Applications now invited for @royalhistsoc.bsky.social's 2025 David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland & the Scottish People bit.ly/3VzueN5

The Fellowship is worth £2500 to support research. Closing date 7 March 2025.

Details of all current RHS funding calls: bit.ly/3ZnsQhv

#Skystorians

🧵 A big week for Gaelic and Scots in Parliament

Tomorrow we will start Stage 2 of the Scottish Languages Bill. There are 97 amendments to consider. I've lodged 46 of them.

If we don't protect Scotland's indigenous languages, who else will? Here's what I'm proposing:
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We've created a Starter Pack of #History societies and groups working to support promote our disciple and historians, in higher education and related professions go.bsky.app/68FsvjY

Mainly UK but also international, with selected societies from related humanities subjects. Please share #Skystorians

#Imperialism and #India, #spies and seafarers, #paganism and the polis: the first 12 of 25 historians choose their favourite new #history books of 2024.

📚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 𝐧𝐨𝐰
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Spycraft: 'a perfect guidebook' to 16th/17th-c tricks. 'From invisible ink & secret codes to poisons & nefarious killings, it is a brilliantly-researched and detailed piece of history that I have been pilfering from shamelessly for my novels!', says Jemahl Evans www.historiamag.com/christmas-re...

The programme for our upcoming conference is now available! Join us on the 18th of January for a fascinating survey of the life, works and legacy of Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns. The programme and tickets can be found here 👇🏼

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

Our first 3 Connecting Communities webinars can be found on our YouTube channel. These webinars are designed for community groups looking to start or develop a digital archive.

Hear from the amazing speakers and case studies here:

Hello all! The 58th BAAL Conference will be held at the stunning @uofglasgow.bsky.social 🏛️

Excited to see you on the 4th-6th September 2025!
Check out these wonderful views of where it all happens 👇
#BAAL2025 #AppliedLinguistics #UniversityOfGlasgow

UKRI gives local communities £9m to set research agendas.

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ERC president: lack of blue-sky research funding ‘wasting talent’. (No, not Bluesky, blue-sky 😀).

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