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Lynn Abrams

@lynncabrams.bsky.social

Feminist, gardener, knitter, cyclist. Professor of Modern History Uni of Glasgow, gender history, oral history, textiles esp knit

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Expressions of Interest: pre-1707 editor β€” Scottish Historical Review Trust | Promoting Research & Publication in the Field of Scottish History | Monograph Series | Edinburgh - Scotland - UK Call for Expressions of Interest Scottish Historical Review : Pre-1707 Editor   The Scottish Historical Review seeks an editor for pre-1707 material. The term of office is 5 years and co...

Are you interested in joining our team? scottishhistoricalreview.org/news/express...

13.02.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jenny Wormald Junior Research Fellow in Women’s History at University of Oxford Discover an exciting academic career path as a Jenny Wormald Junior Research Fellow in Women’s History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Fellowship Opportunity!

Jenny Wormald Junior Research Fellow in Women’s History
University of Oxford - St Hilda’s College

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQL341/j...

13.02.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Festival of Social History To celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society, we’ve teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research to host a Social History Festival! The festival will feature two expert discussion pan…

πŸ“’FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL HISTORYπŸ“’

❓Celebration of 50 years of the Social History Society
πŸ“… Fri 24 April
πŸ“ Senate House, London
🫰£30 (£10 non members)

Join us for panel discussion, stalls & tours, plus keynote from Prof. Naomi Tadmor.

πŸ—ƒοΈ #EarlyModern

socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...

11.02.2026 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Our committee has voted the same way. We’ve not been active on Twitter/X for ages due to the changed nature of the platform, but developments a few weeks ago raised the question of whether we should be there at all. It was where #OnePlaceWednesday began, but it’s no longer the place for us.

11.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Tomorrow! In person at university of Glasgow and online

11.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cultural and Social History Researching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives. Volume 23, Issue 1 of Cultural and Social History

The special issue of Cultural and Social History on β€œResearching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives” (co-ed. w Georgina Brewis & Jodi Burkett) is live - yay! Several articles are OA :) Huge thanks to our contributors & the journal editors!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/2...

09.02.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the present (RS936) - Swansea University We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

09.02.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.

For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

04.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Knitting in Scotland is in press and published by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social in June in illustrated hardback and Open Access. A real team effort.

04.02.2026 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My home town really needed this institution

04.02.2026 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a week to go to get those abstracts in. We are really looking forward to putting the programme together for our conference in Limerick - happening 29 & 30 May 2026.

26.01.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Small Grants The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support our members to carry out research activities and hold events. We give priority to activities and event that would otherwise remai…

πŸ“£Apply for Small Grants Funding!

Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?

⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March

socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...

23.01.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Book Launch!

Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738

21.01.2026 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
No. 2 (2025) | DΔ›jiny – teorie – kritika

I was interviewed by Marie JiΕ™ičkovΓ‘: 'Feminist historians are still really influential, pushing the boundaries of what oral history can do…' History - Theory - Criticism (2025:2) about a career in oral history now available online here DOI: doi.org/10.14712/246...

21.01.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Book Launch!

Callum G Brown - Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain: The Open Conspiracy 1930-80 (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Thurs 12 February 2026: 16:00-18:00
Humanities Research Hub,
Rm 101 @ 1 University Gardens.
Zoom link:https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/81429229738

21.01.2026 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Medical Humanities International PhD Summer School 2026 The Medical Humanities International Summer School is open for applications from PhD students.

For any PhD students working in Medical Humanities, check out the Medical Humanities summer school from @durhamimh.bsky.social medhumsplatform.org/medical-huma...

20.01.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us live at the IHR and online. Free registration: tinyurl.com/24pxj5we
@lauragowing.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

19.01.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hetan Shah, chief executive of the British Academy, said: "Whatever form it takes, whether foundational, mission-led or focused on innovation, research is vital to the UK's prosperity and international standing. The humanities and social sciences are central to this, helping us understand people, places and systems so new ideas can have real-world impact."

Hetan Shah, chief executive of the British Academy, said: "Whatever form it takes, whether foundational, mission-led or focused on innovation, research is vital to the UK's prosperity and international standing. The humanities and social sciences are central to this, helping us understand people, places and systems so new ideas can have real-world impact."

You can find me in the Times flying the flag for humanities and social sciences in this story about changes to funding at @ukri.org
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...

19.01.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Page of information outlining the aims of the Locating Loss research project which explores the histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. This project aims to bring scholars from a wide range of disciplines together in 2026. Please DM me if more info is needed and this alt text is not enough!

Page of information outlining the aims of the Locating Loss research project which explores the histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. This project aims to bring scholars from a wide range of disciplines together in 2026. Please DM me if more info is needed and this alt text is not enough!

Hello! I am sharing information about my @researchireland.ie project Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces. I would love to connect with researchers/ practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, so please share widely! @nursingclio.bsky.social

14.01.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Adding a #OnePlaceWednesday hashtag to this one – and looking forward to seeing more #OnePlaceStudies making use of National Farm Survey documents when they appear online a little later this year!

14.01.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Resistance and resilience: Digging into Edinburgh's history of tenant activism NEW research has highlighted the resistance and resilience among tenants in council housing in Edinburgh

A little preview of my forthcoming journal article on council tenants' resistance and resilience today in @scotnational.bsky.social. Massive thanks to @charlielynch.bsky.social for reaching out and giving my work a write-up.

www.thenational.scot/politics/257...

13.01.2026 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sharing Hidden Histories: Reflections on β€˜Digital Storytelling for Local History’ as part of the Being Human Festival - On History IHR Fellow Maxine Beuret shares the experience of a hands-on β€˜Digital Storytelling for Local History’ workshopβ€”a space where stories, history, and memories were brought to life through digital media,…

New #OnHistory blog from IHR Fellow @maxinebeuret.bsky.social reflecting on the Digital Storytelling for Local Historians that she ran as part of @sas-news.bsky.social @beinghumanfest.bsky.social blog.history.ac.uk/2026/01/shar...

13.01.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imperial Footprints | Hurst Publishers From the Victorian era to Partition, Mukherjee uncovers the unique experiences of the very youngest South Asian migrants to Britain.

Hurrah!!! The brilliant Sumita Mukherjee has a new book out about the lives of South Asian children in Modern Britain in just a few weeks.

I love the cover photo!

A must read so now would be a great time to preorder and commission reviews.

www.hurstpublishers.com/book/imperia...

13.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One PhD and one postdoc position available in the interesting ERC research project on Beyond Thalidomide: The Patient as an Agent of Change (2024-2029) run by dr Birgit Nemec:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

13.01.2026 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Fantastic looking online conference all about the history of motherhood - and including cutting edge new research by FIVE current history PhD researchers from @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social

13.01.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great conference for ECRs, postgrads, mid career and senior - lots of lively exchange and fun too

13.01.2026 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!

13.01.2026 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980-2010 (Joint meeting with the Modern European History seminar)

If you are in Oxford next Tuesday and histories of ageing, work, race and migration are your thing, do come to my paper: Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980-2010. It may make you think twice about chasing the sun in your sixties... Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/90a...

12.01.2026 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Blickling? Gorgeous library

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