Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Alison Fell

@profalisonsfell.bsky.social

470 followers 220 following 7 posts

Historian & Dean at University of Liverpool. WW1, women & war.

Videos

History 34%

Political science 32%

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 12d

A new book from the Liverpool University Press (@livunipress.bsky.social) brings to life the story of research and collecting at the University from the 1880s to the present day. Discover ‘Collecting Stories: The cultural collections of the University of Liverpool’ here ⤵️ #BookSky

‘Collecting Stories’: new book brings University of Liverpool collections alive - University of Liverpool News

‘Collecting Stories’: new book brings University of Liverpool collections alive

news.liverpool.ac.uk

2 6

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, David Underdown, James Cameron , and 1 more Lesley A. Hall, David Underdown, James Cameron, Alison S. Fell

Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · Sep 6

We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.

The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.

Where will our grant take you?

See website for full details 👇🏻

www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...

#Fwwhist #phdchat

17 17

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Belgian Refugees in Rhyl @refugeesinrhyl.bsky.social · Sep 6

From October 2025 until June 2026, the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper / Ypres will be hosting the exhibition "Ontheemd" (Displaced) telling the story of First World War Refugees in the museum and around the city. More here: www.inflandersfields.be/nl/programma...

1 2

Reposted by Aviel Roshwald, Alex Drace‐Francis, Alison S. Fell

Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Hamburg team (Professor Alan Kramer) of our @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant BLOCKADE is looking for a FOUR YEAR PostDoc to work on blockade as 'slow violence' in the Great War-era Middle East. Please share! www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

Job advertisement

www.uni-hamburg.de

1 24 27

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Kevin O’Sullivan, Alison S. Fell

Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨JOB POSTING🚨 We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans among the colonized population/Indigenous population of the interwar imperial polity of the United States of America. 18 month contract, deadline October 03. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Post-Doctoral Researcher (Specified Purpose Contract), Department of History, Maynooth University | University Vacancies Ireland

universityvacancies.com

1 43 39

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Judith N. Shklar , and 8 more Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings, Judith N. Shklar, Elaine Treharne, Margot C. Finn, Maria Abreu, Graeme Warren, Catriona Seth, Judith Jesch, Hayley Bennett, Alison S. Fell

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Aug 15

Are you a researcher who could do with £8k to engage the public about your research working with a gallery, museum, library or archive? We’ll shortly be opening a call so I just wanted to give you a heads up this is coming
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/shap...

SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

4 82 89

Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Claire Jowitt, Alison S. Fell

David Morgan-Owen @dmorganowen.bsky.social · May 15

Sign-up now open for the conference on 'Britain, Conflict & the Sea' that I am running with RMG this September: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...

Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference

This conference seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war.

www.rmg.co.uk

3 29 46

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 @weuro2025bot.bsky.social · Jul 27

Happiness in a photo 😁

#WEURO2025

15 56 530

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · Jul 9

Everyone at LUP is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Ray Costello, Liverpool-born historian, author, and educator. He has left a lasting impact with his important work on Liverpool's Black History, and also with the kind, friendly reputation he was well known for.

Obituary: Dr Ray Costello | Stories | School of Histories, Languages and Cultures | University of Liverpool

www.liverpool.ac.uk

1 11

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

UoL HSS PGR @uolhsspgr.bsky.social · Jun 18

Supported by the Research England Culture Fund, these workshops combine academic expertise with industry knowledge grounded in real-world experience and will be designed specifically for you. Details here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/uol-hss-pgr/...

4 6

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Jun 14

Apropros of nothing, here's a blog and podcast from the archives featuring Dr Sophie Jones and her research on political identities during the American Revolution www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a... #NoKings

4 4

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · Jun 9

Delighted to share details of the upcoming hybrid workshop 'The Colonial Veteran in the Archive' to be held in Maynooth on June 25. This is part of the COLVET project funded by @erc.europa.eu You will find a draft schedule and details for registration here. Please join us on the day and share widely

1 28 35

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · Jun 4

Check out the call for papers for this exciting conference in beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer in March next year on 'Women in War in France, Britain and Ireland'. It should be a fascinating event. femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/call-for-...

5 39 73

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Save the date! 🤩

The British Science Festival is coming to Liverpool in partnership with @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social.

This 10–14 September, join us for FREE events at iconic cultural venues across the city centre, the docks and uni campuses: ow.ly/vE9n50W0TTa

#BSF25

British Science Festival graphic slide, dark bluey purple background, turquoise and pink text. It reads: Get ready, Liverpool! Save the date 10-14 September 2025. Two people at a previous festival have fun with a driving simulator.

6 9

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jun 3

‘R&D is a long-term source of prosperity, and an area of UK competitive advantage… but to maximise the impact on UK productivity, innovation policy needs to link more strongly with industrial strategy for a services based economy.’ Me in CityAM ahead of the SR
www.cityam.com/dont-forget-...

Don't forget the arts when it comes to R&D spending

The UK's creative economy is worth more than our life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined

www.cityam.com

3 27 41

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Jean-Charles Geslot @jcgeslot.bsky.social · Jun 2

In memoriam

www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

L’historien Pierre Nora est mort

Historien, maître d’œuvre des « Lieux de mémoire », publiés en sept volumes à partir de 1984, le créateur de la revue « Le Débat » est mort le 2 juin, à l’âge de 93 ans.

www.lemonde.fr

1 6 21

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · May 30

Our Prof @downham.bsky.social will be part of the closing roundtable discussing "Challenges with Community and Public Engagement" at @ihr.bsky.social's "Difficult Histories" workshop
🗓️9:30am - 5:30pm, Tuesday 6 June
🧭@sotauol.bsky.social
FREE Registration required: www.history.ac.uk/events/ihrli...

IHR@Liverpool: Difficult Histories

www.history.ac.uk

2 7

Reposted by Mary Bosworth, Charles Forsdick, Alison S. Fell

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · May 23

Our map of cold spots in provision of humanities and social sciences courses and student numbers across the UK has been updated with the data for the 2023/24 academic year. Explore for yourself here: buff.ly/2x7yE5K

A map of the UK, overlaid with a heat map that displays 'cold spots' where there is a lack of provision of social sciences and humanities higher education courses.

A map of the UK overlaid with colour coded circles that show the concentration of student numbers across different regions.

A line chart showing changes in student numbers over time.

1 49 49

Reposted by Paul Anderson, Alison S. Fell

Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place @livuniheseltine.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England - Towards a New Era of Partnership?
🗓️ Thurs 19 June 2025
🕝 1:30–3:00pm | Online
📍 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...

Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England

The state of Intergovernmental Relations in England: towards a new era of partnership?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

1 6 3

Reposted by Rachel Brooks, Alison S. Fell

Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · May 21

The road to a EU-UK youth mobility scheme is going to be a long one

Me, for @theconversation.com

theconversation.com/the-uk-might...

The UK might have accepted the idea of youth mobility with the EU, but it’s not happening any time soon

There’s still a very long way to go before anyone gets to use the scheme in practice.

theconversation.com

2 9 17

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · May 20

Colleagues are invited to meet the Special Collections & Archives team (@livunisca.bsky.social) on 27 May to see how Heritage staff and collections can be a key part of grant development & research projects. Elephants not included www.ticketsource.co.uk/heritage-ins... @heritageinstitute.bsky.social

A B&W photo (1950s?) of students, some in cap and gown, riding an Indian elephant.

2 6

Reposted by James Daybell, Alison S. Fell

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · May 14

Applications now invited for the Society's two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26 to support PhD students complete a doctorate in #history.

The Fellowships are held in conjunction with @ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians

Image of University of London with the text: RHS Centenary Fellowships, for PhD completion, 2025-26. Closing date for applications: 31 May 2025

38 31

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · May 12

'The funding from the British Academy was pivotal in unifying our cross-border consortium'

We are offering £10k grants to pump prime applications to Horizon Europe. They've been hugely successful so far and we'll be opening the next call later this month
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/pivotal...

"Pivotal" Horizon Europe Pump Priming grants forging successful futures for UK researchers

As the next round of Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration grants prepares to open this month, UK researchers continue to form impactful partnerships with their EU counterparts, with international...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

2 8 12

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · May 9

🚨Job klaxon🚨 Opportunity for an oral historian interested in the history of swimming, water access and ‘blue spaces’ to work at Newcastle with the wonderful Elizabeth Turk on an interdisciplinary Wellcome project. Full details here jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Research Assistant/Associate (History)

jobs.ncl.ac.uk

29 23

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

University of Liverpool Library @livunilibrary.bsky.social · May 9

Major news from our Special Collections and Archives! 📢

Our Head of Music, Prof Lisa Colton @lisacolton.bsky.social, identified that we hold the manuscript of Dame Ethel Smyth's Mass in D, which scholars thought was lost. It is now fully available on the Digital Heritage Lab: tinyurl.com/47ce8hkd

Image of Ethel Smyth's Mass in D manuscript

2 10 23

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · May 9

We're very pleased to be attending the 2025 @histassoc.bsky.social conference in Liverpool today.

If you're there too, please visit our stand in the exhibition area to pick up one of our new badges: designed for historians of all kinds who understand the value of the past.

#HAconf25 #Skystorians

Image of three badge designs: with wording 'Trust Me, I'm a Historian', ' This is what a Historian looks like', and 'I know the value of history'.

1 10 44

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Louise Earnshaw @learnshaw.bsky.social · Apr 28

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
Excited to share a #CfP for a collaborative special issue exploring empathy during and after the #FWW!
Especially keen to hear from #PGRs & #ECAs and non-European perspectives! 🌍
Deadline for Abstracts 15 May 2025.
Please do get in touch if you’re interested/have any questions!

3 6

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · Apr 25

Did you know we've recently launched a new map interface on our Gertrude Bell website?

The result of a 2 year project it allows users to explore over 10,000 of Bell's letters, diaries and photographs and travels on a map.

Find it here gertrudebell.ncl.ac.uk/bellmap

#SomethingNew #Archive30

Screenshot of the website showing the geographic spread of Bell's travels.

Map showing Gertrude Bell's diary entries made during her 1909 trip.

Satelite map showing the location of a Gertrude Bell photograph with the digitised Gertrude Bell photograph visible in the panel on the left side of the image.

3 17 33

Reposted by Alison S. Fell

Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Apr 24

Research Fellow: Voices of Motherhood - working on ‘Voices of Motherhood: A History of Maternal Activism from the Women's Co-operative Guild to Pregnant then Screwed’ a UKRI-funded Future Leaders’ Fellowship (FLF) #skystorians 🗃️
jobs.worcester.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

1 9 22

Alison Fell @profalisonsfell.bsky.social · Apr 23

And have now found out a bit about her - will send it on!