Publicity drawing for Forton services on the M6 near Lancaster, 1963.

📣 Final reminder 📣 Coming up today at 1pm BST, link to sign up 👇

Justine Pick@justinepick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Still time to register for @midlandhistory.bsky.social online session 📆Thurs 25 June 🕰️1:00-2:00pm (BST) Quiz the editorial team and learn more about submitting your research: what makes a good article; and how to enter the annual essay prize with a prize of £400 (closing date 31 October 🎃)

God I love this country. We're just so ridiculous.

1919 image of the Moscow west by-election. The furry was later sentenced to 832 years in a Siberian gulag. The bin man is rumoured to be Trotsky

Really enjoyed our @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social funded Research Workshop #QuangoWales Revisited here @bangoruniversity.bsky.social . Some excellent papers from great speakers and a wonderful Welsh Political Archive exhibition from @librarywales.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Really appreciated today's celebration of research success with colleagues in the soon-to-be School of Arts and Humanities. #Diolch #Thanks @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

I hope education policy makers take note of the points being made in this article --> 'Modern languages has a future – and it’s all about access' wonkhe.com/blogs/modern...

Modern languages has a future – and it’s all about access

Contraction of modern languages provision is often painted as a response to falling demand. For Ana de Medeiros and Marcela Cazzoli, if you look across the whole education system then HE starts to loo...

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My new blog for the Social History Society on the loss of adult education centres in universities, with particular focus on history and the closure of the Centre for Lifelong Learning at York. 🗃️

Social History Society@socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣New Social History Society blog Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social on 'Losing Lifelong Learning' 👉Read online here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

Happy International Museum Day! In celebration we're bringing back the emoji game. Reply with an emoji and we'll find something from our collections. #InternationalMuseumDay

Really enjoyed attending this insightful day with @lowriannrees.bsky.social and Euryn Roberts from @bangorhistory.bsky.social Diolch Adran Hanes ac Hanes Cymru and @royalhistsoc.org for the opportunity!

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 3mo ago

A very interesting and productive day so far @aberuni.bsky.social with historians from across Wales. The morning session @librarywales.bsky.social considered the teaching and research of Welsh history, and our afternoon panels address the ethics of oral history and approaches to AI #Skystorians 1/2

Tomorrow, the Society visits historians @aberuni.bsky.social, @librarywales.bsky.social, and wider region. We're discussing Welsh history, ethics & oral history, and approaches to AI in teaching. The day closes with a public lecture by Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL) bit.ly/4wkklUd. All welcome #Skystorians

Yfory, bydd y Gymdeithas yn ymweld â haneswyr @aberuni.bsky.social, @librarywales.bsky.social, a'r rhanbarth ehangach. Byddwn yn trafod addysgu ac ymchwil mewn hanes Cymru. Mae'r diwrnod yn dod i ben gyda darlith gyhoeddus gan yr Athro Miri Rubin (QMUL) bit.ly/4wkklUd. Croeso i bawb #Skystorians

Opportunity to volunteer at Menai Heritage in Menai Bridge. Lovely museum with great people. @angleseyhistory.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social

On protecting what matters. @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @histassoc.bsky.social History UK www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Protecting What Matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR

Protecting what matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR

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Looking forward to discussing the Senedd election results (whatever they may be) in an @bangorhistory.bsky.social #Sociology@Bangor #BangorPolitics webinar with political sociologist Robin Mann and social policy expert Hefin Gwilym on 12 May. Register at: www.bangor.ac.uk/events/the-2...

The 2026 Senedd Elections Webinar

This session is aimed at...Those studying A Level Politics, Sociology or History.Those interested in studying Politics, Sociology, History or a related subject at University.Those with a general inter...

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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire | Most Read 'Stephanie Barczewski, How the Country House Became English' by @lowriannrees.bsky.social 🏡 ➡️ Read it here: bit.ly/Transactions-Rees @bangorhistory.bsky.social @marccollinson.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

In this blog✍️ for our Devolution Hub, @marccollinson.bsky.social, @bangorhistory.bsky.social, explores the relevance of the Wales Office post-devolution & asks whether comparison with other Westminster systems suggests alternatives. Read now➡️ acss.org.uk/is-the-wales...

Three year postdoc going at @qmulsse.bsky.social working with @karlpike.bsky.social on ‘Politics and mythmaking: disentangling myth from ideology’, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Details here:

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London

Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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If you're in the middle of your PhD, about to finish or you just completed it, our speed mentoring's also the right choice for you. You can discuss all your post-doc questions with our mentors. The speed mentoring of #PSA26 takes place at the Examination Schools – North School (Conference Hub). /2

Great to publish an article with @acadsocsciences.bsky.social about the Wales Office and the governance of Wales: acss.org.uk/is-the-wales... @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorSociology&SocialPolicy #BangorPolitics

Is the Wales Office necessary? Policy inheritance and intergovernmentalism in the age of devolution. – Academy of Social Sciences

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Diolch yn fawr i/Many thanks to Rob Philips @balwen76.bsky.social for coming and speaking to our students about the Welsh Political Archive at @librarywales.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Really pleased that my first Monograph was published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social last week. @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

@archpbu.bsky.social contains such a wide collection. Not only a significant collection of Estates papers that underpin @ystadaucymru.bsky.social , but also this fascinating guide booklet to Munich during the 1930s... @bangorhistory.bsky.social

Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives@archpbu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“Booklet: Tourist Guide to Munich which is called 'the Capital of the Movement' - i.e. the German National Socialist Workers Party” c.1936 BMSS/33211

Really pleased my 2022 article on the Ilford North byelection has appeared alongside some excellent scholarship on UK parliamentary byelctions in @parlhistjournal.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Parliamentary History Journal@parlhistjournal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

With the Gorton and Denton by-election coming up, it seemed a good time to share some of the articles we’ve published on by-elections over the years!

Fantastic event to celebrate the Menai Bridge's bicentenary on Saturday 31 January. Speakers from @bangorhistory.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social and #menaiheritage gave some wonderful talks to a packed Lecture theatre. Thanks all for supporting

Looking forward to delivering the next #ShanklandLecture on Wednesday 21 January at @storielbangor.bsky.social on Bangor's twinning with Soest, NordRhine-Westfalen @archpbu.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives@archpbu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE 2025-2026 SHANKLAND LECTURES KICK OFF TOMORROW NIGHT “The Priest and the Poet: Dafydd ap Gwilym and Bangor Cathedral” Delivered by Dr Sara Elin Roberts, Honorary Professor of Welsh, Bangor University Wed 19 November 2025 At STORIEL Bangor 13:00pm - 14:00pm This lecture will be in English.

A really interesting post about 'crossing the floor'

History of Parliament@histparl.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Following some recent high-profile political defections, @alfiesteer.bsky.social and Dr @emmapeplow.bsky.social have delved into the History of Parliament's #OralHistory archive to explore some historical cases of MPs who 'crossed the floor' and changed their party affiliation.

Many thanks to the @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social for granting myself and @bangorhistory.bsky.social colleagues Mari Wiliam and Euryn Roberts a Research Workshop Grant to support our developing project on post-war Welsh governance.

Looking forward to a great talk by @angleseyhistory.bsky.social at our @bangorhistory.bsky.social Day School on the Menai Suspension Bridge. Registration at www.bangor.ac.uk/events/menai...

Menai Suspension Bridge Bicentenary History Day

Bangor University and the Menai Bridge Community Heritage Trust are hosting a History Day marking the bicentenary of the iconic Menai Suspension Bridge on Saturday 31 January 2026.The day will feature...

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Anglesey History@angleseyhistory.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge with a day of talks by @bangorhistory.bsky.social and Menai Heritage, 31 Jan 2026. I'll be talking about its 1930s reconstruction. Register at www.bangor.ac.uk/events/menai...

Are you studying for a BA or taught Masters and need financial help to research a dissertation with a labour history theme? Check out our #bursary scheme… sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...