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IHR Women @ihrwomen.bsky.social · 3d

Please join us for our inaugural seminar of the term in the IHR and online. Register: tinyurl.com/298ssvkr
@ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social

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Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is really fascinating

Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

A Wikipedia-style guideline page on avoiding exaggerated wording by LLMs, with two sections titled Undue emphasis on symbolism and importance and Promotional language. Each section lists “words to watch” in a beige box, such as "stands as a testament", "plays a vital role", "rich cultural heritage", "breathtaking", and "must-see". Below, example sentences are shown with problematic phrases highlighted in yellow, including "enhancing its significance", "captivates both residents and visitors alike", "stands as a symbol", "reflects the evolving identity", "vibrant town with a rich cultural heritage", "fascinating glimpse into the diverse tapestry", and "value-driven experiences".

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 12

📣We're into the FINAL WEEK for applications for two Editorial Fellowship positions 2025-27!📣

Deadline is midnight 15th August (that's this Friday!), and the fellowships are open to any early career historians. See the post below for the full details:

www.historyworkshop....

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · Aug 5

A 2 year postdoc research assistant job to work on the early institutional history of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, leading to the writing of a report to contribute to broader decolonising and reparative efforts. Around 40k, deadline 5 Sept 25.

app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate - LSTM Decolonial History Project | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to support the delivery of a two-year, independent academic research project to develop a rigorous...

app.vacancy-filler.co.uk

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · Jul 22

We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live!

Visit southasianbritain.org

@qmul.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social #AHRC @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚨 Are you a first-time author in women or gender history?

The WHN Annual Book Prize offers £500 for the best debut monograph in this field published in the UK (2023–2024).

Deadline: 15 August 2025
Open to WHN members.

Details: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-b...

#WHNBookPrize #GenderHist

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Jul 27

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

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Hannah Scott @drhannahlscott.bsky.social · Jul 23

The next round of the BA Talent Development Scheme is open! 🚨I had one of these this year to build historic dress making skills for my performance history work - so culture studies people, don’t be put off, this is also for you!

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are offering up to £10k for researchers to upgrade their skills - e.g. in AI/machine learning; or a language; or something else! Think about it over the summer and apply by early October
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/tale...

Talent Development Awards 2025-26

The Talent Development Awards are available to promote the acquisition and advancement of skills in relevant areas by UK-based researchers, promoting innovative research methods, be that through skill...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Jul 23

Many thanks for sharing - we're glad you're looking forward to it - as are we! willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Jul 22

Fantastic news!

King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎓 We're delighted to announce the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities here @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

The new school is a major investment into the postgraduate research environment for the arts and humanities by King's.

Read more👇

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-l...

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jul 11

Congratulations to former British Academy Book Prize winner Toby Green FBA on the release of his new book, The Heretic of Cacheu.

This powerful history of the global slave trade is told through the life of one woman: Crispina Peres.

Out now with Penguin 👉 buff.ly/e7yfl7p

Green background with the book The Heretic of Chacheu on front.

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Jul 11

@historyworkshop.org.uk is looking for new editorial fellows! For early career historians with an interest in radical, public and digital histories: paid, part-time work commissioning and editing on our digital history magazine. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/article/hist...

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Jul 7

could it be London Stone tho I like your rustic stow?

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CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · Jun 20

Not one, but two keynote lectures! Join CEMS and MMoR next week.

25.06, 17:00 - @profjennyshaw.bsky.social on "The Women of Rendezvous"

26.06, 17:00 - @sdamussen.bsky.social on "Seeing Racial Patriarchy"

Full details below.

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/carib...

Caribbean Connections: Seventeenth-Century Barbados and Britain — CEMS KCL Blog

Join King's Medicine and the Making of Race for two keynote lectures by Dr. Jenny Shaw (University of Alabama) and Prof. Susan D. Amussen (University of California Merced). Each keynote will think thr...

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Jun 3

Signing in irately

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · May 2

Now emancipated from its paywall.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

To save UK higher education, start talking about knowledge - Research Professional News

Until debate on universities foregrounds their core purposes, their woes will deepen, says Margot Finn

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Dr Lucy J.S. Clarke 🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️🌈 no human is illegal @lucyjsclarke.bsky.social · Apr 7

fancy a bit of legal history, law and literature, and practice-as-research? come to my
@leverhulme.ac.uk-funded workshop at @sheffieldcems.bsky.social on the 23rd May. featuring libels, process-serving, facsimile documents, lewd remarks and document eating! tinyurl.com/4ras5xtv please share widely!

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IHR Women @ihrwomen.bsky.social · Mar 15

Register: tinyurl.com/2yytrdd8
@ihr.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social

A group of women graduates at Bradford University in 1987.

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Olivia Wyatt @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Institute of Historical Research’s Black British History seminar series is hosting a writing workshop and dinner, before the first GPI Annual Lecture. Full details available on our seminar page: bit.ly/4jycw72

📍 GC202 & GC102, Queen Mary University of London
🗓️ Thursday 30th January
⏰ 16:15

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Jan 26

thanks lovely! Alice Benden a proper model for the other Jane Anger

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · Jan 6

Applications are open for the 2025-27 Past & Present Fellowships @ihr.bsky.social are open

Applications close on 31st Jan 2025

Fellows appointed will commence on 1st Oct 2025 and be tenable for 24 months

Please share with your network

www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...

Past & Present Fellowships

Past & Present Fellowships are available for two years, and open to researchers who have completed a doctorate in history.

www.history.ac.uk

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Dec 23

Size and ‘special’ vs ‘ordinary’

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Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · Dec 16

A wonderful opportunity to undertake funded PhD research with one of the most supportive and interesting scholars I know.... #EarlyModern 🗃️

Elaine Leong @historyelaine.bsky.social · Dec 16

Funded PhD Studentship @UCL History and @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on project titled 'Translating Monstrosity: Constructions of Difference in #earlymodern England and France'. Deadline Jan 31st 2025. Project & application info: www.ucl.ac.uk/history/oppo.... #histmed #histsci #HSTM #bookhistory

Opportunities

Find opportunities to join UCL History in academic, research, teaching and learning, admin and other capacities below.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Laura Gowing @lauragowing.bsky.social · Dec 13

Barking

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Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Dec 11

On the weaponisation of sound and silence. Extraordinary insights in this piece by audio artist/investigator Lawrence Abu Hamdan.

‘To cough was to risk death’: the artist who mapped Syria’s Sednaya prison with testimonies from its survivors

As an artist and audio investigator, I interviewed people who had been imprisoned in a building where sound and vision were weaponised. So what should happen to this monstrous place now it has been li...

www.theguardian.com

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