Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...

Inside Britain's university crisis

As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter

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Me for @vittles.bsky.social on the long history of longevity dieting. open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...

How To Live to 100

Helena Aeberli looks back at Luigi Cornaro, the first longevity influencer

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Call for Participants for IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks to be held Friday, 20th of November 2026.

📢 We are delighted to announce that the speaker for our annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture is historian of Scottish emigration, Professor Marjory Harper! 📅 Saturday 24 October 🕑 2.00–3.30pm 📍 AK Bell Library, Perth 🎟️ Reserve your place via Ticket Tailor: www.tickettailor.com/events/women...

Select tickets – Women's History Scotland Sue Innes Memorial Lecture with Marjory Harper – Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth

Women's History Scotland Sue Innes Memorial Lecture with Marjory Harper – Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Join Women's History Scotland for our annual Sue Innes M...

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500 staff at risk. 200 compulsory redundancies. A world-class university under threat. Staff at Exeter are taking the next step in the fight against cuts, with a strike ballot opening on 27 July. ✊ Defend Exeter. Defend education.

Congratulations to CGH's Rebecca Williamson for winning the prize for best PGR paper at the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference, for her paper entitled ‘Wilfully, Wickedly, Feloniously’: Scots Law and Abortion, 1858′! This is a fantastic endorsement of Rebecca's important and timely work

Rebecca@rlwilliamson.bsky.social · last mo.

Delighted to have been awarded the Postgraduate Paper Prize at this year’s Social History Society conference! @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Amidst cuts, redundancies, and the institutional disavowal of historical research, it was invigorating to engage with scholars who continue doing the Good Work

Help to shape the future of Glasgow Women’s Library. Whether you've visited yet or not, we would love to hear your thoughts. This short survey (5–7 minutes) will help us to understand your experience and how we can continue to thrive. Thank you for your support. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Help Shape the Future of Glasgow Women’s Library

Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) is a unique and special place - the only Accredited Museum dedicated to women’s history in the UK, and a Recognised Collection of National Significance in Scotland. A wel...

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What can pills advertised to women in nineteenth century London tell us about the history of at-home abortion? Julia Porter Burke reveals the story of Lady Montrose.

Lady Montrose and the At-Home Abortion

What can an advertisement in a nineteenth century London newspaper tell us about the history of at-home abortion?

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Of interest to UK university #Skystorians: Royal Historical Society open online meeting on 'The crisis in UK higher education: The future for History'. 4 August 2-4 pm.

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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📣New CFPs added for #histmed events in September📣 Call for proposals deadline July 2026 Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS) Virtual Student Conference The Difficulty of Empathy: Rethinking the Literary Arts and Healthcare Online Symposium

History of Medicines CFPs

If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science (SAHMS) Virtual Stud…

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📣We are delighted to announce the winner of the PGR Paper Prize 2026!🏆 👉Read all about it here: socialhistory.org.uk/2026/07/08/w...

Winner of 2026 PGR Paper Prize Announced

We are delighted to announce the results of our 2026 Postgraduate Paper prize. The Postgraduate Paper Prize is awarded to the best conference papers presented at the Social History Society conferen…

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“By cutting the GTA budget, not only is a major financial lifeline taken away from PGRs, but inevitably this means an increased workload for permanent staff, who are already overstretched and burned out.” - Rory Hamilton, UCUG PGR Rep. Read full article here: thetab.com/2026/06/25/g...

The new academic year starts in 2 months. The modules to run are set in stone even if the all-new first year ones haven’t yet been designed. All that remains is to decide which 3 of the 23 of us will still be here to teach them. The redundancy selection criteria has not yet been announced…

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 4w ago

'Academics fear they are being “set up to fail” after several institutions finished the academic year by announcing fresh job cuts, casting doubt over who will return after the summer break, and what courses they will be teaching.' 1/3

Well done our Steering Committee member @rlwilliamson.bsky.social 👏👏

Rebecca@rlwilliamson.bsky.social · last mo.

Delighted to have been awarded the Postgraduate Paper Prize at this year’s Social History Society conference! @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Amidst cuts, redundancies, and the institutional disavowal of historical research, it was invigorating to engage with scholars who continue doing the Good Work

Delighted to have been awarded the Postgraduate Paper Prize at this year’s Social History Society conference! @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Amidst cuts, redundancies, and the institutional disavowal of historical research, it was invigorating to engage with scholars who continue doing the Good Work

Day 2 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Great papers by Rosi Carr on Scottish imperialism in Australia, @rlwilliamson.bsky.social prize-winning paper on Abortion and law, and Jade Burnett's on women, romance and travel writing in the Soviet Union.

📢 March is #Women’sHistoryMonth – a fitting time to support new research in women’s and gender history! Women’s History Scotland invites applications for one £500 Research Bursary for 2026. For conditions and how to apply visit 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and... Please share widely!

📢 RRR Journal is on the hunt for new reviewers! If you'd like to express interest in writing a review of a monograph, conference, exhibition, theatre production, or film to be considered for next year's issue, please fill out the 'call for reviewers' form at www.rrrjournal.com/contact or email us!

Just announced! LGBTQ+ History Month: Scottish Trans Pasts, Useable and Otherwise? 27 Feb, 5.15 - 6.45pm, 2.55, EFI Organised by @@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social and co-badged by GENDER.ED. More info and register:

LGBTQ+ History Month: Scottish Trans Pasts, Useable and Otherwise

Come celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with Dr Sam Rutherford and learn more about the last 150 years of trans history in Scotland!

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We are thrilled to announce that the CfS for Issue 9, ‘Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century’ is now live! Articles should be submitted by 23:59 on 16th April 2026 to rrr@soton.ac.uk. Do share widely and we look forward to hearing from you! www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub...

Call for Submissions | Romance, Revolution and Reform

Submit a paper for the next issue of our interdisciplinary journal.

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📣Apply for Small Grants Funding! Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment? ⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...

Small Grants

The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support our members to carry out research activities and hold events. We give priority to activities and event that would otherwise remai…

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📣 Call for Papers! Join us for the Women’s History Network Annual Conference, celebrating 100 years of The Women’s Library. Open to scholars, independent researchers & heritage practitioners. Full info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... Deadline: 29 March 2026 #WomensHistory #GenderHist

Not long to go now until our conference, which kicks off at 9am on Thurs 5 February. We'll send out the links to all registered a few days before - please make sure you've signed up by 12pm on Mon 2 Feb to be included in our mailing list! The form is in the link below⬇️

Voices of Motherhood@voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference! We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.

If you’re passionate about abortion rights in Scotland please consider becoming a member of Let’s Change the Act!! Full decriminalisation of abortion is long overdue and the support of individuals and organisations is vital to making it happen www.letschangetheact.co.uk/involved-mem...

📣It's your FINAL chance to register for our FREE online ‘Archives to Action’ workshop on 20th January 2026 with some fantastic speakers. #Archives #History #MaritalBreakdown #Divorce #DomesticAbuse #ChildWelfare #PolicyReform #Coercion #Diversity #PrivateSector www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Archives to Action: Historical Evidence for Policy Reform

This one-day workshop showcases the results of a groundbreaking two-year interdisciplinary project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council: 'A New Methodological Approach to the History of ...

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A tough, but necessary read. Make no mistake, anti-abortion politics fail all pregnant women. These laws deprioritize and devalue the health of pregnant people, treating them more as vessels than full human beings. We CANNOT let them stand. https://bit.ly/3Nlxz0U

A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.

In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.

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📣DEADLINE EXTENDED! We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference! At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply. Now accepting applications until 23 Jan! socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

Conference

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It's here! We are delighted to announce that Issue 8 of the RRR Journal, Play in the Long Nineteenth Century, is available to read now at the link below. We can't wait to hear your thoughts on these brilliant articles! www.rrrjournal.com/issue/8

Issue 8: Play in the Long Nineteenth Century

Issue 8 of Romance, Revolution and Reform.

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Just three weeks to go until our conference! If you've not done so already, you can sign up via the link below. Please email any queries to voicesofmotherhood@worc.ac.uk 📩

Voices of Motherhood@voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference! We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.