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Cambridge Modern British History Workshop

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The Cambridge Modern British History Workshop is open to postgraduate students working on any topic related to the history of Britain, Ireland, the British Empire and the Commonwealth since 1750. Convenors: Rob Kelsey, Lis Riveros and Adam Pountney

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Contemporary European History@conteurohistory.bsky.social · 3w ago

📣 Our latest New Voices blog is out! Tim Mansueto, @bristoluni.bsky.social, charts the history and expansion of asylums in Fascist Italy as sites of internment for political dissenters. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

The Pathologisation of Dissent in Fascist Italy, 1922-43 « History# « Cambridge Core Blog

Mussolini’s Blackshirts marched on Rome in 1922 and consolidated power by 1925-26, turning the country into the world’s first ‘totalitarian’ state. Political dissent was ruthlessly quashed – though af...

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Chris Campbell@chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Delighted to have an article in this month's @historytoday.com The article explores the 1951 Hans Crescent Strike, the post-war history of colonial students in the UK, and the British Council's attempt to use them for imperial soft power. www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

The Hans Crescent Strike: The Students at the Hotel

Eager to create goodwill towards Britain in its former colonies, the postwar government encouraged students from across the Empire to study in London. Housing them was a problem, as events in the summ...

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Contemporary European History@conteurohistory.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣 Read now on Firstview! 'The Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher: The Cases of Aerospace and Defence Procurement', by Tom Kelsey | @tomkelsey.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher: The Cases of Aerospace and Defence Procurement | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

The Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher: The Cases of Aerospace and Defence Procurement - Volume 35

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Lucy Delap@lucydelap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thoughtful piece by @historianhelen.bsky.social on retirement as a political struggle of the twentieth century, but one that reduced the space to rethink the work/life interface - an urgent question for today www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end | Helen McCarthy

The once inexorable rise in retiree living standards since the second world war has broken down. Can we keep the dream alive for future generations, asks historian Helen McCarthy

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Lucy Delap@lucydelap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

PhD: AHRC CDP Studentship | University of Exeter

The University of Exeter (UoE) alongside University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives (CULA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from 1 October 2026, under the...

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Cambridge Modern British History Workshop@cammbhw.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"But primary sources are not just repositories of data to be mined and tabulated; they are fragments of past attitudes and sensibilities that need careful and sensitive reading. AI... makes a poor companion for those seeking to understand our human past."

Chris Campbell@chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Delighted to contribute to this fantastic series on AI, British Studies and the wider humanities with @thenacbs.bsky.social! www.nacbs.org/post/back-to...

Molly Groarke@mollygroarke.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Very happy to announce my article is now out with the @historicaljnl.bsky.social! It reviews the current literature on family networks in the British Empire and biographical approaches to writing imperial history www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Imperial Family Biographies and New Approaches to the Family in Histories of the British Empire, c.1650–c.1950 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core

Imperial Family Biographies and New Approaches to the Family in Histories of the British Empire, c.1650–c.1950

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Chris Campbell@chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Media outlets are still giving airtime to that Microsoft report on AI and the workplace, even though its methods and conclusions are so crude... and they're also not balancing it with any of the report's critiques. This was published yesterday: fortune.com/article/what...

Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list | Fortune

Sorry, Gen Z: AI is coming for safe and secure teaching jobs, as well as grad roles.

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Cambridge Modern British History Workshop@cammbhw.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Great opportunity for postgrads and ECRs researching modern British history!

Contemporary European History@conteurohistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New Year, New Voices! 📣 Get your research out there in 2026 with the help of CEH's blog. New Voices offers a platform for postgrads and ECRs in our field to engage a wider audience with their work. Here's a reminder of everything we published in 2025 (contact details at the end!) [1/7] ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Cambridge Modern British History Workshop@cammbhw.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Great opportunity for history postgrads to do some public-facing work with their research!

Contemporary European History@conteurohistory.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you’re a postgraduate student or ECR researching any aspect of post-1914 European history (including the UK and Europe’s overseas empires), we’d love to hear from you. To submit a blog idea, or for more information about New Voices, please email cehnewvoices@gmail.com

Contemporary European History@conteurohistory.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📣 New Voices continues with a blog from Rosie Charles, @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social. Rosie's blog explores superphosphate manufacturing by the British and French empires, charting the impact of fertiliser production on imperial expansion and agricultural practices. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

Empire in the Soil: Superphosphate and the British and French Imperial Manufacture, 1914-1937 « History# « Cambridge Core Blog

The history of European imperial agriculture has often been told through the lens of technological innovation, such as the development of the agricultural automotive industry or the application of adv...

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Cambridge Modern British History Workshop@cammbhw.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Very exciting new seminar series on Women's History starting in Cambridge next Tuesday!

Cambridge University History Faculty@camhistory.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Professor Lucy Delap will give the first Women’s History Seminar at Murray Edwards College, one of the two women-only colleges of @cam.ac.uk. 🔎 Title: Disabled women, the labour state and enterprise in 20th-century Britain ⏲️ Tues 28 Oct, 5–6.30pm 🏢 Vivien Stewart Room Register for free tickets ⬇️

Women's History Seminar series at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. Lecture 1: 'Disabled Women, the Labour State and Enterprise in 20th Century Britain' by Professor Lucy Delap
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop@cammbhw.bsky.social · last yr.

If you're researching the Second World War, women's employment, intelligence services, experiences and memory of wartime (or all of the above!), this conference looks fascinating! ⬇️⬇️

Chris Campbell@chriscampbell1.bsky.social · last yr.

Delighted to share details about registration for a conference I'm co-organising on women's work in WWII. Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more! Deadline 31st July!