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Job Opportunity: Researcher, (University of London Anniversaries Project)
The University is recruiting a researcher (0.6 FTE for 6 months) to work with the university archives and produce readable, public-facing history material for the university’s senior leadership team to use. They would work closely with the Special Collections team,...
History of Education Society Fellowships 2024
In 2024, the History of Education Society will fund THREE Fellowships, the purpose of the Fellowship schemes is to establish a higher public profile for the History of Education Society, its associated publications and conferences, and other activities concerned with...
Season 3 Episode 1: Geography with Desmond Ikenna Odugu
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education and Thematic intersections with the history...
‘Much more than just a result’ using Life History Research to Understand the Influence of the 11+ on Schoolgirls: 1955-1965
Amanda Lavelle, University of Essex Identifying identity Historically speaking, interest in personal identity was focused on the elite within society, people of significance, who appeared to live very different lives from “ordinary people”. Following the ‘cultural...
Call for Papers: Post Graduate Panel at the History of Education Society Annual Conference
INOX, University of Sheffield, Sheffield. 17-19 November 2023 The History of Education Society (HES) UK would like to invite students to submit abstracts for the postgraduate panel at the 2023 annual conference. This panel is a longstanding feature of the HES...
Presidents’ Award
Background The History of Education Society, UK’s, principal aim is the furtherance of the field. An element of this is the promotion and celebration of the careers of scholars and those working in support of scholarship. The triennial Presidents’ Award seeks to...
Funding Opportunity: BERA Brian Simon Fellowship Fund
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) have issued a call for applications for a new grants scheme supported by use of the Brian Simon fellowship fund. These grants are made possible due to a gift from the family of Brian Simon, a leading post-war...
Postdoc Opportunity: Research Associate post on ESRC School Meals Project at University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield are advertising for a full-time postdoc Research Associate to join the 2-year ESRC funded project examining the history, lived experience and possible futures of the School Meals Service in the UK. Applicants should have (or be close to...