Barn Owl over the Somerset levels #birds

Image shows an owl with a hobby horse - looks like a witch on a broomstick

I have a new hero.
This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!

WHN Annual Book Prize We are pleased to announce the annual WHN book prize, which awards £500 for an author’s first single-authored monograph in women’s or gender history. Entries close on 15 August 2025 for books publi…

If you have published your first book in women's or gender history in 2023 or 2024, please do consider putting it forward for the Women's History Network Book Prize. It's open to all who live in the UK or are affiliated to a UK university.
womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-b...

Bin it.

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Image of the covers of eight academic journals in which are published the shortlisted articles for the 2025 RHS Early Career Article Prize.

The shortlist for the Society's 2025 Early Career Article Prize is now available bit.ly/4mS0hUz

Eight articles have been selected, following an open call for submissions. Two winners of the 2025 prize will be announced in July.

The RHS First Book Prize Shortlist is published tomorrow. #Skystorians

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Professor of Economics The University of Southampton’s Department of Economics invites applications for a Professorship position. This recruitment follows the successful hiring in Autumn 2024 of two Lecturers, one Associate...

🚨Job Opportunity!🚨
@sotonecon.bsky.social is hiring a Professor of Economics. Join a dynamic, growing team incl. new hires: Alex Gershkov, Oliver de Groot @francescafolia1.bsky.social, Marco Alfano & @tfwerner.com
📅 05/06/25
#econjobmarket #econsky
Apply here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Conference Panel Bursary | The London Journal The London Journal is eager to support early career scholars present their work on London at conferences and publish articles based on this work. To that end, the Journal is pleased to annouce a conference panel bursary.

REMINDER: We offer bursaries of up to £500 per head to support UK-based postgraduate and early career researchers to arrange panels on London-related topics for academic conferences. See here for further details on how to apply (please repost to help spread the word!)

History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

It's us!
We're a friendly team, set in a beautiful campus.
Apply!

Cover image of the 2024 volume of 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'.

Submit an article to the Society's journal, Transactions. We welcome research articles and commentaries on historical debate / practice. Our journal covers all historical subjects, chronologies & geographies bit.ly/3OujmeL

Articles appear Open Access to ensure wide circulation #Skystorians 1/2

List of recent endorsements from authors publishing in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: "I had a very positive experience publishing an article with Transactions. As an early career author, I appreciated the relatively quick peer review process, the incisiveness and clarity of feedback, and the smooth, rapid acceptance process once I'd done the necessary revisions.” “Slick, supportive, and rigorous – everything you’d want from a peer review process.” “Publishing with Transactions has been a very positive experience. The co-editors were responsive and supportive throughout. My article moved from submission to review and online publication in just four months which was very efficient and welcome.”

The journal's editors and editorial board offer a swift and supportive review process, and welcome submission of articles from historians at all career stages.

This includes those working professionally in history outside higher education - including independent historians 2/2

The South Sea Bubble | An Economic History of its Origins and Conseque The book is an economic history of the South Sea Bubble. It combines economic theory and quantitative analysis with historical evidence in order to provide a

www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

The South Sea Bubble and the Erasure of Slavery and Impressment When the South Sea Bubble burst in 1720, there was an outpouring of critical commentary. This took a variety of forms but centred around common themes of fraud and ruin. Three hundred years later, ...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Grit in the Oyster: Deptford, Enslavement, and the Challenges of Memorialisation London was the first slaving port in Britain, although it was subsequently overshadowed by Bristol and Liverpool. It still lags behind the western ports in its attempts to memorialise Britain’s rol...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Royal Historical Society ‪@royalhistsoc.org‬ Home Explore 3 Notifications Chat Feeds Lists Profile Settings New Post Search Discover Following What's History 🗃️ More feeds Trending Israeli Embassy Shooting Survivor Finale Tottenham Hotspur Qatar Jet FDA SCOTUS Feedback • Privacy • Terms • Help Image of University of London with the text: RHS Centenary Fellowships, for PhD completion, 2025-26. Closing date for applications: 31 May 2025 Image of University of London with the text: RHS Centenary Fellowships, for PhD completion, 2025-26. Closing date for applications: 31 May 2025

The Society welcomes applications for two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26, to support PhD students in completing a doctorate in #history.

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

The deadline for postdoc applications (30 May) is fast approaching! 👇

📢 Women’s History Scotland Research Bursary!

Please spread the word and share with researchers, postgrads, & colleagues working on women’s histories in Scotland.

📝 Info & apply: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

⏰ Closing end of May!

#WomensHistory #ScottishHistory #ResearchSupport

It was a pleasure to showcase the excellent work of our History and Humanities colleagues @hass-cornwall.bsky.social this week during our ‘royal’ visit from @royalhistsoc.org. Particularly lovely that some of our UG finalists in BA (Hons) History and Politics joined us, making us all very proud.

Our jam-packed and very exciting programme is now available on our webpage here ✨ We're hugely grateful to all the excellent speakers who submitted proposals and have agreed to be part of this event, which has been long in the making but is now only a month away! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

Only a week to go until our collaborative conference with @historylabplus.bsky.social and History UK titled "Teaching in a Time of Crisis". This is a free event however you will need to book your place. See the link below for more information!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Teaching the Early Modern - Webinar Series — CEMS KCL Blog A series of webinars on teaching the early modern, from building syllabi to using digital repositories to site visits.

Teaching the Early Modern: A Webinar Series - Session 2! Join CEMS next Thursday for an online discussion about using digital repositories. We're delighted to be joined by @emilymayvine.bsky.social.

Thursday 29th May at 14:00

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/teach...

Come do a PhD with us at @wminhumanities.bsky.social on Black Caribbean men and women in 2WW UK - a project which combines archives, photographs and community engagement. @saradominici.bsky.social, Pippa Catterall and myself as supervisors. Click on link below deadline late May!

Come and join us for a Dracula-themed writing workshop with a difference - it'll be taking place on a heritage train with the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway! www.ticketsource.co.uk/derbydracula... #dracula #derby #derbyshire #trains #railway

Event of interest to people in and around Kent - Eithne Nightingale talking to Amber Butchart about her book, Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain, Fri 20 June 6-8pm

We’ve just launched a free online course on ‘Born-digital research in the humanities’ reshaped.sas.ac.uk. It covers key concepts, ethics, copyright & accessing, collecting and analysing born-digital data. You can browse the course with guest access or create an account. All CC-BY-NC licensed!

“we used to have a person who was paid to do this but now we have an online system which doesn’t work so every single employee of the university does this on top of their actual job”

Image of University of London with the text: RHS Centenary Fellowships, for PhD completion, 2025-26. Closing date for applications: 31 May 2025

Applications now invited for the Society's two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26 to support PhD students complete a doctorate in #history.

The Fellowships are held in conjunction with @ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians

@historytoday.com have published my thoughts on what the Industrial Revolution was all about ! I expect arguments ;) www.historytoday.com/archive/head... …

The Market for Skill How apprenticeship shaped the English economy

#LSEEvents as a former apprentice of @patrickwallis.bsky.social I’m enjoying the fabulous reception for “The Market for Skill” tonight … press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... deservedly .. it’s a great read. I learned so much. Apprenticeship is a much cleverer institution than you think