Lynn Abrams
@lynncabrams.bsky.social
Feminist, gardener, knitter, cyclist. Professor of Modern History Uni of Glasgow, gender history, oral history, textiles esp knit
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The special issue of Cultural and Social History on “Researching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives” (co-ed. w Georgina Brewis & Jodi Burkett) is live - yay! Several articles are OA :) Huge thanks to our contributors & the journal editors!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/2...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/2...
Cultural and Social History
Researching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives. Volume 23, Issue 1 of Cultural and Social History
www.tandfonline.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The special issue of Cultural and Social History on “Researching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives” (co-ed. w Georgina Brewis & Jodi Burkett) is live - yay! Several articles are OA :) Huge thanks to our contributors & the journal editors!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/2...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/2...
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Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the present (RS936) - Swansea University
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
www.swansea.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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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...
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
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...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Knitting in Scotland is in press and published by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social in June in illustrated hardback and Open Access. A real team effort.
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Knitting in Scotland is in press and published by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social in June in illustrated hardback and Open Access. A real team effort.
My home town really needed this institution
Essex University, Southend campus closure:
800 students and staff afected.
"but it will also have a huge impact on a city that has come to depend on the university in many ways."
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
800 students and staff afected.
"but it will also have a huge impact on a city that has come to depend on the university in many ways."
#HigherEd #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 AM
My home town really needed this institution
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Just a week to go to get those abstracts in. We are really looking forward to putting the programme together for our conference in Limerick - happening 29 & 30 May 2026.
We are delighted this afternoon to announced the CFP for the 36th annual WHAI conference 2026. The conference will be held at Mary I Limerick on 29 & 30 May 2026. Closing dates for submissions on the theme of 'Gain' is 31 Jan. 2026.
sites.google.com/view/whai202...
sites.google.com/view/whai202...
WHAI2026
Welcome to the homepage for the next Women's History Association of Ireland conference.
Our next annual conference will take place 29-30 May 2026 at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
The conferenc...
sites.google.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Just a week to go to get those abstracts in. We are really looking forward to putting the programme together for our conference in Limerick - happening 29 & 30 May 2026.
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📣Apply for Small Grants Funding!
Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?
⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March
socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...
Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?
⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March
socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...
Small Grants
The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support our members to carry out research activities and hold events. We give priority to activities and event that would otherwise remai…
socialhistory.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
📣Apply for Small Grants Funding!
Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?
⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March
socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...
Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?
⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March
socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...
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Book Launch!
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Book Launch!
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
I was interviewed by Marie Jiřičková: 'Feminist historians are still really influential, pushing the boundaries of what oral history can do…' History - Theory - Criticism (2025:2) about a career in oral history now available online here DOI: doi.org/10.14712/246...
No. 2 (2025)
| Dějiny – teorie – kritika
doi.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I was interviewed by Marie Jiřičková: 'Feminist historians are still really influential, pushing the boundaries of what oral history can do…' History - Theory - Criticism (2025:2) about a career in oral history now available online here DOI: doi.org/10.14712/246...
Book Launch!
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Book Launch!
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738
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For any PhD students working in Medical Humanities, check out the Medical Humanities summer school from @durhamimh.bsky.social medhumsplatform.org/medical-huma...
Medical Humanities International PhD Summer School 2026
The Medical Humanities International Summer School is open for applications from PhD students.
medhumsplatform.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
For any PhD students working in Medical Humanities, check out the Medical Humanities summer school from @durhamimh.bsky.social medhumsplatform.org/medical-huma...
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Join us live at the IHR and online. Free registration: tinyurl.com/24pxj5we
@lauragowing.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
@lauragowing.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Join us live at the IHR and online. Free registration: tinyurl.com/24pxj5we
@lauragowing.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
@lauragowing.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
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You can find me in the Times flying the flag for humanities and social sciences in this story about changes to funding at @ukri.org
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
You can find me in the Times flying the flag for humanities and social sciences in this story about changes to funding at @ukri.org
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...
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Hello! I am sharing information about my @researchireland.ie project Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. I would love to connect with researchers/ practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, so please share widely! @nursingclio.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Hello! I am sharing information about my @researchireland.ie project Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. I would love to connect with researchers/ practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, so please share widely! @nursingclio.bsky.social
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Adding a #OnePlaceWednesday hashtag to this one – and looking forward to seeing more #OnePlaceStudies making use of National Farm Survey documents when they appear online a little later this year!
The National Farm Survey documents are held by The National Archives. The forms and maps are being digitised and will be made available online for free, with the first records due to appear in March this year. The project should be complete by March 2027.
#OnePlaceStudies #LocalHistory
#OnePlaceStudies #LocalHistory
300,000 farm records going online, thanks to grant from Lund Trust - The National Archives
The National Archives is digitising 300,000 farm records 1941-1943 made for the National Farm Survey, thanks to a grant from the Lund Trust
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Adding a #OnePlaceWednesday hashtag to this one – and looking forward to seeing more #OnePlaceStudies making use of National Farm Survey documents when they appear online a little later this year!
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A little preview of my forthcoming journal article on council tenants' resistance and resilience today in @scotnational.bsky.social. Massive thanks to @charlielynch.bsky.social for reaching out and giving my work a write-up.
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
Resistance and resilience: Digging into Edinburgh's history of tenant activism
NEW research has highlighted the resistance and resilience among tenants in council housing in Edinburgh
www.thenational.scot
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM
A little preview of my forthcoming journal article on council tenants' resistance and resilience today in @scotnational.bsky.social. Massive thanks to @charlielynch.bsky.social for reaching out and giving my work a write-up.
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
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New #OnHistory blog from IHR Fellow @maxinebeuret.bsky.social reflecting on the Digital Storytelling for Local Historians that she ran as part of @sas-news.bsky.social @beinghumanfest.bsky.social blog.history.ac.uk/2026/01/shar...
Sharing Hidden Histories: Reflections on ‘Digital Storytelling for Local History’ as part of the Being Human Festival - On History
IHR Fellow Maxine Beuret shares the experience of a hands-on ‘Digital Storytelling for Local History’ workshop—a space where stories, history, and memories were brought to life through digital media,…
blog.history.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
New #OnHistory blog from IHR Fellow @maxinebeuret.bsky.social reflecting on the Digital Storytelling for Local Historians that she ran as part of @sas-news.bsky.social @beinghumanfest.bsky.social blog.history.ac.uk/2026/01/shar...
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Hurrah!!! The brilliant Sumita Mukherjee has a new book out about the lives of South Asian children in Modern Britain in just a few weeks.
I love the cover photo!
A must read so now would be a great time to preorder and commission reviews.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/imperia...
I love the cover photo!
A must read so now would be a great time to preorder and commission reviews.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/imperia...
Imperial Footprints | Hurst Publishers
From the Victorian era to Partition, Mukherjee uncovers the unique experiences of the very youngest South Asian migrants to Britain.
www.hurstpublishers.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Hurrah!!! The brilliant Sumita Mukherjee has a new book out about the lives of South Asian children in Modern Britain in just a few weeks.
I love the cover photo!
A must read so now would be a great time to preorder and commission reviews.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/imperia...
I love the cover photo!
A must read so now would be a great time to preorder and commission reviews.
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/imperia...
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One PhD and one postdoc position available in the interesting ERC research project on Beyond Thalidomide: The Patient as an Agent of Change (2024-2029) run by dr Birgit Nemec:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
One PhD and one postdoc position available in the interesting ERC research project on Beyond Thalidomide: The Patient as an Agent of Change (2024-2029) run by dr Birgit Nemec:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
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Fantastic looking online conference all about the history of motherhood - and including cutting edge new research by FIVE current history PhD researchers from @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social
We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference!
We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.
‘The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering’ Conference Programme – Voices of Motherhood
voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Fantastic looking online conference all about the history of motherhood - and including cutting edge new research by FIVE current history PhD researchers from @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social
This is a great conference for ECRs, postgrads, mid career and senior - lots of lively exchange and fun too
📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!
📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary!
👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
This is a great conference for ECRs, postgrads, mid career and senior - lots of lively exchange and fun too
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📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!
📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary!
👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...
SHS Annual Conference 2026
Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…
socialhistory.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!
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If you are in Oxford next Tuesday and histories of ageing, work, race and migration are your thing, do come to my paper: Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980-2010. It may make you think twice about chasing the sun in your sixties... Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/90a...
Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980-2010 (Joint meeting with the Modern European History seminar)
talks.ox.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
If you are in Oxford next Tuesday and histories of ageing, work, race and migration are your thing, do come to my paper: Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980-2010. It may make you think twice about chasing the sun in your sixties... Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/90a...
Blickling? Gorgeous library
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Blickling? Gorgeous library