It's the day of the ceilidh for #eshs-hss! NB There is no food at this event - make sure you EAT FIRST. Tell your friends!

Rebekah Higgitt@rhiggitt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Important #ESHS-HSS #histSTM notice: who, coming to the ceilidh on 14 July, knows their Dashing White Sergeant from their Gay Gordons and Strip the Willow? Your skills are needed to help lead a merry dance! Dances will be called by the band, so everyone can join in, but a few set leaders will help.

This is currently spreading in our kitchen. The quotes from York-based roofers to fix "patchy", as we are now referring to it, have ranged from £500 to £5000. £500 to £5000!!

20 mi for mental health!🚶‍♂️💨 YESI is taking on the #GreatYorkWalk to raise funds for mental health research. Support @proflinds.bsky.social, @rob-marchant.bsky.social, @sabineclarke.bsky.social + Kate Arnold as they walk for a healthier planet + a healthier mind. Sponsor them here:

YESI does the Great York Walk

YESI recognises the important links between environmental sustainability and people's mental health and wellbeing. Our Environment and Health research theme directly tackles some of these issues. We'r

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Check out the latest Special Issue of the J. Imperial and Commonwealth History! Fantastic articles on business and labour in German colonialism. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/c...

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Business and Labour in German Colonialism. Volume 54, Issue 1 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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Permanent post in the history of the Middle East after 1800 at York! Plus three fixed term posts 1) Medieval History 1100-1450 2) Modern China 3) Britain/Public History

York History Department - Academic Jobs

Uncover the past to define the future. We are seeking research-led historians to join our world-class, collaborative community. Discover career-defining opportunities within one of the UK’s most disti...

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We're heading into 2026 with a new Associate Director! We're thrilled @sabineclarke.bsky.social has agreed to take on this role after being a great LCAB supervisor for several years. Sabine takes over from the brilliant Mark Jenner. Find out more about Sabine's work: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...

York Minster looking fine this evening

🏙️✨ The City of Today is a Dying Thing Join us for a public lecture by @desfitzgerald.bsky.social (@ucc.ie ), exploring how cities, health + the environment intertwine — and what “green urbanism” really means. 📅 Mon 3 Nov | 🕔5–7pm 📍 @york.ac.uk 🎟️ Book here➡️https://buff.ly/RvbkKuw

The City of Today is a Dying Thing - Des Fitzgerald

Join YESI's Environment and Health theme for a talk by Des Fitzgerald about his book 'The City of Today is a Dying Thing

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Why go interdisciplinary?🤔 Join us next Monday for Interdisciplinary Research: Back to Basics — exploring the why, how + what ifs of working across disciplines. Led by @desfitzgerald.bsky.social, it’s a chance to reflect, share + rethink what collaboration really means. 🔗 buff.ly/2aZG2TX

In our recent volume, 'Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire', @anilliams.bsky.social contributed a chapter on the forced deportation of Liverpool's Chinese seamen at the end of WWII. @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social brill.com/display/book...

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It was a real pleasure to write this afterword for a fantastic special issue on the history of invasive species by Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social and Jules Skotnes-Brown @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social

Invasive Species, Health, and Global History Afterword: The Disavowal of Human Agency

Abstract. The papers in this special issue explore the metaphorical realms that inform discourses on disruptive plants and animals. They explore how specie

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And there’s more good news 🌿✨ The YESI Fellows Scheme 2025/26 opens on Monday 8 September! If you’re a University of York researcher with ideas for tackling environmental sustainability challenges, this is your chance. Details here 👉 buff.ly/W6IXpUe

Delighted that the University of York has been shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership 🌍👏 Recognition for our pioneering YESI Fellows Initiative driving interdisciplinary, impact-led sustainability research. Full shortlist👉 lstm.ac/3HZY0XE

THE Awards 2025

The THE Awards are the biggest celebration of UK and Irish higher education, recognising excellence across academia, professional services, leadership and management.

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By the River Foss in York

Ahem... my first acedemic article just went live on the BMJ/STI website. What can 'hidden' cures in handwritten family recipe books tell us about how people dealt with STIs in the long 17th century? doi.org/10.1136/sext... #17thC #earlymodern

History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

A walk with the dog brings some quiet and his joy is my pleasure.

🚨 Exciting news! @sabineclarke.bsky.social joins the YESI leadership team as co-lead for the Health and Environment Research Theme. Sabine brings expertise in the history of science + medicine, focusing on global health and environment. Welcome, Sabine! 🎉 Read more➡️ ow.ly/6c3250VzNLG

YESI appoints new Health and Environment Theme co-lead

The York Environmental Sustainability Institute YESI) is delighted to welcome Dr Sabine Clarke as the new co-lead for our Health and Environment Research Theme.

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Introducing a new YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project, working with York Explore and other groups in the city, to explore ways of using local archives to produce new histories of environmental change. ➡️https://ow.ly/yM4950VyQWr @sabineclarke.bsky.social @willtullett.bsky.social

I am co-organising a workshop (with Dr Isabel Davis) on 'Colonies, hives and queens: Insects and Imperialism' at the Natural History Musuem in London on Thursday the 3rd of April. There will be a set of flash talks on the theme in the morning. Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

PhD on offer at Kew: Plants and their Products: Biocultural collections at Kew Gardens & the South Kensington Museum during the long nineteenth century If only I could apply! Fascinating mutual interests of Kew and the V&A in plants. Closes 16 May www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-her...

I had such a wonderful time being interviewed by students in the History Department at York for their amazing podcast series. Take a look! (Or indeed a "listen")

Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!

Sabine Clarke@sabineclarke.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please circulate this great opportunity to do a PhD at Kew Gardens and the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at York! The student will look at the history of marginalised individuals who made knowledge about fungi in the early 20th century.

⏰ Final Reminder! The deadline for the BSHS Annual Conference 2025 CfP is TOMORROW! Submit your individual papers or sessions by Fri, 17 Jan 2025. 📍 When & Where: 8–10 July 2025, Cambridge 🌟 Open to researchers at all career stages & nationalities on any HSTM topic! conference.bshs.org.uk

York, UK, at 9.30 this morning

Isn’t this thistle head beautiful? Like the head of a medieval mace.