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Heini Hakosalo
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Historian of medicine and health. Senior Research Fellow / Associate Professor at the University of Oulu, Finland.
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You never know where the bagpiper lurks. Last day in Cambridge, last image in Cambridge windows and doorways series.
The doorway of an old building on a rainy night, with a black-clad porter in front and a man playing Scottish bagpipes inside
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Cambridge windows and doorways 4/6 (from the lovely Kettle’s Yard)
Green plants in pots, in front of a window
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Cambridge windows and portways 4/6 (a bit of King’s College Chapel, the Eiffel Tower of Cambridge)
Coloured light reflected through the stained glass windows of a gothic cathedral, with a bit of fan vault visible in the upper left corner
December 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Cambridge windows and doorways 3/6 (Fitzwilliam Museum)
Round skylight surrounded by neoclassical statues and decorations
December 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Cambridge windows 2/6. The street lighting here is very scarce, which has its pros (good for seeing the stars and getting a time travel feel) and cons (major stumbling risk, need for a pod for nighttime pics). I’m sure I’ll miss it under the plentiful bright yellow streetlights favoured in Finland.
Dark streetcorner with some lit windows, a doorway and a lamp above it
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The last week in Cambridge, for the time being, so maybe it’s time to post a few pics from Cambridge and Ely. The (unplanned) theme seems to be windows and doorways. 1/6
View through a grid window in Cambridge University Main Library tearoom, with the text ”tea room” in the front and a web of leaveless tree branches in the back
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Modern vocabulary for describing emotions can be limited and vague. An emerging field of history that investigates how our forebears experienced feelings could allow people to better understand the emotions of the past—and present. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
You Had to Be There
An emerging field of history asks if we can ever really understand how our forebears experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Osk. Huttusen säätiön Cambridge-Fellowship on taas haettavissa. Vilkaiskaapa:
Osk. Huttusen säätiö | Osk. Huttusen säätiö
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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anulah.bsky.social
Historioitsijat ilman rajoja Suomessa ry hakee pääsihteeriä kokoaikaiseen työsuhteeseen 1.1.2026 alkaen tai sopimuksen mukaan. Toimipaikkana on yhdistyksen toimisto Helsingin kantakaupungissa.
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Historioitsijat ilman rajoja -yhdistys hakee pääsihteeriä
Historioitsijat ilman rajoja Suomessa ry hakee pääsihteeriä kokoaikaiseen työsuhteeseen 1.1.2026 alkaen tai sopimuksen mukaan.
historianswithoutborders.fi
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Unelmoitko työstä SKS:n arkiston ainutlaatuisten aineistojen parissa? Tässä on tilaisuutesi! Haemme arkistotutkijaa määräaikaiseen työsuhteeseen ajalle 1.1.–30.6.2026.
Tutustu hakuilmoitukseen verkkosivuillamme ja hae tehtävää 14.11.2025 mennessä!
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November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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A permanent post in my department. Closing date Dec 14th 2025, interviews in March. Please spread #histsci
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
www.cam.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Poste en études sociales de la médecine
Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine Call for applications   This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Socio...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Suomen Historiallisen Seuran toiminnanjohtaja Sari Aalto kirjoittaa Historiantutkimuksen päivillä ja mediassa viime aikoina käydystä keskustelusta, joka koskee Kansallisarkiston uudistuksia. Lukusuositus!

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October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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It’s such a rare treat these days to encounter a piece of good news, illustrated with happy faces, on one’s timeline. Thanks BBC!
October 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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The journal Environmental Humanities is still looking for midcareer/senior #envhum scholars interested in becoming a co-editor-in-chief from January 2026. You can apply as an individual and we'll find an appropriate co-editor match for you.

See environmentalhumanities.org
Environmental Humanities – A journal published by Duke University Press
environmentalhumanities.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Historioitsijoiden kokoontumisajot eli Historiantutkimuksen päivät ovat tältä erää ohi, ja kyllä kelpasi: monipuolista tutkimusta ja kivoja kohtaamisia Jyväskylän kauniilla kampuksella, bonuksena aivan oikeaan osoitteeseen eli kirjailija Sirpa Kähköselle mennyt Historiateko-palkinto.
Old red brick building at Jyväskylä University campus, with autumn foliage five people sitting on a stage in front of a screen with the text: Historical research and the future of democracy - a panel discussion in honour of the 150the anniversary of the Finnish Historical Society Sirpa Kähkönen giving an acceptance talk for the Pro Historica award Jari Ojala, rector of Jyväskylä University, welcoming the participants of the Finnish Historical Conference
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Nina Forsmanin ja Sakari Suurosen tuberkuloosin historiaa käsittelevän pitkän dokkarin ensi-iilta lähestyy. Leffantekoa oli kiva seurata, ja traileri lupaa jännittävää, kerrostunutta sosiaali-ja kokemushistoriallista kerrontaa ilmiöstä, joka vielä 1950-luvulla kosketti lähes jokaista suomalaista.
Lentävä kuolema (2025) trailer
YouTube video by Pirkanmaan elokuvakeskus & Arthouse Cinema Niagara
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October 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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A bit of publication news: my chapter on urban animals as a perceived health threat (a historical overview) can be found in the brand new edited volume Pandemics and Urban Planning. Not OA, alas, but you can request a copy e.g. through my Research Gate page.
Pandemics and Urban Planning: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Cities, Planning and Disease
This multidisciplinary research book explores how urban planning impacts infectious disease prevention: past, present, and post-COVID.
link.springer.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Lue Suomen Historiallisen Seuran hallituksen avoin kirje "Suomeen tarvitaan kansallinen arkistostrategia". Myös uuden ajan alun tutkimuksen aineistojen saatavuus on uhattuna. @keskisuomalainen.bsky.social @turunsanomat.fi @hbl.fi.web.brid.gy @abounderrattelser.fi www.kaleva.fi/suomeen-tarv...
Suomeen tarvitaan kansallinen arkistostrategia – digitaaliset kokoelmat eivät voi vielä pitkään aikaan korvata fyysistä materiaalia
mielipide
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September 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Ukrainian blue-yellow flag, in honour of the independence day
August 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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An interesting newcomer from Christoph Gradmann

www.ohioswallow.com/978082142633...
Another Magic Mountain
Kibong’oto Hospital, opened in 1926, is an East African tuberculosis treatment center located on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. Its history is crucial to...
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August 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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📣 Call for papers 📣
CONTENTIOUS TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Apply by 31 August

#skystorians

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Workshop: Contentious Topics in the History of Science - Tiedeakatemia
Time and place: 16–17 December 2025, Helsinki, Finland By focusing on the uncomfortable legacies and darker aspects of the past, this workshop aims to bring together scholars interested in the problem...
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August 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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alisabokulich.bsky.social
Special issue on Philosophy of Historical sciences!
Send ~500 word abstract to [email protected] & [email protected], by Oct 1, 2025. Authors will be contacted about their abstracts by January 1, 2026. Finished drafts of papers submitted by (flexibly) July 1, 2026. #phigeo #philsci
adrian-currie.bsky.social Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · Jul 9
Oooo Charles Pence & Daniel Swaim are putting together a special issue on the philosophy of the historical sciences (and you can publish in French!).

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#philsci
Call for Papers: Recent Work in the Philosophy of the Historical Sciences
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July 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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markstout.bsky.social
Know anybody who’d be in a position to write an English language history of Finnish Cold War intelligence? I’m on the editorial board of a monograph series that would be interested in such a thing.
June 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Go Terho! Kansalliarkiston kaavailut ovat aivan kauheita sekä historioitsijoiden että sukututkijoiden kannalta.
Sukututkija kanteli Kansallisarkiston uusista rajoituksista: ”Miten arkisto voi päättää, kuka on oikea tutkija?”
Kansallisarkisto rajoittaa rajusti toimipisteidensä aukioloa maakunnissa ja menee kohti digitaalisuutta. Asiasta on tehty kantelu eduskunnan oikeusasiamiehelle.
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June 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM