The Economic History Society
Supporting research and teaching in economic and social history
Become a Member of the EHS
Fill in the online application form to become a member of the Economic History Society
Bursary Scheme
The EHS invites applications for one-year bursaries of up to £5,000 to assist doctoral students (PhD) in United Kingdom colleges and universities.
Residential Training Course
The course is open to 12 graduate students who are currently engaged in work on a doctoral thesis on any topic in social, economic, or business history.Latest news
A tribute: Professor Melvyn John Hatcher 1942-2026
6 Jul, 2026
In this post Dr Peter Martland and Dr Charles Read present a tribute to Professor Melvyn John Hatcher. With...
Honorary Secretary – Nominations
2 Jul, 2026
The term of the current Honorary Secretary will end at the next AGM (Spring 2027) when Professor Judy Stephenson...
More Than Extraction: How the Colonial State Designed Institutions in the Belgian Congo
1 Jul, 2026
In this blog post Jean-Paul K. Tsasa (Universite Protestante au Congo) presents their research. — When people think about...
Newsletter – June 2026
29 Jun, 2026
Residential Training Course The 2026 Residential Training Course will take place 2-5 December. The course is open to 12...
Zambia, CIPEC, and the Global South visions for development in the long 1960s.
19 Jun, 2026
In this post, Santiago Garcia-Pardo (London School of Economics) presents their research, which was supported by the Economic History...
Numeracy in everyday life: evidence from eighteenth-century Scotland
16 Jun, 2026
In this post, James Fox (University of Glasgow) presents research on everyday numeracy in eighteenth-century Scotland, supported by a...
Child labour in cotton factories during the Industrial Revolution
3 Jun, 2026
In this post Xuesheng You (Cardiff University) and Alex Tertzakian (University of Glasgow) present their research, which was supported...
Governing the Global Economy in the Long Twentieth Century
1 Jun, 2026
In this post Robert Yee (Yale University) presents a summary of the 2025 Governing the Global Economy in the...
