History Guest Speaker - Dr.Timothy Bowman, University of Kent
Channel: Jebel Ali School
Date: 2023-04-24

Our GCSE and A-Level History students had a live interactive session with leading historian Dr. Timothy Bowman. Students were able to ask pertinent questions on studying history at university as well as topical questions on key historic figures, eras, events and strategies in history.

Originally from Northern Ireland, Dr.Bowman started his university pathway into History at Queen's University of Belfast and went on to do a PHD on Discipline and Moral in the First World War which then influenced his first book. During the interactive session with our students, he gave anecdotes on how he developed his interest in history, his internships, writing ten books on Military History, and the specialist roles he has had throughout his career.

Dr.Bowman explained the key differences in studying History at University level compared to Sixth Form, in particular, recorded lectures and the level of independent research work required. He gave some helpful insider top tips, including making use of the time that students have available to meet with lecturers to help transition their skills from A-Level and BTEC to Degree. He also touched on current hot topics of AI exploitation and consequently the current debate on examination and coursework formats.

Dr.Bowman spoke about the different types of History degrees to think about and research, guiding students to look carefully at university prospectuses to learn more about their unique approaches and course content focus, where they sit in the different league tables, the quality of teaching, and different university campuses and locations and of course, preparing thoroughly when submitting applications and sitting interviews.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the session, finding it both informative and helpful.

Renowned Dr.Bowman is a lecturer at the University of Kent, ranked no.1 University History Department in the UK, beating the likes of Oxford and Cambridge. Prior to that, Dr.Bowman held lecturing posts at Queen's University of Belfast, University of Durham and King's College London.

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