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at the University of Edinburgh. Study with us! linktr.ee/hcaatedinburgh
at the University of Edinburgh. Study with us! linktr.ee/hcaatedinburgh
Reminder - Emile Chabal's Inaugural Lecture, scheduled for tomorrow, will now take place on 7 October 2026. Please accept our apologies if you are unable to attend this new date. If this is the case, we would appreciate it if you could cancel your tickets so that others can attend, edin.ac/457Aroi
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Reminder - Emile Chabal's Inaugural Lecture, scheduled for tomorrow, will now take place on 7 October 2026. Please accept our apologies if you are unable to attend this new date. If this is the case, we would appreciate it if you could cancel your tickets so that others can attend, edin.ac/457Aroi
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Still one week to apply! Come work with us!
🚨 We're hiring 🚨
Still a week left to apply for the advertised post-doc position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded project Weaponised Pasts! We are looking for an early career researcher with experience in experimental design, programming and statistical analysis.
Still a week left to apply for the advertised post-doc position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded project Weaponised Pasts! We are looking for an early career researcher with experience in experimental design, programming and statistical analysis.
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Still one week to apply! Come work with us!
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📢 ✌️ We're kicking off our event programme for this semester off with two CMRS sessions!
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 AM
📢 ✌️ We're kicking off our event programme for this semester off with two CMRS sessions!
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
Emeritus Professor Judith Green from the School joined Patrick Geoghegan on Talking History to discuss the impact of the Norman Conquest on England and Ireland. Tune in: edin.ac/3LMpUbq
#NormanConquest #Podcast #Edinburgh #History
#NormanConquest #Podcast #Edinburgh #History
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Emeritus Professor Judith Green from the School joined Patrick Geoghegan on Talking History to discuss the impact of the Norman Conquest on England and Ireland. Tune in: edin.ac/3LMpUbq
#NormanConquest #Podcast #Edinburgh #History
#NormanConquest #Podcast #Edinburgh #History
Emile Chabal's Inaugural Lecture is rescheduled to Wednesday, 7 October 2026. All other details stay unchanged. Our apologies if this date isn't convenient. You can cancel your tickets at the following link if you can't attend, to allow others to join, edin.ac/457Aroi (Eventbrite)
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Emile Chabal's Inaugural Lecture is rescheduled to Wednesday, 7 October 2026. All other details stay unchanged. Our apologies if this date isn't convenient. You can cancel your tickets at the following link if you can't attend, to allow others to join, edin.ac/457Aroi (Eventbrite)
Dr Sarah Naramore, Lecturer in 19th-century US History, was a guest recently on Ben Franklin's World (@bfworld.bsky.social) to discuss the life and work of Benjamin Rush, a founding father of American medicine. Listen: edin.ac/3LznQn8
#History #AmericanHistory #BenFranklin #BenjaminRush #Edinburgh
#History #AmericanHistory #BenFranklin #BenjaminRush #Edinburgh
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Dr Sarah Naramore, Lecturer in 19th-century US History, was a guest recently on Ben Franklin's World (@bfworld.bsky.social) to discuss the life and work of Benjamin Rush, a founding father of American medicine. Listen: edin.ac/3LznQn8
#History #AmericanHistory #BenFranklin #BenjaminRush #Edinburgh
#History #AmericanHistory #BenFranklin #BenjaminRush #Edinburgh
Tomorrow marks the kick-off for this semester's research seminars! Discover more details on our site: edin.ac/4epxDoM
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Tomorrow marks the kick-off for this semester's research seminars! Discover more details on our site: edin.ac/4epxDoM
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
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No doubt about the message here, in North Leith Burial Ground #mementomorimonday
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
No doubt about the message here, in North Leith Burial Ground #mementomorimonday
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The most downloaded publication for December 2025 is ''Enclaves of inequality: Brasiguaios and the transformation of the Brazil-Paraguay borderlands’' by Jacob Blanc.
edin.ac/3N6CuTm
Congratulations!
edin.ac/3N6CuTm
Congratulations!
Enclaves of inequality: Brasiguaios and the transformation of the Brazil-Paraguay borderlands
edin.ac
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The most downloaded publication for December 2025 is ''Enclaves of inequality: Brasiguaios and the transformation of the Brazil-Paraguay borderlands’' by Jacob Blanc.
edin.ac/3N6CuTm
Congratulations!
edin.ac/3N6CuTm
Congratulations!
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Really excited that our *new paper* is finally out 🔥 This study is the first to quantitatively investigate museum visitors’ perceptions of historical analogies that compare concepts from the deep past to modern political ideas.
doi.org/10.1057/s415...
doi.org/10.1057/s415...
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Really excited that our *new paper* is finally out 🔥 This study is the first to quantitatively investigate museum visitors’ perceptions of historical analogies that compare concepts from the deep past to modern political ideas.
doi.org/10.1057/s415...
doi.org/10.1057/s415...
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🌟New Year exciting new OA paper🌟 doi.org/10.1080/0076... from myself @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social, @shakenbeck.bsky.social & TC O'Connell @cam-archaeology.bsky.social "Large-Scale Isotopic Data Reveal Gendered Migration into Early Medieval England c ad 400–1100" using #isotopes & #aDNA🧵⬇️ 1/
January 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
🌟New Year exciting new OA paper🌟 doi.org/10.1080/0076... from myself @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social, @shakenbeck.bsky.social & TC O'Connell @cam-archaeology.bsky.social "Large-Scale Isotopic Data Reveal Gendered Migration into Early Medieval England c ad 400–1100" using #isotopes & #aDNA🧵⬇️ 1/
Peace, joy, and light from and to everyone in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
December 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Peace, joy, and light from and to everyone in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
The University closes today (Tuesday 23 December 2025) at 5pm, and reopens at 9am on Monday 5 January 2026. If you need support during this period please see edin.ac/48RLQJJ
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Christmas #Xmas #Holidays #Edinburgh #Studentlife
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Christmas #Xmas #Holidays #Edinburgh #Studentlife
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The University closes today (Tuesday 23 December 2025) at 5pm, and reopens at 9am on Monday 5 January 2026. If you need support during this period please see edin.ac/48RLQJJ
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Christmas #Xmas #Holidays #Edinburgh #Studentlife
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Christmas #Xmas #Holidays #Edinburgh #Studentlife
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For his PhD, Leone was supervised by a multi-disciplinary team led by Dr Marie Legendre @uoe-llc.bsky.social, along with Dr Yannis Stouraitis @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social and Professor Tim Greenwood @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. “It was one of the best choices I could have made…"
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
For his PhD, Leone was supervised by a multi-disciplinary team led by Dr Marie Legendre @uoe-llc.bsky.social, along with Dr Yannis Stouraitis @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social and Professor Tim Greenwood @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. “It was one of the best choices I could have made…"
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📣 PDRA JOB (2 Years, full-time) based in Psychology, @schoolofppls.bsky.social: We are hiring a Post-doctoral Research Associate, to work on Strand B (experimental) of our @weaponisedpasts.bsky.social project, generously funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk.
December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📣 PDRA JOB (2 Years, full-time) based in Psychology, @schoolofppls.bsky.social: We are hiring a Post-doctoral Research Associate, to work on Strand B (experimental) of our @weaponisedpasts.bsky.social project, generously funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk.
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Congratulations to @jesswitte.bsky.social for leading our new collaborative paper on 'Generative #AI in Heritage Practice: Improving the Accessibility of Heritage Guidance'!
www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Congratulations to @jesswitte.bsky.social for leading our new collaborative paper on 'Generative #AI in Heritage Practice: Improving the Accessibility of Heritage Guidance'!
www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/...
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⏰The final @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social seminar of the semester is tomorrow! Thijs Kersten will discuss their research on singing as a form of protest in late antiquity.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
We're proud to present our seminar series for the new semester; alongside our regular postgraduate seminars, we will be hosting two manuscript workshops! We look forward to seeing postgraduate students new and old at our first seminar on Tuesday 30th September, which will be followed by drinks!
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⏰The final @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social seminar of the semester is tomorrow! Thijs Kersten will discuss their research on singing as a form of protest in late antiquity.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
Frank Cogliano, Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh, serves as the Tartan Army's Boston tour guide on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast. Learn more at 1 hour 45 minutes via edin.ac/4ppbooB.
#History #WorldCup2026 #TartanArmy #America
#History #WorldCup2026 #TartanArmy #America
December 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Frank Cogliano, Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh, serves as the Tartan Army's Boston tour guide on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast. Learn more at 1 hour 45 minutes via edin.ac/4ppbooB.
#History #WorldCup2026 #TartanArmy #America
#History #WorldCup2026 #TartanArmy #America
Congratulations Dr Tulsiani!
Very happy to graduate from @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social after passing my Viva with zero corrections! (With the help and support of a lot of scholars, family and friends!)
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Congratulations Dr Tulsiani!
Today and tomorrow, join us for virtual info sessions for MSc Ancient Worlds (online), register at edin.ac/3X6DisX; MSc History (online), register at edin.ac/47jCKGc.
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Ancientworlds #Online #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Ancientworlds #Online #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Today and tomorrow, join us for virtual info sessions for MSc Ancient Worlds (online), register at edin.ac/3X6DisX; MSc History (online), register at edin.ac/47jCKGc.
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Ancientworlds #Online #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Ancientworlds #Online #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity
Join us on Thursday for the Munro Lecture 'Isotopic snapshots: a 15,000-year journey through the human story' with Dr Ricardo Fernandes (Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology). Register (free), edin.ac/3WU8xHH
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Isotope
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Isotope
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Join us on Thursday for the Munro Lecture 'Isotopic snapshots: a 15,000-year journey through the human story' with Dr Ricardo Fernandes (Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology). Register (free), edin.ac/3WU8xHH
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Isotope
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Isotope
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🎨 In our final seminar of the semester, Neil McClelland joins us from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to discuss his ongoing doctoral research into the the history of art commissions from across the social strata from late medieval and early modern Naples.
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🎨 In our final seminar of the semester, Neil McClelland joins us from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to discuss his ongoing doctoral research into the the history of art commissions from across the social strata from late medieval and early modern Naples.
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🏙️ ⚖️ Today Andrew Simpson of @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social will join us to discuss one of Scotland’s oldest surviving legal texts, some elements of which are still echoed in modern Scots law.
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🏙️ ⚖️ Today Andrew Simpson of @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social will join us to discuss one of Scotland’s oldest surviving legal texts, some elements of which are still echoed in modern Scots law.
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#Edinburgh! Join Alison Bashford tomorrow, Nov 18 at 7pm, at Blackwell's Edinburgh South Bridge as she and @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social's Richard Oosterhoff discuss her new book, Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic. #HistSTM #HSTM #HistSci #BookTour #Palmistry buff.ly/3WjBiMJ
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Edinburgh! Join Alison Bashford tomorrow, Nov 18 at 7pm, at Blackwell's Edinburgh South Bridge as she and @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social's Richard Oosterhoff discuss her new book, Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic. #HistSTM #HSTM #HistSci #BookTour #Palmistry buff.ly/3WjBiMJ
If you, or someone you know, is considering postgraduate study in History, Classics or Archaeology find out more about opportunities at the University of Edinburgh in our postgraduate virtual open day sessions. More at hca.ed.ac.uk
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Postgraduate #HCA #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Postgraduate #HCA #Edinburgh
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If you, or someone you know, is considering postgraduate study in History, Classics or Archaeology find out more about opportunities at the University of Edinburgh in our postgraduate virtual open day sessions. More at hca.ed.ac.uk
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Postgraduate #HCA #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #Postgraduate #HCA #Edinburgh