Study in London, one of the world’s most diverse cities; a global city for cultural, business, media, sports and social activity and recently voted second in the QS ‘Best Student Cities in the World’ ranking.The IHR is situated in close proximity to the British Museum, Theatreland, the restaurants of Fitzrovia and shopping in Oxford and Regent Streets.

Enjoy the IHR's prime location in leafy Bloomsbury, located within the University of London’s Senate House, and in easy walking distance of the British Library and many other Colleges of the Federation, such as SOAS, Birkbeck, UCL, LSE and the Institute of Education.

Use the IHR’s world renowned library with over 180,000 history books and periodicals, and enjoy free access to the University of London’s Senate House Library with over 1m books. Also available are other unique collections such as those of the Institute of Classical Studies and the Warburg.

Take part in our our huge range of history seminars which draw specialists from London and beyond participate in our numerous specialist history research training programmes and take advantage of the IHR’s unique position at the forefront of digital and online resources in history.

Take advantage of the Institute’s position at the centre of  academic history, and work alongside our established research centres in History – the Centre for Metropolitan History and the Victoria County History, as well as benefitting from the Institute’s network of Senior, Honorary, Research and Associate fellows

Enjoy the Institute's connections with numerous nationally and internationally renowned library and art collections, and utilise our links and partnerships with the cultural and  heritage sector, professional bodies, Guilds and Livery Companies, Archives, the City of London and higher education institutions in the UK and internationally.