We're highlighting the research of our graduate students on our new Grad Stories page! For our first story, read about Saif Zaman's research in Bangladesh to redefine British slavery in British Bengal.
Historical research can help us think through specific policy issues, such as school closures or workforce changes. But history also brings us something less tangible but equally valuable: insights into the experiences of everyday people.
History’s Professor Heather MacDougall prepares to brief the Royal Society of Canada on the history of disease prevention and public health in Canada. Read more about the team’s conclusions here.
History Grad Student raising funds to help preserve 140-year-old Stratford building
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded an over $1,000,000 CAD grant to the University of Waterloo to support the “Integrating Archives Unleashed Cloud with Archive-It” project led by Professor Ian Milligan. Read more about the project in this Arts story or in this article in the Waterloo Region Record: "Waterloo Researchers land $1 million grant for early internet archival project."
Read more about History's Archives Unleashed Project, and how historians are leveraging and preserving big data as part of our historical record in this Waterloo Stories article.
Two of our faculty members have recently been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the University of Waterloo.
Get to know Dr. Christopher Taylor from Waterloo History in this candid interview by The Record.
History professor Ian Milligan appeared on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss “The Undoing of History.” Alongside his fellow panelists, Milligan argued for what makes history special – our deep understanding of context and nuance – and suggested that the future is looking bright for history grads.