Program Highlights (Provisional)

We are delighted to announce that the opening keynote lecture at HNR2026 will be delivered by Scott Weingart, author of The Network Turn and Exploring Big Historical Data: The Historian’s Macroscope.

The full program of long and short paper sessions will be announced on 1 March 2026, following the selection of papers.

Alongside paper sessions, HNR2026 will include:

• Workshops on the first day on methods and tools for historical network research
• Round tables bringing together experts for open discussion and debate
• A closing keynote to frame the conference’s wider conversations

Stay tuned for more announcements as we build the program!