Other Training Oppportunities

Faculty Research Seminars

Details on the Faculty's Research Seminars can be found here.

Faculty Lectures and Other Classes

Lectures, seminars and classes are detailed in the Lecture List edition of the Cambridge University Reporter. As well as being available online, the Reporter can be purchased from most newsagents and Cambridge University bookshops.

If you wish to attend any series of lectures, seminars or classes, it is prudent to contact the lecturer or course convenor for permission, if possible in advance of the first lecture or seminar.

Specialist skills training is also provided by the subject-specific History MPhils: MPhil course handbooks are available on the Faculty website.  Please contact the host of the session for permission to attend, if possible in advance of the first session.

Special note about undergraduate lectures:

Students who wish to reinforce or widen knowledge of the wider historical background, or gain knowledge of a related field in another discipline are welcome to attend relevant parts of the undergraduate lecture programme (see the Reporter’s Lecture List).  Lectures are open to all members of the university without prior arrangement. Undergraduate seminars and classes (also recorded in the Lecture List) may be subject to restrictions; you should consult the lecturer or course convenor in advance about availability.

University Library

Details on the University Library training can be found here.

CRASSH (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities)

CRASSH, under its director Professor Simon Goldhill, organises a range of inter-disciplinary seminars, conferences and events in the arts, humanities and social sciences, including an historical dimension in virtually all of its activities. Further details can be found here. To join the CRASSH event mailing list, please email your details to enquiries@crassh.cam.ac.uk.

College provision of training

Colleges are increasingly providing training sessions. Students are encouraged to contact their College Graduate Offices for details of the training sessions on offer.

Institute of Historical Research

All Cambridge history students have a right, and are encouraged, to make use of the facilities, seminars and other opportunities provided by the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet St. London.

The National Archives

In the current economic climate, the National Archives is limiting its induction services to an on-line format. Graduate students who need to use the National Archives are encouraged to visit the National Archives website.

Joint Schools' Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Details on the Joint Schools' Research Methods in the Social Sciences can be found here.

Rising Stars Public Engagement Course

Details on the Rising Stars course can be found here.