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Claire Squires @clairesquires.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic to meet the new @sgsah.bsky.social PhD cohort today at @vadundee.bsky.social, including a talk about the Thread Memory exhibition of Palestinian embroidery by SGSAH PhD researcher Leena Nammari, who has work included

The Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine exhibition (viewed by SGSAH researchers)

Leena Nammari’s work Absence does not mean forgetting; with each clay tablet representing a destroyed Palestinian village, with a cypress tree motif

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 2d

⭐ Free PhD training event ⭐

➡️ Coding Literacy for Historians in the Age of AI
📅 17-18 Oct
📍 St Andrews
👥 For PhD students at Scottish HEIs

🔗 Details & registration: spatialhistory.net/info/coding....

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Nicola Wilson-Torch @nicolawilsontorch.bsky.social · 9d

Grateful to have spent a week at the University of Warsaw’s Current Debates in Publishing Studies Summer School earlier this month – a fantastic programme of insightful sessions, engaging discussions and even some sightseeing…

Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!

A modern atrium with tall glass windows and vertical green vines.

A slate board with beef tartare, egg yolk and mustard alongside a blue-coloured hardback book called ‘Murder at the MLA’ and a bread basket.

Aerial view of Warsaw's Old Town, featuring colourful historic buildings, a wide plaza with people, and a clear blue sky.

Steinway grand piano in a small concert room with floral wallpaper and ornate mirrors.

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 9d

Celebrate Scotland’s #BlackHistoryMonth2025 with us + @sgsss.bsky.social!

Free, online student talks showcasing cutting-edge doctoral research on race, culture & identity across Arts & Social Sciences.

8th, 17th + 24th Oct, 2pm start. Open to all ✨

➡️ tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 10d

How can we design community engagement that’s ethical & culturally sensitive? 🌍

Join our Discipline+ Catalyst hybrid workshop for Arts & Humanities PhD researchers...

📅 Mon 13 Oct
📍Online & in-person (Aberdeen)

Details & register: tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

@fransiskalouwagie.bsky.social

Community Engagement and Intercultural Sensitivity: Ethics, Design and Practice

Mon 13 Oct, 11:00 - 16:30 [BST]: Community engagement is an increasingly important aspect of academic practice, offering insightful pathways to both the impactful dissemination and collaborative creat...

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 10d

The SGSAH September 2025 newsletter is here 📨

In this issue:
➡️ Meet SGSAH's next Director
➡️ EARTH Scholarships Coordinator role
➡️ Black History Month events
➡️ Highlights from the SGSAH Blog

...plus much more.

🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

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Ben Elliott @archsoundscapes.bsky.social · 14d

140 hours of paid work for anyone on an Arts and Humanities doctoral programme at a Scottish HEI, co-ordinating the incredible @sgsah.bsky.social Earth Scholarship programmes 2026 Symposium. Closes 16/10/25. Go go go!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/sgsah-ea...

SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Coordinator

The British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships is an annual programme that has run since 2023 with funding support from the British Council, see link for more details https://www.sgsah.ac.uk...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you for sharing!

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Emma Dorfman @erdorfman.bsky.social · 14d

✨New @sgsah.bsky.social Blog Post✨

This week, I'm front-loading all the memes and opinions I can muster when it comes to publications. 📚 Many of the practices normalised in academic publishing are a bit... strange 😕😵‍💫.

Want to know why? Read the full post here ➡️ sgsahblog.com/2025/09/25/b...

Back to Basics: Demystifying Publications

This week, Resident Blogger Emma unpacks everything you need to know about academic publishing…

sgsahblog.com

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 16d

⭐️ New Featured Researcher: Mahtab Karami ⭐️

PhD @dundee.ac.uk in Gendered Aesthetics & Feminism. Her thesis, Comparative Gendered Aesthetics in Contemporary Afghan painting (post-1970), explores art, gender & resistance in Afghanistan & beyond.

🔗 Read more: sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 16d

🌍 We’re hiring! 🌍

SGSAH seeks a doctoral researcher in the Arts & Humanities to coordinate impact activities from the EARTH Scholarships (2023–25), incl. a 2026 symposium + report.

Apply by 16 Oct 👉 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/sgsah-ea...

@britishcouncil.bsky.social

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 16d

⏳ Don't miss out - the closing date is this Friday 26th September! ⬇️

SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 1

⭐ Host a PhD Researcher in 2026 ⭐

We support paid internships & artist residencies, enabling Arts & Humanities researchers to spend up to 3 months with an organisation.

Benefit from expertise, creativity & fresh perspectives – while supporting future research leaders!

👉 www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/i_ar/

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · 17d

🌟 Blog Update 🌟 Our funded PhD researcher, Siân MacGregor, reflects on collaborative practice and power structures following @tapra.bsky.social 2025: www.imaginate.org.uk/news/blog-an...

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 5

Maria will succeed @clairesquires.bsky.social, whose inspiring leadership since 2020 has expanded SGSAH’s international profile and opened up new opportunities for PhD researchers.

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 We’re delighted to announce Professor Maria Fusco as the next Director of SGSAH

An award-winning writer & interdisciplinary leader @dundee.ac.uk, she joins us in January 2026

👉 More in our press release: www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...

#ArtsandHumanities #PhDTraining @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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Emma Dorfman @erdorfman.bsky.social · Sep 4

💥 New GROUP @sgsah.bsky.social Blog Post 💥

This week, I hand over the reins to a group of 3 doctoral and early career researchers, as they each share the letters they wish they would have received in the post before starting their PhD! 🤔 🙏 📨

Read on➡️ sgsahblog.com/2025/09/04/a...

A Letter to My First Year Self: Part 2

This week, a group of 3 doctoral and early career researchers share what they wish they would have known going into the first year of their PhD…

sgsahblog.com

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats on the publication!

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Dr Edward Stewart @eddiecstewart.bsky.social · Sep 3

This article is based on fieldwork supported by @uofgartshums.bsky.social Archaeology colleagues, and @nts-archaeology.bsky.social, funded by @sgsah.bsky.social

Dr Edward Stewart @eddiecstewart.bsky.social · Sep 2

I’m happy to say this article on my PhD research, exploring and challenging conceptions of wildness in Scottish Highland landscapes is out (and open access) now in @scottishhistreview.bsky.social.

You can access the article here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/...

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 2

Fantastic! What a momentous occasion, Jenny. Well done! 👏🎉

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Jenny MacLeod @jennyefteling.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yesterday I handed in my thesis! ✨ @uofglasgow.bsky.social @sgsah.bsky.social it has been an absolute joy!

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 2

Love this! Well done, Katie. We're so pleased you enjoyed the internship. 👏

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Katie MacLean @katiemaclean.bsky.social · Sep 1

My time as Glasgow Zine Library's funding intern has come to an end! I am so grateful to @sgsah.bsky.social for offering paid internships for PGRs. The team at GZL were so welcoming and attentive to my development needs (I leave the role with a PVG, 420+ hours of experience, and SO MANY ZINES)

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 1

Check it! ☝️ @sahavoice.bsky.social @agrayarchive.bsky.social @natlibscot.bsky.social @nationalgalleries.bsky.social @traversetheatre.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social @fablevision.bsky.social @royalsociety.org @creativelivescl.bsky.social @uofggameslab.bsky.social @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social

SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Sep 1

⭐ Host a PhD Researcher in 2026 ⭐

We support paid internships & artist residencies, enabling Arts & Humanities researchers to spend up to 3 months with an organisation.

Benefit from expertise, creativity & fresh perspectives – while supporting future research leaders!

👉 www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/i_ar/

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SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great to see several SGSAH researchers presenting their work at this conference—including @eilidhfinlayson.bsky.social & @ebbastrutzenbladh.bsky.social. Wishing everyone a fantastic event!

Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · Aug 13

📢 Women’s History Scotland Conference Registration open!

Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland and the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture given by @vawright10.bsky.social

🗓 Saturday 13 Sept 2025, Kinning Park Complex

Book here 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/women...

Buy tickets – Women’s History Scotland Conference: New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland – Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow

Women’s History Scotland are delighted to announce their one-day conference is taking place on Saturday 13 September 2025 at th...

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