@lucynoakes1.bsky.social
Historian. University of Essex, School of Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies. President of the Royal Historical Society
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Closing date for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Closing date for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
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Discovered, identified, conserved, understood, contextualised and explained by historical experts and specialists. Thank you all #Skystorians
'The bronze trumpet or carnyx is only the third ever found in Britain, and the most complete example discovered anywhere in the world. Fashioned in the shape of a snarling wild animal, the object would have been mounted on a long mouthpiece high above the heads of warriors'. 1/3
‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Discovered, identified, conserved, understood, contextualised and explained by historical experts and specialists. Thank you all #Skystorians
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The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS
The Society currently invites applications for the following six schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 23 January to 6 March 2026. For ...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR
#Skystorians
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If @netflix.com new adaptation of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials has you curious about Seven Dials & #20s30s Britain, you might like the @manchesterup.bsky.social Jan sale:
40% off Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
40% off Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
If @netflix.com new adaptation of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials has you curious about Seven Dials & #20s30s Britain, you might like the @manchesterup.bsky.social Jan sale:
40% off Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
40% off Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
Sorry Charlie. It’s so hard trying to work in our profession at the moment.
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Sorry Charlie. It’s so hard trying to work in our profession at the moment.
Thanks Charlotte.
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Thanks Charlotte.
Thanks Matt.
December 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thanks Matt.
Yup. PS staff hear next year.
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Yup. PS staff hear next year.
Hurrah! Congratulations Charlotte
December 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hurrah! Congratulations Charlotte
Almost like university management have forgotten the actual purpose of a university.
And of course not just Essex. This is endemic and the result of treating education as a business, rather than a public good with proven social and economic benefits.
And of course not just Essex. This is endemic and the result of treating education as a business, rather than a public good with proven social and economic benefits.
December 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Almost like university management have forgotten the actual purpose of a university.
And of course not just Essex. This is endemic and the result of treating education as a business, rather than a public good with proven social and economic benefits.
And of course not just Essex. This is endemic and the result of treating education as a business, rather than a public good with proven social and economic benefits.
Brilliant thank you.
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Brilliant thank you.
If you could share this Margot that would be great. And - as ever-thank you!
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you could share this Margot that would be great. And - as ever-thank you!
For avoidance of confusion, that’s just about all academic staff, excluding Heads of Dept and- of course - Senior Management Team.
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
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 5:15 PM
For avoidance of confusion, that’s just about all academic staff, excluding Heads of Dept and- of course - Senior Management Team.
Please share the post if you can Rob. Thanks.
December 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please share the post if you can Rob. Thanks.
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
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 4:59 PM
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
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
New opportunity for ECR colleagues to share their research with a large and interested public audience ⬇️
We are pleased to launch today a new programme for early career researchers with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social
'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
Pitch my Project: an opportunity for early career historians to present their work at the Chalke History Festival 2026 - RHS
Have you ever wanted to share your research with a wide audience? Would you like to gain experience in public speaking, and be supported to develop imaginative ways to communicate your research to the...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New opportunity for ECR colleagues to share their research with a large and interested public audience ⬇️
Links below to the RE announcement on REF29 below. We will share more thoughts on this via the RHS website as soon as we can.
This morning Research England announced the end of its pause to REF2029 bit.ly/4oHh9wJ. The announcement includes changes to earlier plans and resumption of criteria setting by subject panels.
There's much to digest and we'll review and update with reference to the discipline of history 1/3
There's much to digest and we'll review and update with reference to the discipline of history 1/3
REF 2029 publishes updates and resumes criteria setting following pause – REF 2029
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December 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Links below to the RE announcement on REF29 below. We will share more thoughts on this via the RHS website as soon as we can.
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🚨BREAKING🚨
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: research culture metric overhauled - Research Professional News
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🚨BREAKING🚨
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
😂 a very tired one! Thank you Simon- all of this was very much a collaborative project. Just like the Centenary itself.
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
😂 a very tired one! Thank you Simon- all of this was very much a collaborative project. Just like the Centenary itself.
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This www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Noakes... (eBook 🆓) bringing back all the memories as Head of Remembrance at the Royal British Legion working on Lights Out, Everyman Remembered and Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red! @lucynoakes1.bsky.social @teachlearnwar.bsky.social @chriskempshall.bsky.social 👏
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Noakes... (eBook 🆓) bringing back all the memories as Head of Remembrance at the Royal British Legion working on Lights Out, Everyman Remembered and Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red! @lucynoakes1.bsky.social @teachlearnwar.bsky.social @chriskempshall.bsky.social 👏
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Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
The Wolfson History Prize - Celebrating Outstanding History
The Wolfson History Prize is awarded annually to promote and recognise outstanding history written for a general audience.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
Very pleased to say our collaborative OA book on the giant public history event that was the First World War Centenary in Britain is now available. Thanks to co-authors, researchers, @ukri.org and all of those who gave their thoughts and time in interviews and focus groups.
Publication alert! A collaborative reflection on the UK’s biggest public history event - the centenary of the First World War. Thanks to @ukri.org for funding & my fellow co-authors @lucynoakes1.bsky.social @chriskempshall.bsky.social @lornahughes.bsky.social James Wallis and Emma Hanna.
Capturing Commemoration: Reflections on the First World War Centenary in Britain | Berghahn Books
Independent Publishing since 1994
www.berghahnbooks.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Very pleased to say our collaborative OA book on the giant public history event that was the First World War Centenary in Britain is now available. Thanks to co-authors, researchers, @ukri.org and all of those who gave their thoughts and time in interviews and focus groups.
Also deeply ironic for the residents of Southend, where the university of Essex has just announced it will be closing its campus. This provided valuable access to HE in one of the County’s most deprived areas.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Also deeply ironic for the residents of Southend, where the university of Essex has just announced it will be closing its campus. This provided valuable access to HE in one of the County’s most deprived areas.
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🔔 We’re honored to open a new round in the @susih.bsky.social -IU Community Scholars Program, which unlocks onsite + remote library access for 3 years for contingent scholars + historians working beyond the academy. Please apply + share! CFP due 2/1. Onward! 🗃️ s-usih.org/2025/12/cfp-...
CFP: USIH-IU Community Scholars Program | Society for US Intellectual History
In partnership with the Institute for American Thought at Indiana University, the Society for U.S. Intellectual History is pleased to announce the continuation of a new opportunity to support continge...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🔔 We’re honored to open a new round in the @susih.bsky.social -IU Community Scholars Program, which unlocks onsite + remote library access for 3 years for contingent scholars + historians working beyond the academy. Please apply + share! CFP due 2/1. Onward! 🗃️ s-usih.org/2025/12/cfp-...
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It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals.
Please share widely.
Please share widely.
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals.
Please share widely.
Please share widely.