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Kate Smith
@kateesthersmith.bsky.social
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Historian of eighteenth-century Britain at University of Birmingham. Walker, swimmer, dog-lover, reader. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/smith-kate
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
CFP for 5-minute lightening talk proposals (due 13 March) for the IHR's British History in the Long 18th Century seminar is now live. Come introduce your PhD project to an enthusiastic group of fellow historians. Contact Brendan Tam (brendan.tam@warwick.ac.uk ) for more details. #Skystorians
long18thsem.bsky.social IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · 20h
18TH CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY PHD LIGHTNING TALKS CFP

Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.

Please see the poster for further information!
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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royalhistsoc.org
On 16 April, we co-host 'History and Archives in Practice, 2026' with @ihr.bsky.social, The National Archives, and University of Sheffield Library.

For #HAP26 our theme is: ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research’ bit.ly/4tvKUnX. Booking now #Skystorians
‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives’: programme and booking for ‘History and Archives in Practice, 2026’ now available - RHS
On Thursday 16 April 2026, the Royal Historical Society joins with The National Archives, Institute ofHistorical Research and University of Sheffield Library to co-host the this year’s History and Arc...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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saimanasar.bsky.social
Please join us for the launch of our 'Women Strike Back!' exhibition on Monday 9th March. The wonderful Vanessa Kasuule will be joining us for a poetry reading.

You can book your tickets via: ticketpass.org/event/ELVTJM...
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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stefanhanss.bsky.social
Thrilled to start this year’s #affectiveartefacts seminar series with @evajohannaholmberg.bsky.social!

@bemccollective.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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clairelanghamer.bsky.social
For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
Important! AHRC is looking for a new Executive Chair. A critical role for arts and humanities. £160k - £170k. Please share widely to help get the best possible field!
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UK Research and Innovation Arts and Humanities Research Council Executive Chair Candidate Prospectus January 2026
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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jamie-gemmell.bsky.social
Just a few days left to submit a draft application! This is an opportunity to receive feedback on postdoc applications from assessors. We'll discuss this feedback during the session. Online and open to all!
January 28, 2026 at 9:27 PM
kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Thanks to the brilliant team at Tyntesfield for a great day testing ideas and experiments! @nationaltrust.org.uk
Image of Tyntesfield, a National Trust property near Bristol.
January 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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diderotesque.bsky.social
📣 Calling all experts on 18th-century Britain! Apply for this fantastic job by 15 Feb. 📣
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE665/a...
Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History at University of Oxford
An opportunity for an academic position as a Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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colmpm.bsky.social
Interested in the intersection between policymaking, especially in the UK, and academic research? Come work with us! The @mileendinstitute.bsky.social at @qmulsse.bsky.social is advertising for a new Policy Partnerships Officer. Details and application here:

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Policy Partnerships Officer - QMUL Jobs
ID: 8276. Title: Policy Partnerships Officer. Application Deadline:
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January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Looking forward to @sethrockman.bsky.social public lecture on Plantation Goods tomorrow. 6pm at BRIG cafe. @johnmunro.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/publi...
Public Lecture exploring how the production and consumption of goods shaped American slavery - University of Birmingham
A public lecture by historian Seth Rockman, whose research explores the relationships between slavery and capitalism in the making of modern America.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Really looking forward to tomorrow’s roundtable on Plantation Goods with @sethrockman.bsky.social @aishadjelid.bsky.social @sallytuckett.bsky.social @apeikeumolu.bsky.social @johnmunro.bsky.social All welcome! www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/round...
Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery - University of Birmingham
On Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown).
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Really looking forward to roundtable on Plantation Goods happening at UoB this Friday. All welcome! www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/round...
Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery - University of Birmingham
On Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown).
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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womenshistnet.bsky.social
🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London.

Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.

Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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obs1922.bsky.social
Grants!

We are offering small grants (maximum £500 each) to support projects in book history & bibliography. We particularly encourage early-career applicants and projects that use Oxford collections.

Application is brief; deadline is 27th February 2026.

Details at oxbibsoc.org.uk/grants/
Grants
Previous grant recipients If you would like to help us support early career scholars in bibliography, please email our Treasurer (treasurer@oxbibsoc.org.uk) to discuss how you can help. Any donatio…
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January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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echomikeromeo.bsky.social
I'm organising a trans history workshop session as part of the @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social conference in July. Details below. Do get in touch by end of next week if you have any questions or would like to register your interest, and pass on to anyone you know who might be keen to participate.
Workshop Session: Modern British Trans History Modern British Studies Conference, University of Birmingham, 3–5 June 2026 We are seeking expressions of interest for a developmental workshop session in modern British trans history to be held at the Modern British Studies conference in June. Participants will share precirculated papers of between 2,500 and 5,000 words, and discuss these with each other in an extended-length session as part of the conference programme. They will therefore have the opportunity to receive in-depth feedback in a supportive environment grounded in field expertise, as well as to participate in a wider discussion with fellow modern British trans historians about the state of the field. Participation is open to researchers working on any aspect of the trans history of Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire since c. 1700. The session is primarily aimed at postgraduate and early-career researchers, but anyone who feels as if they would benefit from the opportunity to workshop a paper is welcome to register their interest, including historians working outside the academy. If the session is oversubscribed, preference will be given to current PGRs/graduate students. MBS conference attendees who would like to attend the session without workshopping a paper will have the opportunity nearer the time to register their interest and to receive the precirculated papers. To register your interest in workshopping a paper in this session, please write to Sam Rutherford (sam.rutherford@glasgow.ac.uk) by 16 January 2026 with a brief indication of your potential paper topic.
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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historymatt.bsky.social
Now at #bsecs2026! With
@elisabethgernerd.bsky.social
@benltjackson.bsky.social
@sallytuckett.bsky.social
@kateesthersmith.bsky.social
historymatt.bsky.social Matthew McCormack @historymatt.bsky.social · Jan 6
Listening to a lot of train announcements...

"See it, say it, sorted" is a useful mantra for material culture studies.

Come along to our roundtable on the future of material culture at #bsecs2026!
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
kateesthersmith.bsky.social
@sethrockman.bsky.social @apeikeumolu.bsky.social @aishadjelid.bsky.social and @sallytuckett.bsky.social are coming to Birmingham next Friday to discuss Plantation Goods: A Material History of Slavery - everyone welcome! www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/round...
Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery - University of Birmingham
On Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown).
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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@mbsbirmingham.bsky.social Modern British Studies Conference 2026 CfP is live. Deadline for proposals 31 January 2026. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
2025 has been a rotten year for most early career postdoctoral researchers, especially in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

For a better 2026, check out (or repost) this short thread on a free resource for UK-based SHAPE PhDs within 10 years (excluding career breaks) of the doctorate. 1/3
Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
December 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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openculture.bsky.social
The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
Europe and from all walks of life.” The chorus of voices became a cacophony for many Londoners in the following century who resurrected a pastoral ideal and/or retired to the countryside in the 1600s...
www.openculture.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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julialaite.bsky.social
When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!
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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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hwaetspur.bsky.social
The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin?  If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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britishacademy.bsky.social
Today, the Academy publishes a report setting out findings from our Where We Live Next programme on place-led approaches to environmental sustainability. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
The front cover of the British Academy's report: A place-sensitive approach for environmental sustainability
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'While fewer than half of Americans have confidence in higher education...85 percent of employers believe colleges and universities are adequately preparing students for the workforce. And they especially value degrees from institutions that emphasize constructive dialogue and disagreement.' 1/2
Employers Confident in How Higher Ed Is Preparing Students
They want graduates who know how to work with diverse teams, according to a new survey from the American Association of Colleges and Universities.
www.insidehighered.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM