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We are the UK’s national network for early career historians. Are you #postdoc or writing up your #PhD? Did/does it involve historical research? Whatever sector you do/want to work in, the HistoryLab+ network is for you! 👉 https://historylab.plus/
Tonight! HL+ Secretary, Roslyn Irving is supporting this event, which might be of interest to our wider network.
Tolulope Onabolu (Newcastle University) presents on the uses of websites in academia and a wider discussion on innovation and form. 5pm UK time.
October 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Check out this podcast ‘Confessions of an ECR’: “candid, honest, and inspiring", by & for #ECRs, w/ support from @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk 👉
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/confessions-of-an-early-career-researcher/
#AcademicSky #Skystorians
October 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As part of our Network Northern Ireland 2025 event @mauricejcasey.com will be hosting our latest History Open Mic Night w/ special guests at The Pavillion pub in Belfast. Open to all.
September 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Happy Tuesday #SkyStorians! Today we are introducing Dr Alex Riggs, our Regional Ambassador for the Midlands. 🤝👋

Alex completed his PhD in History at the University of Nottingham in 2024, which researched Rainbow Coalition politics in the U.S. in the 1970s and ‘80s. (1/2)
August 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
That’s right #Skystorians & #AcademicSky!
It’s time to introduce you to another @historylabplus.bsky.social committee member
...historian of modern British & Irish culture @srwride.bsky.social 👇&🧵
July 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This week, it’s our new Co-Chair’s turn to introduce himself! Dr Michael Reeve is a Lecturer in Modern British History at The Open University, where he teaches multidisciplinary humanities modules alongside British and European history.
July 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
July already! As things (hopefully) quieten down over the coming weeks, we'd like to re-introduce our HL+ committee, starting with co-Chair Dr Kathy Davies. Kathy is the (first!) Visiting Fellow in Environment and Sustainability at The British Library leading the SMOG STORIES project...
July 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Did you know? HL+ has a monthly membership newsletter that details all our upcoming events and latest updates, as well as external training, fellowships, and funding opportunites. Sign-up to become a member of our growing ECR community and receive our newsletter here: historylab.plus/about/
June 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM