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University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social · 16d

Undergraduate Open Day - Saturday 27 September

Our open days are designed to give you a taste of Plymouth, connect you with passionate staff, and help you feel confident with your choice of course.

Book your place now 👇
www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/open-d...

Prospective students taking a tour of clinical skills facilities.

Two student ambassadors holding up 'here to help' signs during an open day.

Prospective students on a campus tour being led by two student ambassadors.

The entrance of our Babbage Building. A group of students is walking up the ramp towards the main entrance way.

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HistoryPlymouth @historyplymouth.bsky.social · 16d

Our @plymuni.bsky.social colleague Dr Darren Aoki is making the news with his research into Japanese Canadians - Read the full story here: www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

Agents of their own story: How Japanese Canadians in Lethbridge found their own way

During WWII, thousands of Japanese Canadians were forced from their homes in British Columbia. Many ended up on Alberta’s sugar beet farms. What happened next is a matter of fascination for many in th...

www.cbc.ca

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · 22d

Delighted to be at the Maritime Britain conference in Southampton this week with some great sounding papers @clairejowitt.bsky.social

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HistoryPlymouth @historyplymouth.bsky.social · 27d

Free history talk: 'The Liberation Line – The Last Untold Story of the Normandy Landings' by Christian Wolmer on 7 Oct 2025 at 19.00 @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social Full details & booking here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-libera...

Picture of soldiers in front of a train in the Second World War

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m speaking about women and the Rn at the South West Maritime History society’s even in Calstick on 20 September- all welcome

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HistoryPlymouth @historyplymouth.bsky.social · Aug 13

One phone call, and the rest is history @plymuni.bsky.social
History graduate Peter Nash outlines his last-minute journey to uni to help reassure prospective students. Read peter's story here: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/one-pho...

One phone call, and the rest is history

History graduate Peter Nash outlines his last-minute journey to uni to help reassure prospective students

www.plymouth.ac.uk

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · Jul 31

In exciting news I’m being promoted to Professor of Maritime History @plymuni.bsky.social on 1 August. Some maritime rubber ducks seemed best suited to here

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Kit Barton @kmbarton.bsky.social · Jul 7

Final couple of touches to the ol' powerpoint slides for #shsconf2025 tomorrow. Come along to the Early Modern Networks: Work, Leisure, and Consumption strand to take a trip into the maritime with me, alongside print trade and fashion with @marloavidon.bsky.social and @joesaunders1.bsky.social

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Professor James Daybell @jamesdaybell.bsky.social · Jul 3

CONFERENCE ALERT! Excited to be part of this @movedapart.bsky.social Early Modern Global Separation conference at Lund University, 20-21 August movedapart.org/events/

Events

Upcoming events The schedule for the Early Modern Global Separation Conference can be found here! Below the images, there is a possibility to download the schedule.We are looking forward to discuss…

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HistoryPlymouth @historyplymouth.bsky.social · Jul 4

Can you spot who is moving in our Friday Fun animation of the Quadraille @plymuni.bsky.social

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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · Jul 3

CfP for maritimebritain.org Maritime Britain Project c.1550-1750 (led by Prof Craig Lambert, University of Southampton) end of project conference is live. See poster below & register your interest on Eventbrite in attending and/or giving a paper:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-b...
#maritimehistory

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · Jun 19

Great to visit Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth on a lovely sunny evening to talk about Women and the Royal Navy

Poster for a talk on women and the Royal Navy

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University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social · Jun 17

Our undergraduate Open Day is approaching, so why not join us to discover the University of Plymouth? 🙌

Explore our city campus, discuss courses, talk to your future lecturers, and get a flavour of our wonderful city.

Book your place here 👇
www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/open-d...

All our open days and open evenings are designed to give you a taste of Plymouth, connect you with passionate staff, and help you feel confident with your choice of course.

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · Jun 10

I know it’s been out for a bit but my copy of From the Margins to the Centre in 17th Century England arrived today and looks fabulous and wilful some essays I can’t wait to dive into @angelamcshane.bsky.social

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · Jun 7

Delighted to be speaking at Bowlines in Exeter today about my research into Women and the Sea

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University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social · May 30

Bring your gullfriends to the profit-sharing arts festival, Gullfest.

Workshops will feature collograph printmaking, creative writing, gull movement, gull vocal, collage and tarot reading.

📅 May 30 - June 1

Find out more 👇 www.instagram.com/gullfestplym...

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Elaine Murphy @plymprivateer.bsky.social · May 29

Gotta love our old library book plate and some cancelled stamps from the 1980s @plymuni.bsky.social

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Professor James Daybell @jamesdaybell.bsky.social · May 27

Very excited to see the piece I wrote with @krheyam.bsky.social on ‘Gendering Material Objects in Heritage Practice’ now out in The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Gender’ which stems from our project www.genderingthemuseum.co.uk

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Professor James Daybell @jamesdaybell.bsky.social · May 22

Manuscript for my new book with Sue Broomhall on Gender and the Glove in Early Modern England is finally completed….

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HistoryPlymouth @historyplymouth.bsky.social · May 22

We were delighted to have Dr Lucy Huggins speaking about the English Merchant Shipping and Trade from the Armada to the Seven Years War, c.1588-1765 project at our @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social history research seminar yesterday - the database is going to be amazing #maritimehistory

Dr Lucy Huggins showing some transcription on a screen

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Kit Barton @kmbarton.bsky.social · Apr 12

Such a fantastic and welcoming weekend! Thank you for having us all 👏

Louise Sanger @loumaritime.bsky.social · Apr 12

Brilliant British Commission for Maritime History 30th New Researchers Conference in Hull. Congratulations to @kmbarton.bsky.social MA dissertation prize winner. Thank you to all our hosts & speakers!

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HistoryPlymouth @historyplymouth.bsky.social · May 16

If you are in Plymouth on Wed 21 May at 16.00 do join us for our @plymuni.bsky.social History Research Seminar when Dr Lucy Huggins (University of Southampton) will speak on 'English Merchant Shipping, Maritime Communities, and Trade from the Spanish Armada to the Seven Years War'

A Merchantman and a Royal Yacht Beating to Windward off Dover, 18th C

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University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social · May 13

Calling all University of Plymouth students! Fancy some extra cash this summer? 💰

Santander Universities is offering 10 x £1,000 Brighter Futures Grants to help fund your education and support your wellbeing.

Apply by May 15, 2025 👉 ow.ly/txaJ50VHLTy

Enter by 15 May for your chance to win. T&Cs apply. You don’t need to bank with Santander to take part.

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Professor James Daybell @jamesdaybell.bsky.social · May 13

@paulinakewes.bsky.social lovely to meet you

Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social · May 7

Excellent opening paper by @jamesdaybell.bsky.social

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Professor James Daybell @jamesdaybell.bsky.social · May 13

My collaborative project on the history of separation in 16th/17th Europe and East Asia with Lisa Hellman, Svante Norrhem and Sue Broomhall has moved with me to BlueSky: @movedapart.bsky.social We are currently without followers. Please do follow for updates.

Moved Apart: Experiences of Separation (@movedapart.bsky.social)

Moved Apart: Experiences of Separation in 16/17thc: 6-Year Swedish Research Council-Funded Project: Lisa Hellman @jamesdaybell.bsky.social Svante Norrhem & Sue Broomhall; Lund, Plymouth, ACU https:/...

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