Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL
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News from the Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty at the University of Liverpool. Monitored 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
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And here we are, a beginner's guide to getting to know colleagues from across the Humanities & Social Sciences (and beyond) at the University of Liverpool. We'll be adding to this as things develop... go.bsky.app/5NUwui2 #StarterPack #AcademicSky
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PhD funding - deadline approaching!
I'd be keen to supervise projects on bilingualism/multilingualism, food and identity, LGBTQIA+ issues (corpus-based/CDA/CADS).
@livunihss.bsky.social AHRC-funded ‘Crafting Care’ Doctoral Focal College - EOI due by 1st Dec.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
I'd be keen to supervise projects on bilingualism/multilingualism, food and identity, LGBTQIA+ issues (corpus-based/CDA/CADS).
@livunihss.bsky.social AHRC-funded ‘Crafting Care’ Doctoral Focal College - EOI due by 1st Dec.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
Project Areas 2026 | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool
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November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
PhD funding - deadline approaching!
I'd be keen to supervise projects on bilingualism/multilingualism, food and identity, LGBTQIA+ issues (corpus-based/CDA/CADS).
@livunihss.bsky.social AHRC-funded ‘Crafting Care’ Doctoral Focal College - EOI due by 1st Dec.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
I'd be keen to supervise projects on bilingualism/multilingualism, food and identity, LGBTQIA+ issues (corpus-based/CDA/CADS).
@livunihss.bsky.social AHRC-funded ‘Crafting Care’ Doctoral Focal College - EOI due by 1st Dec.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
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Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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🆕 BLOG!
On #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we look at research led by Professor Dongping Song to develop a groundbreaking green solution to how people/goods move in suburban areas, using:
🚄Electric modular vehicles
🚲E-bikes and electric scooters
📈Cutting-edge digital technologies
shorturl.at/JoXu8
On #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we look at research led by Professor Dongping Song to develop a groundbreaking green solution to how people/goods move in suburban areas, using:
🚄Electric modular vehicles
🚲E-bikes and electric scooters
📈Cutting-edge digital technologies
shorturl.at/JoXu8
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🆕 BLOG!
On #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we look at research led by Professor Dongping Song to develop a groundbreaking green solution to how people/goods move in suburban areas, using:
🚄Electric modular vehicles
🚲E-bikes and electric scooters
📈Cutting-edge digital technologies
shorturl.at/JoXu8
On #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we look at research led by Professor Dongping Song to develop a groundbreaking green solution to how people/goods move in suburban areas, using:
🚄Electric modular vehicles
🚲E-bikes and electric scooters
📈Cutting-edge digital technologies
shorturl.at/JoXu8
📚 Like Puffin Club book day in school but for grown ups, here's our latest 'books of the month', featuring works on Indian cities, West African colonial architecture, and migrant heritage in the UK:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/25/n...
#BookSky
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#BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📚 Like Puffin Club book day in school but for grown ups, here's our latest 'books of the month', featuring works on Indian cities, West African colonial architecture, and migrant heritage in the UK:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/25/n...
#BookSky
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/25/n...
#BookSky
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As #COP30 draws to a close, global leaders once again reaffirmed the urgent need to limit and prepare for the impacts of climate change. At #LivUni we are addressing global challenges with our research.
Find out how we have been making a difference in 2025
👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
Find out how we have been making a difference in 2025
👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As #COP30 draws to a close, global leaders once again reaffirmed the urgent need to limit and prepare for the impacts of climate change. At #LivUni we are addressing global challenges with our research.
Find out how we have been making a difference in 2025
👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
Find out how we have been making a difference in 2025
👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/new...
Earlier this month, the University was proud to welcome Professor Sir Simon Schama when he gave the @irishinstitute.bsky.social's annual Seamus Heaney Lecture. Read up on the event here:
Institute of Irish Studies welcomes Sir Simon Schama for sixth annual Seamus Heaney lecture - University of Liverpool News
Institute of Irish Studies welcomes Sir Simon Schama for sixth annual Seamus Heaney lecture
news.liverpool.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Earlier this month, the University was proud to welcome Professor Sir Simon Schama when he gave the @irishinstitute.bsky.social's annual Seamus Heaney Lecture. Read up on the event here:
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Funded-PhD opportunities @livunihss.bsky.social! Come do a #PhD with me on #care and #decolonising the #museum collections engaging with local & #indigenous communities!
Expressions of interest (300 words) deadline: 1st December 2025
Expressions of interest (300 words) deadline: 1st December 2025
How to apply | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool
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November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Funded-PhD opportunities @livunihss.bsky.social! Come do a #PhD with me on #care and #decolonising the #museum collections engaging with local & #indigenous communities!
Expressions of interest (300 words) deadline: 1st December 2025
Expressions of interest (300 words) deadline: 1st December 2025
⚽ PGR student Omar is turning his passion for football into an academic career. Where could your PhD take you? Our colleagues @uolhsspgr.bsky.social can help make dreams a reality www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
⚽ PGR student Omar is turning his passion for football into an academic career. Where could your PhD take you? Our colleagues @uolhsspgr.bsky.social can help make dreams a reality www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
Congratulations to the @byteseu.bsky.social Liverpool European Partnership, who bring together EU citizens and allies to celebrate European identity, who recently won at the EmpowerEU awards. The Uni was proud to host them at a conference recently. Well deserved!
What a night! EmpowerEU Awards 2025 held at London's City Hall - Bytes Europe
Last night we proudly announced the winners of the EmpowerEU awards in the wonderfully futuristic surrounds of the City Hall of London. The awards celebrate
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November 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Congratulations to the @byteseu.bsky.social Liverpool European Partnership, who bring together EU citizens and allies to celebrate European identity, who recently won at the EmpowerEU awards. The Uni was proud to host them at a conference recently. Well deserved!
A fantastic (and free) resource from Faculty colleague @hanachronism.bsky.social to help science communicators make their stories more memorable ⤵️
A couple of years ago, as part of a @britishacademy.bsky.social funded project, I interviewed some sci comm folk about storytelling strategies we know cause humans to pay attention to some stories more than others.
Illustration by @jordancollver.bsky.social
Illustration by @jordancollver.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A fantastic (and free) resource from Faculty colleague @hanachronism.bsky.social to help science communicators make their stories more memorable ⤵️
Coming up on Dec 5, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social and three distinguished scholars for this fascinating event exploring the rich Chinese heritage and contemporary cultural practice (in-person event). Register for 'Perspectives of Chinese Heritage' here www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Coming up on Dec 5, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social and three distinguished scholars for this fascinating event exploring the rich Chinese heritage and contemporary cultural practice (in-person event). Register for 'Perspectives of Chinese Heritage' here www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...
Humanities scholars! Don't be fooled by the white coats below. If you're using machine learning to support your research, this is an amazing Fellowship opportunity. Take your career to the next level *and* work at the coolest Faculty 💅
One week left! 📣 Apply for our five-year AI Research Fellowships. We’re seeking early career researchers with bold ideas for AI-driven discovery. Fellows receive protected research time, tailored support, and a path to a permanent post.
Apply now ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/24/u...
Apply now ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/24/u...
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Humanities scholars! Don't be fooled by the white coats below. If you're using machine learning to support your research, this is an amazing Fellowship opportunity. Take your career to the next level *and* work at the coolest Faculty 💅
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Introducing four new Liverpool scholarships for 2026 🎓🎉✨
📚 Liverpool Excellence Scholarship
🎓 Liverpool Advancement Scholarship
💫 Liverpool Attainment Scholarship for India
🌏 Liverpool Achievement Scholarship for India
@livunihss.bsky.social
Find out more 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
📚 Liverpool Excellence Scholarship
🎓 Liverpool Advancement Scholarship
💫 Liverpool Attainment Scholarship for India
🌏 Liverpool Achievement Scholarship for India
@livunihss.bsky.social
Find out more 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Master's students | Study | University of Liverpool
We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to support talented master's students from every background. Some scholarships have a competitive application process and others are awarded automaticall...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Introducing four new Liverpool scholarships for 2026 🎓🎉✨
📚 Liverpool Excellence Scholarship
🎓 Liverpool Advancement Scholarship
💫 Liverpool Attainment Scholarship for India
🌏 Liverpool Achievement Scholarship for India
@livunihss.bsky.social
Find out more 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
📚 Liverpool Excellence Scholarship
🎓 Liverpool Advancement Scholarship
💫 Liverpool Attainment Scholarship for India
🌏 Liverpool Achievement Scholarship for India
@livunihss.bsky.social
Find out more 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
📚 Coming up on On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch celebration.
Featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK, meet the authors and enjoy music and sweet treats too! 🍬
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
Featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK, meet the authors and enjoy music and sweet treats too! 🍬
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
📚 Coming up on On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch celebration.
Featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK, meet the authors and enjoy music and sweet treats too! 🍬
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
Featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK, meet the authors and enjoy music and sweet treats too! 🍬
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
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Happy new The Beatles Anthology Collection day to all who celebrate 🙌🎶What better time to listen back to @drhollytessler.bsky.social's podcast episode on the band's enduring legacy? Or if you want an even deeper dive, don't forget our new (online) MA on The Beatles, Heritage and Culture...
🎸 Here's something to Twist and Shout about! Our latest researcher in focus podcast features @drhollytessler.bsky.social and her work studying The Beatles and their place in the wider culture and heritage of Liverpool. Listen to her fab story here creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uol... 🪲🪲🪲🪲
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy new The Beatles Anthology Collection day to all who celebrate 🙌🎶What better time to listen back to @drhollytessler.bsky.social's podcast episode on the band's enduring legacy? Or if you want an even deeper dive, don't forget our new (online) MA on The Beatles, Heritage and Culture...
❄️ It's Abrrrrrr-cromby Square out there this morning. Wrap up warm and perhaps have a hot chocolate later? You deserve it. ❄️
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
❄️ It's Abrrrrrr-cromby Square out there this morning. Wrap up warm and perhaps have a hot chocolate later? You deserve it. ❄️
@heritageinstitute.bsky.social visiting scholar Professor Wolney Unes recently shared an update on the revitalization of the Ruins of São José da Boa Morte in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Brazil, plus internship opportunities for UoL students at the site www.liverpool.ac.uk/heritage-ins...
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@heritageinstitute.bsky.social visiting scholar Professor Wolney Unes recently shared an update on the revitalization of the Ruins of São José da Boa Morte in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Brazil, plus internship opportunities for UoL students at the site www.liverpool.ac.uk/heritage-ins...
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The University of Liverpool has been ranked 64th of 2001 institutions in the QS Sustainability Rankings, placing us in the top 5% globally! This reflects strong progress toward our goal of maintaining a global top 100 position. More on the rankings here: www.topuniversities.com/sustainabili...
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The University of Liverpool has been ranked 64th of 2001 institutions in the QS Sustainability Rankings, placing us in the top 5% globally! This reflects strong progress toward our goal of maintaining a global top 100 position. More on the rankings here: www.topuniversities.com/sustainabili...
📚 On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK.
In person at @victoriagallery.bsky.social at 1pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
#BookSky 🔖
In person at @victoriagallery.bsky.social at 1pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
#BookSky 🔖
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📚 On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK.
In person at @victoriagallery.bsky.social at 1pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
#BookSky 🔖
In person at @victoriagallery.bsky.social at 1pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
#BookSky 🔖
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🎶 New Scholarship Alert! 🎶
The Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies offers two £4,000 awards for MA Beatles, Heritage & Culture applicants 🎸 @livunihss.bsky.social
Learn more at the MA Beatles session on Wednesday, during PG Online Open Week! 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
The Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies offers two £4,000 awards for MA Beatles, Heritage & Culture applicants 🎸 @livunihss.bsky.social
Learn more at the MA Beatles session on Wednesday, during PG Online Open Week! 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🎶 New Scholarship Alert! 🎶
The Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies offers two £4,000 awards for MA Beatles, Heritage & Culture applicants 🎸 @livunihss.bsky.social
Learn more at the MA Beatles session on Wednesday, during PG Online Open Week! 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
The Peter Astaire Memorial Scholarship in Beatles Studies offers two £4,000 awards for MA Beatles, Heritage & Culture applicants 🎸 @livunihss.bsky.social
Learn more at the MA Beatles session on Wednesday, during PG Online Open Week! 👇
www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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New publication in Learning, Media, and Technology from Dr. Simeon Yates, Dr. Jeanette D’Arcy, and Rebecca Harris of the department’s Digital Media and Society Institute!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Media literacy provision from the perspective of policymakers and civil society organisations in five areas of the UK: a case study approach
Despite efforts to promote media literacy provision (i.e., the support provided to develop people’s media literacy within and outside formal education) in the UK, this provision remains fragmented,...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New publication in Learning, Media, and Technology from Dr. Simeon Yates, Dr. Jeanette D’Arcy, and Rebecca Harris of the department’s Digital Media and Society Institute!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📚CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS📚John McGahern Book Prize 📚
We are seeking submissions to the John McGahern Book Prize for best debut work of fiction by an Irish or Irish-resident writer published in 2025.
DEADLINE: Friday 12 December 2025
ℹ️+ submission form: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...
#booksky
We are seeking submissions to the John McGahern Book Prize for best debut work of fiction by an Irish or Irish-resident writer published in 2025.
DEADLINE: Friday 12 December 2025
ℹ️+ submission form: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...
#booksky
John McGahern Book Prize | The John McGahern Annual Book prize | Institute of Irish Studies | University of Liverpool
The John McGahern Annual Book prize of £5,000 is for the best debut work of fiction - either novel or collection of short stories - by an Irish writer or writer resident in Ireland for more than 5 yea...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
📚CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS📚John McGahern Book Prize 📚
We are seeking submissions to the John McGahern Book Prize for best debut work of fiction by an Irish or Irish-resident writer published in 2025.
DEADLINE: Friday 12 December 2025
ℹ️+ submission form: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...
#booksky
We are seeking submissions to the John McGahern Book Prize for best debut work of fiction by an Irish or Irish-resident writer published in 2025.
DEADLINE: Friday 12 December 2025
ℹ️+ submission form: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...
#booksky
In our latest podcast meet Xiaoxue, Alessia, Christoph, and Sang Hee, previous PhD students at the Acoustics Research Unit, and find out how its unique academic philosophy and esprit de corps helped shaped their lives and careers creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In our latest podcast meet Xiaoxue, Alessia, Christoph, and Sang Hee, previous PhD students at the Acoustics Research Unit, and find out how its unique academic philosophy and esprit de corps helped shaped their lives and careers creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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How to be well and thrive as an ECR?
In episode 6 of #ConfessionsOfAnECRr, Leonie Smith asks Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Maddie Hewitson @unibirmingham.bsky.social and Inés Gregori Labarta @lancasteruni.bsky.social for their top tips on wellness.
🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
In episode 6 of #ConfessionsOfAnECRr, Leonie Smith asks Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Maddie Hewitson @unibirmingham.bsky.social and Inés Gregori Labarta @lancasteruni.bsky.social for their top tips on wellness.
🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Episode 6 - Wellness and community in academia
‘Publish or perish’ is something ECRs will hear consistently throughout their academic careers. But why is there such a pressure to publish early, and is it always the right thing to do? In this episo...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
How to be well and thrive as an ECR?
In episode 6 of #ConfessionsOfAnECRr, Leonie Smith asks Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Maddie Hewitson @unibirmingham.bsky.social and Inés Gregori Labarta @lancasteruni.bsky.social for their top tips on wellness.
🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
In episode 6 of #ConfessionsOfAnECRr, Leonie Smith asks Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Maddie Hewitson @unibirmingham.bsky.social and Inés Gregori Labarta @lancasteruni.bsky.social for their top tips on wellness.
🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
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🌍 Heading into Week 2 of #COP30, we explore how #finance and #sustainability remain key to tackling the #climatecrisis.
In a new blog, Professor Shantanu Banerjee discusses why financial stakeholders are valuing better information and sustainable practices.
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#GreenFinance #ESG
In a new blog, Professor Shantanu Banerjee discusses why financial stakeholders are valuing better information and sustainable practices.
➡️ shorturl.at/yXXGL
#GreenFinance #ESG
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌍 Heading into Week 2 of #COP30, we explore how #finance and #sustainability remain key to tackling the #climatecrisis.
In a new blog, Professor Shantanu Banerjee discusses why financial stakeholders are valuing better information and sustainable practices.
➡️ shorturl.at/yXXGL
#GreenFinance #ESG
In a new blog, Professor Shantanu Banerjee discusses why financial stakeholders are valuing better information and sustainable practices.
➡️ shorturl.at/yXXGL
#GreenFinance #ESG