History & Policy

We conclude our @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians seminar series on official history on Weds 29 Jan with a special event in Senate House featuring a lecture by Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman & a panel discussion. Register below to join us in person or online.history.ac.uk/events/taking-…

Join us in Senate House on 29 January for a special @ihr_history @FCDOHistorians lecture 'Reflections of an Official Historian' by Sir Lawrence Freedman followed by a round table discussion with panellists including @HistorianHelen. Register below: history.ac.uk/events/taking-…

Join us on Wednesday 4th at 5.30pm for some Reflections on Official History, with FCDO Chief Historian Patrick Salmon and Professor Thomas Otte. Register for the online seminar here: history.ac.uk/events/reflect… @HistoryPolicy

Great to see our Dr Mike Esbester is one of the speakers at this @ihr_history @HistoryPolicy Trade Union Forum event, a month from now! Health & Safety At Work Act - 50 Years On Still fit for purpose? 25 November 2024 10am-4pm London Bookings here: history.ac.uk/events/health-…

New blog post! As Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver her first budget, what might she learn from William Ewart Gladstone - the man who invented the modern role of Chancellor of the Exchequer? gladstonediaries.blogspot.com/2024/10/gods-v…

Call for Papers! 📢 @SchoolsofEmpire and @ihr_history are hosting a one-day research conference on 20 June 2025 in London and warmly invite proposals for research papers. Deadline: 15 January 2025 More information: royalhistsoc.org/calendar/schoo… #histed #phd #education #cfp

Join us on the 25 November for the @HistoryPolicy Conference on the Health & Safety At Work Act- as we ask: Is the Act still fit for purpose? Register today: buff.ly/4dHLXbo

On 25 November, our Trades Union and Employment Forum will be hosting a conference on health and safety in the workplace. See below for some reflections by one of our keynote speakers, Dame Judith Hackitt, and for details of the programme & registration. historyandpolicy.org/news/article/d…

Details of a forthcoming workshop on anti-corruption and good governance, online and in person @UniLeidenNews in partnership with @StirUni which should be of interest to followers of H&P and @ihr_history

It's over half a century since the 1970 Equal Pay Act was passed. But as this new opinion article for @HistoryPolicy by Prof Susan Milner @UniofBath argues, actually proving unfair treatment remains difficult. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-articl…

With the advent of a new school year and a new government, the issue of improving the nutrition of schoolchildren is back on the agenda. A timely policy paper by John Stewart @CaledonianNews traces the long history of state intervention in this area. historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/…

@HistoryPolicy @ihr_history And here's a taster of the sorts of things that might come up in November - in @ConversationUK, written by @UoP_History & the Railway Work, Life & Death project's Mike Esbester: theconversation.com/the-uks-health…

On 25 November we mark the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act with a conference @ihr_history asking if the Act is still fit for purpose. Speakers include Dame Judith Hackitt, past Chair of the H&S Executive. Book now: history.ac.uk/events/health-…