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The Society welcomes applications to join at any time from historians of all backgrounds and career stages. This includes the many who practice outside #History depts / HE or work independently bit.ly/43Y2u8g For these historians, we hope to offer community, support and collegiality #Skystorians

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Our event today with heads of selected UK #History societies is a reminder of the dedication, expertise, civic sense, dynamism and, yes, value of these subject societies. If you'd like to keep in touch with them, we've a Starter Pack bit.ly/4jKumCE which now lists 125 such groups #Skystorians 1/2

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Politics, the Grand Tour and the Jacobite threat: @drjeremyfilet.bsky.social explores how 18th-century cultural travel often included contact with the exiled Stuart court and how this benefited the Duke of Lorraine, the court's host. Find out more at historiamag.com/politics-grand-tour-jacobite

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It's white Rose Day! What's best than this engraving of James III/VIII ? Reading my last monograph with @manchesterup.bsky.social that has an entire chapter on how to party like a #Jacobite in #Lorraine on June, 10th! "To the King Over the Water!"

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To anyone who faces this: theconversation.com/how-to-prote...

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Large and richly appreciated rays of sunshine for UK SHAPE (Arts, Humanities & Social Science disciplines) at a time when grim news in our sector has become normative. Huge thanks to @wellcometrust.bsky.social for making this happen. 1/2

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Less than half of UK academics feel they can “comfortably manage” their workloads while satisfaction with benefits packages sits well below other sectors, according to a major survey. @twilliamsthe.bsky.social reports #AcademicSky

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"Ces travaux montrent que les individus fréquentant régulièrement les lieux de culture (théâtres, musées etc.) présentent un risque de démence et de dépression divisé par deux (…)" theconversation.com/une-visite-a...

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Whoever needs to hear this today: It is dangerous to mistake speaking without thoughts for speaking the truth.

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I'll always be grateful for all of the work that the talented people at Oxford did to make my 1st book a reality, but between management's anti-unionism and moves like this, it's likely my next book will be with a different press: www.alpsp.org/news-publica...

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Legal action by a Peruvian farmer has signalled a shift in the global conversation.

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'University governing bodies should keep an eye on the collective needs of all institutions instead of just prioritising individual success if they want to improve the financial health of the sector, a campaign group has said.' Absolutely vital topic this. 1/2

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The British Academy is hosting a webinar on 17 June for UK-based humanities and social sciences researchers interested in applying for the ERC Advanced Grants 2025 Call. Find out more and register your interest: buff.ly/WAQlY8R

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I was talking about lettuce when someone mentioned liz truss was 49... I thought she was in her mid 60s! I guess being an incompetent Tory ages you... like... rotten vinegar?

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The shock victory of Geert Wilders’ far-right party in the Netherlands’ 2023 election has led to reduced funding for higher education and research, curbs on international student numbers and concerns for academic freedom and the country’s reputation as a research powerhouse #AcademicSky

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Routes into Languages is organising a FREE Languages festival for all secondary and 6th form pupils/teachers! See programme below 💪 Register for as many sessions as you like by using this link: forms.office.com/e/21NC9ab6Z1. Just add your email address, the name of your school and postcode!

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Lecturer in Early Modern History (Fixed Term, Teaching & Scholarship) The University of Manchester - Humanities - History - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNC878/l...

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Last week on Wonkhe: We can build on these efforts to inform the art of the possible. Brokerage efforts, designed and delivered by our organisations working in partnership, could facilitate opportunities to reduce the risk of market failure or the need for acquisitions.

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To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

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This week, the Society advertised two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26, to support PhD students in completing a doctorate in #history. The Fellowships are held in association with @ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians

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As of today, I am a Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org 💪

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Opinion: In an era of complex challenges, single authorship is no longer the only marker of significant contributions, say Jeanne Féaux de la Croix, Roger Norum and Joanna Rostek #AcademicSky #EduSky

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Wtf?

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So... I go swimming twice a week at the local council-managed sport centre. The average age bracket is 60+... and the new swimming teacher isn't the brightest... I saw a poster advertising "Stroke week" next to the pool!!! ... and they say you shouldn't learn about languages 🤣

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Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300. Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

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Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was annulled on 14 May 1536 after she was convicted on trumped-up charges of adultery and treason.

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In an era when all sorts of systems of control limit our freedoms, many don’t quite fit the template that Orwell or Huxley imagined – but combine elements of both.

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Blocking half a day per week to (finally) catch up on my HUGE pile of backlog reading!

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European Union has been urged to prioritise cross-border education in its next long-term budget, with university groups calling for improved funding as well as increased flexibility #AcademicSky #highered

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Researchers must engage in “scientific diplomacy” and prioritise international collaboration as they come under attack from politicians across the globe, a leading scientist has said. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports from #THEeurope #AcademicSky

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Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.

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I received my author copy from @manchesterup.bsky.social ! Yours is around the corner! #Jacobites #Jacobitism

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When a government starts by stripping rights from a vulnerable group, it’s not the end goal—it’s the opening move. What’s tested on the marginalized today is used on everyone else tomorrow.

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Good morning, Bluesky.

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Maybe Labour should also do something about HE...

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'Emmanuel Macron, alongside...Ursula von der Leyen, will make speeches on Monday morning at Sorbonne University in Paris, flanked by European university leaders & researchers, in which they are expected to announce potential incentives & protections for researchers seeking to relocate to Europe. 1/3

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A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away.... Happy #StarWarsDay! – #MayTheFourthBeWithYou, always.

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May the 4th be with you!

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Political attacks are now supercharged by technology platforms retreating from accountability, and exploited by hostile foreign powers.

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With US #highered under attack from the federal govt, what can scholars do to ensure their #research is preserved and stand up for #academicfreedom? @lschiff.bsky.social, co-author of the Declaration to #DefendResearch, explains: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/prote... #academicsky #edusky

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Macron shook one hand.

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It finally arrived! 💪 @manchesterup.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @saesfrance.org @bsecs.bsky.social @sfeds-bs.bsky.social #Jacobite #Lorraine #History #Travel

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Plans to break with a 40-year tradition and allow dual-use and defence-related projects to be funded under Horizon Europe have been branded “unacceptable” by leading research universities #AcademicSky #HorizonEurope

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Routes into Languages is organising a FREE Languages festival for all secondary and 6th form pupils/teachers! See programme below 💪 Register for as many sessions as you like by using this link: forms.office.com/e/21NC9ab6Z1. Just add your email address, the name of your school and postcode!

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