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The Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies at University of Birmingham is looking to appoint a full-time teaching fellow
Fixed term until June 2027

An illustration of a Georgian manor house in the mid- background. An ominous black cloud directly above the house. A tree lined avenue on the far right of the illustration. A central pathway leading down from the property with figures along the route including a male figure in the middle of the pathway pushing a wheelbarrow. Two female figures -adult and child- to the left of this figure looking on at the workman. A large tree to their left. Legend at the bottom of the illustration indicates this is Baskerville House, Easy Hill, Broad Street.

Dr Caroline Archer–Parre explores eighteenth-century typeface punches and how a three-year funded project by BCU and Cambridge scholars is reshaping our understanding: theironroom.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/t... Ref: WK/B11/1140 #LibraryofBham @typetweets.bsky.social @Baskerville1707

Master's Scholarships programme 2026-27: supporting groups underrepresented in academic history - RHS Each year the Society awards Scholarships to support students who will study for a Master's degree in history at a UK university. Master's Scholarships, each of £5000, seek to support students from gr...

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

Every Monument Will Fall: in conversation with Dan Hicks Join us for a conversation on materiality, conflict, and memory with Prof. Dan Hicks

The event is open to everyone and it is free to attend, but you must register on Eventbrite. Tickets are going fast, so please sign up asap to avoid disappointment
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Birmingham-based peeps, there are still tickets available for this in-person event organised by BRIHC at @unibirmingham.bsky.social! A unique opportunity to hear @profdanhicks.bsky.social reflect on his work on heritage, memory and conflict in conversation with @corinnefowler.bsky.social

Sagas! The 2026 Midland Viking Symposium .

It's a month until the 2026 Midland Viking Symposium on 15 May. Sign up here! This year it's free, it's online and it's on a Friday. Please share.
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Illustration of the Birmingham market hall. A Classical style building - a consistent run of high vaulted windows running along the front of the building. A series of doors below each window. The entrance to the building is on the far right of the illustration with pillars at the front and the statue of a female figure on the roof above the entrance. Pedestrians walk along in front of the building in the foreground of the illustration. Text beneath the illustration reads - Birmingham Market Hall now erecting from the Design of Mr. Charles Edge, architect. The exterior of this building is of beautiful Bath stone. Length 365 feet. Breadth 108 feet'. Printed and published by William Daniell at his Lithographic Establishment, 88, New Street, Birmingham.

#Birmingham Market Hall was a municipal hall based on the design of Charles Edge from 1835 until 1940 - the interior and roof were destroyed by bombing. The shell of the hall was occupied until demolition in the 1960s. Ref – WK/B11/3493 #LibraryofBham #bhamwsmkt

Can this man save the Electric? Ian Francis has a (fully-costed) plan. Now he just needs developers on side

Francis thinks this sort of bold revamp sets the standard for Station Street, that they don't need to settle for faceless blocks of housing. We got experts to appraise the plans - they approved.

But to succeed, Francis needs momentum from the public, or Glenbrook to agree. Can he do it?

Front cover of a guide. Title at the top reads - Outer Circle Omnibus Service, No.11. Beneath this is a circle with an illustration of two buses travelling down a rural road with a signpost on the right. Below this is more text including the distance of the route and the cost to travel.

#OuterCircle today marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Outer Circle (Number 11) bus route. Here’s an illustrated description of the route and places of interest from 1927. Ref - Birmingham Guides C/2 (347423) #LibraryofBham

A drawing depicting the Peasants' Revolt in Somerset

Join us on 17 October in Sherborne to learn about six centuries of protest. From the Peasants' Revolt to the "Wildcat" strikes, the conference will explore how these events have shaped communities and identities.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

A poster. Header has the logo of the Moseley Society which is a relief of a tree in full leaf and the words – The Moseley Society to the right of it. Contact details on the far right of the poster. Text below this advertising the position of an Archivist.

#MoseleySociety wish to appoint an Archivist to re-catalogue their collections. If you are interested please email them at all-enquiries@moseley-society.org.uk for further details #LibraryofBham @themoseleysociety.bsky.social

Cover of a booklet - title at the top is Home Away From Home - the condensation trails of two airplanes weave between the title with images of airplanes on either side. Subtitle beneath this is Women’s Journeys From Mirpur to Birmingham. Below, a group photograph of a family of six - two adults and four minors. The youngest two sat on the lap or close to the adults. A scenic backdrop with a minaret in the right background.

#BritishAsianHistory Home Away From Home looks at women's journeys from Mirpur, Pakistan to Birmingham. Interviews tell the stories of the women making new lives in the city. Women’s Lives in the Archives: tinyurl.com/JourneysFrom... Ref: MS 4760/35 #LibraryofBham #raqsartstudio

An exhibition marks 200 years of the University of Birmingham Medical School.
Medical historian Jonathan Reinarz introduces some collection highlights in this short video
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#histmed

SSHM 2026: In/Out University of Leeds 30 June – 3 July 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling and Conference Committee: Dr Alex Bamji, Professor Shane Doyle, Megan Graham, Professor Robert Hornsby, Dr Will Jackson, Dr J…

📣Registration is now open 📣 for #SSHM2026
The Society's biennial conference In/Out will be held at University of Leeds 30 June -3 July 2026
#histmed

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📣New initative for 2026 📣
The AWM Member Development Fund willl offer an opportunity to promote collaborative working across the region. Modest grants, open to #ArchivesWM membership, to support innovative or project-based work to develop and/or extend their service offer.
More details soon!

There's just over a week left to submit your abstract for the New Voices in Midland History Conference before the 31 March deadline.

Join us on Saturday 6 June at the National Civil War Centre in Newark to share your research about the history of our region.

More details 👇

Meanwhile, for listings of local history societies in the UK, @balhnews.bsky.social has this helpful guide: www.balh.org.uk/societies-az #Skystorians

Image of a section of the United Kingdom and Ireland with the text: 'The Royal Historical Society works closely with a number of other UK and Irish societies dedicated to the study, communication and promotion of historical knowledge and understanding. Once a year, the Society hosts a half-day meeting of heads of UK history societies to discuss subjects of shared interest, such as publishing, membership and advocacy for the discipline. The Society also holds regular online meetings with its equivalent national organisations worldwide.'

This week we released a select listing of 100 national history societies active in the UK & Ireland bit.ly/4rANJ52.

These subject specialist societies enable research and promote the value of historical knowledge. Many are membership organisations and invite historians to join them #Skystorians

World Water Day 2026: Why gender matters in the global water crisis This World Water Day 2026, we asked Newcastle University researchers why gender matters, and the challenges women & girls face in the global water crisis.

22 March is #WorldWaterDay
‘2.1 billion people living without access to safe water’
The theme Water and Gender ‘underrepresentation, funding, inadequate infrastructure, gender roles, restrictive social norms, and inequalities can cause women and girls to be impacted by water-related challenges’.

Image of large yellow globe artwork suspended from the ceiling overhead a group of people in the cafe area of The Exchange in Birmingham. Artwork is Helios by Luke Jerram

3 people seated on a stage with a 4th person standing with a microphone addressing an audience. Seated panel from left to right artist Luke Jerram, Prof. Bill Chaplin & Prof. Alice Roberts in the hall of University of Birmingham The Exchange.

Great evening at The Exchange for public launch of the amazing Helios by @lukejerram.bsky.social and ‘Seeing the Sun’ exhibition. Informative Q&A with the artist and Prof. Bill Chaplin chaired by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social
If in #Birmingham do visit and experience art and science until 1 Nov 🌅

A fantastic paper I encourage people to watch if they missed it

Midland History Midlands Metal Trades. Volume 50, Issue 3 of Midland History

Did you know you can choose to publish #openaccess with Midland History 📖

Read open access articles on early modern printing by Caroline Archer-Parré and Victorian furniture trends by Roseanna Romaine Smith in our latest special issue on the Midlands Metal Trades 👇

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2026 AUAC Conference: Who is Responsible for the Archives? Who is Responsible for the Archives? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ethics in a Digital Age When: Friday 26 June 2026, 9:00–5:00 pm Where: Aston University campus in Birmingham, UK, and online (hybr...

Consider submitting a proposal for this upcoming hybrid conference on Archives and Ethics! Experts from all fields are welcome! padlet.com/dturner2_23/... @astonuniversity.bsky.social @astonpress.bsky.social

Aston University Archives Centre (AUAC) A space for work on the history of Aston University, its predecessor institutions, and the people and communities that made them.

Call for Papers: Archives and Ethics Conference - deadline 13 April. Experts from all fields welcome!
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AWM Trustee Vacancies Archives West Midlands will have three trustee vacancies on its Board from September 2026. Would you or one of your service users/stakeholders relish the opportunity to join an ambitious, friendly net...

Would you or one of your service users/stakeholders relish the opportunity to join an ambitious, friendly network, helping to shape the future direction of #ArchivesWM, supporting #archive services across the West Midlands? The Board has 3 trustee vacancies from September 2026 - to learn more 👇

Three tower blocks shown in open space

Tower blocks and street

Tower blocks in estate

Tower blocks in estate

How Birmingham's torrid love affair with high-rise ended in tears. My concluding post looks at how and why the city's obsession with high-rise housing came to fail:
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Essay Prize The aim of the prize is to promote scholarship among postgraduate research students working on the Victorian period in any discipline in the UK and abroad. The

Submissions open for the @jofvictculture.bsky.social Graduate Student Essay Prize, 2026!! 📄

This is open to anyone either currently registered for a higher research degree or awarded one within past 3 years. Deadline October 1st 2026. Please share widely!! 🌟

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A black and white image of women who participated in the Gundry Strike

#ICYMI: Save the date for our one-day conference, in association with Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, where we'll be looking at rebellion and protest across six centuries.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Stone – Stafford Walk from Stone railway station south through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across the unusual surviving Stafford Common, a town common, to Stafford town centre.

This week's new walking route is:

Stone - Stafford

9.1 miles through the mid-Staffordshire countryside, and across Stafford Common, a large rare surviving example of town common land, still partially used for grazing animals

Check it out👇

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