Eddie Meehan

Interested in AI for historical text-reuse and text-similarity detection? If you’re in Vienna on March 5–6, join our "Ruse of Reuse" workshop at the @imafo-oeaw.bsky.social .

Registration and details: indico.global/e/ruse-of-re...

I'm hiring! 🏛️

This is a VA-based, hybrid 3-year position for a historian working on digital projects related to religious history. We'll also be hiring a historian working on onsite programming and training related to religious history.

Feel free to reach out! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts Finding his people 'misusing the law', Hywel Dda, King of all Wales, summoned the realm’s wisest men to an assembly.

Celebrate Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant the way it was supposed to be - reading about medieval Welsh and Irish legal manuscripts and the people who used them 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #medievalsky #skystorians #epoch23

Out now @epoch-history.bsky.social issue 23

www.epoch-magazine.com/post/a-begin...

Making Money in the Early Middle Ages by Rory Naismith

Now in #paperback, @rorynaismith.bsky.social's Making Money in the Early Middle Ages is an examination of coined money and its significance to rulers, aristocrats and peasants in early medieval Europe.

Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

#History #ReadUP

Thanks @joshcoulthard.bsky.social and @epoch-history.bsky.social, really enjoyed writing this and thank you for all your support!

⏰ It's Release Day! ⏰

Join us for Issue 23 of EPOCH, 'Religion & Belief'! With over a dozen articles on topics ranging from the lives of Victorian nuns to the dangers of AI, you don't want to miss this one!

Check it out 👇
www.epoch-magazine.com

Early Medieval Aquitaine and Carolingian Dynastic Drama Snow closed over the trail almost as soon as Pippin fled. The winter of late 831 was, as Louis’ biographer, known as the Astronomer, put it, ‘very harsh and inclement’, and the imperial army could not...

Don’t forget to check out @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social’s article on the early medieval Carolingian dynastic drama in issue 23 of @epoch-history.bsky.social, it was a pleasure to work with him!

www.epoch-magazine.com/post/early-m...

Animals and multi‐species considerations of well‐being 500–1100 Much of the scholarship on early medieval English medicinal ingredients has focussed on herbal remedies and the role of plants in healing activities. This approach detracts from the significance of a...

New in Early Medieval Europe: what role did animals play in early medieval medicinal and well-being practices? A study by Holly Miller and Christina Lee (£)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Enhanced image of palimpsested page, original writing in red; a large illuminated 'E' can be seen in bottom right quadrant.

Somehow, an 8th-c. English liturgical manuscript ended up in Mount Sinai (where it was palimpsested and written over by a Christian Arabic scribe). For more info: Michelle Brown, austriaca.at/0xc1aa5572%2...

Academic friends: I'm hosting a campus discussion today with real talk about the the scholarly publishing process/pipeline, and would love to share some "in the trenches" wisdom: what is something you know now about the process that you wish you'd known as a first-year/early-career academic?

SIMS / Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures Collaborative Fellowship A new SIMS fellowship in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Manuscript Cultures at the University of Hamburg.

SIMS / Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures Collaborative Fellowship. Take advantage of the expertise and manuscript resources at Penn Libraries and CSMC’s expertise in the Humanities, material analysis and/or Computer Science. Apply by Friday, May 1, 2026.

🔗: https://bit.ly/4aE3wec

Job losses at research-intensive universities double in two years - Research Professional News Exclusive: Scale of redundancies revealed branded a “disaster” for UK research capacity

Job losses at UK research-intensive universities double in two years.

Exclusive: Scale of redundancies branded a “disaster”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

map showing locations of meetings. Red indicates more than one meeting was held there.

Where did Carolingian Frankish kings meet to settle their disputes? Here are the locations of the 15 meetings 842-878 that issued surviving agreements.

Have any of your colleagues been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? Whether you are an academic or professional services staff member, employed or unemployed, we are keen to hear your views in our UK University Redundancy Survey
https://ow.ly/b6BF50Yl6B3

‘Disproportionate’ REF portability rules still dividing opinion - Research Professional News While some are happy with the long-form exception, others fear a “significant backlash”

In-depth: ‘Disproportionate’ REF portability rules still dividing opinion.

While some are happy with the long-form exception, others fear a “significant backlash”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

What the first National Disabled Staff Survey tells us The first National Disabled Staff Survey exposes the deep structural barriers faced by disabled staff in higher education. Susan Wilbraham, Ruth Gilligan, and Jackie Carter draw on the voices of the s...

'Early findings from the first National Disabled Staff Survey (NDSS), completed by 837 disabled staff across 127 institutions in 2025, expose deep structural barriers that undermine wellbeing, career progression, and retention.' 1/2

UCL axes ‘utopian’ Institute of Advanced Studies Interdisciplinary research hub focused on arts and humanities will shut in July amid financial sustainability issues

'A statement on 23 February explained the Bloomsbury-based research institute will be “disbanded” at the end of July 2026 because it “in its current form is not sustainable”.'

Goodbye utopia, hello myopia?

Universities of Oxford and Liverpool to team up on R&I - Research Professional News Pair of research-intensive institutions pledge to merge innovation ecosystems to “tackle global challenges”

Universities of Oxford and Liverpool to team up on R&I.

Pair of research-intensive institutions pledge to merge innovation ecosystems to “tackle global challenges”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

This has been a slog but I’m pleased to day that I’m currently checking the proofs, which means this book will soon be out in the wild!

I see the University of York is offering a fixed-term post in public history for the same salary (£37k) I earned for a fixed-term post in public history, also in Yorkshire, in 2012. Had the rate risen with inflation it would now be £53k.

Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc...

Please support the petition against the planned #closure of #Archaeology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität academic tradition for almost 200 years, so closing it would break a long-standing research tradition

weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...

I'm stuck in Dublin airport with a delayed flight, so let me tell you about the lecture I gave this afternoon to my 2nd-year group of Law, History & Celtic Studies students who are studying early Irish law. We were looking at a piece of legislation called Cáin Adomnáin, also sometimes called
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York is looking for a medievalist (1100-1450) for a year. You’ll get to work with amazing people and live in a wonderful city. Apply by 19 March. See the link for the details.
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Number of academics working in the UK falls for first time Some universities reduce staff teams by more than a fifth after year of cutbacks and job losses, new data show

The number of academics working in UK institutions has fallen for the first time on record, new figures reveal. Patrick Jack reports #EduSky #AcademicSky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/number-academics-working-uk-falls-first-time

UCL students win £21mn over Covid disruption in watershed settlement Move involving 6,500 claimants is set to put pressure on other universities to compensate graduates

Another nail in the parlous state of UK higher education in February 2026. More nails very sadly likely coming to an HEI near you....

From mid-February 2026, the MGH is able to make all articles from the DA and NA available in digital form, fully searchable and open access! #medievalsky

mgh.de/en/publicati...

Thégan - La Bonté de l'empereur Louis

Texte introduit, traduit et commenté par Philippe Depreux

À paraître en mars aux Belles Lettres

Number of universities dropping Elsevier deal hits double figures.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Reflectance Transformation Imaging 4-day Training Course This 4-day course, led by Dr Kathryn Piquette, will run from 13-16th October 2026 and includes a combination of lectures, demonstration, and practical hands-on sessions.

📷 Reflectance Transformation Imaging Training Course
📅 13-16th October 2026
This course, led by @kathrynpiquette.bsky.social, includes a combination of lectures, demonstration, and practical hands-on sessions 🙌🏽🤩
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...