We’re delighted to announce that Professor Leah Price has been appointed to the Professorship of Bibliography and Modern Book History.

Professor Leah Price appointed as Professor of Bibliography and Modern Book History

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The 2-tierism is already accelerating. As the recent British Academy academic staffing data & accompanying briefing demonstrate, this is also happening within 'older institutions', with acceleration of teaching-only appointments in Russell Group HEIs. Vital questions re research/teaching begged. 3/3

From the current issue: "The Revolutions that Consolidated Empire: A Reconsideration of 1830" by @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social‬ and Erik de Lange (‪@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social‬) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

The Revolutions that Consolidated Empire: A Reconsideration of 1830*

Abstract. There is a world of imperial connections and consequences of the revolutions of 1830 that historians hardly ever mention. The relationship betwee

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I did this last year and it was fantastic. Great group of people and completely safe environment to develop ideas and style. By far the most productive PhD experience I have been lucky enought to be a part of (and I got a good sleep and someone else did meals three times a day).

Economic History Society@echistsoc.bsky.social · 2w ago

The EHS offers 12 part-funded places on an annual, intensive residential course designed to raise the quality and analytical rigour of doctoral dissertations. To be held this year 2–5 December 2026, at the University of Warwick. Application Deadline: 16:00 (UK time) Friday, 11 September 2026.

Professorship! The European University Institute (my PhD alma mater) in Florence, Italy, is seeking a new Chair in Intellectual History, 1500–Present. Deadline: 10 September www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

'Defining questions for higher education are emerging at a time when universities are structurally under-resourced to answer them.' (page 19) Grim but important reading of the tea leaves.

New choices: Revisiting futures for higher education in England - HEPI

English universities face ‘unstable hybrid’ future as funding model collapses faster than predicted, warns new report. English higher education is heading into a future nobody planned, according to a ...

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We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is Friday 7 August Please share widely!

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026

History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.

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Read the Foreword by @sathnam.bsky.social and the Introduction by me for free here:

Hurst Publishers@hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 2w ago

PB edition of the critically acclaimed ‘The Truth About Empire’ edited by @alanlester.bsky.social w/foreword by @sathnam.bsky.social out now! ‘Book of the Year’ @historyextra.bsky.social Extracted in @theguardian.com Sample 👉 tinyurl.com/38u2ndw3 & use code TRUTH20 for a 20% off in buy link.

We are excited to announce that our annual conference will take place at the University of Manchester on Monday 2nd of November 2027! 🎉🐝 There will also be an Early Career Research Workshop on Sunday 1st of November aimed at giving feedback on draft papers for a small number of our ECR members. 📝

📢 Job vacancy - Chair in Intellectual History We welcome applications from scholars working across a broad range of fields, including: 💠 History of political theory, political economy 💠 Knowledge systems and IT 💠 Postcolonial and intersectional thought 💠 Humanist, post-human, and planetary history

Great opportunity for UK archives: the TNA-RLUK professional fellowships have been opened up to accreditation-eligible archives, not just RLUK members. Have a research topic you want to poke at over a year, with support from TNA or RLUK members? Have a look: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

TNA/RLUK Professional Fellowships - Research Libraries UK

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

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We're hiring! We are now accepting applications for two Research Fellow positions in modern/contemporary history in Washington, with an expected start date of January 1, 2027. Applications are due August 30th. More details: www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...

The Disraeli Myth by @jonesemily.bsky.social "expertly guides readers through the life and legacy of a man who reached beyond a narrow base to challenge a fragile status quo amid unfolding social change." Read the full @wsj.com review:

‘The Disraeli Myth’ Review: One Nation, Under Tories

Few British prime ministers besides Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher have wide public recognition in the United States. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) is an important exception.

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CFP: Gender & History in the Americas Seminar Series, 2026-27 Papers, roundtables, & contributions that investigate histories of women, gender, & sexuality from a hemispheric perspective are welcomed before 31st July. baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Call for Papers: Gender and History in the Americas Seminar Series, 2026-27 - British Association for American Studies

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) invites proposals for its upcoming 2026-27 seminar series, showcasing innovative research on the histories of women, gender, and sexuality…

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Following the changes made by the 'Great' Reform Act of 1832, who was able to vote? From potwalloper to scot and lot voters, Dr Philip Salmon explores each type of post-1832 voting qualification. @victoriancommons.bsky.social

Who could vote? From potwallopers to ten-pounders: post-1832 franchises explained

Philip Salmon examines who could vote following the changes made by the ‘Great’ Reform Act of 1832. This article covers the system which was in operation until the next major Reform Act in 1867.

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'The Historian's Craft & Practice: new writing on history teaching and historical research' bit.ly/45l8I2M Selected recent articles from the Society's journal, 'Transactions', on the practice of pedagogy and research. All content available Open Access. New article submissions invited #Skystorians

The Historian's Craft and Practice: new writing on history teaching and historical research - RHS

The Society's academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, publishes a wide range of content from historians of all disciplinary backgrounds and career stages, worldwide. This inclu...

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Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. We're inviting proposals from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xWduAS

In case you missed it, behold a 19thC justice thesis that doesn’t mention Foucault once. It can be done.

Dr Sophie Michell@sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 2w ago

You can read it here: oro.open.ac.uk/110434/

"Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well."

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2w ago

1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.

The UNHCR archives in Geneva are at risk; reading room already closed - and there's a much broader 'humanitarian archive emergency' ongoing with aid budget cuts. www.aretenews.com/unhcr-refuge...

As aid funds shrink, archivists warn of risks to the humanitarian record

UNHCR's archives are a test case for humanitarians struggling to preserve institutional memory in an era of retrenchment.

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Job posting: Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies specializing in pre-modern Islam, in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford Please share widely! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

There are only 10 days left to apply for the Prize of the German Historical Institute London! 📆 The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis on ▪️German history (submitted to a British or Irish university), 1/3

New article! 'Remembering Social Democracy: Monumentalization, political infrastructures, and stories of "the people",' by Erik Jönsson.

Remembering Social Democracy: Monumentalization, political infrastructures, and stories of 'the people'

Journal of Historical Geography

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Hullo #earlymodern istas. If you happen to use my work (books and articles, anything) in your teaching, now would be a good time to tell me which ones, and in which courses (and unis).

Full disclosure: I used to manage this team and I think scrapping it is foolish, short-sighted and frankly contemptuous of the public

Cristina Leston-Bandeira@estrangeirada.bsky.social · 2w ago

The rise and fall of the parliamentary outreach team: Why cutting regional engagement is a mistake - by @aileenwalker.bsky.social and myself for the @hansardsociety.bsky.social: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blog/parliam...

Only three days left to apply! I started on a similar position here and it really helped me get my feet + teaching/admin experience after finishing the PhD. It's a fantastic place to work and our students are great! ✨ 🚨 Deadline ➡️ 23 July #envhist #envhum #histstm

Katherine Arnold@arnoldke.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨 JOB KLAXON #skystorians #envhist #envhums Cover for some of my teaching next year - 0.5 FTE at University of Liverpool. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSE899/l...

Great to see the Guardian champion the SHAPE (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) subjects, but this piece gives impression that they are expensive, whereas many are 'cheap to teach' subjects subsidising more expensive subjects, mainly in STEM and medicine. The crisis demands better understanding.

The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

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Applications are also invited for the Society's Associate Fellowship bit.ly/4vnZVb0 Associate Fellows include early career historians (post PhD) and history-related professionals in fields such as archives, museums, public history and schools education. Closing dates 27 July & 5 Oct #Skystorians

Apply for Associate Fellowship - RHS

Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 27 July and 5 October 2026   Associate Fellowship recognises the contribution made by a wide range of historical researchers and advocates for History with...

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A reminder that the next closing date for applications to join the Society's Fellowship is Monday 27 July. Further details on the Fellowship and how to apply: bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 4w ago

We warmly welcome applications to join the Fellowship of the Society. Next closing dates: 27 July and 5 October. Fellowship is open to those who have made a scholarly research contribution to #history in all sectors (within & beyond higher education) in the UK/worldwide bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians

12 PhD positions are available within the DFG Research Training Group ‘Reconciliation and its Equivalents in a Transcultural Comparison’ @unibonn.bsky.social. Projects about reconciliation in the ancient world are very welcome! More info here www.reconciliation.uni-bonn.de/en and job ad below.