by Talking Humanities | Oct 30, 2014 | Research & Resources, Uncategorized
The centenary of the First World War is described on the British Government’s website as “a significant milestone in world history”. On August 4 it was marked by a range of national commemorative events including services of remembrance. To coincide with the...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 29, 2014 | Features, Fellowships & Networks, Research & Resources
The economics of scholarly publishing are incredibly tangled. Even Harvard University cannot afford all the material that its researchers need to conduct their work. In this piece, Dr Martin Eve picks apart the histories and economics that have led to the open access...
by aseifert | Sep 22, 2014 | Events, Graduate Study, Research & Resources
The Institute of Historical Research is delighted to welcome those commencing research degrees in history and related disciplines in London, the South East and throughout the UK. Over the course of an afternoon, we shall introduce the IHR and its remit to assist and...
by admin | May 15, 2014 | Research & Resources, SAS Space Data Repository
This post takes a quick look at some of the things that the School of Advanced Study is doing to enable researchers to think about the research process and to consider their underlying ‘data’ as a commodity in its own right. What is ‘data’ and why should we care...
by admin | Feb 20, 2014 | Research & Resources, Uncategorized
The Institute of Historical Research is part of an international consortium which has won funding to analyse parliamentary material in a new way – using the techniques of ‘big data’. ‘Digging into Linked Parliamentary Data’ is a two-year...
by guestblogger | Feb 14, 2014 | Research & Resources, Uncategorized
Canada’s National Flag Day (15th February) is a good time to consider what this nation itself might mean to the men and women whose ancestors knew no flags. The maple leaf is of course an emblem that identifies something called ‘Canada,’ a state, society, landscape,...