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Dr. Jan Markert @janmarkert.bsky.social · 3h

Next week on October 15th, Christopher Clark (@camhistory.bsky.social), Susanne Bauer (@bbaw.bsky.social), @ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social, and I will present our four newly published books at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. Each book sheds light on a different facet of 19th Century Prussian history.

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23h

🔎 How to apply for the UKRI Fellowship Scheme: www.ukri.org/apply-for-fu...

Our fellowship opportunities

Fellowships are funding for individual researchers. They allow you to devote time to your own research and provide support for you to develop as a research leader. Fellowships often include career dev...

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23h

@lucydelap.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23h

PhD student Kirstie Stage spent five months at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History thanks to a @ukri.org Fellowship.

Researching histories of Deaf & disabled people between the UK & US, she conducted archival work, presented at conferences & learnt American Sign Language (ASL). ⬇️⬇️

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 2d

@apeikeumolu.bsky.social 🙏

Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 2d

🎧 Listen to Mia Bay, Paul Mellon Prof of American History, on the new Intellectual History Podcast.

She explores ideas of race since the 19th century, pointing to the place of Thomas Jefferson in Black American thought and the work of campaigner Ida B. Wells ⬇️

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Listen to Mia Bay, the Faculty's Paul Mellon Professor of American History, discuss African-American Ideas about Race on the new Intellectual History Podcast

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Davide Cadeddu @davidecadeddu.bsky.social · 4d

The Betty Behrens Seminar resumes at Clare Hall, Cambridge, discussing the works by Benedetto Croce, José de Acosta and Robert Lowth, presented by R. Bellamy, G. Ramos and V. Davis |
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@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social
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Dr Victoria Bateman @vnbateman.bsky.social · 4d

In #Cambridge this Thursday? Want to hear how women made the global economy? Do come along to #Heffers to hear me talk about my new book, #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power (@headlinebooks.bsky.social). Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/economica-...

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Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh @ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social · 5d

📢 CHANGED DATE AND TIMES! RE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED 📢

Our combined book presentations, will now take place on 15 October 2025 – conveniently all in one day!

Please re-register by scanning the QR-code on the posters or fill in the new registration link: forms.office.com/e/wDziGHi7Yi

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Cambridge Material Culture Workshop @material-cam.bsky.social · 9d

We are very pleased to announce our Michaelmas 2025 term card - we received some brilliant responses to our theme 'Holding Court' and looking so forward to welcoming our speakers. Catch us (and our wine and cheese 🍷🧀) around St John's on Monday nights!

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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to be involved with a new research network at @crasshlive.bsky.social exploring Precarious Ageing, past, present & future. We kick off 9th Oct/2pm, hybrid and in-person, with @paulfdhiggs.bsky.social & @evemworth.bsky.social in conversation. Register here www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47719/

Thinking about precarity and aging - CRASSH

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

www.crassh.cam.ac.uk

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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 7d

📣 Quentin Skinner Lectureship 2025–26

Are you an early-career scholar in modern intellectual history since c.1500? Join our research community as a Visiting Fellow and deliver the Quentin Skinner Lecture 2026 with @camhistory.bsky.social

Apply by 1 October 2025
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Quentin Skinner Lectureship - CRASSH

A Visiting Fellowship at CRASSH

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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 9d

🍂Michaelmas term starts this week!

We’ve created a guide for new and returning University of Cambridge students, including online resources, top tips, skills training, tours, collections, and what’s new this term.

https://loom.ly/EmsWxrs

A view across Cambridge colleges towards Cambridge University Library

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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 11d

Two days of tributes to @petermandler.bsky.social as he moves on from @camhistory.bsky.social to new vistas. We could scarcely cover all his interests, mentorship and provocations if we had two years

Two panelists view a PowerPoint slide in a lecture theatre

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Churchill Archives Centre @chuarchives.bsky.social · 20d

📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre.

🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK

A poster advertising the By-Fellowships and Research Grants offered by Churchill Archives Centre. The text included on this image can be found at the link in the main post.

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Mary Laven @marylaven.bsky.social · 13d

An important piece taking stock of EDI @camhistory.bsky.social

Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 13d

Rewriting the narrative: the case for diversity and inclusion

The Faculty of History is steadily building a more inclusive and representative academic environment. But, as staff acknowledge, the journey is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Image: Denzil Forrester, Jah Shaka, 1983, oil on canvas, 214 x 274 cm. Collection Shane Akeroyd, London © Denzil Forrester. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo by Mike Newman.

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 13d

Guided by a philosophy of steady, consistent progress, the Faculty has taken steps to address inequalities of representation, access, progression & recognition over the past year.

Read on ⬇️
🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/rewriti...

@lucydelap.bsky.social @marylaven.bsky.social @marcboc83.bsky.social

Rewriting the narrative: the case for diversity and inclusion | Faculty of History University of Cambridge

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 13d

Rewriting the narrative: the case for diversity and inclusion

The Faculty of History is steadily building a more inclusive and representative academic environment. But, as staff acknowledge, the journey is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Edd Mair @edwardmair.bsky.social · 16d

A *permanent* US history job! Goes without saying that this will be highly competitive, but the US history faculty at Cambridge are some of the most supportive colleagues you can ask for. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT902/a...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 at University of Cambridge

Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Nicholas Guyatt @nicholasguyatt.bsky.social · 15d

Cambridge is *hiring* in post-1920 US political history and/or history of the US in the world. Closing date October 27. Please spread the word or, if you're an early career scholar in those fields, TELL NO ONE but please apply!

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University of Cambridge - UK - Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 | H-Net

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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 19d

Come and work with our fab Americanists - a dynamic (and super nice!) group within @camhistory.bsky.social. We're hiring for a permanent position in twentieth century US history.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920

The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

www.cam.ac.uk

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Applications are now open for our Winter Meeting on 10 January (online)! Deadline: 31 October 2025

Don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and kick off 2026 with fresh inspiration.

Apply now 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

#Skystorians

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23d

Professor Lucy Delap appointed new Chair of the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to Professor Lucy Delap, appointed new Chair of Cambridge's History Faculty, to succeed Professor Mary Laven on 1 October 2025.

Lucy is Professor of Modern British & Gender History at @cam.ac.uk and a Fellow of Murray Edwards College.

@lucydelap.bsky.social @marylaven.bsky.social

Lucy Delap appointed new Chair of the Faculty | Faculty of History University of Cambridge

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23d

ALUMNI EVENT: What if we could bring major figures from the past into conversation with each other?

Listen to 'reanimated' former presidents debate on key themes in American policy.

➡️AI Roosevelt vs Reagan Debate
📅26 Sept
⏲️11-12
🏢Sidgwick Site

🔗Book now: web-eur.cvent.com/event/b02398...

Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 How one Cambridge historian is harnessing AI to scrutinise over three decades of presidential language - with extraordinary results.

Find out how PhD student Jacob Forward is using LLMs to analyse a scale of sources seldom attempted in historical research ⬇️

🔗 www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/history...

AI generated image of US Presidents Roosevelt and Reagan

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