'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2

Graduation is always a highlight. This was our first ever evening ceremony but was lovely to catch up with colleagues and see the students cross the stage.

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets; I am getting fruity, spicy, and yes, windy, with none other than the marvellous @historianjen.bsky.social to talk about aphrodisiacs in the early modern period. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

This week is Birth Trauma Awareness week in Australia 📢 I wrote a blog exploring the hidden histories of birth trauma and obstetric violence ⬇️ www.auswhn.com.au/blog/histori... #birthtraumaawareness #birthtrauma #obstetricviolence

Very much looking forward to @kharveyhistory.bsky.social keynote !!

Excellent first two days at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference. Some brilliant and thought provoking papers and a funfair evening.

Still thinking about Marcy Norton's keynote on modes of interactions with animals in Europe and America and what they reveal about subjectivities. Fascinating stuff.

Fascinating paper by Brian Li on stone eating in early modern China.

Really enjoyable and informative keynote from Sara Miglietti on what was 'environment' in the early modern period.

Excited to be at the John Rylands Library today for the Bodies and Environnements conference. Really looking forward to a whole host of papers.

Job Alert! We're hiring a 3-year F/T Public Engagment Fellow based @lcflondon.bsky.social to lead our exciting programme of activities. We're looking for collegial & creative people with expertise in History, Galleries, Archives, Libraries, or Museums. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI861/p...

'the results also challenge the narrative that generalist or academic degrees are inherently low value. As you can see, most subject areas—including history, languages, and the creative arts, often targeted in these debates—show strong subjective outcomes across the three dimensions'. 3/3

I'm absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a 2025-26 Short Term Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library. I'm very excited to get stuck in to the collections for my research project, Wounded Wombs and Empty Cradles: Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss in Early Modern England c.1600-1780

chng.it/nRgKQZSVNY For all those, like me, who have found that everything they've ever written has been taken, please consider signing this petition.

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📣The programme for our 2025 conference is out now! 👉Read it here (scroll down to 'Conference Programme'): socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe... ✨Take a look at the amazing array of social & cultural history on show!🗃️

Thoroughly enjoyed hearing about Sophie Mann's monograph I'm her talk today.

Today at 1pm online the Herts History Research Seminar welcomes Sophie Mann (Warwick) talking about 'Double Nature, Double Care: Therapeutics and ensouled bodies in early modern England. Message for joining instructions

The brilliant @davehitchcock.bsky.social speaking what I also feel. I was also hired in 2013 and am now clinging on trying to survive. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/education/a-...

As ever pancake day is a chance to share my old blog post on pancake plasters. earlymodernmedicine.com/pancake-plas...

We are increasingly concerned about the crisis in UK Higher Education. Read our joint statement with @royalhistsoc.bsky.social , History UK and the @histassoc.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4hSg16N #history #skystorians

Is grateful to have been nominated for a Vice Chancellor's Award, especially as this category is student nominated.

"In all these processes of contractions and closures, one common denominator is that arts and humanities subjects are too often first in line." New letter to the Secretary of State for Education, from @artsandhums.bsky.social, on the impact and implications of current losses in UK HE #skystorians

I am thrilled to announce that we're offering a funded collaborative PhD studentship between the University of Leeds and Ripon Musuems Trust! The project explores the history of the gaol and police station in the 19th/20th C alongside contemporary representations of policing (e.g. in periodicals):

Squeezing in some research before we start teaching semester B. Looking forward to co-writing with the amazing Victoria Sparey again this year.

I'm currently working on a project about early modern miscarriage. Here is one of my latest articles for anyone who is interested. Freely available open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'm currently working on a project about early modern miscarriage. Here is one of my latest articles for anyone who is interested. Freely available open access: academic.oup.com/histres/arti...

Six years ago @historianjen.bsky.social and I went to the very cold 1620s house in Leicestershire to make mince pies with cow's tongues from a historical recipe. See how we got on here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨ We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025! Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️ Please share widely! socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

📢 @jbhist.bsky.social & I are very pleased to announce that we are seeking a f/t 2-year Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History to join our major @ahrcpress funded research project on the Victorian Hand. Closes 6 December. Spread the word!!! hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

To produce 25,000 transcriptions of English wills 1540-1790 we are combining Handwritten Text Recognition software with the power of the crowd. If you'd like to participate you can transcribe wills any time on our Zooniverse site! #EarlyModern 🗃️ www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjs...

Squeezing in a few moments before teaching to read Olivia Formby's article on in-utero crying in early modern medical discussions. Fascinating

Still happy to review this if anyone is a reviews editor

Had a lovely day today getting to see my Masters By Research student pass her viva. Wonderful research on the interplay between space, kinship, and crime.

**IMPENDING DEADLINE - DON'T MISS OUT** Applications are open for our @BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship. £4000 available to support a visiting scholar researching the culture, history, and identity of the North East of England and the Scottish Borders in the #18thC. DEADLINE 31 May!

If any journal book reviews editors need someone to review the following please give me a shout manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526168191/

We are launching a new EDI role as part of our executive committee. Members can nominate themselves for this and other positions now. There is more detail here: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/02/12/e...

You can catch me on the New Books Network Podcast talking to Dr Miranda Melcher about 'Men's Sexual Health in Early Modern England' published by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1TEE...

@brodiewaddell.bsky.social Hi Brodie sorry to bug you with a CaSH question. How strict is the 9000 word limit for articles?

Off to Exeter tomorrow to present at the Shame and Medical History seminar. Its been a while since I was back down south, looking forward to it.

Submit an essay for our Roy Porter Prize by 5pm 1 Feb for a chance to win cash prizes, mentoring for publication, and conference plenary! #DisHist #HistNursing #HistPsych #SciHist #MedHist #HistSTM

For all those that are looking for a history of medicine/history of sex podcast look no further! I had a great time talking to Jessica about my latest book published by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social

Is anyone having issues with Jisc Historical Texts? Its not showing any works through either search or browse on my machine (both yesterday and today)?

Congratulations to Jennifer Evans / @historianjen.bsky.social on the publication of Men's Sexual Health in Early Modern England, aup.nl/en/book/9789... published by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social. Download the introduction (no paywall) at assets.ctfassets.net/4wrp2um278k7...

Flashback to the time @historianjen.bsky.social and I made seventeenth-century style mince pies in a seventeenth-century manor house. www.facebook.com/share/v/TaL6...

We are pleased to share our CFP for our PGR/ECR conference on ✨‘Age and Health, 1500-1800’✨ Please share far and wide! And don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions! 🗓️ CFP closes 31 Jan 2024 #EarlyModern

A reminder that at Bristol we are hiring a Lecturer in Early Modern History... closing date 12th Jan. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DET180/l...

DH job at Southampton klaxon

Is anyone planning on submitting for SSHM? I'm trying to think of how to frame my most recent work around resistance, but wondering if a panel might make more sense www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/d...