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The Royal Historical Society takes a keen interest in promoting and developing the teaching of history in higher education. The Society’s engagement in this area is overseen by its Education Committee. The committee is drawn from members of the RHS Council and chaired by Dr Adam Budd<\/a>, the Society’s Secretary for Education, who sits as an Officer on the Council.<\/p>\n

The Education Committee works closely with education specialists in other organisations, such as the Historical Association<\/a> (which represents the interests of primary and secondary school History teachers) and HistoryUK<\/a> (which represents UK History departments).<\/p>\n

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Current activities in which the Committee is engaged include:<\/p>\n

1. Masters’ Scholarships for students from groups currently underrepresented in academic History<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Society’s Masters’ Scholarships<\/a> provide \u00a35000 per recipient to support early career historians undertake a Masters’ degree in History at a UK university.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

The programme, established in 2022, seeks to actively address underrepresentation and encourage Black and Asian students to consider academic research in History. By supporting Masters\u2019 students the programme focuses on a key early stage in the academic training of future researchers.<\/p>\n

With these Scholarships, we seek to support students who are without the financial means to study for a Masters\u2019 in History. By doing so, we hope to improve the educational experience of early career historians engaged in a further degree.<\/p>\n

In its latest round, the Society awarded six Scholarships<\/a> for the academic year 2023-24. Our thanks to the Past & Present Society<\/a> and the Thriplow Charitable Trust<\/a> for their support in 2023.<\/p>\n

The RHS Masters\u2019 Scholarships will next run in 2024 for the academic year 2024-25. The Society seeks to offer as many Scholarships as we can to talented eligible early career historians. If you or your organisation would like to help us support additional\u00a0Masters\u2019 Scholarships\u00a0for the academic year 2024-25, please email president@royalhistsoc.org<\/a>\u00a0to discuss options with the Society\u2019s President, Professor Emma Griffin.<\/p>\n

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2. Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellowships<\/span><\/h4>\n

From July 2023, the Society makes available annual Fellowships of between \u00a3500 and \u00a31250<\/strong><\/a> to support the development and study of teaching practices for History in UK Higher Education. The Fellowships aim to help historians introduce new approaches to their teaching, or to undertake a defined study of an aspect of history teaching in UK Higher Education.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

In its latest round, the Society awarded fellowships to seven projects<\/a> for the academic year 2023-24. The Society will provide updates on each of these projects as they come to fruition. The call for the Fellowships, 2024-25<\/a> is now open until 2 September 2024.<\/p>\n

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3. Online resources and guides for history teachers in Higher Education<\/span><\/h4>\n

The RHS Teaching Portal <\/a><\/strong>is a free online resource for teachers and students of History in UK Higher Education. The Portal includes more than 60 articles (text and video) produced by experienced researchers, teachers and resource providers. Articles are themed \u2018For Teachers\u2019<\/a> and \u2018For Students\u2019<\/a>; and by \u2018Innovative Modules\u2019<\/a>, ‘Transitions through HE’<\/a>,\u00a0\u2018Careers\u2019<\/a> and \u2018Online Resources\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

The Portal is an important, and evolving, resource for teachers of History, and a forum for debate and discussion about the pedagogy of our discipline. Additionally, the Portal provides support in the face of unexpected challenges, such as adapting to digital learning during the lockdowns of 2020-21.<\/p>\n

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4. Workshops for Early Career Historians of Colour<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Society runs an annual Workshop offering one-to-one guidance and group discussion for early career historians of colour. Sessions cover CV writing, applications, and proposals for funded research, among other topics, for up to 30 historians at a time.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

The 2024 programme takes place on 17 September and is preceded (August \/ September) by one-to-one mentoring sessions.<\/p>\n

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5. AI, History and Historians<\/span><\/h4>\n

Since 2024, the Society has considered the implications of GenAI for History teaching and research in Higher Education.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

These studies take the form of a panel discussion (July 2024)<\/a>, reading guides<\/a>, and a series of posts on the RHS blog<\/a>. Further activities in this programme on ‘AI, History andHistorians’ will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n

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6. ‘New to Teaching’ Conference, with HistoryUK<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Society hosts an annual series of workshops which provide expert advice for those ‘New to Teaching’ at the start of the academic year. The event enables attendees to develop their understanding of key issues relating to teaching History in higher education: from innovations in teaching and learning to curriculum design, teaching in groups, and giving assessment.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Videos from the latest New to Teaching programme, featuring eight presentations, are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also with History UK, the Society supports development of the Pandemic Pedagogy Handbook<\/a>, which charts shifting classroom practice.<\/p>\n

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6. Commentaries and Insights on History Teaching in UK Higher Education<\/span><\/h4>\n

The society’s Education Policy Committee also commissions occasional series of external commentaries relating to important topics in History teaching in Higher Education. From Winter 2023-24, the Committee begins a series of posts on the form, impact and potential implications of Generative AI<\/strong> for historians and History teaching.<\/p>\n

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