News for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, early career scholars, and independent researchers
A Professional Development Workshop –
RSVP is pleased to kick off our fall Digital Events series by welcoming our 2026 conference committee members Jessica Valdez, Caroline Jones, and Sharin Schroder for a Professional Development Workshop on Conferences and Conferencing. Our speakers will give …
Victorian Varia: Punch’s Pocket Book, Almanacs and Miscellanies – Caen Normandie University is delighted to invite applicants for a three-year PhD studentship commencing on October 1, 2026. Funded by CaeSAR (Caen, Strategy for Accelerating Research) as part of the ExcellencES initiative, France 2030, the studentship will concentrate on Victorian miscellanies, with a specific focus on Punch’s Pocket Book (1843-1881) and the Punch brand. …
By Gillian Walters, RSVP Graduate Representative
I was very nervous before going to the British Library archive, not of the journey to London — I had grown up not too far away from the city so know it quite well — but I was worried about not making a fool of myself and accidentally damaging precious items. The archives seemed to be something distant and mysterious …
The Northern Echo and the Politics of Place
The establishment of The Northern Echo newspaper, in 1870, disrupts our understanding of the concept of a “regional/national” press in Britain. This project seeks to challenge current understandings of nineteenth-century press history through a detailed examination of The Northern Echo, once termed “the best newspaper in Europe.” Partnering with the British Library and through innovative use of their digitized collections of nineteenth-century British newspapers, the research will critically …
Volume 1, No. 2 Welcome to the second Graduate Student Newsletter for RSVP student members! We aim to send this newsletter three times each year – around December, April and August. Here’s the latest of what’s pertinent to graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers …
Join us October 12, 2023 at 4 p.m. (BST) / 11 a.m. (EST) / 8 a.m. (PST) for a special RSVP Digital Event on writing competitive grant applications! At this 50 minute information and advice session, Russ Wyland, long-time RSVP member and Curran Award Committee member will talk us through […]
