Are you interested in developing genuinely interdisciplinary piece of research? Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4y9wiwJ

Segregated lunch counters at the National Gallery, reflecting the ethnicisation of outsourced, low-paid jobs. Disgusting behaviour. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

National Gallery security staff segregated like ‘second-class citizens’, curator claims

Exclusive: Outsourced guards, largely from ethnic minority backgrounds, barred from staff hub for mainly white employees

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Royal Historical Society open meeting (online) for historians working in universities, 4 Aug 2026 - ‘The crisis in UK higher education: the future for history’ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-crisis.... It’s a definite sign of the times that places are almost gone.

The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History

An open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline.

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Are you starting a new research degree in history from Sept? If so, come along to our in-person IHR workshop & learn about our fantastic @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, our 60 IHR seminars & how you can join @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social, our national postgraduate network! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2026

IHR Research Training

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Every overseas student benefits the UK - They pay money to the university - They spend money in the local economy - They return home with good feelings about the UK (soft power) - They help subsidise local students - They make the learning environment better It's a real 'win-win'

I’m glad the Good Law Project are challenging this unworkable and divisive legislation. goodlawproject.org/s/ce4d2a

Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project

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‘We are not shown that war or killing are bad, only that good men sometimes feel bad about it – a very different point. Any serious depiction of violence … must show the perspectives of the victims as well as the perpetrators. The Homeric poems easily clear the bar – but Nolan doesn’t’

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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CEO of Anglian Water, England's worst-polluting water company, handed extra £1.3m despite govt ban on bonuses for failing firms. Companies circumvent rules to reward execs for dumping sewage, fleecing customers, neglecting investment. Govt/Ofwat do nothing.

England's most prolific polluters hand water boss extra £1.3m - despite ban on bonuses | LBC

Last year, the government delivered new legislation to prevent underperforming water companies from offering bonus payments to their executives.

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Rupert Lowe claims to detest far-right ethnonationalism and neo-Nazism. Yet a string of extremists have been out campaigning for Restore candidate Marlon West ahead of Thursday’s Greater Manchester mayoral election.

England water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites since May. All water companies have criminal convictions, violated terms of their licence. All defended by govts, allowed to trade, inflict harms.

Water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since May

WATER firms discharged more than 100,000 of hours-worth of sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since May.Sewage overflow pipes released a total of 117,001 hours between mid-May and July 21,...

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Today - A protest against the genocide, settler violence and the starvation of Gaza took place in Tel Aviv, Israel The police used force and violence, and arrested the protesters

'So, yes, you are historians and we will all continue to be historians after we leave Exeter. You will continue to be historians because we need you. Society, the world, needs you.' #HistoryForever Sign the petition against redundancies at Exeter: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...

'As your studies have shown, being a historian is not merely learning 'what happened'. It is a way of thinking. It’s about critically assessing claims, and demanding to see evidence to support them. In this world of fake news, fake images, and outright lies, these are life-long critical skills'. 4/

Today, along with 120 other millionaires our letter to the new Prime Minister asks for one thing: tax us, the super rich. As millionaires, we're proud to pay and we're here to stay. 👉 Swipe to see some of the well-known faces who have signed the letter.

A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.

White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants

Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...

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Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich

Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...

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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears. UK electricity privatised in 1990. National Grid paid £28bn in dividends since 1990. Still poor transmission and storage infrastructure. Yet record high prices and profiteering. Does anyone call companies to account?

Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears

Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue

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‘Without the arts and humanities, we are left without the tools to transform and think beyond the systems which entrap us. They are a vital lifeline out of the capitalist logic which suffocates imagination and empathy because, after all, the humanities recognise and nurture human connection.’

The profound threat to Exeter’s humanities is a reality I cannot face

As the child of working-class immigrants, I am so grateful for the doors of understanding and opportunity the arts opened for me, says Davina Quinlivan

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I just signed Foxglove's petition to Andy Burnham: if you become our next PM, get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...

Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.

ADD YOUR NAME NOW!

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📢 Call for Papers: 38th Annual W+iGS #Conference 📍Where: King's College London 📅6-7 November 2026 📝 Abstract deadline: 31 July 2026 Proposals from across the breadth of German Studies and from scholars at all career stages welcome! womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/w...

W+iGS 38th Annual Conference, King’s College London: Call for Papers

The annual Women+ in German Studies (W+iGS) members’ conference will take place at King’s College London from 6-7 November 2026. All events will be held in-person in King’s, with selected events be…

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The Women+ in German Studies Book Prize sponsored by #PeterLangOxford is now open for submissions! Please read more here, deadline 14 September: womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/w... @wigsblog.bsky.social

'The same cohort, numbering 685,565 students, will cost the public purse just £4.7 billion to host because of extra spending on things such as healthcare or public safety – resulting in a benefit-to-cost ratio of 9.7 to 1.' 2/3

The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy - HEPI

A new report reveals how international students support jobs, growth and local economies across every UK constituency.

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What does a wealth tax actually look like? We sent Brighty Buoy and his tiny balls to Wimbledon to chat to fans 🎾

Breaking News: The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Historians Reject Trump Administration’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum

The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

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Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’. It is all about profits. As owners, they will continue to extract returns, dump sewage in rivers, fleece captive customers About 0ne-third of TW water bills cover cost of borrowing. Need new beginning. Must nationalise.

Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’

Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says report

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THE US HAVING A WHITES-ONLY REFUGEE POLICY SHOULD BE A MUCH BIGGER STORY

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 4w ago

BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

If ‘problematising’ an aspect of history is ‘extreme activism’ I guess that’s most of us writing about marginalised perspectives on the past…

Museums Association@museumsassociation.org · 4w ago

News | Smithsonian accused of ‘extreme political activism’ as America celebrates 4th of July Report exposes ideological battle between museum body and Trump administration

Student loan promotion in England & Wales amounted to mis-selling, MPs say. Students not told clearly that loan terms could change retrospectively. Govt froze repayment threshold, forcing graduates to pay more and sooner. Must abolish Uni tuition fees, as in Scotland.

Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say

A new report says students were not well-enough informed that their loan terms could change retrospectively.

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ONE QUARTER OF ALL MPS HAVE NOW SIGNED @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social EARLY DAY MOTION TO DISAPPROVE THE BATHROOM BAN edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.

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Proof that when workers know our rights, we exercise them. Teresa is leading the fight to ensure we win mandatory, independent Know-Your-Rights training for every fast food worker in Los Angeles. We won't stop until we win. #FastFoodFairWork