An Earthset, captured by the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission during Monday’s lunar flyby. See more photos released on Tuesday by NASA. nyti.ms/47IKYHQ

His work in the Congo reform movement helped crystallise his views on imperialism & the international struggle oppressed peoples faced. His speech from the dock in 1916 had a profound impact that still resonates for many today. A truly impressive speech: www.nootherlaw.com/archive/case...

The screen on a smartphone is too small for major purchases, right…?

Roger Casement getting a shout out here for his work in the Congo reform movement #CongoReformAssociation #Imperialism

England, 1485:

We all know where this road leads, don’t we…(if you know, you know)

: 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

Ok so morbidly curious as to what the explanation is here but also aware that I may never be the same person again if I hear it

Yet again Michael is posting this photo of women from North Shields, who were arrested at different times for petty crimes, and telling people on social media that they were the Forty Elephants. They are not 😂 Clue's on the boards - it says North Shields, because they were taken in North Shields.

New from me on how rising protest in the US is increasingly treated as data for the state - monitored, analysed, and managed rather than answered.

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Just need to find the time to do these things now…

When Protest Becomes Foreign Policy - FPIF Solidarity spoken from afar is never neutral, and the costs of its consequences are rarely borne by those who speak the loudest.

New from me: When protest gets treated as foreign policy, solidarity stops being neutral and starts carrying political risk, often for the protesters themselves. A short piece for Foreign Policy In Focus on how states instrumentalise global protest.
fpif.org/when-protest...

Think of all the tips lost.

Delegates from the HOTCUS, 2024 Annual Conference at Southampton University

The CfP is now open for the 2026 HOTCUS Annual Conference (University of Manchester, 1-3 July 2026).

Please email all submissions to events.hotcus@gmail.com by midnight, UK time on 25 March, 2026.

Niall Ferguson quits Stanford free speech role over leaked emails British historian resigns after urging ‘opposition research’ be done on a leftwing student

I am always obligated when Niall Ferguson is mentioned to point out that he encouraged some of his students to go after another student whose politics he didn't like. One of the most unethical things I've ever seen an "educator" do.

www.theguardian.com/media/2018/j...

HCD NETWORK ABOUT US

Pleased to see the written evidence I co-produced with members of the Historians of Cultural Diplomacy research network (sites.google.com/ucm.es/hcd) has been published as part of the government enquiry Soft power: a strategy for UK success? committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Call for Royal Historical Society PhD funding with text: The Royal Historical Society offers two annual PhD Fellowships for postgraduate historians in their third year of research at a university in the UK or overseas in order to complete a doctorate. The Fellowships comprise: Two RHS Centenary Fellowships: each Centenary Fellowship runs for 6-months and is worth £8,500 for final-year PhD students to complete their dissertations and to develop their research career. All Fellowships are open to candidates without regard to nationality or academic affiliation. They are jointly held with the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), University of London, where Fellows are based.

PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.

Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.

Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians

"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse" - wow, the wording in this isn't pulling its punches

A great article about a fantastic TV series. I rewatched it last year and, Daniel Craig’s Geordie accent aside, it was as brilliant as I remember it being when I watched it with my mam in the 90s.

The price of progress we must never forget The story of the railway and its birth on Merseyside show the contradictions at the heart of 19th-century Britain, writes historian of activism and empire Dr Dean Clay

‘The price of progress we must never forget: The true cost of a key moment in Liverpool's history’

Nice to get something published in a newspaper in the city where I did my PhD. Apologies in advance for my mugshot being the story image (a little strange…)

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/news-op...

Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealed

‘Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealed.’

Good morning from the UK, everyone.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

CALL FOR PAPERS: Patrick Wolfe’s Settler Colonial Theory, 20 Years On This special issue of Settler Colonial Studies aims to collaboratively examine the residual impacts of Patrick Wolfe’s influential essay, “Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native." • What did this essay do to shift or situate the conversation of postcolonial studies towards settler colonialism? • What chord did it strike that made it so widely taken up? And how have the essay’s key concepts travelled globally? • How do the essay’s arguments hold up when considered in settler colonial contexts not addressed in Wolfe’s essay. Our aim is to curate a special issue by inviting a mix of scholars from across the globe, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, established and newer voices, to comment on the essay in 2026 as a way to examine the current state of the field. We seek research article contributions of 5,000 words that will undergo double-blind peer-review and also encourage reflective essays and creative responses to “Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native.” We will hold an online symposium in June 2026, where a working version of accepted essays will be shared with scholars from across the globe. Our target deadlines are as follows: • 350 word abstracts by March 15, 2026; • Conference version of the paper for the online symposium in June 2026; • Submitted draft for peer review, October 2026; • Revised and final draft for publication, Jan 2027; • Publication: May 2027. Please send abstracts of 350 words with a 1 page CV to: Rebecca Weaver-Hightower, rebeccawh@vt.edu or raweav1@yahoo.com. Please make sure the subject line indicates the special issue. Abstracts will be acknowledged with an email. If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, please email Rebecca (in case your original email was unintentionally filtered out by her email program).

Attention scholars: to mark the 20th anniversary of Patrick Wolfe's "Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the
Native," SETTLER COLONIAL STUDIES is soliciting reflections/ critiques for a special issue on Wolfe and his influence.

Details below. Please circulate widely!

It’s shambolic. The only way they can save themselves is to get Diana Ross back for the opening ceremony to score the penalty she missed in the opening ceremony of USA ‘94. That’s the redemption story we all need. youtu.be/BAKsGT9-XB0?...

Amazing 👏

I mean it was hard to keep scrolling once I saw Wayne’s World at 99 but having Eddie Murphy Raw in ahead of Delirious is cultural vandalism. Probably can’t argue with number 1 though so I now feel conflicted.

Is this the grift going up yet another notch or has it just kind of settled in the stratosphere?

Would you also mind adding me too please? Im a historian of US activism and empire.

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Played the role in the same way as Daniel Craig but better.