Do you know what I really hate about GenAI (beyond the bland hyperbole it churns out)? It's that when I read a great piece of student work, I am immediately suspicious, then proved right by a quick check of the citations. Marking is taking 3x longer & is soul destroying #skystorians #academicsky

This article led me down a rabbit hole to the OFS report on the financial sustainability of HE which suggests 'optimistic' forecasting in the sector around student numbers. I can't say that I have noticed that sense of 'optimism' on the ground...

The university funding crisis finally starting to make it into newspaper editorials www.ft.com/content/82f5...

*Gazes wistfully at the opportunity to do research instead of e-mails for a whole 18mths.... #skystorians #research #18thC #BritishHistory 🗃️

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...

It's so exciting to see our research so accessible. I am looking forward to letting my students loose on Alexander's interface rather than just demanding that they download a giant spreadsheet #kingsdinner #18thC #skystorians 🗃️

Full time AHRC doctoral studentships now available in Arts & Humanities at University of Hertfordshire for October 2026 start - please do share widely!! This includes both History & Heritage Studies among other subjects 🌟😀 www.herts.ac.uk/research/res...

As the academisation project in UK schools starts to fall apart at the seams, it seems the very essence of madness that we would decide to embark on the same process in HE. I think I know how this is going to end... #ChairofGovernors #ukeducation #UKHE #skystorians

Incandescent. One of the best pieces I've read about what university means to people and their communities - and what will happen to a city and people after one closes. The *Labour* government and Jaqui Smith in particular should be ashamed of themselves and shamed into doing something. Deplorable.

Hello #skystorians. Possibly a silly question, but is there an easy way to find out if our books are being used to teach? And if so, what is it?! OR if any of you are using my book in your teaching, could you please let me know? Thank you so much! #18thC #ECR #publishing #teaching #research 🗃️

JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...

#skystorians #19thC #arthistory

Join @matqbritholiday.bsky.social with us next Tuesday at 1pm for his lecture on Queering the British Holiday. No passport required! www.sal.org.uk/event/queeri...

Oh, this looks fabulous. Probably a good job that it wasn't out while we were writing #TheKingsDinners or we would never have finished it! #skystorians #foodhistory #18thC 🗃️

It's always a delight to hear your scholarship @clementinegarcenot.bsky.social and to chat #18thC impoverished aristocrats!

Okay. No more swanning around Oxford thinking lofty thoughts and eating noodles. THERE ARE E-MAILS TO BE ANSWERED! And ASSIGNMENTS TO BE MARKED! And LECTURES TO BE WRITTEN! #skystorians #18thC #lecturer

The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb > RHS Workshop Grants > Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social > Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR #Skystorians

LOOK! My conference paper and my location are in perfect synch! #BSECS2026 #foodhist #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

It, as always, glorious to start the year immersed in #18thC geekery at #BSECS2026. This panel was on the social & political worlds of male bodies - fascinating, and at once diverse & brilliantly cohesive. I really enjoyed it.

New calls for research funding: bit.ly/44d2mTb Today we open calls for the Society's next rounds of 'Early Career Fellowship Grants' and 'Open Research Grants'. These schemes offer support for post-doc and later career historians to pursue research. Closing dates: 6 March 2026 #Skystorians 1/2

In case you missed it, last week the Georgian Lords posted the latest online article by Charles Littleton about the November 1775 government reshuffle that attempted to reset Britain's response to the American crisis: historyofparliament.com/2025/12/04/t...

My latest magazine article in @epoch-history.bsky.social in which I look at medieval Irish and Welsh literature is out now! #medievalsky #skystorians www.epoch-magazine.com/post/medieva...

Today, I very briefly managed to get my unread e-mails down below 30 🎉🎉🎉 Almond croissant to celebrate! #skystorians #historian #teacher

We've put together a 25-day advent calendar showcasing Library and Archives collections. Enjoy! 1. 'Snowy Owls’, John James Audubon (publ. 1827-1838). Did you know... #adventcalendar #Christmas #SpecialCollections #Art #NaturalHistoryMuseum #BirdsInArt Alt text: an advent calendar, with 2 white owls

My latest foray into the world of television history starts TOMORROW, channel 5 at 8.05pm. The production team 'Coming Up Roses' were an absolute delight to work with. I'm not sure I can bring myself to watch 🙃 #skystorians #historianatwork #womenshistory #birth

WE HAVE A FRONT COVER!! 📖📚📘 Oh, it makes me so happy! Available to buy from the 1 June 2026, but if you can't wait til then to dig into our research, the dataset is freely available here: zenodo.org/records/8070... #skystorians #18thC 🗃️ #foodhistory #amwriting uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin...

Excited to see that our book page (The King's Dinner) is now live. It is all feeling a bit real now! It has been such a pleasure to work with Rachel Rich @adamcrymble.bsky.social @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social -- and the lovely editorial team @uclpress.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin...

Join us on Weds 19 November for the launch of our new co-hosted Applied History Fellowships for postdoc historians, with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN Fellowships will develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education: 2.30pm, 19 November, online #Skystorians

I got three scribbled pages full of useful feedback. This group has always been so supportive and scholarly of my research in this area. #skystorians

I don't mean to brag or anything, but I have actually scheduled TWO meetings about research this week. TWO!!!!! #historian #skystorians #academicsky

This looks good! Reasonably paid, full-time 12 month post, great opportunity to develop project management skills.... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPJ377/p...

Very much looking forward to Kate Gibson's paper on Wednesday - DM me if you would like the Teams link. #EarlyModern 🗃️👇

There's just a day to go until @manchesterup.bsky.social publish my latest book Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London. I thought I should explain a bit about where the book came from. 1/15

The Society now invites applications for its Workshop Grants programme 2026: bit.ly/4oPyUdZ Grants provide funding for groups of historians to come together for a day event to work collaboratively on a shared project. Closing date for applications: Friday 23 January 2026 #Skystorians

Happening tonight! There is still time to sign up and join us for a lecture by Benno Gammerl who will kick off our autumn/winter series: www.ghil.ac.uk/events/lectu.... Please note that due to our renovation works the event will take place at Swedenborg House.

The Trust is thrilled to announce the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winners. Congratulations to this year’s cohort. Thirty extraordinary researchers from across a range of disciplines: leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025PLP

📣Out now on #firstview! Rachel Rich, Lisa Wynne Smith (@historybeagle.bsky.social), Sarah Fox (@sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social) & Adam Crymble (@adamcrymble.bsky.social) on 'Self-Fashioning, Food, and Masculinity in George III’s Monarchy' #FoodHistory 18thc 🥧🥦🍞🗃️ 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

IT'S US!!!! New open access article on food and masculinity. I love collaborating, especially with @adamcrymble.bsky.social @historybeagle.bsky.social, and Rachel Rich. They are some of my favourite people and pretty excellent academics, actually! #skystorians #18thC 🗃

Pleased to see that an article I wrote w/ Rachel Rich, @adamcrymble.bsky.social and @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social is out! We look at George III's use of food for masculine self-fashioning. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We've made this article from @cash4questions.bsky.social free to read, as it is proving very popular. University funding crisis: How to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered. "Beware employers bearing yoga mats..." www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...

We are in the process of working our way through HUNDREDS (no exaggeration) of fabulous CFPs. If you have submitted a proposal for #BSECS2026, we will be in touch on or before the ***15 October 2025*** to let you know if you've been successful. #skystorians #18thC 🗃️

Chimney Stacks and Winding Ways, Whitby, 1936, painting by Fred Cecil Jones, 1891-1956 (Tate). #NorthernArt

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November. If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look. They welcome donations too.

How many snacks are required to survive Welcome Week you ask....? Turns out the answer is: more than this.... #skystorians #academicsky

I should still be frantically preparing to welcome our new first years next week, but instead I'm finishing my week by reading this. And I don't regret it, even though I know I'm going to have to open my laptop on Sunday as a result! #skystorians

Mute Swans, looking angry, and owned.

yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)

📢 ICYMI: in our new blog post Laura Sangha talks about her collaboration with a musician to explore wills, history and creative approaches 👇 sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult... #EarlyModern 🗃️

History curious? You don't need to be in London (or the UK) to attend many Institute of Historical Research seminars, although if you're in Bloomsbury you'll enjoy doing so. Most are hybrid (online/in person). They're free, usually fortnightly and open to the public. Starting this week: