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History at the University of Huddersfield invites applications for a fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship in public or community or oral history. In addition to fees (at Home/EU rate), the studentship will be funded at RCUK rates, £13,726 in 2013-14. The University of Huddersfield also has a generous package of research development funds for research students […]
April 24, 2013 by Fiona Cosson
The History of Parliament is looking for Oral Historians with a good knowledge of British politics to act as volunteer interviewers for our Oral History project. Since autumn 2011, The History of Parliament Trust has been working with the Oral History Society and The British Library on this project to record the reminiscences of former […]
February 7, 2013 by Fiona Cosson
Notice from Social History Society Bulletin Board: A group of historians based at the Scottish Oral History Centre at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are currently embarking on a project to interview men who were in reserved occupations in Britain during the Second World War. We feel that these men made an immense contribution to […]
October 18, 2012 by Fiona Cosson
Are you interested in the Cold War history of the 1940s and early ’50s? We are looking for committed volunteers of all ages and experience who can assist in collecting stories and memories of British veterans of the 1948 Berlin Airlift. This is a worthwhile new oral history project delivered by Legasee in partnership with […]
May 7, 2012 by Fiona Cosson
Burnley Council has received almost £43,000 of Heritage Lottery Funding to deliver a unique health and heritage project which will bring together Burnley’s different generations. ‘Back to the Future’ aims to preserve and capture memories and stories to ensure that an important part of the towns heritage will not be lost, placing an emphasis on […]
April 30, 2013 by Fiona Cosson
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