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'''Jane Ohlmeyer''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MRIA}}, is a historian and academic, specialising in [[Early modern period|early modern]] [[History of Ireland|Irish]] and [[History of the British Isles|British history]]. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at [[Trinity College Dublin]]<ref name="tcd.ie">{{
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).<ref name="ReferenceA">{{
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In addition to historical research, Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Carl|title=Analysis: What's the point of an arts degree?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/analysis-what-s-the-point-of-an-arts-degree-1.3014518|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Ohlmeyer|first=Jane|title=The Stem obsession does a disservice to arts and humanities|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/the-stem-obsession-does-a-disservice-to-arts-and-humanities-1.2548342|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=O'Brien|first=Carl|title=Are arts degrees past their sell-by date?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/are-arts-degrees-past-their-sell-by-date-1.3360465|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> the value of inter- and trans-disciplinarity,<ref name=":3">{{
In 2021, Ohlmeyer delivered the [[Ford Lectures]] on 'Ireland, Empire and the Early Modern World' at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>{{
== Early life and education ==
Ohlmeyer was born in [[Zambia]] to a Northern Irish mother and a South African father, moving to Belfast in 1969.<ref>{{
== 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, Santa Barbara|University of California at Santa Barbara]], [[Yale University]] and, from 1995 to 2003, at the [[University of Aberdeen]].<ref>{{
Ohlmeyer has taught undergraduate and postgraduate students at [[Trinity College Dublin]], at [[Yale University|Yale]], the [[University of Aberdeen]], [[New York University]] and [[Ashoka University]] in New Delhi. At Trinity, she has supervised 11 [[Doctor of Philosophy|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 [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[University of New South Wales|New South Wales]], [[NUI Galway|Galway]], [[University College Dublin|UCD]] and [[Maynooth University|Maynooth]].<ref name="tcd.ie"/>
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
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).<ref>{{
In 2011 Ohlmeyer was appointed Trinity's first Vice President for Global relations, a post she held until 2014.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Ohlmeyer designed and implemented Trinity's "Global Relations Strategy".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tara.tcd.ie/bitstream/handle/2262/71407/GRS_Update_Web2013.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |access-date=10 March 2024 |title=Global Relations Strategy Update |publisher=Trinity College Dublin |date=2013}}</ref>
Ohlmeyer has held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford,<ref>{{
She is member of the [[Royal Irish Academy]],<ref name="Jane Helen Ohlmeyer">{{
In 2021 she was considered for the role of [[Provost (education)|Provost]] of the college when the position was being considered for one of three women, including [[Linda Hogan (ethicist)|Linda Hogan]] and [[Linda Doyle]], making it the first time a woman was provost since the founding of the college.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trinity will see a woman in the top job for first time since 1592 |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/trinity-will-see-a-woman-in-the-top-job-for-first-time-since-1592-39976292.html |work=independent |language=en}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ferriter|first=Diarmaid|title=The Cambridge History of Ireland: A mammoth, inspiring work|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-cambridge-history-of-ireland-a-mammoth-inspiring-work-1.3505790|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Irish history, hot off the press|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/irish-history-hot-off-the-press-1.3480247|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> ''The Cambridge History of Ireland'' was launched in Dublin by President [[Michael D. Higgins]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=McGreevy|first=Ronan|title=President voices fears about teaching of history in schools at book launch|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/president-voices-fears-about-teaching-of-history-in-schools-at-book-launch-1.3479586|access-date=2020-11-21|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref> in London by former UK Prime Minister [[John Major]]<ref>{{
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:<ref>{{cite web|date=2020|title=Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Erasmus Smith's Chair of Modern History|url=https://www.tcd.ie/history/staff/ohlmeyej.php}}</ref>''' '''
* SHAPE-ID (2018–21), an EU-funded project that aims to improve inter- and trans-disciplinary cooperation between the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 Dec 2018|title=Trinity awarded €1.5m to build interdisciplinary research toolkit|url=https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/trinity-and-partners-awarded-e1-5-million-to-build-new-interdisciplinary-research-toolkit/}}</ref>▼
* Human+ (2020–25), a ground-breaking project co-funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and undertaken in partnership with the Adapt Centre which places the human at the centre of technology innovation to serve the long-term and collective needs of society.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinity launches EU-backed fellowship Human+ for technological innovation|url=https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/trinity-launches-eu-backed-fellowship-human-technological-innovation|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Science{{!}}Business|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 Jun 2020|title=Where technology meets the human being: Trinity launches Human+|url=https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/where-technology-meets-the-human-being-trinity-launches-human/}}</ref>▼
▲* SHAPE-ID (2018–21), an EU-funded project that aims to improve inter- and trans-disciplinary cooperation between the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.<ref>{{
* The Global Humanities Institute on the ‘Crises of Democracy’ (2017–19), funded by the [[Mellon Foundation]], brought together a consortium of humanities scholars spanning four continents to explore the various threats to democracy through the lens of cultural trauma.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 August 2019|title=International Scholars Ask if Democracy is at Risk|url=https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/media/news/articles/2019-08-08-Democracy-GHI.php}}</ref>▼
▲* Human+ (2020–25), a ground-breaking project co-funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and undertaken in partnership with the Adapt Centre which places the human at the centre of technology innovation to serve the long-term and collective needs of society.<ref>{{
* 1641 Deposition Project (2007-10), a flagship technology project which digitised 8,000 witness accounts from the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641|1641 rebellion]], making these controversial documents available online in a fully Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) compliant format. The website was launched in 2010<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-10-23|title=Bloody history of the 1641 rebellion is published online|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-11605241|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bowcott|first=Owen|date=2010-03-07|title=Witness statements from Irish rebellion and massacres of 1641 go online|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/07/irish-rebellion-archive-online|access-date=2020-11-21|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> by President [[Mary McAleese]] and [[Ian Paisley]], Lord Bannside<ref>{{Cite web|title=McAleese and Paisley launch transcripts of 1641 horrors|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mcaleese-and-paisley-launch-transcripts-of-1641-horrors-26692370.html|access-date=2020-11-21|website=independent|language=en}}</ref> and a Research Impact Showcase was held to mark the tenth anniversary of the project on 22 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 Oct 2020|title=Heritage, History and Memory Celebrating the Legacy of the 1641 Depositions|url=https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/media/news/articles/2020-10-23-1641-Depositions.php}}</ref> Ian Adamson, the once Honorary Historian of the Ulster Unionist party also accompanied Ian paisley and Jane to the symposium.▼
▲* The Global Humanities Institute on the
▲* 1641 Deposition Project (2007-10), a flagship technology project which digitised 8,000 witness accounts from the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641|1641 rebellion]], making these controversial documents available online in a fully Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) compliant format. The website was launched in 2010<ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-10-23|title=Bloody history of the 1641 rebellion is published online|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-11605241|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bowcott|first=Owen|date=2010-03-07|title=Witness statements from Irish rebellion and massacres of 1641 go online|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/07/irish-rebellion-archive-online|access-date=2020-11-21|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> by President [[Mary McAleese]] and [[Ian Paisley]], Lord Bannside<ref>{{
== 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]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Charles I: Downfall of a King (TV Mini-Series 2019) - IMDb|date=9 July 2019|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10667304/|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> [[RTÉ]], TV3,<ref>{{Citation|title=Tales of Irish Castles (TV Series 2014) - IMDb|date=22 June 2014|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5909184/|access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref> [[Channel 4]],<ref>{{
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.<ref>{{
Ohlmeyer regularly speaks on topics that relate more generally to the importance of the arts and humanities,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> the value of inter- and trans-disciplinarity,<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> educational policy,<ref name=":5" /> and digital humanities.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /> She has commented on the barriers facing women in the university sector<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /> and launched a free Democracy Curriculum in 2020.<ref name=":11" /> She is a committed advocate of the public humanities and policy engagement and is a notable public commentator on contemporary issues.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" />
Ohlmeyer is also co-chair of the [[Royal Irish Academy]]
== Honours ==
* 2021: The Ford Lectures on
* 2020: Stand up for Research – Research Excellence Award, Trinity College Dublin<ref>{{
* 2018: Societal Impact – Innovation Award, Trinity College Dublin<ref>{{
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* 2011: Elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy<ref name="Jane Helen Ohlmeyer"/>
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* 1994: ''Civil War and Restoration in the Three Stuart Kingdoms'' American Conference on Irish Studies (ACIS) book prize for History and Social Sciences
* 1993: ''Civil War and Restoration in the Three Stuart Kingdoms'' [[The Whitfield
==Selected works==
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* {{cite book |last1=Ohlmeyer |first1=Jane |title=Making Ireland English: the Irish aristocracy in the seventeenth century |date=2012 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven |isbn=978-0300118346}}
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Ohlmeyer |editor1-first=Jane |title=The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730 |date=2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1107117631}}
* Ohlmeyer, Jane, ed. (2020). ''A Short View of the State and Condition of the Kingdom of Ireland.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|9780198791072}}.
* {{cite book |last=Ohlmeyer |first=Jane |title=Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism and the Early Modern World |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=2023}}
Ohlmeyer has published 13 academic books (2 monographs and 11 edited or co-edited),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Jane Ohlmeyer Erasmus Smith's Chair of Modern History, History|url=https://www.tcd.ie/research/profiles/?profile=ohlmeyej}}</ref> over forty articles<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications|url=https://www.janeohlmeyer.ie/publications/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Jane Ohlmeyer|date=12 November 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> and was one of the four co-editors of the Irish Manuscripts Commission The 1641 Depositions in 12 volumes (2014–20).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=1641 Depositions series|url=https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/1641-depositions-series/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Irish Manuscripts|language=en-GB}}</ref>▼
▲Ohlmeyer has published 13 academic books (2 monographs and 11 edited or co-edited),<ref>{{
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