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Posts by Jenny McHugh

Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

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Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

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There are currently 6 permanent full time history jobs in the whole UK. 500+ PhDs being produced a year - not all of whom will want to pursue an academic year but likely most, and of course years will stack up onto each other. What a sector.

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First ICE officer charged with assault for threatening people with a gun in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Thursday filed criminal charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer for allegedly brandishing his service weapon at two people during Opera...

Once again, the good neighbors of Minnesota are leading the way: Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is the first to charge an ICE agent with criminal charges for breaking the law and recklessly endangering public safety.

This is the kind of accountability ICE’s crimes demand.

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Introduction to Handwriting in England c. 700-1700 8-12 June, University of London This course will provide an introduction to manuscript-production in Britain and Ireland over the course of a millennium. It will explore questions of palaeography, …

It’s not too late to book for this summer school course, in London 8-12 June. For anyone who is interested in working with documents from medieval England. #Skystorians #MedievalSky @komldsp.bsky.social
palaeography.uk/study/short-...

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Excellent pun too 👏

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2026 Advocacy and Engagement Report Published | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association

We're happy to announce the publication of our new Advocacy and Engagement Report!

The report examines of the #DH landscape across the UK & Ireland, & sets out practical, community led recommendations for the future. Find out more here: digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026/04/15/2...

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Is it lame to say I’m excited about a data policy?! 👀

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Apply now for ICS Public engagement grants
Deadline 1 May

Small grants (up to £500) are available to support Classics-themed public engagement activities. Full details: ics.sas.ac.uk/public-engag...

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And here’s another freelance history job.

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Ahhh how is it nearly May?! (P.S. 2 months until the @ukiedh.bsky.social Annual Event 🙈)

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Maybe the scandal is that the asylum system is so cruel and fucked that people whose job it is to help desperate people willingly skirt the lines cause it doesn’t actually matter if youre gay or not to deserve a place in a safe society but what do i know

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Full-funded (home or international) collaborative PhD studentship (Kew and Royal Holloway, University of London) available. Deadline 8 May.

Topic: ‘Just acquisitions? Law and ethics over time in Kew’s overseas plant collecting history’ #Skystorians

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apparently Wikipedia has more rigorous standards than every university on the planet, university administrators, edtech enthusiasts, (certainly more than) AI bros, several prominent academic journals, and too many professors and teachers

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2026 Annual Event: Paper Acceptances & Bursary Announcement | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association

We are happy to announce that our 2026 Annual Event Bursary Applications are open! The deadline to apply is 13 April.

For more details, how to apply and eligibility, please see our website: digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026/03/23/2...

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A group of pink, blue and white squares depicting a pink cloud in a blue sky. Logos of participating institutions: Edinburgh, KCL, CDH, DISKAH, Software Sustainability Institute, Society for Research Software Engineers.

A group of pink, blue and white squares depicting a pink cloud in a blue sky. Logos of participating institutions: Edinburgh, KCL, CDH, DISKAH, Software Sustainability Institute, Society for Research Software Engineers.

Applications are now open for the DH & RSE Summer School 2026. This year's Summer School takes place at @manchester.ac.uk from Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July.

Read our announcement: www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/about/news/d...

Apply by 14 April 2026: dh-rse-summer-school.github.io/DH-RSE-Websi...

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University College Cork Vacancies

#jobklaxon
Lecturer in #digitalhumanities at @ucc.ie
Salary: €42,102 - €72,452 (Scale B) / €44,169 - €68,942 (Scale A).
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie).
Maybe of interest to the
@digitalmedievalist.bsky.social community!

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An Introduction to the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition Toolkit On March 18 at 1:00 PM EDT, eLabs will host a webinar that invites researchers to explore questions around the environmental impact of digital humanities work. The session draws on the approaches and ...

On 18 March at 13:00 (EST), Chris Ohge from @dh-researchhub.bsky.social is hosting a free webinar sponsored by eLabs.

He's introducing the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition (DHCC) Toolkit ~ a collaborative initiative to understand the impact of DH research: elaboratories.org/event/an-int...

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CFP: Navigating Digital Humanities Careers Beyond the Ivory Tower | Debates in the Digital Humanities Transforming scholarly publications into living digital works

A lot has been happening in the digital humanities and the university. My colleagues @kallewesterling.bsky.social, Jeanelle Horcasitas, and I are interested in having a broader discussion and debate on DH outside of the ivory tower

CFP is open through March 15

dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/page/cfp-dh-...

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Spoiling a lot of takes but begging a large number of other questions... "Worsening graduate fortunes, it turns out, are a particularly British problem"

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I’ve been reading Mark-Shane Scale’s book on Colonization and Imperialism in libraries and have gone down a rabbit hole on classification systems. If anyone has any recommendations on the topic let me know!

(Cue the urge to start 5 different new research projects…) #informationstudies #libraries

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Infographic reading: #FinalCall, You have 1 week left to send us your proposal, tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog, digital methods for the humanities, programminghistorian.org

Infographic reading: #FinalCall, You have 1 week left to send us your proposal, tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog, digital methods for the humanities, programminghistorian.org

✨⏱️ Final Call for Proposals

Our English edition invites proposals for new original lessons or translations until 15 February 2026.

Keen to share your digital humanities research methods?

📩 You have 1 week left to send us your proposal.

🔗 tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog

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Join us for an in-person workshop on fluid environments and the digital spatial humanities in Lancaster on February 27.

Our fantastic speakers include: @kmcdono.bsky.social @ggrig.bsky.social @robertsuits.bsky.social @gmpala.bsky.social @hlsteyne.bsky.social

Register here: tinyurl.com/5n6hc4yy

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Very excited to read this!

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Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage - University of London Press The digitisation of cultural heritage has had a transformative effect both on humanities research and on research and professional practice in the cultural heritage sector, even if the scale and natur...

The 1st book in an exciting brand new #OpenAccess series on #DigitalCulture, Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage by Eirini Goudarouli from @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @amsichani.bsky.social and @jfwinters.bsky.social from @sas-news.bsky.social, May 2026:

uolpress.co.uk/book/explori...

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BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.

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The website for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is completely scrubbed and gone! They didn't even leave a legacy statement.

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Poster for "Coding Codices Live: Medieval March." Four Events in March 2026.

Poster for "Coding Codices Live: Medieval March." Four Events in March 2026.

The Digital Medievalist Postgraduate Committee invites you to Coding Codices Live: Medieval March - a series of beginner-friendly workshops to help you start using digital methods with medieval sources.

Open to MA students, PhDs & early-career researchers.

🗓️ Register by Feb 23
🔗 lnkd.in/dbJS2YhE

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The next session in our seminar series, ‘The Fragile Record’, explores gaps and silences in cultural heritage collections.

Join us online at 4pm on 17 February as we examine uncertainty, privilege and power in digital archives.

www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

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Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.

For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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