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HES PGR Hub Launch & Blog Update
Launch of the History of Education Society Postgraduate Research Hub On Wednesday 8th May 2024, the History of Education Society launched their Postgraduate Research (PGR Hub), as a new accessible website for doctoral students and early career researchers. This was...
Lord Londonderry and Sectarian Schooling in Northern Ireland
I am happy to state that our History of Education Blog is once again active! At the HES Blog we invite individuals, whether student, early career researcher or experienced historian, to demonstrate their research into the rich tapestry of educational history and its...
Registration is open for the Women and Worlds of Learning Conference
https://www.womenandworldsoflearning.com/One of our current Postgraduate Representatives and former Peter Gosden Fellow, Elena Rossi, leads the Committee for an exciting, upcoming conference. ‘Women and Worlds of Learning in Europe: From the Medieval to the Modern...
Appointment of new editor(s) for History of Education Society needed
The editorial board of History of Education, together with the History of Education Society (HES, UK), seeks to appoint a new editor or editors to replace Heather Ellis, Mark Freeman, and Stephanie Olsen, whose term ends in December 2024. This will be for a five-year...
Call for Papers for History of Education Society Annual Conference 2024
The History of Education Society is excited to announce this year's Call for Papers for their Annual Conference. This year's theme is on 'Transnational, Global and Imperial Histories of Education'. We are also inviting...
‘Not simply contraception’: Family Planning Support in Birmingham and Winchester 1945-1955
Susan Birch, University of Winchester Family Planning My PhD thesis examines the Family Planning Association, a national organisation that provided family planning support, after the Second World War. I chose to study this period because traditionally the 1940s and...
The First 365 Days as President…
Jonathan Doney, University of Exeter It is now a year, almost to the day, since I took up the reins as President of the History of Education Society from Stephen Parker, and a year since I promised to write a blog as incoming president (Sorry Elena!!) Jonathan Doney,...
Winners of the 2023 History of Education Book Prizes
The 2023 History of Education Society (UK) book prize winners were announced on November 18, 2023, at the Annual General Meeting. We are delighted to announce the Anne Bloomfield Prize, for the best book written in English on the history of education, has been awarded...