There are 3 fully-funded AHRC PhD studentships in Welsh History coming up at Swansea. Topics:
play since 1945; anti-apartheid movement; Patagonia. All include placements with external bodies. Feel free to contact me if you're interested.

I am giving the Edinburgh Uni LGBTQ+ History Month lecture on the evening of 27 February, with the title 'Scottish Trans Pasts, Useable and Otherwise'. Details and link to register are here: hca.ed.ac.uk/updates-even... Do come along if you're in Edinburgh!

Happy to have a seaside satellite version if anyone wants to volunteer to organise!

Second lecture now available online - www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l... - on how people learned the language of social science and how we historians learn what they learned. (1/2)

Great job opportunity, 18 month research fellowship in British Studies, linked to @thenacbs.bsky.social 2027
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

A reminder that the call for papers for the Modern British Studies conference in June 2026 is still open - you've got until Jan 31st to submit panel or paper proposals. Exciting to see some already on our desk! #MBS26
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...

1 week to go until History Day - don't forget to sign up! Read about why History Day is such a fantastic event in this blog by Claire Langhamer: buff.ly/ySfBuWR

#HistDay25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social

sorry to hear that Andrew - do keep trying, it seems to work fine from our end!

We are delighted to announce that MBS2026 will be held at the University of Birmingham, 3-5 June 2026!

Papers may consider the opening day's theme of 'Polycrisis', but we also welcome all submissions related to modern British studies.

For any questions please contact [email protected]

We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.

www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Stansky Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period since 1800.

www.nacbs.org/news/stansky...

@uchicagopress.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 John Ben Snow Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period prior to 1800.

www.nacbs.org/news/snow-bo...

@yalepress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @melkatrey.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social