image of woman and 2 children in telescope lens dating to 19th century. text dr juliana adelman and title of her keynote.

Next Fri 24 April 2026, Dr Juliana Adelman (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) will keynote for #HSTM Network Annual Meeting, at @unioflimerick.bsky.social Dr Adelman's talk is titled ** Milk Transformed by Science & Tech: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in C20 #Ireland ** #HistMed #Skystorians

Wet towel in space: NASA astronaut demonstrates how surface tension forms a perfect water sphere in microgravity at the ISS

There are two QUB History seminars on 24 April:
Alice Mauger on drink and the late 20thC NY Irish at 2pm
Li Na on Making Asian Public History at 4pm

If you are a #student of #History in #Ireland 👉 #CFP for #IHSA #podcast is open to 22 May 2026. Email ihsapodcast@gmail.com - a synopsis of your research & topic for discussion (max 100 words) - if you would like to contribute #Speirgorm #ECR #PhD #Undergrad #Masters 1950ihsa.jimdosite.com/podcast/

Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland. 24 april 2026. 5.30pm. picture of Dr Juliana Adelman

Delighted to welcome keynote Dr Juliana Adelman, DCU to our #HSTM 2026 Annual Meeting. The keynote: Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland will be hosted @unioflimerick.bsky.social 24 April 5.30pm #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians

As a new chapter in space exploration unfolds today, it’s worth remembering that reaching the stars requires more than engineering. In #AHAPerspectives, Haris A. Durrani reminds us that space exploration has always relied on both innovation and legal frameworks. 🚀

The call for papers is out!
www.show.org.uk/2021civilwar...

#IAPH is running an Oral History workshop on 25 April 2026 from 10am - 1pm ** ONLINE ** Excellent training for #Qualitative researchers too. Subsidised for Members. Places limited - email info@irishhistorians.ie subject heading ‘Oral History Training’. #Speirgorm #Skystorians #OralHistory #Ireland

🚨And another #History Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in the History of Iberian Empires.
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!

And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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CFP: Deadline for submissions: 15 April 2026
Workshop: Monday 15 June 2026, at UCL (London) #Skystorians

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BALH are recruiting!

Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager!

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

Intro to Researching at the National Library of Ireland

📅 Thursday, 23 April at 1pm:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/intro...

Join us for this free talk in the NLI's Joly Theatre introducing the National Library as a source for research.

The Commemorations Grants scheme has opened for the third year.

Funded by the @deptcultureirl.bsky.social, this scheme provides between €1,500 and €10,000 per project. The deadline for applications is 29 April 2026.

https://www.ria.ie/grants/commemorations-bursary/

Case Study: Treblinka – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools Train station near the Treblinka extermination camp found in the photo album of the final Treblinka camp commandant, Kurt Franz, c. August-November 1943.

A new camp case study via #TheHolocaustExplained

Treblinka was the second most deadly extermination camp for Jews, behind Auschwitz-Birkenau: only 150 survived the camp.

This case study examines conditions there, the prisoner uprising in 1943, and the camp's closure 🔗

EVENT: Voices of Experience intergenerational conversations reveal a wide scope of what is defined as architectural work, how it takes place and how this knowledge enters culture. This talk will reflect on the project's outputs.

Learn more: sahgb.org.uk/whatson/inaugural-annual-conversation-2026

How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy

🔴How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy

A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy

bylinetimes.com/2026/04/02/h...

Im also surprised that Cork haven't erected a statue of the mosquito or midge that bit him when he was besieging the city.

It gave him what he called "Cork fever" (possibly a form of malaria), giving him lifelong condition that contributed to his death. The Rebel County can claim an assist at least

Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and aquatic restoration in the Nordic and Arctic regions We are looking to hire highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher to join the Department of Anthropology, in the History, Culture and Communications Unit at the Faculty of Humani

We're hiring! Looking for a #postdoc (3 years) and #PhD (4 years) in #STS and aquatic restoration! Hired researchers will join University of @oulu.fi, the amazing SAFIRE multidisciplinary research programme, and a growing team of researchers interested in water and environment. Deadline 03.05.26.

We are accepting proposals for a resident 16-week summer research fellowship, which will investigate a topic relevant to the history of health and health care. ⁠
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Find the full application details here:https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/fellowship

#histmed #fellowship

Just a few more weeks till #HSTM2026 - open to all who wish to attend, nominal charge to cover coffee, etc👇

#EuroHistHealth welcomes @chendirl.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social to our next WG5 lunchtime seminar at 12.30 CET on 15 APRIL 2026. The paper is titled * Voluntary Gravedigging as Living Heritage * Check your email/bulletin for the meeting link! #Skystorians #DeathStudies #Research #Speirgorm

Working with medical and mental health records This session will explore the complexities of working with records related to medical scandals, terrorism, and personal trauma.

👇 This looks like a cracking session for #Skystorians and #Archivists #MedHums #HistMed #HistNursing #HistMidwifery #ReproHist #Archives www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...

Historians of natural history may be interested in this online workshop.

General Instructions Scope Journal of Victorian Culture (JVC) interprets the notions of 'Victorian' and 'Culture' very broadly, and solicits articles dealing with any aspect of the

We *always* welcome any "articles dealing with any aspect of the long nineteenth century and its legacies, focusing on Britain and all other parts of the world where culture can be studied in a Victorian context" as @jofvictculture.bsky.social homepage says 😉

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PhD position on medieval representations of disability within the project DISMANTLE Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) invites applications for a PhD position on medieval representations of disability within the project DISMANTLE (1.0 fte, 4 years / 0.8 fte, 5 y...

Please help spread the word #medievalsky!

Funded PhD position on medieval literary and artistic representations of disability as part of a Vidi project I will be leading that is funded by the Dutch Research Council:

www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3592...

Program is now out for #HSTM2026 24 April 2026 hstmnetworkireland.org/2026/03/16/h... @unioflimerick.bsky.social #Skystorians #Speirgorm #HSTM #HistMed #MedHums

This should be a great conference. Well done @unioflimerick.bsky.social

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#SaveTheDate for #HSTM #HSTMIreland #HSTMNetwork Annual Meeting 24 April 2026 hosted by our lovely colleagues @unioflimerick.bsky.social Convenor Dr José M Moreno - Theme *** The History of Knowledge in Ireland - Where do we Stand Today? *** #HistMed #MedHums #TechHist #SciHist #Skystorians

A selection of books form the Fagel Collection

TCD Library is recruiting a Senior Bibliographer to help catalogue the Fagel Collection! This is a fabulous professional opportunity to work on one of Europe's great early modern private libraries. Closing 10 March at noon. Full details available at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies

After many years of service to #IHSA Executive Committee 1950ihsa.jimdosite.com our wonderful colleague & Chair has stepped down. Wishing @sarahannebuckley.bsky.social our sincere thanks 4 encouraging & supporting next gen #Irish #historians #skystorians. We will miss you! #IrishStudies #Speirgorm