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PCS union poster showing the calendar for the pickets and rallies at the upcoming strike for decent wages by library workers at the British Library.

The risible wages are well-known in the wider field of the library, museum, gallery and archive world. I’d like to think public opinion is with the people who make the place click day-in-day-out; they deserve better.
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!

History Day 2025 · History Day · University of London

Two weeks to go until History Day 2025! Take a look at some of the amazing organisations participating this year 🤩

Explore the different organisations and online collections on the History Day website: exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/history-da...

#HistDay25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social

British Library staff are out on strike from Monday 27 October until Sunday 9 November over pay: please do not undermine their action by attending this exhibition (or any other events at the BL) during that time. www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Celebration and Resistance: Explore LGBTQ+ collections and more at History Day 2025 Every year in November we host History Day, an event for students, researchers and history enthusiasts.

Celebration and Resistance: Explore LGBTQ+ collections and more at History Day 2025 🎉

This #HistDay25 we're partnering with @justinbengry.bsky.social to create a Queer History and Heritage Trail highlighting queer stories, figures & collections. Hear from Justin here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

History Day History Day and the History Day: Discover Collections website bring together researchers and collections in-person and online

It's here! Sign up for History Day 4 Nov 2025. #HistDay25 Together with @senatehouselib.bsky.social we are celebrating all things history with collections from galleries, libraries, archives, museums & more. Find out what it's all about and book your free spot. www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

Rylands BlogIntroducing the Early European Print collection John Gandy, Incunabula Cataloguer at the John Rylands Library, talks about the newly published early printing collection on Manchester Digital Collections

We are delighted to announce the first batch of the new Early European Print collection, now freely available to explore online here: www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/collections/...

Read more about collection and some of its highlights in our latest blog post: ow.ly/g1MH50WxSmH

We're excited to be taking part in this free South Asian Heritage Month event! Held online on 14th August, more details below.

We'll be sharing material from our collections with a focus on the British military and civilian experience in India during the Raj, and South Asian students at King’s.

Exploring South Asian Collections at the University of London Join us for a special online session exploring South Asia collections across the University of London.

Join here for a free online session exploring South Asian Collections @uolondon.bsky.social with colleagues from @senatehouselib.bsky.social @kingsarchives.bsky.social and @soaslibrary.bsky.social part of South Asian Heritage Month

Home · History Day · University of London History Day: Discover Collections brings together content from across the heritage sector. This website extends our annual in-person History Day event to give year-round access to collections online.

Launching today📣 Check out our new History Day Discover Collections website! #HistDayNorth #DCDC25

exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/history-da...

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

Have you booked your place for Mary Penman’s talk on marbled paper yet? 👀

🗓️ Mon 14 July, 2–3pm (online)
🎟️ Free slots still open — grab yours: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marbled-pa...

Here are some beautiful examples of marbled paper from our collection.

A gallery of digitised images featured in the online exhibition

📢 “In the Grip of Change: The Caribbean and its British Diaspora” is now available as an online exhibition!

Have a look and explore newly digitised Caribbean & Black British history materials featured in the recent exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social

👉 exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/grip-of-ch...

Senate House Library announces relaunch of Visiting Research Fellowship Senate House Library and the Friends of Senate House Library are delighted to report that the Visiting Research Fellowships programme has been relaunched.

📣Applications now open for the Senate House Library Visiting Fellowships 📣

In 2025-6 up to two awards of £1500 will be allocated to support a fellowship of up to two weeks.

Deadline: 15th September 2025.

More info 👇
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

Flyer for 'Unfolding Time' exhibition, with opening times 9:30-17:00 Monday to Friday and until 19:15 on Thursdays.

⌛ Final Week ⌛

Time is running out to visit our current exhibition:

'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️

🔗Opening times + digital highlights:
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time

#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜

🗣️ Listen to award-winning poet @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social's poem ‘The Caribbean Grip’.

💬 The poem was created in response to Senate House Library’s exhibition ‘In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British diaspora’

👉 Learn more: www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...

🚨 Exhibition Extended! 🚨

'In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean & its British Diaspora' at @SenateHouseLib is now open until 12 April!

🎟️ Extra curator-led tour added: Thursday 10 April – get deeper insights into the history of Caribbean decolonisation.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-gri...

Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities

CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...

A collection of books from Senate House Library's extensive Latin American Collections

Our current membership area display in Senate House Library showcases the academic & cultural contributions of University of the West Indies alumni who received University of London degrees🎓

These form just a part of our extensive Latin American Collections 📖

Comic Book Your Heritage! This unique workshop invites you to explore and celebrate your cultural heritage through the art of comic storytelling.

Very pleased to announce my upcoming event: Comic Book Your Heritage part of "In the Grip of Change, Caribbean Diaspora in Britain" exhibition, at University of London Senate House Library! Many thanks to @juanitacox.bsky.social and @salinajaneart.bsky.social
Link: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

The National Humanities Lecture | Professor David Olusoga | 4 February 2025 The National Humanities Lecture is a major new annual event that celebrates the vital role of the humanities in public life. We are honoured to welcome historian, author, and award-winning filmmaker David Olusoga as our inaugural speaker. In his lecture, Professor Olusoga will make the case for the humanities and explore how new ideas about humanities, heritage and institutions are emerging – from virtual museums, to hyper-local history projects and alternative city tours. What is the public role of the historian in an age of populism and digital disruption? How might museums adapt to our more interconnected world and to the phenomenon of 'contested heritage'? How can the humanities adapt to an era of Podcasts and Substack? And what are the broader intersections between the humanities and public life? Drawing together thinking from history, political culture and public humanities, he will ask what new forms our cultural institutions might take, and how they might support a more equitable, connected society.

Last week @davidolusoga.bsky.social gave the annual National Humanities Lecture at the University of London. This was a superb account of how public history promotes and communicates academic research beyond HE.

David's lecture is now available and is highly recommended bit.ly/3Qd1x5i #skystorians

Hub Manager:London Senate House - Hybrid

Job klaxon! Come and work with us as Manager of the Digital Humanities Research Hub in the School of Advanced Study, University of London @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities

In the Grip of Change – Poetry Workshops at Senate House Join award-winning poet Jenny Mitchell for creative sessions inspired by a range of vibrant materials from our Caribbean collections

'In the Grip of Change' – Poetry Workshops✍️ Join award-winning poet @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social for creative sessions inspired by a range of vibrant materials from Senate House Library's Caribbean & Black History Collections.

👉 BOOK NOW - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-gri...

Royal opening of their Senate House in Jamaica in 1953

💭Did you know University of the West Indies was once closely connected to the University of London?

Here’s the Royal opening of their Senate House in Jamaica in 1953. Find out more in a display at our Senate House Library 📖

This #HMD we are launching a new online platform allowing readers around the world digital access to many of our most important collections.

Wiener Digital Collections’ state-of-the-art viewer will create an important tool for Holocaust research and education, and for combatting antisemitism...

An image which gives details of the free online training session, 'Researching migration and refugee narratives' taking place on the 20th March 2025 from 14.00-15.30 GMT - to attend one can sign up here: https://www.history.ac.uk/events/researching-migration-and-refugee-narratives

Interested in researching migration and refugee narratives? This online research training session will introduce participants to a wealth of resources and is free to attend.

🗓 20 March 2025
🕰 14:00-15:30 BST
🖥 Online

Register today via: https://buff.ly/3ZgvjdC

A semi-transparent purple box overlays an image of the busy History Day fair and the IHR Crush Hall stairs. In the box is text thanking everyone involved in History Day 2024

4 images of smiling people at their History Day stands. The people in all the images look directly at the camera and are either standing or seated behind their table display. There are documents and books on the tables with banners behind them displaying their organisation name.

4 images of History Day table displays. There are old books and a tapestry replica top left, diagrams and photos of animals top right, sweets, a toy trilobite and documents bottom left, and a badge-maker, images for this, zines and pens bottom right.

4 images of people interacting at History Day. Each has a combination of young and old people looking over tables and talking to, or listening to, the stall holder.

✨History Day 2024 roundup✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for #HistDay24 and to all the brilliant IHR and Senate House Library staff for putting on such a successful event. Let’s take a brief look back at the day and we hope to see you again next year!

What will you Discover? Behind the Scenes at History Day 2024 - History Collections Oct 24, 2024 | General

Not long to go! With History Day 2024 right around the corner, History Day intern Katherine reflects on planning the event and what to look forward to at #HistDay24. Read the new blog at https://buff.ly/4hhx0j7 and keep signing up at https://buff.ly/3zyvHLE .

What will you discover? #HistDay24

A box overflowing with photos, textual sources. A notification box overlays this. Purple banners are at the top and bottom of the image. The top with logos for UoL Senate House Library and IHR, SAS in the corners, the bottom 10th anniversary logo and qr code to the History Day 2024 booking page.

Discover the organisations taking part in #HistDay24 at https://buff.ly/2IzuuJ8. Who are you excited to talk to at History Day? Don’t forget to register for #HistDay24 at https://buff.ly/3zyvHLE (attendance is free!) See you on the 5th! What will you discover? #HistDay24

Testimonial from a 2023 History Day attendee. "So many fascinating collections for research in one room". Senate House and IHR logos are in the top corners, a purple banner with the 10th anniversary logo and a link/ QR code to the history day website, where more information can be found, are below.

Testimonial from a 2022 History Day attendee. "Such a lovely and well curated event". Senate House and IHR logos are in the top corners. A purple banner with the 10th anniversary logo and a link/ QR code to the history day website, where more information can be found, are below.

Testimonial from a 2021 History Day attendee. "An innovative and creative way of presenting history". Senate House and IHR logos are in the top corners. A purple banner with the 10th anniversary logo and a link/ QR code to the history day website, where more information can be found, are below.

Testimonial from a 2020 History Day attendee. "The creativity in the sector is awesome". Senate House and IHR logos are in the top corners. A purple banner with the 10th anniversary logo and a link/ QR code to the history day website, where more information can be found, are below.

One month to go! History Day is only one month away so we’re looking back at what makes the day so special! Hear what previous attendees have to say and be sure to sign up to join us this November at bit.ly/histday24 (attendance is free!). #WhatWillYouDiscover #HistDay24