Education

George Garnett reflects on the Julia Wood Prize and on the state of sixth-form history.

Ian Garrett advises on how to succeed under the new AQA rules.

Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of the founding of Switzerland's first university, at Basel, on April 4th, 1460.

Medieval historian Nicholas Orme believes that the teaching of history in Britain’s universities is better now than it has ever been.

To conclude his series on the opportunities offered to historians by new technology, Nick Poyntz looks at how recent developments may help to bridge the gap between academic and public history.

Keith Stapylton provides a novel viewpoint on one of Britain’s traditional centres of historical excellence.

Nick Poyntz looks at the ways in which the ubiquitous search engine is changing the nature of historical research.

This month Nick Poyntz looks at how to access the wealth of digitised source material now available to historians.

This month Nick Poyntz examines the rapid rise of blogging among both professional historians and amateur enthusiasts.

Following an invitation to help advise the government on the school history curriculum, what can a high-profile ‘telly don’ like Niall Ferguson bring to the classroom? Seán Lang wonders.

Better known as the clubbing capital of the Midlands, Nottingham is also home to one of the country's most prestigious History departments. J M Ellis, admissions tutor and senior lecturer, tells you how to maximize your chances.

Maurice Keen chronicles a set of 15th century letters - the product of everyday communication between English gentry and officialdom - and suggests how their contents may change the reader's views of the late middle ages. Helen Castor offered her own contemporary historiographical account in 2010.