'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026 'Crossing Currents' is a hybrid conference featuring current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh. Presenters are either in the early stages of a PhD or approaching completion of a MScR. Each will give a 15-minute paper on part of their research and participate in a Q&A session for their respective panel. All papers will respond to established and emerging debates in historical research, and many combine perspectives from several disciplines, to make an original contribution to conversations in and out of academia. The conference will address themes of power, economy, mobility and communication, from seventh-century Northumbria to the late-twentieth-century United States, via fifteenth-century Bohemia and eighteenth-century Jamaica.All are welcome to attend this conference, in Meadows Lecture Theatre or on MS Teams, and are encouraged to register in advance, via the attendee registration form, at link. The MS Teams link will be circulated approximately 48 hours before the conference. Conference ProgrammeYou can find the programme for 'Crossing Currents' at the link below. Document Crossing Currents programme (PDF) (1.44 MB / PDF) OrganisersAny questions or feedback about the conference should be sent to the Co-Convener, Joshua MacRae (joshua.macrae@ed.ac.uk) and Boshen Yan (boshen.yan@ed.ac.uk).The organisers acknowledge the support of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology in the planning and delivery of this year’s History PGR Conference. Tags Conference History Postgraduate Students May 12 2026 09.30 - May 13 2026 17.00 'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026 This hybrid conference will feature current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh. Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Old Medical School Register (free)
'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026 'Crossing Currents' is a hybrid conference featuring current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh. Presenters are either in the early stages of a PhD or approaching completion of a MScR. Each will give a 15-minute paper on part of their research and participate in a Q&A session for their respective panel. All papers will respond to established and emerging debates in historical research, and many combine perspectives from several disciplines, to make an original contribution to conversations in and out of academia. The conference will address themes of power, economy, mobility and communication, from seventh-century Northumbria to the late-twentieth-century United States, via fifteenth-century Bohemia and eighteenth-century Jamaica.All are welcome to attend this conference, in Meadows Lecture Theatre or on MS Teams, and are encouraged to register in advance, via the attendee registration form, at link. The MS Teams link will be circulated approximately 48 hours before the conference. Conference ProgrammeYou can find the programme for 'Crossing Currents' at the link below. Document Crossing Currents programme (PDF) (1.44 MB / PDF) OrganisersAny questions or feedback about the conference should be sent to the Co-Convener, Joshua MacRae (joshua.macrae@ed.ac.uk) and Boshen Yan (boshen.yan@ed.ac.uk).The organisers acknowledge the support of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology in the planning and delivery of this year’s History PGR Conference. Tags Conference History Postgraduate Students May 12 2026 09.30 - May 13 2026 17.00 'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026 This hybrid conference will feature current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh. Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Old Medical School Register (free)
May 12 2026 09.30 - May 13 2026 17.00 'Crossing Currents': History PGR Conference 2026 This hybrid conference will feature current postgraduate researchers in History at the University of Edinburgh.
