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Urban History features articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities. We're worldwide in scope.

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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · Sep 22

📣 We're looking for a new Bibliographer to join the #UrbanHistory team!

This is a great opportunity to get involved with a world-leading academic journal and find out about the latest urban history publications.

Apply by 5pm on Friday 6 November. Contact Roey Sweet for more details.

Call for Bibliographer for Urban History

Urban History seeks to appoint a new bibliographer to compile our annual bibliography of publication in urban history.
This is an exciting opportunity to become involved with a world-leading journal for urban historical research. Urban History is published by Cambridge University Press and occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wide-ranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities and supplementary material including periodical reviews, thesis reviews and book reviews. The bibliography, which has a global coverage, provides an essential tool for researchers interested in exploring recent publications and historiographical trends in their fields.
About the bibliographer role
The role involves the following tasks:
• Searching for books, book chapters and journal articles published in the preceding calendar year, using online resources (journal websites, the Bibliography of British and Irish History and publishers’ websites).
• Compiling a bibliography of all the entries ordered by thematic categories (typically 1000 entries).
• Working with the production team at Cambridge University Press to check and proof-read copy edits before final production.
We expect the new bibliographer to be able to start on 1 January 2026.
We are happy to receive applications from individuals at different career stages and we welcome applications from historians – working in any context – from under-represented groups, including those from minoritized ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ people, and those who are ‘first generation’ in Higher Education.
The positions attract an annual honorarium.

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Successful candidates will be fully supported by the the journal editors (Shane Ewen, Prashant Kidambi, Roey Sweet, Domenic Vitiello and Rosemary Wakeman).
How to apply
Those interested in making an application for the position of review editor should send to Roey Sweet (rhs4@le.ac.uk)
• a CV (no more than 3 pages)
• a summary of 300 words outlining your interest in the role

Enquiries
Informal enquiries about the role, including honorarium payments, can be made to: Professor Roey Sweet rhs4@le.ac.uk
Deadline
Deadline for applications: 5.00pm on Friday 6 November

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📣 Out now on #FirstView

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📣 New article on #FirstView

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November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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We're pleased to announce that Varun Mallik is joining Team Urban History as our new Bibliographer!

Varun is currently a PhD student @camhistory.bsky.social working on the history of science and environmental history in 18th and 19th century Calcutta.

Welcome to the team Varun!

November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM

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📣 New #OpenAccess article on #FirstView

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November 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM

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We are delighted to receive today print copies of the three latest titles in our 'New Historical Perspectives' book series, published with @ihr.bsky.social and @uolpress.bsky.social

Each title is available in paperback print and free Open Access: further details bit.ly/4pl2gkA #Skystorians