This Thursday we are in Sheffield to co-host this year's 'History and Archives in Practice' (#HAP26) day, with The National Archives, @ihr.bsky.social and @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social.
The 2026 theme is: ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives'. Full programme now available: bit.ly/4s5UMCS #Skystorians
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Opportunities…
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Violas on a brown paper background in colours that shift gently to create a floral ombré
In case you’re also a fan of pansies and violas here are a few more. Dopamine from pansies= pansamine ✔️🌿
@ollie-randall.bsky.social thank you so much for capturing the joy at the launch of ‘The New Eden: Wildlife in the City and Discovering Our Shared Home’ …now out in the world.
A book about how much more nature there is in cities than we realise & recognising it can make cities so much more liveable
Submit… looking forward to reading your work!
'Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London found that children given dolls gained a richer appreciation of other people’s beliefs and feelings, in contrast to those given a tablet loaded with video games.' 1/3
Image of a section of the United Kingdom and Ireland with the text The Royal Historical Society works closely with a number of other UK and Irish societies dedicated to the study, communication and promotion of historical knowledge and understanding. Once a year, the Society hosts a half-day meeting of heads of UK history societies to discuss subjects of shared interest, such as publishing, membership and advocacy for the discipline. The Society also holds regular online meetings with its equivalent national organisations worldwide.
We've put together a select listing of c.100 national #history societies active in the UK & Ireland bit.ly/4rANJ52.
These subject specialist societies facilitate research and promote the value of historical knowledge. Many are membership organisations and invite historians to join them #Skystorians
This is an extraordinarily beautiful and moving song of a humpback whale recorded in Bermuda in 1949, making it the oldest-known recording of whale communication to exist. Just as importantly, it captures a quieter sea that these whales & songs journeyed through.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It’s today! Publication day… out in the world Thank you @hachetteuk.bsky.social
Can’t wait for this to come out!!!congrats @drmaimusie.bsky.social
Sometimes I too feel ‘misbound but perfect’, Francis Jenkinson. Written in a copy of Gaspar Ens’s book on Dutch discoveries in the New World (Cologne, 1612). @theulspeccoll.bsky.social N*.5.51(G).
Thank you @little tollerbooks.bsky.social for including me wee piece in this.
It is a stunning cover - looking forward to reading.
Heartfelt thanks to @steverutt.bsky.social & @britishwildlife.bsky.social for an incredible review. ‘Nobody else writes with this degree of sensitivity, the big picture interspersed with telling detail, the perfect descriptive phrase that is her knack & the unhurried, farm-pace of her narrative.’1/2
Thank you!
Bless you - thank you.
Starting to feel a bit more real… out next month … linktr.ee/TheNewEden_J...
‘a nuanced invitation to see the city as a place of wild co-existence and possibility’ Olivia Laing
‘Original, profound and wise, this book is rich with knowledge and vitality’
Jay Griffiths
People know about the blackboard on display @hsmoxford.bsky.social but take a listen if you want to find out what happened to the second one…
The only rationale for creation,' says Rowan Williams, 'is so that love can be shared.’
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
Unfettered dirges
Not yet, don’t tell her just yet
So, the wind fell still.
“The rich archival collections of Ajami literature refute the pervasive myth of Africa’s supposed illiteracy that is perpetuated by the overemphasis on African oral traditions in academia and the privileging of external sources over local chronicles.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
ICYMI: Arts Council England is to invest £42 million into grassroots culture projects over the next three years of its Creative People and Places portfolio.
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Unpopular opinion from a 4am riser - it is really wonderful at 4:30am … the world to oneself.
Going to re-post this occasionally, with added mention that I’m very happy to do more talks about it