Ciaran McDonough
@metamedievalist.bsky.social
Postdoc on ‘Classical Influences and Irish Culture’ ERC project @clic-erc.bsky.social, Aarhus University
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A reminder that abstracts are due in by 28th February!
SFKS is glad to host the next Societas Celtologica Nordica symposium in Helsinki on 21-22.5.2026.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.
February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
A reminder that abstracts are due in by 28th February!
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Ireland’s fascination with ancient Greece, from our origin legends to Joyce’s Ulysses
Ireland’s fascination with ancient Greece, from our origin legends to Joyce’s Ulysses
Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity explores the connections between Irish myths and modern stories and the classical world
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Ireland’s fascination with ancient Greece, from our origin legends to Joyce’s Ulysses
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The latest volume from the CLIC project is in the Irish Times! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... The article by PI Isabelle Torrance discusses Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity from the earliest mentions in Ireland to Ulysses.
Ireland’s fascination with ancient Greece, from our origin legends to Joyce’s Ulysses
Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity explores the connections between Irish myths and modern stories and the classical world
www.irishtimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The latest volume from the CLIC project is in the Irish Times! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... The article by PI Isabelle Torrance discusses Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity from the earliest mentions in Ireland to Ulysses.
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Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...
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Available Oslo PhD positions – heritage conservation, archaeological & paleoenvironmental geochemistry, & on the POLYCHROME project (concerning historical sources on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries) #jobfairy
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...
Vacancies - Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.hf.uio.no
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Available Oslo PhD positions – heritage conservation, archaeological & paleoenvironmental geochemistry, & on the POLYCHROME project (concerning historical sources on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries) #jobfairy
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...
Got to love national funding bodies waiting for European funders to announce results so you can get two rejections in the space of an hour
February 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Got to love national funding bodies waiting for European funders to announce results so you can get two rejections in the space of an hour
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Anyway, good news! Open-ended lectureship in early medieval history at KCL.
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Anyway, good news! Open-ended lectureship in early medieval history at KCL.
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
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Det er fortsatt litt tid for å sende inn fremlegg til Norske historiedager i mai i Oslo.
Fristen er 25. januar 2026.
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/forskni...
Fristen er 25. januar 2026.
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/forskni...
Norske historiedager 2026
- Institutt for arkeologi, konservering og historie
Velkommen til Oslo! Tema for konferansen er Kritiske stemmer | Critical Voices.
www.hf.uio.no
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Det er fortsatt litt tid for å sende inn fremlegg til Norske historiedager i mai i Oslo.
Fristen er 25. januar 2026.
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/forskni...
Fristen er 25. januar 2026.
www.hf.uio.no/iakh/forskni...
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PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
PhD Scholarship Opportunity | School of History and Geography
www.dcu.ie
January 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM
PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
#MedievalSky
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
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Despite its shortcomings (mostly related to me not being an art historian), this was one of the most enjoyable pieces of academic writing I’ve ever done!
#LámhscríbhinníGaeilge
Classicizing the Gaelic: Visual Classicism, Migration and Irish Manuscript Culture
tinyurl.com/5n7wwccd
#LámhscríbhinníGaeilge
Classicizing the Gaelic: Visual Classicism, Migration and Irish Manuscript Culture
tinyurl.com/5n7wwccd
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Despite its shortcomings (mostly related to me not being an art historian), this was one of the most enjoyable pieces of academic writing I’ve ever done!
#LámhscríbhinníGaeilge
Classicizing the Gaelic: Visual Classicism, Migration and Irish Manuscript Culture
tinyurl.com/5n7wwccd
#LámhscríbhinníGaeilge
Classicizing the Gaelic: Visual Classicism, Migration and Irish Manuscript Culture
tinyurl.com/5n7wwccd
There are far worse places to be waiting out visa processing
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM
There are far worse places to be waiting out visa processing
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The volume Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity is now out! Available, open access, from the following link, the volume covers such topics as the early medieval Irish migrant scholars to Joyce’s Ulysses. With a foreword by Mary McAleese. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity
Ireland has an estimated diaspora of approximately 70 million people, ten times the actual population of the island, with a history of migration dating back to the medieval period. Why should we consi...
www.bloomsburycollections.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The volume Irish Migrations and Classical Antiquity is now out! Available, open access, from the following link, the volume covers such topics as the early medieval Irish migrant scholars to Joyce’s Ulysses. With a foreword by Mary McAleese. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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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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Applications for our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships close on 5th January 2026, so don't delay! ⏳
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Applications for our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships close on 5th January 2026, so don't delay! ⏳
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
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Can you help a local historian locate and map examples of historic Gaelic inscriptions on Scottish gravestones?
Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...
Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Can you help a local historian locate and map examples of historic Gaelic inscriptions on Scottish gravestones?
Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...
Read the latest blog on our website here that explains more about this interesting project 👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/blog/in-sear...
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14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
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This year, we had a special issue of the journal on gender and theory in medieval Celtic literature, which has now just been published. It is available, open access as always, here: journal.fi/scf/issue/vi...
Studia Celtica Fennica Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): Special Issue: Gender and Theory in Medieval Celtic Literature
journal.fi
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This year, we had a special issue of the journal on gender and theory in medieval Celtic literature, which has now just been published. It is available, open access as always, here: journal.fi/scf/issue/vi...
Finally got to check out @themedievaldrk.bsky.social’s curated collection of medieval manuscripts in Bristol Central Library today
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally got to check out @themedievaldrk.bsky.social’s curated collection of medieval manuscripts in Bristol Central Library today
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Just published is @pomuirch.bsky.social's review of the Festschrift for Patrick Sims-Williams, edited by Simon Rodway and Erich Poppe. Available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...
Review of Rodway, S., J. Rowland, & E. Poppe (eds): Celts, Gaels and Britons: Studies in Language and Literature from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Honour of Patrick Sims-Williams
journal.fi
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just published is @pomuirch.bsky.social's review of the Festschrift for Patrick Sims-Williams, edited by Simon Rodway and Erich Poppe. Available here: journal.fi/scf/article/...
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We’ve got 8 PhD studentships open in Durham for interdisciplinary research, especially projects sitting at the intersection of humanities and sciences. Many music psychology projects can tick these boxes! Feel free to get in touch www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’ve got 8 PhD studentships open in Durham for interdisciplinary research, especially projects sitting at the intersection of humanities and sciences. Many music psychology projects can tick these boxes! Feel free to get in touch www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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I write a newspaper column about Scottish history, historians and heritage.
I’m keen to feature more Early Career Researchers. Their work might not otherwise be publicised to a wide audience. Do you know anyone who might like to be in the column?
I’m keen to feature more Early Career Researchers. Their work might not otherwise be publicised to a wide audience. Do you know anyone who might like to be in the column?
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I write a newspaper column about Scottish history, historians and heritage.
I’m keen to feature more Early Career Researchers. Their work might not otherwise be publicised to a wide audience. Do you know anyone who might like to be in the column?
I’m keen to feature more Early Career Researchers. Their work might not otherwise be publicised to a wide audience. Do you know anyone who might like to be in the column?
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The conference fee for attendees will be 50€ / 20€ for students. We also request that the attendees become members of SFKS and pay the membership fee 15€ /10€ for students.
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The conference fee for attendees will be 50€ / 20€ for students. We also request that the attendees become members of SFKS and pay the membership fee 15€ /10€ for students.
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[https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/138110/lomake.html] The organising committee of the symposium are Katja Ritari, Alexandra Bergholm, Ciaran McDonough Antti Lampinen and Riitta Latvio.
Enquiries to the organisers can be directed katja.ritari at helsinki.fi
Enquiries to the organisers can be directed katja.ritari at helsinki.fi
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
[https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/138110/lomake.html] The organising committee of the symposium are Katja Ritari, Alexandra Bergholm, Ciaran McDonough Antti Lampinen and Riitta Latvio.
Enquiries to the organisers can be directed katja.ritari at helsinki.fi
Enquiries to the organisers can be directed katja.ritari at helsinki.fi
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SFKS is glad to host the next Societas Celtologica Nordica symposium in Helsinki on 21-22.5.2026.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
SFKS is glad to host the next Societas Celtologica Nordica symposium in Helsinki on 21-22.5.2026.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.
We invite papers on all aspects of Celtic Studies, including linguistics, philology, literature, history, study of religion and theology, art history, and archaeology.
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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
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...