Im so sorry, solidarity.

: Half of UK universities face a deficit next year. Up to 50 could close.

That is a sector in crisis. Simply blaming a tuition fee freeze and nudging fees up with inflation is not a plan. Where is the long-term strategy for higher education?

#Universities #HigherEducation

Huge agree from me. I love the Rijksmuseum

There's similar pieces on the introduction of leisure time in this period that thinks about structures of time and how they changed

And the work of Sylvie Droit-Volet. Various pieces but all thinking about how time is experienced. The piece linked is also on research gate for those with an account

brill.com/view/journal...

And www.routledge.com/Gendered-Tem...

Time, narrative, and emotion in early modern England : Wood, David Houston : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive x, 199 p. ; 25 cm

Sorry been awol. I have recently read the following archive.org/details/time...

Maybe, I also wonder how far social media 'speak' is shifting language use and word meanings.

I was wondering this recently when watching tv.

There's some really interesting scholarship on historical perceptions and experiences of time that are interesting for thinking through why and how we say things about our time or lack thereof

The Senses and Medical Humanities A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities through short talks, creative activities, and networking.

The Senses and Medical Humanities – 24 February

A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities, organised by @claireturner.bsky.social with the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University

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Early Career Researcher First Book Prize | Oxford Academic <img data-image-id='712a691a73d711308c03' data-image-title='ECR book prize - Banner - design 1.png' data-link-id='5a4dc5aa-9e00-4d33-892d-c89fb0ea117a' dat

'The prize-winning books will be published fully open access on OUP’s Oxford Academic platform, with a full OA fee waiver'

Deadline 31 January. 1/2

Bump for my CFP for Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Deadline 14 February! Have had a few abstracts already and it's shaping up to be great. 🗃️

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval Studies to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026. As Lecturer in Medieval Studies you will contribute to the teaching of Medieval English literature and Medieval history across the Faculty, within our School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, and School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA English and BA History programmes, as well as postgraduate taught programmes in the two subject areas. This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6pm - 9pm, Monday to Friday. To be successful, you will bring research expertise in the literature, history and culture of the Late Medieval period (c.1300-1500), and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community. We would also welcome applicants who would be able to contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome. Core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students. With a PhD in any area of Medieval Studies, you will contribute the Faculty’s and Schools’ research impact and culture, and to the intellectual and cultural life of the institution and the various communities and partners with whom we work and serve.

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.

They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.

Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Found the Thesis and it was so incredibly helpful thank you again!!

So true. I find it very much slower than marking in the olden days

Thanks for all the help tracking down work on early modern leather. Research assistant number 1 (pictured) is very glad he can resume napping after the search.

Amazing thank you

Amazing thank you!!

Happy New Year all. Wondering if anyone could recommend any reading on the status of leather as a 'fabric' in early modern England. Or anything highlighting its status as a material rather than a fabric (if that makes sense)

Research Training and Short Courses The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.

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Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

JOB ALERT!

3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.

PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January

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I think im going to write an abstract about fabric and midwifery. I could go either way.

May I ask which way your choice went ?

Thomas Chatterton Williams writing in the Atlantic. Humanities as counter culture
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Exactly 50th year for SHS, but then we only get SSHM every other year.

Well overlap more than clash.

SHS and SSHM clash this year. What to do, what to do?

Society Biennial Book Prize The Society awards a biennial book prize of £500 to encourage original research on any aspect in the field of Renaissance studies and to recognise significant accomplishments by members of the SRS. The SRS Book Prize for the year 2026 will be awarded to the author of the best monograph in Renaissance Studies published (digital/hard copy) between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025. To be eligible the monograph must be written in English by a current member of the SRS. The prize will be awarded for a book with a topic where the majority of material is within the chronological period 1300-1700. Books about Renaissance history, art, architecture, philosophy, science, technology, medicine, religion, music, the literatures and languages of Europe, and of the countries in contact with Europe during the Renaissance, are eligible. Books will be judged on the following criteria: contribution to Renaissance Studies; quality and originality of research; clarity and eloquence; thoroughness and accuracy in documentation; methodological skill and/or innovation.

Who's entering our Biennial Book Prize 2026, to celebrate the best monographs in Renaissance studies published in 2024 and 2025? Send your scintillating scholarship to the Chair of the Book Prize Committee, @racheljwillie.bsky.social, by 31st January 2026.

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Im so sorry Lucy. Solidarity.