Institute of Historical Research

IHR announces new Director

We are delighted to announce that Professor Jo Fox, Head of Department and Professor of Modern British and European History in the Department of History at Durham University, has been appointed Director of the Institute with effect from 1 January 2018.

Day School in London History, 20 July 2017

The IHR is happy to present its first Day School in London History, with a rich programme of talks by experts and a keynote lecture given by Dr Duncan Hay (Survey of London). Learn about cutting-edge research in the history of the capital, its river and its streets and build your own skills as a local historian.

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Latest podcasts

Que(e)rying Social Purity: Sexology, Theology, and Sexual Modernity
Joy Dixon (University of British Columbia), Added 5 Jul 2017
A Permissive Society? Opinion Polls and Social Change in Postwar Britain 
Marcus Collins (Loughborough University), Added 5 Jul 2017
The Past Re-viewed: Adam Curtis for Historians
Luke O'Sullivan  (National University of Singapore), Added 5 Jul 2017
Who Shall Guard the Guards? - London Transport Governance 1905-33
James Fowler (University of York), Added 5 Jul 2017

News and jobs

Research Assistant (Mobile Museum Project)
Royal Holloway, University of London / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AHRC PhD Studentship: A Paper World, 1830-1914
Royal Holloway, University of London / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
A History of Public Health in Post-War Britain
Mass Open Online Course (MOOC)
Stipendiary Lectureship in History
University of Oxford - Lady Margaret Hall