Research training provision and delivery The School’s mission is to facilitate the next generation of humanities scholars. The number of research training events include events held under the aegis of London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP), of which the School is a full partner. Table 5- Research Training Programme Category of Event Research Training Summer Schools Short courses
Number of Events 162 6 10
Disciplinary 95 2 3
Interdisciplinary 67 4 7
Training is provided as face-to-face or on-line, with curriculum-led and graduate-led workshops and seminars, often in areas where individual HEIs or Doctoral Training Centres have no provision, and is available to all UK Humanities and Social Sciences researchers. Every Institute provides training in core disciplinary skills open to PhD students UK-wide and training events are also delivered outside London such as: -
The Warburg Institute, which co-organises training with the National Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at Warwick. Some institutes offer professional training on, e.g., legal work at IALS; IHR runs the only UK training course for History librarians; IES provides courses for the book trade. In Public Engagement, for example, the Being Human Festival offers training in best practice in Public Engagement to all UK Humanities and Social Sciences researchers.
In 2018-19, the School ran 178 research-training events, with a large proportion being interdisciplinary (44%). A larger number of Fig 10: % of Joint Ventures per type of events were joint ventures, (14% compared to events 9% in 2017-18). Collaborations were mainly with Summer non-HEI and other (private) organizations (59% School of the total, compared to 16% in 2017-18). 20% Collaborative events include: -
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Short The IMLR organised an archive skills training Course and a tour with the Wiener Library for the 12% Study of the Holocaust and Genocide; The ICS supported the research training focused on Career Development for NeoLatinists, with UCL and the Society for NeoLatin Studies; Or LAHP programme of training courses and other events included Placement with Victoria and Albert Museum or a welcome event at the Museum of London.
Research Training 68%
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