“By shifting the vast majority of university funding into the hands of the aggregate decisions of 17-year-olds, the English system of choice has become an enormous machine for finding out who has the best (or best resourced) marketing department.”

From latest ‘Private Eye’ shared from Prof Humphries #skystorians #history #classics

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691265940/two-paths-to-prosperity

Reading a book published in 2025 by a Nobel prize-winning economist, and the start is ... not promising. None of this is true, and the scholarship cited here is conspicuously out of date (Mitterauer first published in 2003).

Fucking omgekeerde wereld. De schijf van vijf is er niet voor de boeren. Onze gezondheid moet dus lijden zodat anderen er anders geen financieel gewin uit kunnen halen? Ik weet dat dit vaak zo werkt, maar dit is wel heel erg in your face. Kunnen we talkshows niet gewoon afschaffen?

Averil Cameron passes away - Medievalists.net Averil Cameron, one of the most influential historians of the Byzantine world and a scholar whose work reshaped the study of late antiquity, has passed away at the age of 86.

We are sad to note the passing of Averil Cameron, historian of late antiquity and Byzantium www.medievalists.net/2026/04/aver... #history

I read the first review of my edition of the ‘Collection CCCC capitulorum’ with special pleasure and gratitude. Great start of the day!

Some good news - a new issue of Early Medieval Europe has dropped! And it's a bumper issue, with six articles, not the usual five. Here's a quick thread on the delights awaiting you: 1/9

The great historian of Late Antiquity Averil Cameron, who has died, reminding us that class matters alongside gender in British society wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2017/05/22/s...

Doe mee als je ook een andere universiteit wilt. #WOinActie

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores.

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom in attempt to reverse declines in reading, math, and science.
arstechnica.com/science/2026...

This is a purely British tradition: to interpret EU regulations most ridiculously and then claim it represents the end of British civilisation. Ironically, this tradition survived Brexit, which was actually caused by exactly this tiresome tradition.

Bindend studieadvies heeft vooral nadelen, blijkt uit nieuw grootschalig onderzoek Het bsa werkt niet, blijkt uit het grootste onderzoek dat er ooit naar gedaan is. Afstuderen gaat nauwelijks sneller en minder studenten behalen een diploma. Wat de LSVb betreft kan het bsa meteen wor...

Het bsa werkt niet, blijkt uit het grootste onderzoek dat er ooit naar gedaan is. Afstuderen gaat nauwelijks sneller en minder studenten behalen een diploma. Wat de LSVb betreft kan het bsa meteen worden afgeschaft.

Binding study advice mainly has drawbacks, study says The binding study advice—or BSA—does not work, according to the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Graduation is barely faster, and fewer students obtain a degree. As far as student union LS...

The binding study advice—or BSA—does not work, according to the largest study ever conducted on the subject. Graduation is barely faster, and fewer students obtain a degree. As far as student union LSVb is concerned, the BSA can be scrapped immediately.

Blitzkrieg; exact same; every single

WRITING! that's what it looks like when business profs do it

Academia finds a whole new low into which to sink

To be left dead by attacks is the natural state of the Middle Easterner, while in the Western culture (also Israel somehow) being killed is a major taboo.

En route to Vienna for the two-day workshop “Ruse of reuse” on digital methods and strategies of text-reuse analysis, organised by Jan Odstrčilík, Martin Roček (IMAFO, ÖAW), and our very own SOLEMNE project. www.oeaw.ac.at/imafo/verans...

Which is not to say that the other Marx’s theory is not equally convincing…

There is a vacancy in our project 'Pages of Prayer: The Ecosystem of Vernacular Prayer Books in the Late Medieval Low Countries, c. 1380-1550' for a junior or postdoctoral researcher! #medievalsky
careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Junior-R...

Waarom de willoze trekpop Eppo Bruins nooit Leidse ‘uitbuikprof’ mag worden Omdat tegenwoordig niets te gek is in Den Haag dienden we een extraparlementaire motie in, bevelen de Universiteit Leiden nooit en te nimmer de wetenschapsondermijner Eppo Bruins een leerstoel toe te ...

Omdat tegenwoordig niets te gek is in Den Haag dienden we een extraparlementaire motie in, bevelen de Universiteit Leiden nooit en te nimmer de wetenschapsondermijner Eppo Bruins een leerstoel toe te spelen, vragen de regering daarop scherp toe te zien en gaan over tot de orde van de dag.

Research-Creation in the early Middle Ages: the example of Hibernicus Exul : Find an Expert : The University of Melbourne <p> The pivotal role played by Irish scholars in preserving and transmitting ancient learning during the early Middle Ages is well known even beyond the academy, thanks to popularising works such as ‘How the Irish Saved Civilization’. Yet a great deal of work remains to be done on individual Irish figures working in continental Europe during the eighth to tenth centuries in order to establish more rigorously the Irish contribution. The shadowy figure known as ‘Hibernicus Exul’ (‘the Irish exile’) provides an ideal test-case for this work: the author of thirty-eight Latin poems, on scholarly, political, and comic topics, his works appear in a single manuscript, Vatican Reg. Lat. 2078. This is an important and influential poetic anthology from the heart of the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of intense cultural and intellectual activity in eight- and ninth-century Europe during which the literature and learning of the ancient Graeco-Roman world was rediscovered and concerted efforts were made to standardise and widen access to educational systems, with significant consequences for the intellectual history of western Europe. The PhD student recruited will write the first monograph-length study of Hibernicus Exul, setting his work in the context of the manuscript, addressing the controversial question of his possible identification with the better- known Carolingian scholar Dúngal, and demonstrate how the poet exemplifies the nature of medieval Irish literature, which simultaneously aims to educate and to entertain, and can in many ways be seen as a predecessor of today’s Research-Creation. </p> <p> <strong>Please note below additional requirements when submitting your Expressions of Interest:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Additional requirements: <ul> <li> <strong>Statement of research interest [max. 1000 words]</strong> </li> <li> <strong>MA in a related field, or equivalent, to be completed by the programme start date.</strong> </li> <li> <strong>Evidence of at least six semesters of Latin, or equivalent, with grades of B+ or higher, or equivalent</strong> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

#MEDIEVAL #LATIN #PHD OPPORTUNITY:
Co-supervised by myself and Cillian O'Hogan, University of Toronto

Project start: September 2027, with time in #Toronto, France, & @unimelb.edu.au. #Scholarship includes tuition fees, living allowance, health insurance, and relocation support.

Get in touch!

Betekent het niets meer voor deze onderwijsreuzen dat het om eigen studenten gaat die je niet zomaar bij het oudvuil dumpt? Zijn universiteiten zo groot geworden dat de student een abstract begrip en een klant is geworden?

Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin La date du 16 juin avait été dans un premier temps pressentie pour son entrée au Panthéon, mais la cérémonie a dû être décalée de quelques jours en raison du G7 à Evian-les-Bains.

Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin

Inaugural lecture Prof N. (Nelleke) IJssennagger-van der Pluijm FSA: Randzaken verbinden More informationInaugural lecture Prof N. (Nelleke) IJssennagger-van der Pluijm FSATitle: Randzaken verbindenChair: Cultural history of the southern North...

This afternoon! Nelleke speaks about #Frisia, #Vikings, North Sea connections and much more. In Dutch 🇳🇱 but with an English translation available.
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

Every American needs to watch this:

Johannes Fried tot: War Karl der Große wirklich groß? Er erneuerte seine Zunft aus dem Geist radikalen Zweifels und wollte sie sogar zur Hirnforschung bekehren: Zum Tod des Frankfurter Historikers Johannes Fried.

Nachruf von @pbahners.bsky.social auf Johannes Fried, der am 17.01.2026 in Heidelberg verstorben ist: www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London

Anyway, good news! Open-ended lectureship in early medieval history at KCL.

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...

PhD Position in Medieval Manuscript Studies | Radboud University Do you want to work as a PhD Candidate in Medieval Manuscript Studies at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!

🚨Phd Position in #Digital #Medieval Manuscripts Studies

You will be part of an international research project, applying innovative computational methods to the study of the transmission history of the Latin Physiologus and the Bestiary.

📍Radbout University (NL)
📆15 Jan 2026
▶️ tinyurl.com/3wtcxpfc

#medievalsky

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...