History: The Journal of the Historical Association
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BlueSky account for History: The Journal of the Historical Association. Academic history journal published by Wiley; editorial team based at Northumbria University. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468229X
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History Research Bursary Scheme: Early Career and Mid-Career Routes
www.history.org.uk
#History #SkyStorians 2025 @hisjournalha.bsky.social Research Bursary scheme is now open! Available: 1 ECR award & 1 mid-career researcher award, each worth up to £1,500. Deadline *15 August*. For further particulars & downloadable application form, see www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...
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Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
With match funding from Queen’s, we are offering six funded studentships beginning in 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
AHRC 'Doctoral Landscape' - 6 awards for candidates proposing their own research topics - closing 13 January 2026
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
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Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Our Place: Our Stories: History and Placemaking among Belfast's Underserved Communities'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Our Place: Our Stories: History and Placemaking among Belfast's Underserved Communities'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: CSHIS03 - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Our Place: Our Stories: History and Placemaking among Belfast's Underserved Communities'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Our Place: Our Stories: History and Placemaking among Belfast's Underserved Communities'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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This would be such a phenomenal PhD project
Funded PhDs at QUB:
'Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Belfast’s ‘bad girls’ and gender-based discrimination, c.1870-1920'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: CSHIS01 - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This would be such a phenomenal PhD project
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Opportunity to work with other me on a funded PhD at Queens - may suit anyone interested in gender, history of the child and family in 20thC Ireland. Happy to chat to anyone thinking of it!
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: DfEHIS - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Opportunity to work with other me on a funded PhD at Queens - may suit anyone interested in gender, history of the child and family in 20thC Ireland. Happy to chat to anyone thinking of it!
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Another update from us to round off the week!
We were absolutely delighted by the overwhelming response to our conference, and have now been in contact with all of our speakers.
We are aiming to share our official programme in the first week of December so watch this space!
We were absolutely delighted by the overwhelming response to our conference, and have now been in contact with all of our speakers.
We are aiming to share our official programme in the first week of December so watch this space!
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference!
📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025
See our website for full details 👇
voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
📍Online via Zoom
🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026
⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025
See our website for full details 👇
voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Another update from us to round off the week!
We were absolutely delighted by the overwhelming response to our conference, and have now been in contact with all of our speakers.
We are aiming to share our official programme in the first week of December so watch this space!
We were absolutely delighted by the overwhelming response to our conference, and have now been in contact with all of our speakers.
We are aiming to share our official programme in the first week of December so watch this space!
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ICYMI: Early career research fellowships scheme coordination and cohort support (invite only) #ahrc #academicsky
Early career research fellowships scheme coordination and cohort support (invite only)
Apply for funding through an invitation only funding opportunity to lead cohort coordination and development for AHRC’s early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions.
You must be based at UK Independent Research Organisation (IRO) eligible for AHRC funding.
www.ukri.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
ICYMI: Early career research fellowships scheme coordination and cohort support (invite only) #ahrc #academicsky
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Call for papers #CFP
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present
18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition
Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present
18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition
Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Call for papers #CFP
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present
18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition
Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present
18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition
Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
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📣 New #OpenAccess article on #FirstView
👻 @charlotte-millar.bsky.social, 'Ghosts and hidden geographies: the affective resonances of space in early modern London'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
👻 @charlotte-millar.bsky.social, 'Ghosts and hidden geographies: the affective resonances of space in early modern London'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📣 New #OpenAccess article on #FirstView
👻 @charlotte-millar.bsky.social, 'Ghosts and hidden geographies: the affective resonances of space in early modern London'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
👻 @charlotte-millar.bsky.social, 'Ghosts and hidden geographies: the affective resonances of space in early modern London'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
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I'm loathed to do PR for the competition (😘), but if anyone is interested in this (excellent-looking!) post and wants to talk to someone about what it's like as a foreigner to work in the Danish system, I'm happy to chat.
Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - History, subject, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I'm loathed to do PR for the competition (😘), but if anyone is interested in this (excellent-looking!) post and wants to talk to someone about what it's like as a foreigner to work in the Danish system, I'm happy to chat.
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Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships, 2026-27 - RHS
Applications are now invited for the Royal Historical Society’s Centenary PhD Fellowships to support postgraduate historians to complete a doctorate. Two Fellowships, of six months each, are offered f...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026-27 Centenary PhD Fellowships for early career historians completing a doctorate bit.ly/48pWB72
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Fellowships provide support of £8500 per award for 6 months and are held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
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Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - History, subject, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Job Klaxon:
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.
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Join us online, at 2.30pm this afternoon, for the launch of our new co-hosted Applied History Fellowships for postdoc historians, with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
New programme of 'Applied History Fellowships': launch and introductory event - RHS
In 2025-26 the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Royal Historical Society and DC Thomson will launch a new Applied History Fellowship partnership. Join us at this online session -- 2.30pm on Wed...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Join us online, at 2.30pm this afternoon, for the launch of our new co-hosted Applied History Fellowships for postdoc historians, with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
Fellowships will enable holders to develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education #Skystorians
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This week the Society releases its new Strategy, 2026-2028 bit.ly/43A9tF4
The Strategy outlines five priorities for the Royal Historical Society over the next three years. It comes at a vital time for the health and future of our discipline and profession #Skystorians 1/2
The Strategy outlines five priorities for the Royal Historical Society over the next three years. It comes at a vital time for the health and future of our discipline and profession #Skystorians 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This week the Society releases its new Strategy, 2026-2028 bit.ly/43A9tF4
The Strategy outlines five priorities for the Royal Historical Society over the next three years. It comes at a vital time for the health and future of our discipline and profession #Skystorians 1/2
The Strategy outlines five priorities for the Royal Historical Society over the next three years. It comes at a vital time for the health and future of our discipline and profession #Skystorians 1/2
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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia welcomes applications from military historians researching broadly in Early American history.
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
Research Fellowships
Submit an application for a research fellowship at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.
www.mountvernon.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia welcomes applications from military historians researching broadly in Early American history.
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
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A terrific opportunity to be at the forefront of periodicals' research (and to develop editorial chops!). Don't miss out.
VPR is seeking an Associate Editor to oversee book reviews and assist the editor with special features. This is a great opportunity for a #periodicals scholar looking to develop editorial and leadership skills. Applications are due December 15. Details at rs4vp.org/vpr-seeks-as... @rs4vp.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
A terrific opportunity to be at the forefront of periodicals' research (and to develop editorial chops!). Don't miss out.
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If you know of a great book that analyzes the periodical press of 19th c Britain/empire (long 19th c), mosey along to the link and nominate it!
📖 Colby Book Prize nominations open today! We're accepting nominations from now until 31 Jan. 2026. The Colby Prize recognizes original book-length scholarship published in 2025 that most advances our understanding of the long #19thC British press. More info: buff.ly/LIi76WJ
The Robert and Vineta Colby Scholarly Book Prize – RSVP
The Colby Book Prize was endowed in 2006 in memory of Robert Colby by his wife, Vineta Colby, distinguished scholars and long-time members of RSVP. In 2011, following Vineta’s death, the Board of…
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
If you know of a great book that analyzes the periodical press of 19th c Britain/empire (long 19th c), mosey along to the link and nominate it!
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We're so looking forward to @historianhelen.bsky.social's @mbhjournal.bsky.social lecture at KCL next week. Attendees should have just received an email from me, but can I please ask anyone who knows they can't come to cancel their booking? It's fully booked and we have 30 people on the wait list!
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We're so looking forward to @historianhelen.bsky.social's @mbhjournal.bsky.social lecture at KCL next week. Attendees should have just received an email from me, but can I please ask anyone who knows they can't come to cancel their booking? It's fully booked and we have 30 people on the wait list!
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👋 Hi Bluesky!
The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.
Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/
The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.
Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/
School of Advanced Study
Uniting research institutes and centres at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of academic research in the humanities.
sas.ac.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
👋 Hi Bluesky!
The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.
Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/
The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.
Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/
#History #Skystorians Great new book klaxon!
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#History #Skystorians Great new book klaxon!
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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CFP for "Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present," 15 – 16 June 2026 that forms the latest @menysnoweballes.bsky.social exciting series of events and publications on this theme. Deadline 14 February 2026! Details are included on the link below. 🎉 www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo...
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...
www.northampton.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
CFP for "Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present," 15 – 16 June 2026 that forms the latest @menysnoweballes.bsky.social exciting series of events and publications on this theme. Deadline 14 February 2026! Details are included on the link below. 🎉 www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo...
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CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...
www.northampton.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
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Registration for @rrrjournal.bsky.social's annual conference is now open! Please join us for what will be an intellectually stimulating and rewarding day for PGRs, ECRs, and academics to connect and discuss 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century'!
www.eventbrite.com/e/sex-in-the...
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Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century
The Romance, Revolution and Reform journal's annual conference
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November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Registration for @rrrjournal.bsky.social's annual conference is now open! Please join us for what will be an intellectually stimulating and rewarding day for PGRs, ECRs, and academics to connect and discuss 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century'!
www.eventbrite.com/e/sex-in-the...
www.eventbrite.com/e/sex-in-the...
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In association with the @ghilondon.bsky.social - the GHS is pleased to invite papers for the 2026 'Medieval Germany Workshop'
Workshop date: 29 May 2026
Submissions due: 15 February 2026
www.germanhistorysoc...
Workshop date: 29 May 2026
Submissions due: 15 February 2026
www.germanhistorysoc...
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In association with the @ghilondon.bsky.social - the GHS is pleased to invite papers for the 2026 'Medieval Germany Workshop'
Workshop date: 29 May 2026
Submissions due: 15 February 2026
www.germanhistorysoc...
Workshop date: 29 May 2026
Submissions due: 15 February 2026
www.germanhistorysoc...
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I thought I would mark the occasion by making an interactive dashboard of the London Lives Westminster Coroners Inquests. sharonhoward.github.io/mindseye_of/...
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I thought I would mark the occasion by making an interactive dashboard of the London Lives Westminster Coroners Inquests. sharonhoward.github.io/mindseye_of/...