Chris Manias
@chrismanias.bsky.social
Historian of science based at King's College London, working on history of evolutionary & deep-time sciences and environmental history. Runs #PopPalaeo ( www.poppalaeo.com ) and co-leads the King's Environmental Humanities network
A couple of years ago would have said definitely postdoc (as postdoc positions were much scarcer than funded PhDs, creating a major bottleneck)
But given that A&H PhD funding has now been utterly devastated, it seems pretty much equal now. So whatever works best for the project really...
But given that A&H PhD funding has now been utterly devastated, it seems pretty much equal now. So whatever works best for the project really...
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A couple of years ago would have said definitely postdoc (as postdoc positions were much scarcer than funded PhDs, creating a major bottleneck)
But given that A&H PhD funding has now been utterly devastated, it seems pretty much equal now. So whatever works best for the project really...
But given that A&H PhD funding has now been utterly devastated, it seems pretty much equal now. So whatever works best for the project really...
Those labels have also been there for quite a long time - I have a series of photos of student field-trips pondering them going back to 2022!
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Those labels have also been there for quite a long time - I have a series of photos of student field-trips pondering them going back to 2022!
Ugh - really sorry to hear that Susie!
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ugh - really sorry to hear that Susie!
Yeah, there aren't many (or should I say any?!) grant schemes for 1-person non-ECR research in Arts & Humanities, apart from BA or Leverhulme fellowships. Also possibly Wellcome CDA?
UKRI schemes meanwhile are now overwhelmingly set up as collaborative
UKRI schemes meanwhile are now overwhelmingly set up as collaborative
October 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Yeah, there aren't many (or should I say any?!) grant schemes for 1-person non-ECR research in Arts & Humanities, apart from BA or Leverhulme fellowships. Also possibly Wellcome CDA?
UKRI schemes meanwhile are now overwhelmingly set up as collaborative
UKRI schemes meanwhile are now overwhelmingly set up as collaborative
Ugh! Luckily King's still supports 12 month RF applications, with replacement for the whole period
October 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ugh! Luckily King's still supports 12 month RF applications, with replacement for the whole period
Yes, currently have a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (so 1 year teaching replacement plus some expenses)
No success with AHRC though, and I only know one person who won an award under the new schemes....
No success with AHRC though, and I only know one person who won an award under the new schemes....
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Yes, currently have a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (so 1 year teaching replacement plus some expenses)
No success with AHRC though, and I only know one person who won an award under the new schemes....
No success with AHRC though, and I only know one person who won an award under the new schemes....
I don't think it's possible! The finances in the last AHRC app I put together were only workable because we put the PI and Co-I (someone else and me) on very low fractional buyouts. This allowed budgeting for 2 full-time postdocs, but without much room for anything else.
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I don't think it's possible! The finances in the last AHRC app I put together were only workable because we put the PI and Co-I (someone else and me) on very low fractional buyouts. This allowed budgeting for 2 full-time postdocs, but without much room for anything else.
The series has been reconstructed here, from catalogues and surviving examples in natural history collections, with the possible sources of artistic inspiration
Lots of mammals, and the reptiles are an interesting mix of Crystal Palace-esque creatures and more typical late-19C reconstructions:
Lots of mammals, and the reptiles are an interesting mix of Crystal Palace-esque creatures and more typical late-19C reconstructions:
October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The series has been reconstructed here, from catalogues and surviving examples in natural history collections, with the possible sources of artistic inspiration
Lots of mammals, and the reptiles are an interesting mix of Crystal Palace-esque creatures and more typical late-19C reconstructions:
Lots of mammals, and the reptiles are an interesting mix of Crystal Palace-esque creatures and more typical late-19C reconstructions:
There is Quenstedt's magnificent desk with ammonite carvings in the Tübingen palaeontological collections:
October 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
There is Quenstedt's magnificent desk with ammonite carvings in the Tübingen palaeontological collections: