Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students
4 - 7 December 2013
Chancellors, University of Manchester
The Economic History Society offers 12 funded places on an intensive residential course designed to raise the quality and analytical rigour of doctoral dissertations in economic and social history; improve the communication skills of postgraduates; widen their approach to their subjects; and encourage them to form networks with established scholars and fellow students in their areas of expertise.
The course is open to 12 graduate students who are currently engaged in work on a doctoral thesis on any topic in economic and/or social history, whether the period be modern, early modern or medieval. Preference will be given to students who will be in their 2nd or 3rd year of study in November 2013 (FTE); this excludes course work. The Society expects to recruit five academics (with recognised expertise in the field) to act as tutors on the course. The academic course leader is Dr Anne Murphy (University of Hertfordshire). Previous academic participants have included: Professor Jane Humphries (Oxford), Dr Chris Minns (LSE), Professor Stephen Rigby (Manchester) and Dr Peter Scott (Reading).
Each student will:
- present a pre-circulated 3,000-word paper setting out their research findings (drawing on a section/chapter of the thesis) to the full group in a 70-minute session;
- provide a one-page synopsis of the thesis setting out how the section/chapter fits in;
- read other students' papers before the course;
- act as respondent on one paper and provide the author with written comments;
- chair a session.
Apart from the plenary sessions, there will be workshops dealing with research methods and a session discussing academic careers. There will also be a number of opportunities for informal discussion between participants as all are expected to be resident for the full duration of the course, i.e. from Wednesday evening to Saturday lunchtime. Student questionnaires will be circulated at the end of the course for evaluation, reflection and a report to the Economic History Society. A photograph of participants will be taken for the EHS website.
The venue is Chancellors, the residential conference centre of the University of Manchester, Fallowfield, Manchester.
Students are expected to apply to their departments for their travel costs. Other costs, including all accommodation (in private ensuite rooms) and meals, will be met by the grant provided by the Economic History Society.
Applications should please be made online via the link below. Any queries should please be directed to the Society's administrative secretary, Maureen Galbraith.
The deadline for applications is: 16 August 2013.
Other important dates:
- 2 September 2013: notification to candidates of the outcome of their application.
- 1 November 2013: submission of synopses and papers for circulation.
- 11 November 2013: receipt of papers.
