In Salzburg, which is well known for Mozart (and Maria von Trapp) but itβs also the birthplace of the groundbreaking Christian Doppler.
#Salzburg #HistSci #Histphys
@robertsulley.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of Leicester. Researching the history of education. Focusing on local interpretation and implementation of national education policy 1870-1907. https://le.ac.uk/people/robert-sulley
In Salzburg, which is well known for Mozart (and Maria von Trapp) but itβs also the birthplace of the groundbreaking Christian Doppler.
#Salzburg #HistSci #Histphys
At the beautiful Γsterreichische Nationalbibliothek today. It felt like being in the lovely world of @darkacademiah.bsky.social
#Wien #Vienna
At the White Rose resistance movement memorial in the atrium at Ludwig-Maximilians UniversitΓ€t. This is the atrium where Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, leading to their arrest by the Gestapo and subsequent execution with other White Rose members. #MΓΌnchen #Munich
05.09.2025 06:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to attending this!
31.07.2025 18:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A lovely visit yesterday to Scotlandβs oldest free public lending library at Innerpeffray where the new collection catalogue was being launched.
innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
Free webinar about the new Bibliography of British and Irish History interface on 28 April 2025, 5pm (GMT). Register via: https://bit.ly/BBIHwebinar
Join us and @brepols.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the new Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) interface.
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: 17:00 (Brussels) / 11:00 (Eastern Time, USA) / 16:00 (London, UK)
Duration: 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A
More info: bit.ly/BBIHwebinar
The new reading room at Lambeth Palace Library is very lovely, and the staff very helpful! A productive afternoon spent looking through the National Society archive. #histed
03.04.2025 18:51 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great to see you in Leicester last Friday - very informative and entertaining!
25.03.2025 16:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0 Our PGR Hub has an update!
- NEW Call for Papers site (see #cfp in #histed in one place)
- Updated funding opportunities!
- Updated free resources and open access texts
- Updated PGR Perks available!
GO HERE: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr/
Please share this with PGR students! (1)
#edusky
Word of the day is βhuff-snuffβ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
28.02.2025 18:05 β π 8397 π 2488 π¬ 200 π 187Word of the Day is βingordigiousnessβ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
26.02.2025 07:59 β π 16981 π 5394 π¬ 466 π 407Too bad UK universities are gutting their humanities programs though, they'd have even more foreign students to enroll if that wasn't the case
21.02.2025 14:23 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Parlez-vous franΓ§ais? We're starting to understand how being bilingual really could delay dementia.
23.02.2025 05:53 β π 26 π 6 π¬ 2 π 1The early exit of three universities from a nationally negotiated deal with Elsevier shows why a broader reset of UK publishing agreements is necessary
#AcademicSky #highered
The Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley explains how to bake the perfect freestanding gingerbread Christmas tree, complete with strong icing glue, windows and just the right biscuit texture.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
π A bit early Larry! First day of Christmas is Christmas Day. This is Advent!
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