Jessica Meyer
@thehistorygirl1.bsky.social
Historian, cook, gardener, knitter, reader, mother, wife, not in any particular order.
We are excited to announce that the call for papers for our 15th Conference is now live! It will take place on 29 Sep-1 Oct 2027 at the University of Kyoto, Japan. The theme is 'Observation'. The deadline for paper and panel proposals is 1 May. firstworldwarstudies.org/kyoto-2027/
Sad news this week: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/09...
Celebrating the life and contribution of John M MacKenzie - Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press remembers Professor John M. MacKenzie, founding editor of Studies in Imperialism, with tributes from colleagues reflecting on his scholarship, generosity and lasting legacy...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
We are recruiting new Associate Editors! First World War Studies, the interdisciplinary journal of the International Society for First World War Studies, published by Taylor & Francis, is seeking to expand its editorial team.
Taking some time while on holiday to write a long-overdue review of a couple of enjoyable books.
A Tale of the Unexpected
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams I am writing this review sitting in my brother’s living room in Conway, Massachusetts, where I have come on a whirlwind holiday, using the flight credits from a trip I was supposed take in April which had to be postponed when my husband fell ill. It was supposed to be a trip of pure indulgence after a summer focussed on work and family caregiving, with upgraded flights, tickets to a concert by one of my favourite groups, and a chance to spend time with friends and family members who I haven’t seen in far too long.
armsandthemedicalman.com
Travel Funding available for UK undergraduate medical students to research a #histmed topic from resources not available online Deadline for applications 30 November
@britsocmedhistory.bsky.social · 3mo agoApplications are now open to medical students in the UK for the Osler Travel Award 2026-2027. The awards, worth up to £4000, are for travel to North America to research a topic in the history of medicine from resources not available elsewhere. More: bshm.org.uk/students/
Fascinating article, particularly for anyone pe who enjoyed the recent @owalpodcast.bsky.social episode on The Blind Detective: ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/the-...
The Blind Detective
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk
History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2mo agoHow can historians use institutional archives to recover the lived experiences of disabled people? @lucyanne.bsky.social explores technological collaboration and disabled expertise in the General Post Office in early twentieth-century Britain.
Job alert - tenure track position in early/late mod British history & empire at Princeton: apply.interfolio.com/190698
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio
apply.interfolio.com
Today's random bit of research has involved looking up the Dentists' Act of 1921, although I am still not clear why ex-service Clause (3(5)) should have been viewed as particularly detrimental by ex-servicemen. #ww1 #fww #histmed #TheReturnoftheSoldier
Sixteen Writing Tips from Marcus Rediker Writing tips from the acclaimed writer and historian. pghrev.com/sixteen-writ... #skystorians 🗃️
The article from hell has won. I have emailed the editor to say I cannot write it, despite my best efforts. The relief (and the energy it has given me for writing the next chapter of #TheReturnoftheSoldier) is enormous. #aclife #acwri #amnotwriting (at least not that article).
New approach to the article from hell has failed. On to attempt number 5... #acwri #amwriting #badly
Having an extremely productive day in the archives, concluding with the discovery of my first verifiable service revolver kept as a war souvenir (damaged and thus not used to commit a murder to be investigated by an amateur sleuth). #aclife #ww1 #fww #TheReturnoftheSoldier
Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️
AHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College London
The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies
kcl.ac.uk
I am currently in a fight to the death with an article that is due in September. I have started it four times, come up with at least three different outlines and still felt it had no focus or structure. Today I took a new approach and finally feel as if I might be winning. #phew #acwri #amwriting
Last week, about a third of the History department were able to gather together on graduation day. Rather than lend our intellectual authority to the official procession and ceremony we invited our students to come and celebrate their achievements with us in a shady courtyard. They came. 1/
Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.
I'm recruiting members for the research team of "The Sound of Disagreement", on the modern history of speech and democracy. If you or your students are interested in the topic, please check out 3 vacancies for junior scholars (2 PhD, 1 Postdoc) below www.nwo.nl/projecten/qp...
The Sound of Disagreement: Embodied Histories of Political Speech 1800-present | NWO
nwo.nl
There's a revealing Seven Dials side to this story. In the late-1940s the Ministry of Works initially proposed the Shaftesbury Hotel on Mercer Street as the British Council’s new residential centre for colonial students arriving in London. 1/2
History Today@historytoday.com · 3mo agoYoung people from across the Empire travelled to study in London in the postwar era. The British Council offered accommodation – and then abruptly told them to leave. 🔒 Chris Campbell’s article from the June issue is in the archive buff.ly/LRK51Mh
Job Opportunity! Lecturer in Early Modern British History University of Sheffield - School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities Fixed term www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ392/l...
Lecturer in Early Modern British History at University of Sheffield
Apply now for the Lecturer in Early Modern British History role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
jobs.ac.uk
If you fancy a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of History at Warwick, do let me know!! 🗃️ Click on the link below to get all relevant details. 👇 👇 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW736/b...
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 at University of Warwick
Searching for an academic job? Explore this British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
jobs.ac.uk
We have an 18-month temporary lectureship in early modern British and European history just advertised at Newcastle - closing date 9th July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW166/l... #skystorians
Lecturer in Early Modern British and European History at Newcastle University
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Early Modern British and European History on jobs.ac.uk!
jobs.ac.uk
Here is a fantastic opportunity, 3 years full time, a chance to really develop, alongside lovely colleagues. Replacing me so colonial or non European history particularly welcome. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRR630/l...
Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities at Keele University
An academic position as a Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
jobs.ac.uk
I should be writing about battlefield medicine, but I got distracted: armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/06/10/a...
A brief distraction
Edward Bluemel (Image: Mammoth / Jonathan Ford) I appear to be having a week of being distracted from the writing I should be doing by bright shiny topics, mainly to do with detective fiction. So t…
armsandthemedicalman.com
Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
ucl.ac.uk
Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards. For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #SkyStorians
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
This will be a great listen. Just remember that other books about #20s30s Seven Dials are available. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181954/
Manchester University Press - Songs of Seven Dials
Songs of Seven Dials - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Songs of Seven Dials by Matt Houlbrook
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
Oh! What a Lovely Podcast@owalpodcast.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat happens when a classic Agatha Christie story is reimagined with the memory of war? This month we are joined by Kemper Donovan, author and host of All About Agatha, to discuss Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery and its recent Netflix adaptation ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/agat...
What happens when a classic Agatha Christie story is reimagined with the memory of war? This month we are joined by Kemper Donovan, author and host of All About Agatha, to discuss Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery and its recent Netflix adaptation ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/agat...
Agatha Christie & The Seven Dials Mystery
What happens when a classic Agatha Christie story is reimagined with the memory of war lingering behind it? In the latest episode of Oh! What a Lovely Podcast, Jessica, Chris and Angus a...
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk
Am I just unlucky or is the newest form of publisher cost cutting to combine copy editing and proofing? Trying to do both on the same on line document means I am paranoid that I have now created typos and grammar errors via the copy edits. #acwriting