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Warwick History Post-Doc Club

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The Warwick History ‘Post-Doc’ club is an informal social/discussion group of former History Research Students meeting online to maintain contact and encourage mutual support for ongoing research and careers. All welcome - not restricted to Warwick alumni.

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Radio 5 Live - Listen Live - BBC Sounds Listen live to Radio 5 Live on BBC Sounds

I've just been interviewed on Radio 5 Live about Britishness and the right to protest.
Interview started at 9.38 or 38 mins into the programme www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

07.10.2025 09:28 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

29.09.2025 15:27 — 👍 2572    🔁 1622    💬 41    📌 176
Dr Dave Steele

Dr Dave Steele

Warwick Words History Festival

Warwick Words History Festival

Looking forward to giving my talk this Saturday at Warwick Words History Festival on 'Rev Arthur Wade: Radical Vicar of Warwick' Sat. 4 October 4pm, Unitarian Chapel, Warwick.

I will discuss Wades advocacy of workers’ rights.

A few tickets left: www.warwickwords.co.uk/index.php/al...

29.09.2025 09:04 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Looking forward to this . . .

15.09.2025 12:47 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
INDY HIST MEETING

INDY HIST MEETING

Independent Historians Working Group Meeting, Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Free Eventbrite Tickets: bit.ly/INDY1609

22.08.2025 18:33 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2

Looking forward to tomorrow's INDY-HIST meeting - Weds 2 July 5pm

01.07.2025 11:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward to our second Methodologies session tomorrow

04.06.2025 10:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Methodologies 2 Mary Fraser, Dave Steele and Rob O'Toole will share their varied and innovative research methodologies:

Announcing the second of our Methodologies Series
Online Meeting: Thursday June 5 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from:

Mary Fraser
Rob O'Toole
Dave Steele

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth2
Email: PostDocClub@gmail.com

28.05.2025 17:02 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2

Looking forward to this discussion tomorrow . . .

12.05.2025 09:20 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Announcing the first of our Methodologies Series   
Online Meeting: Tuesday May 13 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from: 

Matt Cunneen  
Alex Hibberts 
Caitlin Kitchener 
Nic Madge 

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs). 
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth
Email: PostDocClub@gmail.com

Announcing the first of our Methodologies Series Online Meeting: Tuesday May 13 at 5pm Featuring research methods from: Matt Cunneen Alex Hibberts Caitlin Kitchener Nic Madge All welcome (not restricted to post-docs). Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth Email: PostDocClub@gmail.com

Announcing the first of our Methodologies Series
Online Meeting: Tuesday May 13 at 5pm

Featuring research methods from:

Matt Cunneen
Alex Hibberts
Caitlin Kitchener
Nic Madge

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Tickets: bit.ly/pdc-meth
Email: PostDocClub@gmail.com

02.05.2025 09:35 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 6
Catalogue of Research Excellence Catalogue of Research Excellence

… The club also offers the prospect of a more joined-up experience for PhD alumni when most of the university effort is directed at undergraduate alumni. The club is a leader within the Arts and Humanities community at Warwick”. bit.ly/pdc-award

23.04.2025 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Catalogue of Research Excellence Catalogue of Research Excellence

Quote: “David Fletcher and Dave Steele have shown initiative in setting up the Warwick History Post-Doc Club, […] which recognized and addressed a key gap in our provisions, enabling a fully inclusive research environment that connects our formal PhD programme with postdocs in the wider community…

23.04.2025 12:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Warwick History Post-Doc Club has been nominated for a Research Celebration Award. We were in good company with fellow historians, David Anderson & @naomipullin.bsky.social (winners), Guido van Meersbergen, (commended), and co-nominees James Poskett & @timlockley.bsky.social More: bit.ly/pd-nom

23.04.2025 12:54 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Call for speakers: Warwick History Post-Doc Club Methodologies Series.

Are you a researcher employing unusual/innovative/unique methodologies? Can you give 10 mins to share innovations, tips and insights in a series of zoom meetings over the next few months?

Contact: postdocclub@gmail.com

16.04.2025 15:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Call for speakers: Warwick History Post-Doc Club Methodologies Series.

Are you a researcher employing unusual/innovative/unique methodologies? Can you give 10 mins to share innovations, tips and insights?

The Methodologies Series will run as a series of zoom meetings over the next few months . .

16.04.2025 13:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A few places left for tomorrow's panel discussion: ALTERNATIVE CAREERS
Register: bit.ly/alt-car

27.02.2025 17:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alternative Careers Pierre Botcherby, Ed DeVane, Imogen Knox, Louise Morgan, Stephen Soanes, & Hannah Straw will discuss alternative careers for historians.

Fri. 28 Feb. 5:30pm on zoom
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS
Pierre Botcherby, Ed DeVane, Imogen Knox,
Louise Morgan, Stephen Soanes, and Hannah Straw share experiences of pursuing careers beyond the standard research and teaching pathway.

All welcome (not restricted to post-docs).
Register: bit.ly/alt-car

20.02.2025 16:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2

Looking forward to this . . .

27.01.2025 15:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
PG History Work in Progress & Post-Doc Club, 27 January @ 5pm

PG History Work in Progress & Post-Doc Club, 27 January @ 5pm

PG History Work in Progress & Post-Doc Club, 27 January @ 5pm

'Making the Most of Supervision'

Panellists: Prof. Roberta Bivins, Dr. Naomi Pullin, and Dr. Serin Quinn will discuss 'Making the Most of Supervision’

Teams meeting - reply to this message for joining details

21.01.2025 17:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Good idea - will do

21.01.2025 16:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Looking forward to hosting Monday's panel discussion:
THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
This session asks Independent Historians Melanie Backe-Hansen, Mark Crail, John Sanders & John Townley to share insights into their inspirations and methods of working.
More: www.bit.ly/p-d-c-1

26.11.2024 12:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A blue plaque for the Chartist Northern Star The Northern Star was the paper that made Chartism. In addition to providing news of the movement’s activities locally and nationally, and a forum for ideas and debate, it created a great national …

Just 2 days to raise the final £230 for central Leeds to get a blue plaque for the Chartist newspaper the Northern Star and an unveiling ceremony - can you help?
sslh.org.uk/2024/09/08/a...

11.11.2024 11:59 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 3

Hi Nina, You're welcome to join the zoom meeting on Dec 2 if you're free. Dave @drdavesteele.bsky.social

10.11.2024 13:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
Zoom meeting Mon 2 Dec 17.00 GMT

THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN Zoom meeting Mon 2 Dec 17.00 GMT

THE INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
Zoom meeting Mon 2 Dec 17.00 GMT
How do Independent Historians maintain academic excellence and rigour without institutional affiliation? Melanie Backe-Hansen, Mark Crail, John Sanders & John Townley share inspirations and methods of working.
More: www.bit.ly/p-d-c-1

10.11.2024 13:02 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 2

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10.11.2024 12:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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10.11.2024 12:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A blue plaque for the Chartist Northern Star The Northern Star was the paper that made Chartism. In addition to providing news of the movement’s activities locally and nationally, and a forum for ideas and debate, it created a great national …

We have four days to raise the final £332 for central Leeds to get a blue plaque for the Chartist newspaper the Northern Star and an unveiling ceremony - please help us get over the line!
sslh.org.uk/2024/09/08/a...

09.11.2024 12:41 — 👍 15    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 1
Black and white photograph showing cassette tape and floppy disk

Black and white photograph showing cassette tape and floppy disk

Today is World Digital Preservation Day. Here at the Modern Records Centre are committed to safeguarding our digital heritage. From floppy disks to USBs and into the Cloud we work across formats and platforms to ensure the digital age is saved for future generations! #digipres #archives #WDPD2024

07.11.2024 09:26 — 👍 37    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 2

Thanks for this Margot. Definitely of interest

04.11.2024 13:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Starter Pack Link: go.bsky.app/ExkEfQq

04.11.2024 13:01 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

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