Today we also open the call for applications to our 2026-27 Master's Scholarships programme: bit.ly/4dTHmXe
Scholarships of £5000 are for students from groups currently underrepresented in academic history to study for an MA in history or a related subject. Closing date: Friday 5 June #Skystorians
It’s even nicer in reality. The photo doesn’t do it justice
Teal coloured fountain pen
New fountain pen day. This is by Tom’s Studio and is called The Studio. It has a titanium flex nib which I’m very excited about #fountainpens
It's me in the Financial Times, detailing the deep and pernicious influence of one-size-fits-all management consultancy in our universities... Take a look! 👇
www.ft.com/content/5032...
A passenger flight from Costa Rica to Atlanta got the chance to witness Artemis launch.
I imagine how painful it was to be sitting on the wrong side of that plane!
The Society offers grants for university students undertaking research on any aspect of the British Army. The deadline for applications is Friday 1 May, and full details can be found on the website. Please consider applying if eligible and share widely.
www.sahr.org.uk/urg-rules.php
Lecturer, Art and Visual Cultures c.1300–1700- UCL - History of Art / Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ792/l...
Fully-funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral PhD Studentship at UCL and the V&A: 'Invisible Hands: Migrant Labour and British Craft in the 18th Century'
Ignore the 'top ten' hype; focus on the ace resources, environment and support. Deadline 15 April. #Skystorians
We are advertising a two-year lectureship in Modern British History at University of Cambridge, please spread the word!
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Have you applied, or are you thinking of applying, for a PhD at the Warburg Institute?
Explore our scholarship opportunities for students starting in October 2026.
Deadline for the Rubinstein Scholarship and the JB Trapp Scholarship: 5pm, Friday 20 March
We are hiring ....
Because John Nightingale is retiring...
for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP650/t...
We are advertising 4 jobs at York for historians (1 year medieval, 2 years modern Britain and public history, 3 years modern China, and open ended modern Middle Eastern) features.york.ac.uk/history-jobs/
Small world indeed. Astonishing
They do look a lot alike
I have a Montblanc 146, but it’s currently not inked. In the photo on the left is a Pilot Custom 823 which has a similar shape!
Yes the tortoiseshell pattern pen in my photo is. Conway Stewart Churchill Honey Noire. Quite large, but light. Lovely nib. Really the pattern on yours
Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
📚 Job opportunity: Graduate Library Trainee (2026 to 2027)
Join the Warburg Institute Library for a paid year of training before library school.
Apply by: 1 February 2026
Find out more and apply: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📣 We’re hiring!
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social
We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.
🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs
#Skystorians #History Job opportunity: @histparl.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Fellow for their 1660-1832 House of Lords project; initially for 3 years; would suit historian of long 18th century; deadline 16 Feb, see historyofparliament.com/2026/01/12/v...
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...
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
www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
Not a drill - there's a Britain-focused lectureship (FT, permanent) available.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ588/l...
Hear the official announcement on the BBC that D-Day had begun, the first dispatches from the Normandy beaches, and insider accounts of what was happening behind the scenes on 6th June 1944.
How the BBC reported D-Day:
I have the Churchill in honey noire. It’s gorgeous, but also a big old pen. Easily the largest in my collection and can be tiring to write with for long periods
Different fountain pen ink colours collated in an ink library
Updating the fountain pen ink library. What a pleasure
