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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 1h

It was a real pleasure to write this afterword for a fantastic special issue on the history of invasive species by Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social and Jules Skotnes-Brown @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social

Invasive Species, Health, and Global History Afterword: The Disavowal of Human Agency

Abstract. The papers in this special issue explore the metaphorical realms that inform discourses on disruptive plants and animals. They explore how specie

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 24d

Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns chng.it/k8fBh7sY via @UKChange

Sign the Petition

Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Sep 8

And there’s more good news 🌿✨

The YESI Fellows Scheme 2025/26 opens on Monday 8 September! If you’re a University of York researcher with ideas for tackling environmental sustainability challenges, this is your chance.

Details here 👉 buff.ly/W6IXpUe

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Sep 8

Delighted that the University of York has been shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership 🌍👏

Recognition for our pioneering YESI Fellows Initiative driving interdisciplinary, impact-led sustainability research.

Full shortlist👉 lstm.ac/3HZY0XE

THE Awards 2025

The THE Awards are the biggest celebration of UK and Irish higher education, recognising excellence across academia, professional services, leadership and management.

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Aug 29

This guy says he’s responsible. If you listen carefully you can hear the sounds of dog whistles in this interview yorkmix.com/meet-the-man...

Meet the man behind York’s flags: ‘What it shows is that people are unhappy’

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · May 30

By the River Foss in York

A black dog stands on the towpath by the River Foss with a bridge above him

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Anita Hoffmann @17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social · May 20

Ahem... my first acedemic article just went live on the BMJ/STI website.

What can 'hidden' cures in handwritten family recipe books tell us about how people dealt with STIs in the long 17th century?

doi.org/10.1136/sext...

#17thC #earlymodern

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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · May 9

History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

Microsoft Forms

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · May 9

Bloody hell!

Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Apr 27

A walk with the dog brings some quiet and his joy is my pleasure.

A black dog is running up the bank of a stream. His fur is shining and his ears are streaming backwards.

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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · Apr 14

🚨 Exciting news! @sabineclarke.bsky.social joins the YESI leadership team as co-lead for the Health and Environment Research Theme.

Sabine brings expertise in the history of science + medicine, focusing on global health and environment.

Welcome, Sabine! 🎉

Read more➡️ ow.ly/6c3250VzNLG

YESI appoints new Health and Environment Theme co-lead

The York Environmental Sustainability Institute YESI) is delighted to welcome Dr Sabine Clarke as the new co-lead for our Health and Environment Research Theme.

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Apr 13

Dawwww.

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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · Apr 11

Introducing a new YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project, working with York Explore and other groups in the city, to explore ways of using local archives to produce new histories of environmental change.

➡️https://ow.ly/yM4950VyQWr

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Rohan Deb Roy @rohandroy.bsky.social · Mar 30

I am co-organising a workshop (with Dr Isabel Davis) on 'Colonies, hives and queens: Insects and Imperialism' at the Natural History Musuem in London on Thursday the 3rd of April. There will be a set of flash talks on the theme in the morning. Teams link:
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Mark Nesbitt @marknesbitt.bsky.social · Mar 18

PhD on offer at Kew: Plants and their Products: Biocultural collections at Kew Gardens & the South Kensington Museum during the long nineteenth century

If only I could apply! Fascinating mutual interests of Kew and the V&A in plants. Closes 16 May

www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-her...

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Mar 13

I had such a wonderful time being interviewed by students in the History Department at York for their amazing podcast series. Take a look! (Or indeed a "listen")

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Feb 9

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Jan 24

Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!

Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Oct 18

Please circulate this great opportunity to do a PhD at Kew Gardens and the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at York! The student will look at the history of marginalised individuals who made knowledge about fungi in the early 20th century.

LCAB PhD studentships - Currently recruiting

Women and biodiversity: gender and the making of the Kew Fungarium, 1900-1950

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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · Jan 16

⏰ Final Reminder!

The deadline for the BSHS Annual Conference 2025 CfP is TOMORROW! Submit your individual papers or sessions by Fri, 17 Jan 2025.

📍 When & Where:
8–10 July 2025, Cambridge

🌟 Open to researchers at all career stages & nationalities on any HSTM topic!

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Conference banner stating: 08 to 10 Jul 2025 | BSHS Conference in Cambridge, UK | Submit your abstracts now!

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Jan 11

York, UK, at 9.30 this morning

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Dec 19

Yes, absolutely!

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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · Dec 19

Isn’t this thistle head beautiful? Like the head of a medieval mace.

A large spiked dead thistle head. Looks like a medieval mace.

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Kelly Redeker @volatilesred.bsky.social · Nov 28

I'm excited to announce a PhD studentship, based at UofYork, exploring how land management in African savanna affects climate, past and present. I'm joined by the fabulous
Prof Colin Beale & @sabineclarke.bsky.social
to join historic delivery of ecosystem functions with future savanna management.

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