved from the centre of society and politics to the margins.

In this talk, Dr Gibbs will present his new book, reconstructing what was lost—and what was taken. He details the methods and sources he has used to access vivid first-hand accounts which trace the transformation of a class forged in mines and shipyards into one scattered across call centers and gig economy apps. This is the story of council estates sold off, unions broken, mill towns hollowed out, and a sense of solidarity ground down by decades of insecurity. In the 2020s class has resurfaced in British political language on fractious terms, inviting the question who speaks for labour?

3:30pm – Tour of Glasgow’s West End with Radical Glasgow Tours

Join us for a tour of Glasgow’s West End with the wonderful Radical Glasgow Tours, exploring key sites in the history of the Suffragettes, Marxism, and student movements right up to the present day.

Spaces on the tour are limited to 20, so you will need to register for this part of the day separately. Please email historylabplus.ihr@gmail.com if you would like to join the tour.

From 6:30pm – Evening Social @ The Railyard

If you have any questions about the event, please contact historylabplus.ihr@gmail.com

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

also:

Work-in-progress seminar series Winter 2026

Christmas Connections @ Manchester December 2026

External Events

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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