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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We have an in person event at the Centre for Historical Studies, @uninorthampton.bsky.social on Thursday - but as we had some overseas applicants, we're having an afternoon online session tomorrow. If you'd like to log in, let me know and I'll send you the teams link. 🗃️

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Rachel Moss@menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 3w ago

We have an in person event at the Centre for Historical Studies, @uninorthampton.bsky.social on Thursday - but as we had some overseas applicants, we're having an afternoon online session tomorrow. If you'd like to log in, let me know and I'll send you the teams link. 🗃️

With 2 subjects at number 1 in the country, 7 others in the top 10 and 2 more in the top 20, we're topping the tables once again as students have their say on the quality of their course, tutors and their overall experience of studying - bit.ly/3RsaA6C

Northampton subjects number one in country for student satisfaction | UON

With two subjects at number one in the country, seven others in the top 10 and two more in the top 20, University of Northampton (UON) tops the tables...

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For anyone wanting a bit of wider context on @countbinface.bsky.social I wrote this a couple of years ago for @bigissue.com on how such candidates have a long history of taking on the political establishment www.bigissue.com/news/politic...

A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite

Novelty candidates have been a part of British politics for decades, holding a mirror to the political classes.

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www.theguardian.com/education/20...

How access to higher education drives economic resilience and civic wellbeing | Letter

Letter: Prof Anne‑Marie Kilday of the University of Northampton highlights the value of universities for individuals and communities

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📣 Call for Applications 📣 History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe. This is a part-time, paid role. Application deadline: 7 August 2026. 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.

historyworkshop.org.uk

Today I am hosting Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present @uninorthampton.bsky.social, sponsored by @britishacademy.bsky.social! Currently in session 1, North American Nostalgias. Follow this thread to read about the event. 🗃️#politicalnostalgias

A skilful contribution to the aesthetics/rhetoric of BritPol in a digital age: ironic pop-cult references & parodic AI (imitable & so potentially viral) frame an anti-establishment politics that’s inviting, not sectarian, & ground simple policy propositions opening on to a novel growth strategy.

Voting For Binface

YouTube video by Count Binface

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I am absolutely appalled by the POGROMS in Belfast. But it is lazy to just blame social media. POGROMS have been around for centuries. They are rooted in racism, which is fueled by elites. Look at Reform, Tories, and, yes, Labour. Look at GB News, Times, and BBC, before starting about Tik Tok.

How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’

The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally

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Jim Dickinson has an excellent response to this new Policy Exchange report on universities wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Chris Havergal@chrishavergal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Student numbers at UK universities should be reduced 30 per cent, with cuts targeted at institutions whose graduates go on to earn the least and those with the highest dropout rates, says Policy Exchange report www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cut-uni... via @helenpacker.bsky.social

The phrase "two-tier" policing first entered Britain's political mainstream in August 2024, when people supporting the Southport rioters were complaining of their treatment But it is not a mainstream term - it originated with far right and conspiracist groups trying to push their own narratives

The @hopenothate.org.uk State of HATE 2026 report is the most comprehensive, analytical and up-to-date guide to the far right in Britain today. You can download a free copy of the 152 pp PDF here: hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...

State of HATE 2026: It Could Happen Here

WELCOME TO OUR State of HATE 2026 report – the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today.This year’s report carries a stark warning. The far right is bigger, bolder, an...

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I was asked to contribute to a @timeshighered.bsky.social discussion of AI. It’s free to read but you need to login. Here’s a snippet! www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-ac...

Dear all, I'm proud to present the programme for NOSTALGIA AND RADICAL POLITICS, which is being held in person 15-16 June and online 26 June. We have 26 amazing speakers lined up!! www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... 🗃️

Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present: June 2026 | UON

In-person and online event at UON The Extreme Right Research Network at the University of Northampton presents three days of workshops on the theme...

northampton.ac.uk

Nazis were in the forefront of yesterday evening's protests in Southampton where anger over the murder of Henry Nowak was inflamed by Nigel Farage and others, and turned into an anti-police riot. Read more here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/06/nazi...

Nazis at the head of 'Farage riot' in Southampton | Searchlight

Nazi salutes at demonstration over Henry Nowak's murder The streets of Southampton were convulsed by violent disorder yesterday evening as far-right ac ...

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Interesting and timely piece by @joemulhall.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An horrific murder – and a civil war threatening to tear apart the British right | Joe Mulhall

After the conviction of Henry Nowak’s killer, the right is embracing racialised language. This tragedy is now just part of a political tussle, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate

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Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

thebritishacademy.ac.uk

We are stronger, and better historians, together. Historical societies abound in the UK, and we've listed 150 with BlueSky accounts in this updated Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd Other societies appear on a new listing of subject societies on the RHS website bit.ly/4ebwP9r #Skystorians

Help stop another attempt to use the present crisis in higher education to roll back the academic study of black history and culture in the UK.

Sign the Petition

Save Black Studies at Birmingham City University

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IF WE TOLERATE THIS is out today! These are worrying times politically but if there's one thing I want to get across, it's that the slide into far-right nationalism is not inevitable. Please help me spread the word. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...

In the De Gruyter Brill Conversations, I talked with @hamremar.bsky.social and @rabeari.bsky.social about continuities and discontinuities in far-right history, and the current rise of the far right. You can listen to us whereever you get your podcasts (e.g. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...).

Martin Hamre and Christian Jacobs on New Histories of the Far Right

Podcast Episode · De Gruyter Brill Conversations · April 30 · 44m

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Come and work for the Graduate School at @uninorthampton.bsky.social! We are recruiting a Postgraduate Research Manager: jobs.northampton.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

In case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago a blog went up from @pnjackson.bsky.social on our site - looking at how the extreme right make use of dogwhistles, hiding their messages within what may be common language that for them has layered meanings. www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo...

Extreme Right Explainer: What is an extreme right ‘dog whistle’? | UON

Use of coded and ambiguous language, hidden messages and multiple layers of meaning are common features of far and extreme right politics, past and...

northampton.ac.uk

The latest blog is up! Following on from Prof. Paul Jackson's look at dogwhistles, Dr Dan Jones talks about how the extreme right have engaged with environmentalism - using mainstream language to cloak concept-dense narratives. www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo...

Hiding in plain sight – the extreme right and environmentalism | UON

The environment has moved increasingly into a mainstream debate over the last 30 years, so it is not a surprise that the extreme right have sought to...

northampton.ac.uk

Today our seminar is by the great Kate McCoubrey, exploring the Women's Division of the British Movement and activity in the Welsh Borderlands. You can read her great recent (open access) piece at compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'Big Chungus' and racist meme coins: Nigel Farage’s cameos are rife with the language of the online far right | Robert Topinka

The Reform UK leader uses the energy of memes to fuel his popularity, but this should not distract us from the seriousness of his purpose, says digital media academic Robert Topinka

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How the far right is gaining ground in the UK - and why. My report for @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy, featuring @petergeoghegan.bsky.social, @pnjackson.bsky.social and @joemulhall.bsky.social. (Audio in German only.) 👇Listen here: www.deutschlandfunk.de/grossbritann...

Labour und Tories bleiben den Briten den Wandel schuldig - davon profitieren Rechtspopulisten

Labour und Tories finden auf viele Probleme Großbritanniens keine Antworten. Immer mehr Briten sehen Rechtspopulisten wie Nigel Farage als wählbare Alternative.

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Happy New Year from our team to yours! For those who resolved to 'Read more' or 'Get curious,' we're here to help! Check out our latest edition. Why not start with the words of our editors @pnjackson.bsky.social & @drhelenroche.bsky.social ? Check it out: ttps://doi.org/10.5117/FASC2025.2.001.JAC

The last In the news media round up for 2025 is out to read. Recent coverage includes Psychology's Dr Cal Cooper on Radio 4's #Uncanny programme and Professor @pnjackson.bsky.social's comments about activists harassing migrants in Calais. www.northampton.ac.uk/news/in-the-news-8-14-december-2025/