What role does academia play in difficult economic times? I thought about this a lot yesterday, after the British Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan-Smith spoke on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday morning (for a review, see here). … Continue reading
A recent evening off gave me the chance to catch up on some history TV that I’d missed this week. Top of the list for me, as a devoted lover of all things Rome, was the latest offering from BBC4: … Continue reading
Hi everyone, First, let me please apologise for the inactivity in recent weeks. The curse of the researcher struck, and with a huge, all-consuming deadline brewing, I felt it best to leave the blog for a few weeks so as … Continue reading
Dear all, I must apologise for the lack of recent posts. This has been caused by a: impending work deadlines and b: really interesting research! By way of an apology, I decided to include a little bit of this work … Continue reading
If it is possible to have research-led teaching, is it possible to use this for research-led public engagement? Following my last post on the uses and problems of the former (which you can read here), I was thinking about this topic for … Continue reading
What is research-led teaching, and why should we all try to implement it? This is a topic that has been raised in my recent course on university teaching, and one that I found really interesting. I hope the contents of … Continue reading
What is module evaluation, how does it work, and why is it necessary? Last week, colleagues in the History Department spent a lot of time discussing student feedback. Although I’m certain that any university-level teacher has an opinion on this … Continue reading
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I hope some of you found my last blog post interesting and/or useful. Having just got home from the best Kalamazoo yet, I thought I’d just share a few details with a potentially interested audience. I’ve also added some photographs … Continue reading
What is an academic conference? What are they for, what do they look like, and why do those who attend like them so much? I often like to explain these topics to my friends, and especially mates from school or … Continue reading
Should Universities and Schools work closer together in planning and designing the teaching of history? In my last blog (which you can read here), I reported back on a recent conference at Durham, which brought together secondary school teachers and … Continue reading
