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Asa Briggs was a towering figure in the world of social history. One of his many contributions was to serve as Honorary President of the Social History Society from its foundation in 1976 until his death in the spring of last year. His successor in that role, Professor Pat Thane, has written on his life … Continued
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Richard Aldrich Bursaries to support postgraduates attending our 2017 conference, kindly provided by our hosts at the International Centre for Historical Research in Education. These bursaries celebrate the memory of Professor Richard Aldrich (1937-2014), who spent thirty years at the Institute of Education and who wrote … Continued
We are pleased to announce the winners of our postgraduate prizes for best paper and best poster at our recent 40th anniversary conference. This year our annual prize for best paper by a postgraduate researcher was kindly sponsored by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. The winner of the £200 prize was Kate Gibson of the University of … Continued
For this year’s 40th anniversary conference, we were pleased to be able to offer a series of bursaries to support the attendance of postgraduate and unwaged early career researchers. In memory of our much missed colleague Dr Neil Armstrong, one is a bursary covering the full cost of the conference (registration, accommodation and dinners). In … Continued
In 2015, the Society’s annual conference took place at the University of Portsmouth on 31 March – 2 April. As ever, this was not only a gathering of some of our most esteemed colleagues, but provided an opportunity to find out about some of the innovative work being conducted from by new researchers as well. … Continued
