Research Training The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.
Online Courses We offer a range of free online courses, covering subjects as diverse as data preservation, designing databases, digital tools and palaeography.
MRes in Historical Research The IHR offers an MRes degree in Historical Research, comprising taught sessions and a 30,000 word dissertation.
MPhil / PhD The IHR has an active research programme of MPhil and PhD degrees for full and part-time students.
MA in Garden and Landscape History The IHR offers an MA in Garden and Landscape History, comprising taught sessions and a 15,000 word dissertation.
History Lab History Lab is the national network for postgraduate students in history and related disciplines.
History Lab Plus History Lab Plus is a network that supports early career historians and independent researchers.
Intercollegiate Courses in History at the University of London The University of London has a range of intercollegiate History courses for London students from other Member Institutions. The IHR offers this annual listing.
15 mar New MA History Place and Community Our new MA History Place and Community, launching autumn 2023, will be taught by our expert academic colleagues, alongside guests from other sectors and profess…
27 feb BBIH February 2023 update What’s new in BBIH? The February 2023 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 3145 new publications. The new update includes books, journ…
24 feb Meet Dr Tristan Griffin, new BBIH section editor for Empire and Commonwealt… In this blog post we meet Tristan Griffin, recently appointed as the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) section editor for Empire and Commonwealth…
23 feb Exploring diaries in the IHR library Susie Tucker, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant in the IHR Wohl Library, discusses the process of finding and choosing diaries in the library's collection to s…
20 feb Meet Dr Ben Guy, new BBIH section editor for Medieval Wales In this blog post, Dr Ben Guy reflects on his recent appointment as the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) section editor for medieval Wales, draw…
17 feb Call for Section Editor: Ireland before 1640, Bibliography of British and I… The Bibliography of British and Irish History seeks to appoint one new Section Editor with research and/or teaching expertise in the following areas:  Sect…
25 jan Creative Repurposing of Heritage Assets The IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community recently published the findings of a project on ‘Creative Repurposing and Levelling Up: History,…
13 jan Announcing the new IHR MA History Place and Community We’re hugely excited to be launching our new MA History Place and Community from the Institute of Historical Research, with applications now open for autumn 202…
Library The IHR Wohl Library has one of the world's greatest collections of open shelf primary works & reference materials.
Seminars, A-Z We are home to the UK's largest programme of research seminars dedicated to history, with over 70 meeting regularly during the academic year. All welcome, explore the directory.
Centre for the History of People, Place and Community The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community fosters engaged, innovative research into placed histories across all regions and periods.
Our Mission The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history. Learn more about our mission, our values and our vision for the future.
