On 18 November the Royal Historical Society launches its new Strategy 2026-2028.

The Strategy identifies five priorities for the Society’s future work to support historians, of all backgrounds and career stages, and to advocate for the discipline of history.

How the Society supports history and historians is closely shaped by the environment in which we work. The Strategy 2026-2028 appears at a time of considerable instability, disruption and uncertainty in the professional lives of many of our members, and especially those who teach and research in higher education in the UK and worldwide.

Our five strategic goals, from 2026 on, recognise both the turbulence and precarity which many historians now face, as well as the public popularity, potential and value of history. The priorities and initiatives proposed here enable the Society to better support the historical discipline and profession—to respond effectively to these pressures and opportunities where needs are greatest.

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