History & policy database
Hindsight Perspectives for a Safer World Project
To enable historians to engage effectively with policy makers and shapers, H&P offers training and support to its members as well as to students, when funding allows.
Courses include policy engagement skills training and History in the Headlines, with senior journalists and communications professionals explaining how different forms of media operate and the various opportunities for engaging with journalists.
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SEMINAR: Local knowledge, global change in maritime
On 23 March we held an online seminar with an expert panel of historians and industry figures to mark the launch of the first report.
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PUBLICATION: Local knowledge, global change – how sail-to-steam can help us frame decarbonisation
Publication of a new report in the Hindsight Perspectives for a Safer World series
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Lloyd’s Register publications in research – how historians have reconstructed the maritime industry
This article (the first of two) takes a look at articles published in the International Journal of Maritime History over recent years that make use of Lloyd’s Register publications. How have historians used these resources and what might still be left to explore?
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Local knowledge, global change: a study of Lloyd’s Register surveyors 1834-1860
The first report in the Hindsight for a Safer World series will explore the stresses on surveyors during a time of technological revolution – how could they maintain safety standards, satisfy the central committee and maintain relationships with local shipping communities?
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“Natural experiments”: archival researchers reveal insights into contemporary maritime challenges
Four interns on the Hindsight Perspectives project unlock insights from the Lloyds Register Foundation archives on containerisation, supply-chain bottlenecks, decarbonisation and more
About Us
H&P is based at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London.
We are the only project in the UK providing access to an international network of more than 500 historians with a broad range of expertise. H&P offers a range of resources for historians, policy makers and journalists.
