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Dave Steele @drdavesteele.bsky.social · 1d

I've just been interviewed on Radio 5 Live about Britishness and the right to protest.
Interview started at 9.38 or 38 mins into the programme www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Listen live to Radio 5 Live on BBC Sounds

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Dave Steele @drdavesteele.bsky.social · 9d

Looking forward to giving my talk this Saturday at Warwick Words History Festival on 'Rev Arthur Wade: Radical Vicar of Warwick' Sat. 4 October 4pm, Unitarian Chapel, Warwick.

I will discuss Wades advocacy of workers’ rights.

A few tickets left: www.warwickwords.co.uk/index.php/al...

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to this . . .

INDY-HIST @indy-hist.bsky.social · 23d

Reminder of tomorrow's meeting of the Independent Historians Working Group Meeting, Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 17:00 UK time
Free Eventbrite Tickets: bit.ly/INDY1609

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INDY-HIST @indy-hist.bsky.social · Aug 22

Independent Historians Working Group Meeting, Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Free Eventbrite Tickets: bit.ly/INDY1609

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Jul 1

Looking forward to tomorrow's INDY-HIST meeting - Weds 2 July 5pm

INDY-HIST @indy-hist.bsky.social · Jul 1

Reminder of tomorrow's INDY-HIST meeting - Weds 2 July 5pm

Independent Historians Working Group

Meeting Link. www.bit.ly/INDY-HIST-ZOOM Weds 2 July 5pm

Look forward to seeing you tomorrow if you can make it . . .

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Jun 4

Looking forward to our second Methodologies session tomorrow

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · May 28

Announcing the second of our Methodologies Series
Online Meeting: Thursday June 5 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from:

Mary Fraser
Rob O'Toole
Dave Steele

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth2
Email: [email protected]

Methodologies 2

Mary Fraser, Dave Steele and Rob O'Toole will share their varied and innovative research methodologies:

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · May 28

Announcing the second of our Methodologies Series
Online Meeting: Thursday June 5 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from:

Mary Fraser
Rob O'Toole
Dave Steele

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth2
Email: [email protected]

Methodologies 2

Mary Fraser, Dave Steele and Rob O'Toole will share their varied and innovative research methodologies:

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · May 12

Looking forward to this discussion tomorrow . . .

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · May 2

Announcing the first of our Methodologies Series
Online Meeting: Tuesday May 13 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from:

Matt Cunneen
Alex Hibberts
Caitlin Kitchener
Nic Madge

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth
Email: [email protected]

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · May 2

Announcing the first of our Methodologies Series
Online Meeting: Tuesday May 13 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from:

Matt Cunneen
Alex Hibberts
Caitlin Kitchener
Nic Madge

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth
Email: [email protected]

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Apr 23

… The club also offers the prospect of a more joined-up experience for PhD alumni when most of the university effort is directed at undergraduate alumni. The club is a leader within the Arts and Humanities community at Warwick”. bit.ly/pdc-award

Catalogue of Research Excellence

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Apr 23

Quote: “David Fletcher and Dave Steele have shown initiative in setting up the Warwick History Post-Doc Club, […] which recognized and addressed a key gap in our provisions, enabling a fully inclusive research environment that connects our formal PhD programme with postdocs in the wider community…

Catalogue of Research Excellence

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Apr 23

Warwick History Post-Doc Club has been nominated for a Research Celebration Award. We were in good company with fellow historians, David Anderson & @naomipullin.bsky.social (winners), Guido van Meersbergen, (commended), and co-nominees James Poskett & @timlockley.bsky.social More: bit.ly/pd-nom

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Apr 16

Call for speakers: Warwick History Post-Doc Club Methodologies Series.

Are you a researcher employing unusual/innovative/unique methodologies? Can you give 10 mins to share innovations, tips and insights in a series of zoom meetings over the next few months?

Contact: [email protected]

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Apr 16

Call for speakers: Warwick History Post-Doc Club Methodologies Series.

Are you a researcher employing unusual/innovative/unique methodologies? Can you give 10 mins to share innovations, tips and insights?

The Methodologies Series will run as a series of zoom meetings over the next few months . .

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Feb 27

A few places left for tomorrow's panel discussion: ALTERNATIVE CAREERS
Register: bit.ly/alt-car

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Feb 20

Fri. 28 Feb. 5:30pm on zoom
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS
Pierre Botcherby, Ed DeVane, Imogen Knox,
Louise Morgan, Stephen Soanes, and Hannah Straw share experiences of pursuing careers beyond the standard research and teaching pathway.

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Register: bit.ly/alt-car

Alternative Careers

Pierre Botcherby, Ed DeVane, Imogen Knox, Louise Morgan, Stephen Soanes, & Hannah Straw will discuss alternative careers for historians.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Jan 27

Looking forward to this . . .

Warwick History Postgraduates @warwickhistorypgs.bsky.social · Jan 23

Join us on Monday, 27th January, either in person in R0.04 or via MS Teams for our joint event with the @post-doc-club.bsky.social to discuss the topic “making the most of supervision”, a fantastic opportunity to explore the PhD supervision process!

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Jan 21

PG History Work in Progress & Post-Doc Club, 27 January @ 5pm

'Making the Most of Supervision'

Panellists: Prof. Roberta Bivins, Dr. Naomi Pullin, and Dr. Serin Quinn will discuss 'Making the Most of Supervision’

Teams meeting - reply to this message for joining details

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Jan 21

Good idea - will do

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Nov 26

Looking forward to hosting Monday's panel discussion:
THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
This session asks Independent Historians Melanie Backe-Hansen, Mark Crail, John Sanders & John Townley to share insights into their inspirations and methods of working.
More: www.bit.ly/p-d-c-1

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Dave Steele @drdavesteele.bsky.social · Nov 11

Just 2 days to raise the final £230 for central Leeds to get a blue plaque for the Chartist newspaper the Northern Star and an unveiling ceremony - can you help?
sslh.org.uk/2024/09/08/a...

A blue plaque for the Chartist Northern Star

The Northern Star was the paper that made Chartism. In addition to providing news of the movement’s activities locally and nationally, and a forum for ideas and debate, it created a great national …

sslh.org.uk

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Nov 10

Hi Nina, You're welcome to join the zoom meeting on Dec 2 if you're free. Dave @drdavesteele.bsky.social

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Nov 10

THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
Zoom meeting Mon 2 Dec 17.00 GMT
How do Independent Historians maintain academic excellence and rigour without institutional affiliation? Melanie Backe-Hansen, Mark Crail, John Sanders & John Townley share inspirations and methods of working.
More: www.bit.ly/p-d-c-1

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Nov 10

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Nov 4

THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
This session asks how Independent Historians maintain academic excellence and rigour without
institutional affiliation. Melanie Backe-Hansen, Mark Crail, John Sanders & John Townley share insights
into their inspirations and methods of working.
More: www.bit.ly/p-d-c-1

‘POST-DOC’
CLUB
Warwick History ‘POST-DOC’ CLUB
Online Meeting: Mon 2 Dec at 5pm
The Independent Historian
Most academic researchers have encountered Independent Historians, but independent doesn’t mean amateur.
This Post-Doc-Club session asks how Independent Historians maintain academic excellence and rigour without
institutional affiliation. We invite Melanie Backe-Hansen, Mark Crail, John Sanders and John Townley to share insights
into their inspirations and methods of working.
Biogs. and discussion paper: www.bit.ly/p-d-c-1
Free registration: : www.bit.ly/ind-hist
Contact: PostDocClub@gmail.com
B-Sky Social: @post-doc-club.bsky.social All welcome (not restricted to Warwick Post-Docs)

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