@sophyhiggins.bsky.social
PhDing @ Freeman Air and Space Institute (KCL) & RAF Museum on gender, class & interwar RAF | she/her
My third and final edition of the Journal of the @rafhistorical.bsky.social as editor is in print. It's the proceedings of the RAF culture seminar at @rafmuseum.bsky.social , organised by @sophyantrobus.bsky.social , @rafhistory.bsky.social, wonderfully guest edited by @sophyhiggins.bsky.social.
13.08.2025 18:41 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Man arrested after Ballymena 'spread with slurry overnight' ahead of town's first Pride parade -
Proof if proof were needed that Pride is still necessary #speirgorm #pride2025 jrnl.ie/6746206
Thanks Chris, that’s very much appreciated. And thanks very much for coming along!
11.06.2025 19:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0& there was no better ending than some brilliant reflections by Dr Julia Balm @nuclearbalm.bsky.social who has been so fiercely supportive of so many next gen, myself included 🪐
11.06.2025 19:10 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
What a fantastic day it was at the @fasikcl.bsky.social conference with four panels of incredible research by the next gen of air and space power thinking! 🚀🌟
11.06.2025 19:10 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
📢 The Freeman Air and Space Institute is hiring!
We are looking for a PhD Studentship to support FASI’s research in the field of air power.
💡 Fully funded
🗓️ Deadline to apply: 13 June
Apply now 👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH405/p...
📢 FASI PhD candidate @sophyhiggins.bsky.social wins 2025 Henry Probert Bursary
Awarded by the RAF Historical Society, the Bursary will support Sophy's research on elite women & their influence on the culture of the interwar Royal Air Force.
Congratulations Sophy!
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/fasi-ph...
Day 2 of #LDC2025 has begun!
FASI's PhD Candidate, @sophyhiggins.bsky.social is in attendance as part of the #LDC2025 PhD poster programme.
Sophy is showcasing her thesis research, which focuses on elite women and their influence on the culture of the interwar Royal Air Force.
📢 Registration is now open for FASI’s inaugural Postgraduate Air & Space Conference
📅 Wednesday 11th June
📌 K4U.12, King’s Building
Secure your place now and hear our expert panellists discuss the latest on air and space power.
Sign up 👇
kcl.ac.uk/events/postg...
Last night i spoke of the afterlives of Irish revolutionary women in the Free State-a state which defined a narrow model of what it meant to be an Irish woman. Anyone who did not live up to that model was surveilled, shamed and/or institutionalised! Narrow definitions of womanhood harm all women.
16.04.2025 10:02 — 👍 629 🔁 180 💬 12 📌 7
💡Join FASI's @nuclearbalm.bsky.social & @sophyhiggins.bsky.social who will be celebrating Intl. Women’s Day with a panel discussion highlighting the contributions of women to diplomacy & security.
📆 6 March, 12:15
📍 Bush House(SE)2.06
Register now 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/csss-...
Looking forward to moderating this brilliant panel in celebration of international women’s day 🌟
26.02.2025 11:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Massive congrats Matilda! So exciting 🥳
06.02.2025 19:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is a great opportunity for KCL students to learn more about careers in air & space! Final few spots remaining ✈️📡
15.01.2025 10:00 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
cfp for the Freeman Air and Space Institute’s (@fasikcl.bsky.social) Air and Space Postgraduate Conference on 11th June 2025 is now out 🚀✨
please send any queries & submissions to fasi@kcl.ac.uk and submissions are due by 28th Feb!
