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Building a community and shining a spotlight on our courses at the University of Nottingham. #WeAreUoN | #UoNHumanities
👉 Classics & Archaeology | History | Music | Philosophy
🔗 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/school-of-humanities.aspx
🏛️ CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health!

📅 Workshop: 15 April 2026, ‪@lshtm.bsky.social‬
📝 Submit abstract by 13 October 2025
💰 Travel funding available (priority to ECRs)

Submit 250-word abstract + 150-word bio to lshjh14@lshtm.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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At the end of a long academic year, what do #EastMids #historyteacher colleagues need?

ADVANCED notice of another fab #CPD opportunity with
@uonsoe.bsky.social #SIG & @uonhumanities.bsky.social 's Dr Sarah Holland.

Get the 17th September in your diaries.📅 Booking info to follow. 😃
July 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🏆 Huge congratulations to our brilliant Humanities colleagues recognised with Lord Dearing Awards for outstanding teaching!

Well done! 👏

#LordDearingAwards #Humanities #TeachingExcellence #UoN
July 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🎥 40 Years Since the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike ⚒️

The Thoroton Society hosted a powerful panel with former miners, historians & academics reflecting on its legacy — personal stories, social impact & community change.

📺 Watch here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/d...
May 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Now moving on to the brilliant Dr Joe Merton - one of the biggest advocates @uonhumanities.bsky.social for the importance of academics and teachers working together and learning from each other. We're thrilled to have him back @uonsoe.bsky.social to speak to our community.
April 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📜 New discovery from early medieval Wearmouth-Jarrow

We’re excited to share a new open-access article by Dr Samuel Cardwell, published in Early Medieval Europe.

📖 Read the article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Biblical exegesis at Wearmouth‐Jarrow before Bede? The Hereford commentary on Matthew
This article examines a previously neglected fragment of an early medieval commentary on Matthew’s Gospel, the bifolium Hereford Cathedral Library, P. II. 10. I argue on palaeographical grounds that ...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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#EastMids #historyteacher s, Nottingham @histassoc.bsky.social Teacher Network & @uonsoe.bsky.social with @uonhumanities.bsky.social are pleased to invite you our FREE conference 'Teaching the United States in the Age of Trump' on Sat 26th April. Tickets: shorturl.at/K4bNg

#HistoryEducation #UKEd
March 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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It’s not too late to chat to us about #MSCA fellowships. They can be held in Humanities subjects as well as sciences, & are open to all nationalities, incl. US citizens. #classics #archaeology Get in touch if you have a suitable project! 🏺🧪
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...
Postdoctoral Fellowships
The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Ramadan Mubarak to all of our students, staff, alumni and friends observing this holy month. ✨🌙

Join our Chaplaincy team in March to find out more about Ramadan and share a fast-breaking.

Find info and booking link at www.nottingham.ac.uk/chaplaincy/e... #WeAreUoN
February 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📣 This International Women's Day, in a powerful reflection of progress, our School is led entirely by women who are actively accelerating change in higher education.

We're not waiting until 2158 for gender equality - we're taking #AccelerateAction now.

Share this post to inspire others!
March 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💫 Breaking Barriers

"If someone says it's not your place – find allies and make it your place."

Professor Hannah O'Regan, Head of Archaeology and Palaeoecology, isn't just talking about change - she's creating it.

Have you faced similar barriers in your field?

#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
March 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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PROJECT!

Dr Lydia Farina @NottsPhilosophy has won a £1.1M award from @ahrcpress to create immersive art experience through #ArtificialIntelligence!

Press release: www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/ai-proj...

#philosophy #ai #responsibility #creatives #grant
March 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🌿 Meet Ally Heery, Operations Manager at the School of Humanities, who shares her powerful story of breaking barriers for working parents.

🔮 What workplace convention do you believe needs reconsidering?

#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 #UoNHumanities #MeaningfulChange
March 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
✨ Making Space in Academia

"Most leadership positions in the School of Humanities are held by women. I hope to help others see that academic leadership is possible, whatever their starting point."

What's your experience of leadership in academia? Share your thoughts below 💭

#AccelerateAction
March 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎯 Leading Change: School of Humanities

Meet Professor Nicola McLelland, our Head of School of Humanities, advocating for change in education and society:

This International Women's Day week, our female leaders share their insights on accelerating equality. Stay tuned! 👀

#AccelerateAction
March 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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RESEARCH!

Ian James Kidd and Havi Carel @PhilATBristol on processes of vulnerabilization in healthcare.

How do individual vices and institutional failings worsen the vulnerability of patients?

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#philosophy #illness #healthcare #vulnerability #ethics
Individual Vices and Institutional Failings as Drivers of Vulnerabilisation
This paper explores the phenomenon of vulnerabilisation in relation to the experiences of persons with chronic illnesses. We distinguish a range of kinds of vulnerability, including epistemic vulne...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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TALKS!

First our PGR seminar talk by Liz Frissell!

"The Metaphysical Basis for Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: Buddhist or Stoic?".

In-person: 1-2:30pm - A26 Lenton Grove.
Online: teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19...

#philosophy #buddhism #stoicism #therapy #talk
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
After 40+ years, Local History Seminars will conclude in after its final session on Saturday 8 March 2025.

Thank you to all our volunteers, speakers and attendees who made this possible! 📚🏛️

More info: www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/d....

#ThankYou #History #UoNHumanities #LocalHistorySeminars
February 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🎧 #LGBTHistoryMonth Special! 🏳️‍🌈

Our historian @lgmsam.bsky.social joins forces with @queerbritain.bsky.social to explore hidden histories in this powerful podcast.

Listen to the full podcast here: https://buff.ly/418bSFU

#QueerHistory #UoNHumanities #Podcast
Queer Britain and Public History
In this podcast Dr Samantha Knapton of Nottingham University and Jennifer Shearman of Queer Britain explain how their work has come together to reveal and present the hidden history of LGBTQ+ lives…
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February 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Lovely roundtable talk for LGBTQ+ History Month at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Excited to talk with @abikaras.bsky.social and @siobhanhearne.bsky.social about queer histories of central and eastern Europe 🥳

Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM