Staffordshire council have told all their libraries that they cannot have any pride displays, and cannot have any related activities or mention pride on their social medial. A petition is in the link below. c.org/XrFK8n5QDv

Sign the Petition

Petition to Staffordshire County Council: Protect Inclusion, Visibility and Representation

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Call for Papers: We are seeking pitches for our 'Current Debates' section, see the CfP here: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... @h-net-humanities.bsky.social

Here is a fantastic opportunity, 3 years full time, a chance to really develop, alongside lovely colleagues. Replacing me so colonial or non European history particularly welcome. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRR630/l...

Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities at Keele University

An academic position as a Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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For many, imagination and creativity are considered luxuries. But if we want to build a better future and respond to contemporary challenges, harnessing our capacity to imagine should be treated as a national priority worthy of investment, argues Prof @katieebarclay.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3RDXEdz

Do you use archives? Do you identify as disabled? Have you ever struggled to access archives? So have we! We are an informal peer network by, and for, disabled historians (including those outside of academia!). Sign up at forms.gle/Bu1tptiefQ1K6B6CA

Accessing Archives Network Mailing List

Ever struggled to access archives due to being disabled, deaf, neurodivergent or having a chronic illness? So have we! You don’t need to be an academic historian or work in a history department to joi...

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IAccessing Archives UK network aims to support disabled users of archives and to work with archives to improve access. Further information can be found at sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/waarc....

Steve Darling MP: 'The government has a proven lever for growth in its hands – it’s called Access to Work'

Steve Darling MP: 'The government has a proven lever for growth in its hands – it’s called Access to Work' - Politics.co.uk

We don’t talk enough about the power of the disabled workforce to kickstart the nation’s ailing economy. Barely a week goes by that we don’t lament our flatlining productivity, with pundits and...

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🌿 New blog! Ever wondered what happens when you try to map a whole country’s nature–finance flows? 🤔 Dive into this breakdown from @aliceillustrates.bsky.social it’s eye-opening & super relevant for anyone thinking about conservation, investment, and the future of our planet. @ecioxford.bsky.social

What happens if you try to map an entire country’s nature finance flows?

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Fundamental physics from super-horizon scales, why tenements hold the key to sustainable urban futures, Blank Face… some of the recently funded projects featured in our media collection: media.leverhulme.ac.uk

On Friday @profkatej.bsky.social discussed AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions, & explored how AI, bioacoustics, sensing tech & machine learning are reshaping biodiversity monitoring & conservation policy. You can watch it here. @ecioxford.bsky.social

AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions

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It is #rarediseaseday. Equity remains such a challenge. Here is a handy toolkit. www.rarediseaseday.org/toolkits/mor...

I am so proud to be part of this team, and this full-stack cooperative. And proud that the library, archive, & historical community are showing how you can build useful, ethical AI that responds to the needs of a community: together. Half a million users, baby! 🤩

Transkribus@transkribus.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Half a million stories, research projects, and historical breakthroughs. 🌍 We are officially celebrating 500,000 Transkribus users! Thank you for being part of our journey! 🎉

This: Andrea Egan, the general secretary of the trade union Unison, said: “The Greens won for a simple reason: many traditional Labour supporters, in Manchester and across the country, want to see progressive values robustly defended against the far-right, not gleefully abandoned."

A new response is up for the Colourful Histories Q&A series: Historians & AI. This week, I address the question: How do I document AI use in my research? colourfulhistories.squarespace.com/portfolio-/q... Got a question about historians and AI? DM 🤓 #history #AI #research

Q&A: Historians, Digital Humanities with an AI focus — Colourful Histories

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v v pleased for the greens and here’s sincerely hoping this prompts a major realignment of labour (a man can dream)

Who is ‘really’ British? @rachelkbright.bsky.social's project @keeleuniversity.bsky.social is the first meta-analysis of the peoples, places, and processes of how legal Britons were identified, made, or denied across Britain and its empire. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/rbri...

From empire to citizenship: a Digital Archive of British Nationality, 1844–1948 (DABN)

Exploring over 300,000 records, Rachel Bright’s project is the first meta-analysis of the peoples, places, and processes of how legal Britons were identified, made, or denied across Britain and its em...

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Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the present (RS936) - Swansea University

We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

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To celebrate the publication of @d-j-frost.bsky.social and mine’s book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, I am giving away a copy to one randomly chosen person who reposts this post by 11.59pm ACST Sunday 1 Feb. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

Birmingham is now a high‑profile example of HSE enforcement on mental health and stress – a warning shot to the wider sector that policies without action will not pass muster. www.footanstey.com/o... #UoBStressBreach

HSE cracks down on mental health failures: policies without action are not enough | Foot Anstey

In summary The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has set its sights on tackling work-related ill health, with mental health and stress at the heart of its mission. Its 2025–2026 business plan makes stress reduction a top priority. HSE is now turning those words into action. Its recent Notice of Contravention against the University of […]

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Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord, Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that, Tho’ hundreds worship at his word, He’s but a coof for a’ that. --- Robert Burns #BurnsNight www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/mans-ma...

'One witness is a woman who filmed the clearest video of the fatal shooting; the other is a physician who lives nearby and said they were initially prevented by federal officers from rendering medical aid to the gunshot victim.'

Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony

Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground

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The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social have extended their CfP for their 50th anniversary conference until 23 January! 🌟Do submit your paper or panel and join us at Lancaster University, 1-3 July 2026 📄 There's 8 different strands to choose from that can be applied to 😀 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

Conference

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With that said, if you’re interested in reviewing a newly published book in the field of imperial or Commonwealth history (broadly defined) for @jich.bsky.social, please get in touch! www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization

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Here’s the lecture, with references: alanlester.co.uk/blog/antisla...

Antislavery and the Original ‘Scramble for Africa’, 1807-1879

Keynote Lecture for 140 Years Beyond the Berlin Conference, Africa Centre and SOAS Friday 12 December and Saturday 13 December 2025   Alan Lester Most British imperial historians have tended to fol…

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Alan Lester@alanlester.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Looking forward to giving the keynote at the Beyond Berlin tonight. I’ll be focusing on British investors’ rapid transition from the extraction of African captives to the monopolistic extraction of Africa’s resources, long before 1884-5. Come along! www.africacentre.org.uk/news/140-yea...

@cerimair.bsky.social won the poetry competition. www.ditheringchaps.com/news. Congratulations on your excellent poetry. So glad this is getting recognised.

News — Dithering Chaps

News and plans for future publications

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This is my cat. In other news, if you have a chronic illness or identify as disabled and are in the UK, I've just co-founded a new support group, AccessingArchives. Instagram: www.instagram.com/aarchivesnet.... You can sign up here: forms.gle/5o8m8Jy9ux4B...

ARCHIVAL FUNDING: Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History, to use Bodleian Libraries collections to advance scholarship in women’s history, of any geographical area and historical period. Deadline 28th Nov. www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...

Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections

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Happy #caturday

If you are a member of the National Trust and also despise the Reform tendency, please vote in the AGM to keep the astroturf candidates of Restore Trust out of power. You can find the names to avoid here, at this deliberately broken link: https:// www. restoretrust. org. uk / agm-2025

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out. Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out. Then share. Thank you. secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...

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