I was talking to a young person recently about potential careers. He was surprised when I said that there were opportunities for history graduates. He thought that if you studied history, you could only be a teacher. So he was thinking about a career in science — doing something related to “the human genome”.

In Singapore and elsewhere, the work opportunities for historians are expanding. It’s just that sometimes we have to think outside the box. This blog “In the Service of Clio”was recently brought to my attention. It is currently running a series of essays from history Ph.D.s (in USA) who are using their degrees outside of the normal history department. It makes for interesting reading.

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