Jane Humphries awarded Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Award

On February 27th 2025, CEPH presented the Alice Murrary Distinguished Scholar Award to Professor Jane Humphries (University of Oxford), who delivered a lecture titled “Caring About Care, the Economic History of Caring Labour” in the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Professor Humphries is Emeritus Professor of Economic History at Oxford University, a Fellow of All […]
Call for Papers (Online): CEPH Irish Research Initiative (CIRI) workshop

CEPH is delighted to announce its final call for papers as part of the CEPH Irish Research Initiative. The online workshop, which focuses on the theme of Irish Migration and Demography, will be held on 23 May 2025. This is an opportunity for researchers of Irish economic history and policy to present research in a […]
Call for Papers: PhD Workshop in Quantitative Economic History

Date: Thursday, 19 June 2025 Venue: Queen’s Business School Student Hub, Riddel Hall Campus, Belfast, Northern Ireland Host: Queen’s University Centre for Economic History Queen’s University Centre for Economic History and CEPH are delighted to invite submissions from doctoral researchers working in any area of economic history for a one-day workshop. The workshop will provide […]
CEPH staff receive Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Research Ally 2024 awards

Congratulations to our Associate Director for Data and Archives, Prof. Ronan Lyons and our Administrative Officer, Sarah Cunningham on their Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland Research Ally awards. Postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, academic and research active staff were invited to nominate the mentors, supervisors, research officers and technical support staff who support their work […]
CEPH hosts workshop for the Northern Ireland Civil Service Economist Profession

On November 19th, CEPH hosted a workshop in Queen’s University Belfast for a group of economists currently working in the Northern Irish Civil Service. The workshop, titled ‘CEPH Economic History and Policymaking Workshop’, demonstrates the value of the long-run perspective in a policymaking environment. The group worked through a historical case study, assessing the viability […]