Jane Ohlmeyer Explained

Jane Ohlmeyer,, is a historian and academic, specialising in early modern Irish and British history. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin[1] and Chair of the Irish Research Council, which funds frontier research across all disciplines.[2]

Ohlmeyer was the founding Head of the School of Histories and Humanities at Trinity College Dublin, Trinity's first vice-president for Global Relations (2011–14), and Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute (2015–20).[3] [4]

Ohlmeyer has been the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI for 25 research and research infrastructure projects with awards totalling c. €22 million from national, European and international funders.[3]

In addition to historical research, Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities,[5] [6] [7] the value of inter- and trans-disciplinarity,[8] [9] educational policy,[10] and digital humanities.[11] [12] [13] She has commented on the barriers facing women in the university sector[14] [15] [16] and launched a free Democracy Curriculum in 2020.[17] She is a committed advocate of the public humanities and policy engagement and is a notable public commentator on contemporary issues, including Brexit.[18] [19] [20]

In 2021, Ohlmeyer delivered the Ford Lectures on 'Ireland, Empire and the Early Modern World' at the University of Oxford.[21] She was the eleventh women to deliver the prestigious lectures since they were founded in 1896. Ohlmeyer was the first person from a university in Ireland to since F.S.L Lyons in 1977. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first time the lectures were delivered online. The lectures are now available on the RTÉ website.[22]

Early life and education

Ohlmeyer was born in Zambia to a Northern Irish mother and a South African father, moving to Belfast in 1969.[23] She read history as an undergraduate at the University of St Andrews before going on to complete an MA at the University of Illinois and a PhD at Trinity College Dublin.

Career

Ohlmeyer was appointed Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin in 2003. Prior to that appointment, she held posts at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Yale University and, from 1995 to 2003, at the University of Aberdeen.[24] Upon her promotion to Professor in 2000, Ohlmeyer was the first woman to hold a chair in History at the University of Aberdeen, and the first chair of Irish History in Scotland.[25]

Ohlmeyer has taught undergraduate and postgraduate students at Trinity College Dublin, at Yale, the University of Aberdeen, New York University and Ashoka University in New Delhi. At Trinity, she has supervised 11 PhD students and mentored eight postdoctoral fellows and nine Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund Fellows. She has served as an external examiner for theses in the English and History Faculties at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, New South Wales, Galway, UCD and Maynooth.[1]

In 2015 Ohlmeyer was appointed Chair of the Irish Research Council. The Irish Research Council (IRC) awards competitive funding on the basis of research excellence. The council also advises the government on research-related policy issues, as well as lobbying ministers in Dublin and Brussels, and was the first funding agency in Ireland to publish a gender strategy[26] and introduce gender-blind assessment.[16] The Council introduced the #LoveIrishResearch social media campaign to empower Irish researchers to communicate why their research matters.[27]

From 2015 to 2020 Ohlmeyer was Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, having previously worked with colleagues to develop the concept and secure funding (2008).[28] The Trinity Long Room Hub advances research excellence in the arts and humanities; fosters innovation in research, including interdisciplinarity, and draws attention to issues of national and international importance through an extensive public humanities initiative.[29] In 2020 Ohlmeyer led the institute's 10th-anniversary celebrations.[30]  

In 2011 Ohlmeyer was appointed Trinity's first Vice President for Global relations, a post she held until 2014.[3] Ohlmeyer designed and implemented Trinity's "Global Relations Strategy".[31]

Ohlmeyer has held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford,[32] Ashoka University,[33] [34] São Paulo University, São Paulo[35] ,  Jawaharlal Nehru University,[36]  University of Cambridge,[37] Folger Institute,[38] New York University, École des hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and the Huntington Library.[39]

She is member of the Royal Irish Academy,[40] the Irish Manuscripts Commission[41] and of a number of editorial and advisory boards including the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes.[42] [43]

In 2021 she was considered for the role of Provost of the college when the position was being considered for one of three women, including Linda Hogan and Linda Doyle, making it the first time a woman was provost since the founding of the college.[44]

Research

Ohlmeyer is the author or editor of numerous articles and 13 books, including Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Ireland, published in 2018.[45] [46] The Cambridge History of Ireland was launched in Dublin by President Michael D. Higgins,[47] in London by former UK Prime Minister John Major[48] and in Washington DC by President-elect Joe Biden.[49] [50] [51]

In 2020 she published an edition of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon's A Short View of the State and Condition of the Kingdom of Ireland (Oxford, 2020).

In 2023 she published Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism and the Early Modern World, based on James Ford Lectures given at the University of Oxford in 2021.[52]

To date, Ohlmeyer has been the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI for 25 research and research infrastructure projects, with awards totalling €22 million including:[53]  

Public engagement and advocacy

Ohlmeyer was closely involved in the development and launch of History Scotland, an illustrated and interdisciplinary quarterly magazine that is aimed at members of the general public. She has contributed to a number of television (BBC, RTÉ, TV3, Channel 4,[62] Channel 5) and radio programmes (BBC Radio 4's In Our Time,[63] PBS, Radio Scotland, RTÉ, Newstalk, Near FM[64]) and is currently the executive producer for a 6-part documentary series, From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish.[65] As Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub, she developed the "Behind the Headlines" discussion series and hosted 25 discussions on pressing and complex issues.[66]

Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities, the value of inter- and trans-disciplinarity, educational policy, and digital humanities. She has commented on the barriers facing women in the university sector and launched a free Democracy Curriculum in 2020. She is a committed advocate of the public humanities and policy engagement and is a notable public commentator on contemporary issues.

Ohlmeyer is also co-chair of the Royal Irish Academy's Brexit Taskforce, a group of academics from across Ireland assessing the impact that Brexit could have on research and education on the island.[67] [68] [69]

Honours

Selected works

Ohlmeyer has published 13 academic books (2 monographs and 11 edited or co-edited),[75] over forty articles[76] and was one of the four co-editors of the Irish Manuscripts Commission The 1641 Depositions in 12 volumes (2014–20).[77]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Jane Ohlmeyer - Department of History - Trinity College Dublin. www.tcd.ie.
  2. Web site: 14 September, 2015- Minister English appoints Professor Jane Ohlmeyer as Chair of the Irish Research Council. 2020-11-21. Department of Education and Skills. en.
  3. Web site: 2020. Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Erasmus Smith's Chair of Modern History, History.
  4. Web site: 2016. In Focus: Professor Jane Ohlmeyer on How to Get to the Top of your Research Career.
  5. News: O'Brien. Carl. Analysis: What's the point of an arts degree?. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  6. News: Ohlmeyer. Jane. The Stem obsession does a disservice to arts and humanities. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  7. News: O'Brien. Carl. Are arts degrees past their sell-by date?. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  8. Web site: 2016. Interdisciplinarity for Impact. YouTube.
  9. Web site: European Union Research & Innovation Days, Brussels, 24-26 September 2019: "Me and My Society – Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities" – SHAPE-ID: Shaping Interdisciplinary Practices in Europe. 30 September 2019 . 2020-11-21. en-US.
  10. News: McGuire. Peter. How to future-proof your child. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  11. Web site: Jane Ohlmeyer presents a case of successful interdisciplinary research in the digital humanities — en. 2020-11-21. www.iea.usp.br.
  12. Web site: 2016. Trinity Centre for Digital Humanities. YouTube.
  13. Web site: Douglas. Blaise. Digital Humanities: an Historical Perspective Jane Ohlmeyer Trinity College Dublin. 2020-11-21. slideplayer.com.
  14. Web site: It's the don of a new age. 2020-11-21. HeraldScotland. 13 December 2000 . en.
  15. News: O'Brien. Carl. Mediocre men outperform outstanding women. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  16. Web site: Irish Research Council welcomes establishment of gender equality task force for higher education sector. 2020-11-21. Irish Research Council. en.
  17. News: Democracy curriculum. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  18. News: Ohlmeyer. Jane. Brexit presents major opportunities for researchers – but are we ready to grasp them?. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  19. Web site: 2018-11-01. Trinity voices Brexit fears with Financial Times open letter. 2020-11-21. Irish Examiner. en.
  20. Web site: 2017-03-21. NI students face huge rise in fees for Republic courses. . en.
  21. Web site: Global Thinking on Arts and Humanities: A Conversation with Sara Guyer and Jane Ohlmeyer Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes. 2020-11-21. chcinetwork.org. en.
  22. Web site: Ohlmeyer. Jane. 2021-03-04. Ireland, Empire, and the Early Modern World: watch the lectures. . en.
  23. Web site: Ep 467 Professor Jane Ohlmeyer - The Women's Podcast. Listen Notes. 19 January 2021 .
  24. Web site: About. 2020-11-21. Jane Ohlmeyer. 19 October 2020 . en-US.
  25. Web site: Double First for Aberdeen Historian. 2023-07-08. en.
  26. Web site: 2013–20. Irish Research Council Gender Strategy & Action Plan 2013 – 2020 Ensuring excellence and maximising creativity and innovation in Irish Research.
  27. Web site: Communicate the value of research. 2020-11-21. Irish Research Council. en.
  28. Web site: 2020. Celebration Showcase 10 years of the Trinity Long Room Hub. Facebook.
  29. Web site: Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute - Trinity Development & Alumni - Trinity College Dublin. www.tcd.ie.
  30. Web site: 2020. Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute: Celebrating 10 Years.
  31. Web site: Global Relations Strategy Update . 10 March 2024 . Trinity College Dublin . 2013.
  32. Web site: 2020. All Souls College Visiting Fellows 2020 - 2021.
  33. Teaching a course on 'Empire & after' @yifp here at Ashoka university in Delhi has been an amazing experience. We have spent 2 weeks looking at the shared histories of Ireland & India. Now over to @ProfDarrylJones for some literature ... . 1169210026801545217. janeohlmeyer.
  34. Web site: The Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University.
  35. Web site: 2015. Jane Ohlmeyer.
  36. Web site: Edmond. Jennifer. 2015-07-02. Jane Ohlmeyer: TCD SPECTRESS Fellow in Delhi. 2020-11-21. The SPECTRESS Project. en.
  37. Web site: Parnell Fellows. Magdalene College.
  38. Web site: Jane Ohlmeyer - Folgerpedia. 2020-11-21. folgerpedia.folger.edu.
  39. Web site: 2020. Curriculum Vitae.
  40. Web site: 2015-10-19. Jane Helen Ohlmeyer. 2020-11-21. Royal Irish Academy. en.
  41. Web site: 8 August 2017. Minister Humphreys announces appointments to the Irish Manuscripts Commission.
  42. Web site: CHCI Board Committees 2020.
  43. Web site: 2019. Global Thinking on Arts and Humanities: A Conversation with Sara Guyer and Jane Ohlmeyer.
  44. News: Trinity will see a woman in the top job for first time since 1592 . independent . en.
  45. News: Ferriter. Diarmaid. The Cambridge History of Ireland: A mammoth, inspiring work. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  46. News: Irish history, hot off the press. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  47. News: McGreevy. Ronan. President voices fears about teaching of history in schools at book launch. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  48. Web site: Department of Foreign Affairs. LCambridge History of Ireland launch 10 May 2018. 2020-11-21. en.
  49. Web site: Department of Foreign Affairs. Blog on the American launch of the Cambridge History of Ireland. 2020-11-21. Department of Foreign Affairs . en.
  50. Web site: O'Donovan. Brian. 2018-09-18. Biden says treatment of immigrants in US 'disgraceful'. . en.
  51. News: Lynch . Suzanne . Joe Biden says immigration key in emergence of modern US. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  52. Web site: 2023-12-23 . Making Empire . Jane Ohlmeyer . 2024-02-21.
  53. Web site: 2020. Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Erasmus Smith's Chair of Modern History.
  54. Web site: 4 Dec 2018. Trinity awarded €1.5m to build interdisciplinary research toolkit.
  55. Web site: Trinity launches EU-backed fellowship Human+ for technological innovation. 2020-11-21. ScienceBusiness. en.
  56. Web site: 9 Jun 2020. Where technology meets the human being: Trinity launches Human+.
  57. Web site: 9 August 2019. International Scholars Ask if Democracy is at Risk.
  58. News: 2010-10-23. Bloody history of the 1641 rebellion is published online. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-11-21.
  59. News: Bowcott. Owen. 2010-03-07. Witness statements from Irish rebellion and massacres of 1641 go online. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-11-21. 0261-3077.
  60. Web site: McAleese and Paisley launch transcripts of 1641 horrors. 2020-11-21. independent. 23 October 2010 . en.
  61. Web site: 23 Oct 2020. Heritage, History and Memory Celebrating the Legacy of the 1641 Depositions.
  62. Web site: Rigby. Jennifer. 2011-05-17. Queen's visit to Ireland: 'We are ready now to move on'. 2020-11-21. Channel 4 News. en-GB.
  63. Web site: 7 Nov 2019. In Our Time: The Treaty of Limerick. 2020-11-21. www.bbc.co.uk.
  64. Web site: Professor Jane Ohlmeyer – Near FM – Listen Again. 2020-11-21. en-US.
  65. Web site: From that Small Island – The Story of the Irish.
  66. Web site: Behind the Headlines - Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute - Trinity College Dublin. www.tcd.ie.
  67. Web site: 2015-12-11. RIA Brexit Taskforce. 2020-11-21. Royal Irish Academy. en.
  68. News: Ohlmeyer. Jane. Ireland must invest in higher education to benefit from Brexit. 2020-11-21. The Irish Times. en.
  69. Web site: 2017-06-13. Two thirds of Irish academics believe Brexit will have negative impact on higher education. 2020-11-21. Research & Innovation. en-US.
  70. Web site: Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Ford Lecturer and Visiting Fellow, Hilary Term 2021. 21 November 2020. 13 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013145945/https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/person/3485. dead.
  71. Web site: Trinity Research Excellence Awards 2020 - Trinity Research - Trinity College Dublin. www.tcd.ie.
  72. Web site: 20 Dec 2018. Trinity Innovation Awards 2018 – Celebrating Innovative Research.
  73. Web site: Fellows and Scholars 2005 - Trinity Monday 2005 - Secretary's Office - Trinity College Dublin. www.tcd.ie.
  74. Report of Council, Session 1993-1994. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 1994. 4. 1994. 281–295. 10.1017/S0080440100019812. 3679224. 251231706 .
  75. Web site: Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Erasmus Smith's Chair of Modern History, History.
  76. Web site: Publications. 2020-11-21. Jane Ohlmeyer. 12 November 2020 . en-US.
  77. Web site: 2020-09-01. 1641 Depositions series. 2020-11-21. Irish Manuscripts. en-GB.

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