I'm looking for colleagues in the UK, #HistSTM, #HistMed, or #STS who work in institutional settings where they find it is difficult to place them in the right Unit of Assessment for REF2029. DM if that's you?
we all know I have no life, so:
A timely and critical collective essay on 'the state of the state', written by five members of our Editorial Board @will-davies.bsky.social @andrew-barry.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social Linsey McGoey and Samantha Ashenden
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Another interesting-looking CFP for @drinkingstudies.bsky.social bods. Call for proposals for a special collection for the journal 'Women’s Health' entitled “Sober Shifts: Women, Alcohol, and the Rise of a New Culture of Choice.” More details here:
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
Add to this, of course, the 100s of previously employed academics who are now out of work or whose jobs are at risk and the 100s of academics in fixed term positions trying to find permanent roles.
Community-owned pubs showing strong survival rates into the long term, according to Plunkett UK in the MA: www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...
Members of the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social have contributed to a series of reflections on the (contradictory, emergent, uncertain) 'state of the state', introduced by Andrew Barry and me (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Really sorry to hear this, that's awful. Solidarity
450 redundancies announced at the Ulster University. The impact of this will be devastating to staff, students & the functioning of the North as a whole. From social sciences speaking truth to power, to art giving this place joy - the decision must be reversed.
Can you sign & share this petition?
Of course UCL is one of these universities... is it 'disagreeing well' if you do it covertly? 🤔
The state of British academia: my partner was made redundant from one uni after 14 (14)yrs on fixed-term contracts, & has now begun a short-term fixed contract at another that is threatening to put all (all) its academic staff at risk of redundancy in a “fire & rehire” www.ucu.org.uk/article/1445...
There is a major exhibition ‘The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census’ and I’m delighted that we are hosting this in London at @britishacademy.bsky.social from 24 April - 15 May. Free entry and no booking required. Pop in if you are around!
nationalarchives.ie/engage-and-l...
Just thought I'd mention again that I once wrote this book about the history of 'no platforming' and free speech debates at UK universities.
www.routledge.com/No-Platform-...
Image text relates to an event, Matter, Rhizomes, and More-than-Human Sociology Annual Conference 2026'
Call for Papers by 1 May for ‘Matter, Rhizomes, and More-than-Human Sociology Annual Conference 2026’, a BSA New Materialisms Study Group event on 22 June, at Goldsmiths, University of London tinyurl.com/2p67edm4 #sociology
If you or your students research any aspect of British, Irish or British colonial/imperial history (Roman empire to today) and need a tool that will never hallucinate sources, check out the BBIH. It develops research skills rather than repressing them. Instit. & indiv. subscriptions available.
Obviously Raymond Williams wasn't talking about social media when he wrote about the flow of texts, but I think about it often when I see this kind of juxtaposition. In this TED talk I will
Enjoying the mix of #TOTP and Starmer posts on my timeline
The book cover for Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation. It shows two men sat on a bench in the 1930s.
"Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation" is published TODAY by @cornellupress.bsky.social! I tell the story of how queer men didn't just exist in Belfast but could be accepted by friends, family & colleagues... at least until a moral panic about homosexuality in the 1950s. 🧵
Once again sharing our upcoming EHU19 PGR & ECR conference as the abstract deadline for 1st May is looming closer! We're very lucky to have @drclaireocall.bsky.social as keynote & running a journal workshop!
Send any abstracts or queries to ehu19place@outlook.com ✨️
@ehunineteen.bsky.social
UCEA and UUK have identified 'Changes to statutory obligations to participate in the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)' as 'our top priority' in a recent letter to Helen Hayes, chair of the House of Commons Education Committee.
You can now catch the first of the @railwaymuseum.bsky.social new podcast hosted by @drolibetts.bsky.social on the museum's youtube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKUp...
Later this month we will have a new article from @martinspychal.bsky.social as part of his series on Peter McLagan, Scotland's first Black MP. Here's a reminder of Martin's first article on McLagan and the process of researching his background: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/p...
2.5 year postdoc opportunity at CoE NARS, Tampere University. The focus is on the history of everyday nationalism and we encourage applications dealing with the history of childhood and youth. Please distribute far and wide and encourage great scholars to apply. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
The small rural chapel of Sardis, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, closed in 1980 and, due to its isolated location, has been abandoned to slowly deteriorate across the years (Crown Copyright: RCAHMW).
Take part in the Welsh Chapel Census 2026!
Complete a short survey—whether you’re part of a chapel or reporting on one locally.
Help create a vital snapshot of Wales’s chapel heritage.
zurl.co/kOijN
Press release: zurl.co/W38UP
My old university NTNU in Trondheim is finally! recruiting a fully tenured associate professor in modern environmental history. This is a great opportunity for the right person. #envhist
Good news! Applications for the 2026 Fi Wi Road Internship are still open.
An exciting opportunity for Black and mixed-Black heritage geography students, the Fi Wi Road project supports you to build networks, develop your voice, and gain experience.
Apply by 20 April 👇
https://bit.ly/4undzvM
a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position
Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.
Lakes as pollution archives? 🌫️
Discover the chemical history of lakes with Dr John Boyle: tinyurl.com/ucl-bat16
#BattarbeeLecture2026 #EnvironmentalChange #UCLGeography
A very strong and clear statement from the Economic History Review on the use of AI in original articles and literature reviews.
And good to see they have at last Xited. #Skystorians
