Now on the Long Run: 'Waging the War of Ideas: The Institute of Economic Affairs and Neoliberalism in Post-War Britain 1945-1979'. Joseph Moore (Manchester) introduces their research, which was supported by the Economic History Society’s Research Fund for Graduate Students ehs.org.uk/waging-the-w...

Upcoming Deadline 11:00 31 January 2026 The EHS, in conjunction with the IHR, offer three 1 year Postdoc Visiting Fellowships in economic/social history With a stipend of £22,780 or £24,780 if based in London Fellows are not required to be resident in London but should participate in IHR activities

Now on the Long Run: 'The Economic Lives of Rural Women in Qing China: Evidence from Nanbu County, 1656-1911'. Supeng Wang (Oxford) presents their research, which was supported by the Economic History Society’s Research Fund for Graduate Students. ehs.org.uk/the-economic...

Now on the Long Run: Zhangzhou Porcelain: Export Ceramics from Fujian during the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries. Judy Law (Warwick) presents their research, which is based upon a grant awarded by the EHS through its Research Fund for Graduate Students. ehs.org.uk/zhangzhou-po...

Upcoming Deadline! Applications are open for The Nicholas Crafts Early Career Award in Economic and/or Social History. It is made in memory of Professor Nicholas ‘Nick’ Crafts, made possible by a generous bequest. A prize of £1000 is available for early career scholars. Deadline: 15 December.

Now on the Long Run: 'Global shipping and the invisible limits of decolonisation in Eastern Africa'. George Roberts (Sheffield) presents their research, which has recently been awarded a Carnevali Small Research grant by the Economic History Society. ehs.org.uk/global-shipp...

Deadline Extended, 29 Jan 2026! The EHS invites nominations for a prize for the outstanding teaching of economic history to secondary school students (Key stage 3/4). One £500 prize, will be awarded biennially. Nominees must be current School Teachers. More info & to apply ehs.org.uk/award/teachi...

Now on the Long Run: Commodity, Labour, and Capital in Experiences of Enslavement in Africa. Kate Ekama (Stellenbosch) and Bronwen Everill (Princeton) introduce their research project funded by an award from the Carnevali Small Research Grants Scheme. ehs.org.uk/commodity-la...

Upcoming Deadline 11:00 31 January 2026 The EHS, in conjunction with the IHR, offer three 1 year Postdoc Visiting Fellowships in economic/social history With a stipend of £22,780 or £24,780 if based in London Fellows are not required to be resident in London but should participate in IHR activities

Now on the Long Run: 'Exploring histories of human, animal, and environmental exploitation at Hull’s Wilberforce Institute, with HistoryLab+'. A brief overview of the 2024 HistoryLab+ conference, which was held in Hull on 25-26 July 2024 and funded partly by the EHS Initiatives & Conference Fund.

A Reminder that the Economic History Review now has its own Bluesky account! Be sure to follow: @echistsocreview.bsky.social For updates on the latest articles available on Early View, with research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world and from all periods.

Deadline Monday! 24 November is the new deadline for New Researcher Poster proposals for the 2026 EHS Centenary Conference, which will be hosted at the LSE, 10–12 April 2026. Posters are eligible to win a prize of £100. More info and to apply: ehs.org.uk/conference/n...

Now on Early View: 'Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704'. By Jose Rowell Corpuz. @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Deadline Extended! Monday 24 November is the new deadline for New Researcher Poster proposals for the 2026 EHS Centenary Conference, which will be hosted at the LSE, 10–12 April 2026. Posters are eligible to win a prize of £100. More info and to apply: ehs.org.uk/conference/n...

Now on the Long Run: 'Did early modern Europeans fail to look after their poor? Poverty and poor relief in France and Spain, c. 1600-1800.' Julie Marfany (Durham) presents their research which was supported by the EHS Carnevali Small Research Grants scheme. ehs.org.uk/did-early-mo...

Upcoming Deadline on Monday! 17 November is the deadline for New Researcher Poster proposals for the 2026 EHS Centenary Conference, which will be hosted at the LSE, 10–12 April 2026. Posters are eligible to win a prize of £100. More info and to apply: ehs.org.uk/conference/n...

Now on the Long Run: 'The price of privilege: understanding absolutism and Atlantic commerce under the Sun King of France' Lewis Wade (Leiden) presents their research which won the 2023 Association of Business Historians Coleman Prize & was based upon an EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students grant

Now on the Long Run: 'Market Tolls and Toll Disputes in Early Modern England'. Hillary Taylor (Padua) introduces their research project funded by an award from the Carnevali Small Research Grants Scheme. ehs.org.uk/market-tolls...

New EHS Schools and Colleges Committee Initiative ‘The History Ledger’ provides videos and resources to those teaching and studying A-Level economic history courses. The material may also be of interest to Undergraduate students in economic and social history. ehs.org.uk/society/scho...

The EHS invites nominations for a prize for the outstanding teaching of economic history to secondary school students (Key stage 3/4). One £500 prize, will be awarded biennially. Application Deadline: 15 Dec Nominees must be current School Teachers. More info & to apply: ehs.org.uk/award/teachi...

Now on the Long Run: 'Fascist Policy and the Great Depression in Italy'. Gino Magnini (Edinburgh) introduces their research, which was supported by an EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students grant. ehs.org.uk/fascist-poli... ehs.org.uk/award/resear...

Now on the Long Run: The Impact of Interest Rates in Eighteenth Century Ireland Paul Kelly introduces his research, which utilises material from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, access to which has been supported by the EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students ehs.org.uk/the-impact-o...

Now on the Long Run: 'From British Rule to Boardrooms: Community in India’s Corporate Economy, 1920s-1970s'. Pallavi Padma-Uday (QUB) discusses the key themes in her doctoral thesis in Indian economic history, which has has been supported by the EHS’ Bursary Scheme for PhD students.

Registration remains open for the EHS Women’s Committee, Publishing & Grants Made Simple online training event to be held 10/10/2025, 11:00am-1:00pm. It will cover strategies for publication in journals and books and how to secure funding for future research projects. ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

Now on the Long Run: 'Adapting Glassmaking Knowledge and Labour Structures in Early Modern Britain'. Oliver Gunning (Northumbria) introduces their research, which was assisted by the EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students. ehs.org.uk/adapting-gla... ehs.org.uk/award/resear...

The Economic History Review now has its own Bluesky account! Be sure to follow @echistsocreview.bsky.social for updates on the latest available articles. The Review publishes peer-reviewed advanced research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world and from all periods.

Now on the Long Run: 'Community, Educational Reform and Migration in Late Imperial China'. Christoph Hess, who studied for his PhD at the University of Cambridge, introduces his research, which was assisted by the Research Fund for Graduate Students of the Economic History Society.

Now on Early View: 'Felons’ chattels and English living standards in the later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.' By Chris Briggs, Ben Jervis, Alice Forward, Tomasz Gromelski & Matthew Tompkins. @cam.ac.uk @archanchistleic.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now on the Long Run: 'Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950), 2023 Conference'. Sarah Dredge (Sheffield Hallam) introduces the Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950) 2023 Conference, 12-14 June 2023, which received financial support from the Economic History Society. ehs.org.uk/women-money-...

Now on the Long Run: 'The Barbados Census of 1679 and the Legacies of Slavery in Early Modern England'. In this post Michael Bennett (Sheffield) & Misha Ewen (Sussex) introduce their research, which was financially supported by a Carnevali Small Research Grant. ehs.org.uk/the-barbados...

Now on Early View: 'Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)'. By Guido Alfani, Matteo Di Tullio & Mattia Fochesato. @guidoalfani.bsky.social‬ ‪@stone-lis.bsky.social‬ @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now on the Long Run: 'From Records to Riches - An Automated Pipeline for Transcribing the Tables des Successions et Absences, 1790-1870'. In this post, Aurelius Noble and Noah Sutter (LSE) introduce their research, which was financially supported by a Carnevali Small Research Grant.

The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇 ehs.org.uk/event/womens...

Reminder: Deadline Friday! Applications for the EHS Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students close at 16:00 (UK time) Friday 12 September. 12 part-funded places are available on this course which will be held at the University of Warwick, 3–6 December 2025. For more info and to apply:

Now on the Long Run: 'The occupational structure of twentieth-century China: Evidence from lineage genealogies'. In this post Ying Dai (University of Oxford) discusses her ongoing research, supported by an EHS Carnevali Small Research Grant. ehs.org.uk/the-occupati... ehs.org.uk/award/carnev...

Now on Early View: 'Religious politics and the limits of redistribution: The rise and fall of family allowances in Spain, 1926–58'. By Guillem Verd-Llabrés. @uicbarcelona.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Deadline Friday! Applications for the EHS Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students close at 16:00 (UK time) Friday 12 September. 12 part-funded places are available on this course which will be held at the University of Warwick, 3–6 December 2025. For more info and to apply:

Now on the Long Run: 'Re-Writing the History of Commercial Capital'. It presents the forthcoming ‘Political Economy of Capital in the Pre-Modern World’ workshop, which is funded by the EHS Conference Fund, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science.

Now on Early View: 'Telegraph and capital market integration: Evidence from late imperial China'. By Yu Hao & Yuxiang Wang. ‪@pku1898.bsky.social‬ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now on the Long Run: 'A Chronic Affliction: Capital Mobilisation in the Wartime Japanese Empire'. In this post Tsz Ho Wong (University of Edinburgh) discusses their ongoing research, supported by the EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students. ehs.org.uk/a-chronic-af... ehs.org.uk/award/resear...

Applications for the EHS Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students close 16:00 (UK time) Friday, 12 September. 12 part-funded places are available on this course which will be held at the University of Warwick, 3–6 December 2025. For more info and to apply: ehs.org.uk/society/stud...

Now on Early View: 'Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement'. By Fabrizio Antonio Ansani. ‪@kingshistory.bsky.social‬ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now on the Long Run: 'Letters to Marie Stopes: Seeking Birth Control Advice in Scotland, 1918-1930'. In this post Barbara Gabeler (Edinburgh with cross-institutional supervision at Glasgow) discusses their ongoing research, supported by the EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students.

Now on the Long Run: 'Women in finance in modern Britain'. James Taylor (Lancaster) discusses their new book, supported by an EHS Carnevali Small Research Grant. ehs.org.uk/women-in-fin... ehs.org.uk/award/carnev...

Now on the Long Run: 'The new poor law and the health of the population of England and Wales'. By David Green, Gabriel Mesevage, Graham Mooney & Simon Szreter. ‪@kings-sga.bsky.social‬ ‪@kingshistory.bsky.social‬ ‪@jhu.edu‬ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now on the Long Run: 'Sulphur governance and state-community relations in the Duchy of Florence, 1532-1569'. Fabrizio Ansani (King’s College London) discusses their ongoing research, supported by an EHS Carnevali Small Research Grant. ehs.org.uk/sulphur-gove...

Now on Early View: 'The cost of the consumer revolution: Prices, material living standards, and real inequality in Amsterdam (1630‒1805)'. By Bas Spliet & Anne E. C. McCants. @urbanhistoryua.bsky.social‬ @shoc-vub.bsky.social‬ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now on Early View: 'Macroeconomic policymaking in interwar Britain: A reappraisal'. By David Ronicle. ‪@boeresearch.bsky.social‬ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...