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Dr Anthony Ridge-Newman @ridgenewman.bsky.social · 1d

Read my article for the prestigious publication - The Conversation:
“The Conservatives always adapt to survive - or do they?”

It marks the start of Conservative Party Conference 2025!
theconversation.com/the-conserva...

The Conservatives always adapt to survive – or do they?

Reform poses and existential threat to a a party that was once seen as an election winning powerhouse.

theconversation.com

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Carlsbergfondet @carlsbergfondet.dk · 5d

”Mennesker flygtede ikke kun ud af Caribien for at opnå frihed, men også til andre caribiske øer, hvor forholdene måske blev anset for mere tålelige.”
🎙️Hør podcasten 'Caribiens skjulte forbindelser' med #MånedensForsker Gunvor Simonsen 👉 bit.ly/podcast_gunvor #dkforsk

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 6d

This week the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced the return of maintenance grants for students in greatest need.

In a new blog post, RHS President Lucy Noakes considers the state of access to history and the humanities in UK HE bit.ly/3KP5WMe #Skystorians

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Opening section and abstract of RHS blog post: 'The value and provision of history and the humanities: it’s time for a political response': "This week the government’s Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced the return of maintenance grants for students in greatest need. While we welcome recognition of the financial pressures and impediments many student face, it’s clear that this is a policy with nothing for the arts and humanities, including history. However, as Lucy Noakes, President of the Royal Historical Society, explains here, these pressures are equally acute for students in the arts and humanities. Moreover, as a new British Academy report on ‘Cold Spots’ shows, choice—in subjects including history—is being further eroded for many as the provision of higher education contorts to the financial crisis facing UK higher education. If the government is serious about choice, social mobility and access to education it needs to appreciate that provision of many degree subjects is now at considerable risk in a growing number of regions across the UK. For students to have greater choice and access we need the environments in which choices are made to be fair, balanced and accurate. For this we require political leadership to help us address structural failings and false narratives."

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Empires, States, and Imperialism SDU @empiressdu.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Online seminar with Sarah Limb (King’s College London): 
“Temporary Migrants? Students from Colonised and Commonwealth Countries at King’s College London, 1918–70”

🗓 5 November 2025 13:00 CET 👉 Join here: syddanskuni.zoom.us/j/8976474870...

Chair: Christian D. Pedersen (SDU)

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Timothy Nunan @timothynunan.bsky.social · 8d

This call for applications for a First Book Workshop from @toynbeeprize.bsky.social looks like a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars working on "global, imperial, comparative, world, or transnational history": toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f.... Deadline is November 2, 2025.

Call For Applications: Toynbee First Book Workshop Competition 2025-26 | Toynbee Prize Foundation

toynbeeprize.org

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · 8d

CfA: Ph.d.-kursus i Samtidshistorie

Er du ph.d.-studerende med fokus på samtidshistorie, og har du lyst til at diskutere feltets styrker og svagheder? Så har Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forskning et ph.d.-kursus for dig!

Tilmeld dig senest 6/12: www.conferencemanager.dk/phd-kursusis...

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · 8d

CfA: Ph.d.-kursus i Samtidshistorie

Er du ph.d.-studerende med fokus på samtidshistorie, og har du lyst til at diskutere feltets styrker og svagheder? Så har Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forskning et ph.d.-kursus for dig!

Tilmeld dig senest 6/12: www.conferencemanager.dk/phd-kursusis...

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · 12d

I lyset af de seneste dages begivenheder vil jeg gerne slå et ekstra slag for dette vigtige arrangement 👇
📣 Meld dig straks til Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forsknings næste årsmøde om “Humanistiske forsvarsstudier – nye perspektiver på samtidshistorien”
📅 30.01.2026
👉 Læs mere: sshf.saxo.ku.dk

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · 12d

I lyset af de seneste dages begivenheder vil jeg gerne slå et ekstra slag for dette vigtige arrangement 👇
📣 Meld dig straks til Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forsknings næste årsmøde om “Humanistiske forsvarsstudier – nye perspektiver på samtidshistorien”
📅 30.01.2026
👉 Læs mere: sshf.saxo.ku.dk

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Carlsbergfondet @carlsbergfondet.dk · 13d

🌟Om præcis et år i dag fylder Carlsbergfondet 150 år. Det fejrer vi med ekstraordinært at udbyde 150 mio kr til interdisciplinære forskningscentre, der skal fremme tværfagligheden i det danske grundforskningslandskab
👉 Læs om hvordan du kan søge bit.ly/42FWVv8 #dkforsk

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 16d

We are excited to announce that Volume 53 Issue 5 (2025) is now out! Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Volume 53, Issue 5 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

www.tandfonline.com

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 28d

OTD in 1974, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's independence from Portugal, was officially recognised, having been declared in 1973.

In this article from our archive, Afonso Dias Ramos explores contemporary debates around discussing Portugal's colonial history.

Debating “Discoveries”: Colonialism & Public History in Portugal

With debates over the public history of empire and colonialism intensifying across Europe, Afonso Dias Ramos explores the controversy in Portugal over the use of the term “Discoveries” to encompass the country’s complex colonial past.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Journal of Southern African Studies @jsas-journal.bsky.social · Sep 4

In this new article, Anne Heffernan examines the implementation of segregated higher education at the University College of Natal between 1936 and 1959, and shows how the university was pivotal in shaping early Apartheid educational policy in South Africa
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A Crooked Path to Apartheid Education: Segregating the University of Natal, 1936–1959

This article examines the implementation of a form of segregated higher education at the University College of Natal (later the University of Natal) between 1936 and 1959. It argues that this progr...

www.tandfonline.com

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tak til @carlsbergfondet.dk for denne video om TALKING EMPIRE projektet 👇
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Carlsbergfondet @carlsbergfondet.dk · Sep 3

TALKING EMPIRE projektet undersøger, hvordan britiske premierministre har brugt UKs koloniale fortid til at forme nutidens politik? Med en Semper Ardens Accelerate-bevilling kan @christiandp.bsky.social dykke dybt ned i 6 årtiers taler 👉 Søg en bevilling bit.ly/4nefZbS #dkforsk

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tak til @carlsbergfondet.dk for denne video om TALKING EMPIRE projektet 👇
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Carlsbergfondet @carlsbergfondet.dk · Sep 3

TALKING EMPIRE projektet undersøger, hvordan britiske premierministre har brugt UKs koloniale fortid til at forme nutidens politik? Med en Semper Ardens Accelerate-bevilling kan @christiandp.bsky.social dykke dybt ned i 6 årtiers taler 👉 Søg en bevilling bit.ly/4nefZbS #dkforsk

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Research Assistant – Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations
Aarhus University - Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM426/r...

Research Assistant – Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations at Aarhus University

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Assistant – Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · Aug 26

foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/08/s...

The Political Giant the West Forgot

Kwame Nkrumah’s life demonstrates that the end of colonial rule in Africa is central to modern history.

foreignpolicy.com

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dagens arbejdsplads @carlsbergfondet.dk
#TalkingEmpire #carlsbergfondet #carlsbergfoundation #empiressdu #videooptagelse @empiressdu.bsky.social

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dagens arbejdsplads @carlsbergfondet.dk
#TalkingEmpire #carlsbergfondet #carlsbergfoundation #empiressdu #videooptagelse @empiressdu.bsky.social

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Jul 5

1/5 There is an almighty battle looming in the post - Black Lives Matter culture war over Britain’s colonial past. It will be centred in this refreshed approach to the reparations campaign adopted by Repair:

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Slavery reparations group takes fight to Westminster and Brussels

Lobbying effort by independent delegation follows Jamaica’s move to ask King Charles to request legal advice

www.theguardian.com

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Empires, States, and Imperialism SDU @empiressdu.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚀CfA: PhD and postdoc for research project Talking Empire – Prime Ministerial Rhetoric and the Search for a Usable Past in Post-Imperial Britain (1960-2025)
👉Postdoc fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
👉PhD fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
📅4 Sep 2025

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Zoe Thomas @zoethomas.bsky.social · Jul 2

Call for Papers, please share! “Power Couples? Collaborations at work and at home, c.1750-1914” workshop to be held at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany 11-13 May 2026. Deadline for expression of interest 1 Sep 2025. Please see more info in the attached & email me if any questions.

Screen shot of word document detailing information about the “power couples” conference. Please email z.thomas@bham.ac.uk for more info.

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Jul 2

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Joseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · Jul 2

CfA: Postdoc position in British imperial/post-imperial history as part of a fascinating project with wonderful colleagues in Denmark.

Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚀We’re #hiring a postdoc (3-years) for our research project – “Talking Empire – Prime Ministerial Rhetoric and the Search for a Usable Past in Post-Imperial Britain (1960-2025)”🇬🇧 – funded by the Carlsberg Foundation!

👉 fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

📅4 Sep 2025

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Christian Damm Pedersen @christiandp.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚀We’re #hiring a postdoc (3-years) for our research project – “Talking Empire – Prime Ministerial Rhetoric and the Search for a Usable Past in Post-Imperial Britain (1960-2025)”🇬🇧 – funded by the Carlsberg Foundation!

👉 fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

📅4 Sep 2025

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