New Zealand Historical Association

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  • Panel discussion of Edward Dickinson’s ‘Teaching History in Higher Education: Ethics, Aims, Methods’

    Edward Dickinson’s Teaching History in Higher Education explores historians’ responsibilities to their students and the importance of their learning to ask research questions that can provide open-ended answers to generate new questions at a time when knowledge of the past and the historical discipline are being subjected to systematic assaults. The Panel:Miranda JohnsonPaul EnrightAlexander MaxwellDolores…

  • AHA Statement on Marsden Fund cuts to Humanities Research Funding

    Australian Historical Association Statement on Marsden Fund cuts to Humanities Research Funding 9 December 2024

  • Press release on the cuts to the Marsden fund

    Tēnā koutou, Please find attached a press release on the cuts to the Marsden fund, announced yesterday by the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology. These cuts to the humanities and social sciences funding will have a devastating impact on our research. The Minister claims that what makes a ‘real impact’ on our economy is…

  • 2025 History Innovation Fund Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

    The School of Humanities Te Puna Aronui invites applications for the 2025 History Innovation Fund Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. This fellowship offers early career support for an outstanding recent PhD graduate in history, enabling them to undertake research and writing for publication, whilst also providing some teaching experience. The successful applicant will be accommodated within the…

  • Early-bird oral history conference registration closes soon

    This is a friendly reminder that early-bird registration for the NOHANZ Biennial Conference will end in less than two weeks. If you are planning to attend, we encourage you to register as soon as possible to secure the early bird discount. You can register via the online portal: https://events.humanitix.com/nohanz-biennial-conference More information about the conference, including the…

  • NZ Book Awards win for NZHA member

    Join us in congratulating NZHA member Ryan Bodman on his win at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards this week. Ryan’s book Rugby League in New Zealand: A People’s History won the Judith Binney prize for illustrated non-fiction. For a full list of the winners see the NZ Book Awards website.

  • Closure of Archives New Zealand digitisation programme – PSA protest 14 May

    Archives New Zealand has announced it will be closing its digitisation programme and on-demand digitisation service on 30 June 2024. Read the announcement here.Radio New Zealand piece here. This announcement comes on top of another recent decision, not to proceed with the planned archival storage facility near Levin. It also follows reductions in opening hours…