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:

We've recorded nearly 100 hours of oral histories from British South Asians across the UK—spanning generations, identities & regions. Archived with the @britishlibrary.bsky.social & free to access: southasianbritain.org/oral-histories/project-collection/ @UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed

Just landed - various strands of my research and activism collected: www.thehortonninethousand.org

‘UK respondents dramatically overestimate how many immigrants there are and how many of them are Muslim. They overestimate what proportion of immigrants are from north Africa by a factor of 10, and from the Middle East by a factor of two, and underestimate how many are from North America.’

It's physically unsafe for people like me to go into the centre of our home city this Saturday on account of the colour of our skin. Most politicians are either failing to stand up to this or actively contributing to the situation. We don't owe any of those politicians our votes. Not one of them.

CW: Rape Reporting this absolutely horrific story as an ‘isolated incident’ in the same week we’re seeing such extensive coverage of far-right rallies is doing far more than not connecting the dots. Meanwhile, I hope this woman finds justice and peace. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Have any Labour ministers or MPs spoken out about Musk inciting insurrection in the UK today?

New #Identities Symposium: 'The Asian Gang Revisited: Changing Muslim Masculinities' by Claire Alexander, with contributions from Natasha Warikoo, Shamim Miah & Marcus Anthony Hunter In our latest issue: www.tandfonline.com/...#Identities @bloomsburypol.bsky.social @nwarikoo.bsky.social

Join us, at 6.30pm on Friday 12 September, for our next RHS Lecture: Professor Yasmin Khan on 'Mars and Britannia: the British Imperial Way of Warfare' bit.ly/3Hv2jK8 Booking for in-person and online attendance is now open. All are very welcome #Skystorians

Hey, let’s do a quick check on how the totally patriotic, community spirited, open-minded flag guys are affecting York. (This was the Dragon House Chinese takeaway in Acomb yesterday. Everyone who could should order from them this week).

Absolutely delighted to have been awarded the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar medal by the @royalsociety.org for my research on science, race, and empire, including my book Vanished. An enormous thanks to everybody who made this possible, especially the Royal Society. royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...

JOB ALERT: amazing 4-year post in postwar British history and refugee studies at @uniofreading.bsky.social Humanities! A post perfectly suited for someone working on political and social histories of race and migration in late 20c. Deadline 5 September. jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live! Visit southasianbritain.org @qmul.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social #AHRC @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Congratulations to all 92 newly elected FBAs including the wonderful @clairelanghamer.bsky.social whose sterling research is matched by her sterling (or is it platinum?) work for the discipline of History (in all its academic, public and other forms) at the also ace @ihr.bsky.social . 1/2

Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Modern British History maternity leave cover (7 months in first instance) teaching position, predominantly 20th century, UCL History Dept. Starts 1 October 2025. Friendly department with excellent students and great library resources. PhD required. Deadline 24 July.

I am working on 'The Asian Mother and Baby Campaign' which ran from 1984-1986. I would love to interview any linkworkers who were employed by the campaign or any women who were supported by linkworkers. Please spread the word or get in touch if this is you! My email is [email protected]

I’m thrilled to finally share my article on citizenship, caste, and exit control at the time of the India-Pakistan partition out now on first view in Modern Asian Studies: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #skystorians

Two 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships available at UCL for Black British candidates. One in History of the legacy of Transatlantic slavery and reparations; the other on reparations and the media/culture focusing on reparations and the media/culture. Here's the History one. 1/2

We are advertising for a one-year lectureship in Early American History my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

We are advertising for a one-year lectureship in the History of Political Thought my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

Join us on 9 July to explore how museums can engage with migration and Empire histories in nuanced, and locally relevant ways — through the lens of learning programmes and education practice. Photo: University of Greenwich #MuseumEducation #MigrationHistory #EmpireHistory #DecolonisingMuseums

The scheme pays for your salary (if required) and up to £200,000 for project expenses for up to 2 years. The deadline is 15 July 2025 (but the award will run annually until 2028, so if that's too soon, plan for 2026 instead).

This seminar with @imperialhistorian.bsky.social was great, on ways to think with photographs and archives in relation to postwar UK. Perfect break from exam marking, and encouragement to continue bridging visual methods and historical research, despite the disciplinary hurdles often faced. 🗃️📸📷📜

Very much looking forward to this week's IHR Britain at Home and Abroad seminar... Radhika Natarajan (Reed College) will present her work on 'The Photographic Archive of Multiculturalism' Thurs 29 May 2025, 5:30PM - 7:00PM (Teams) All welcome! Sign up here - www.history.ac.uk/events/photo...

When professors experience racism (sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc) at work, that’s part of their service load. It takes work to deal with that and still come back and do your job. That’s service to the department. It’s deeply unfair service. But it is service.

Delighted to share that my article on travelling entertainers/performers in Britain just got published in Journal of Immigrants and Minorities (a journal that has for long inspired me! 🥹) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

And so many (women) have a professional story like this! Journalism is *bad* for this stuff — informal spaces, networks of connection, superstar individuals etc etc — but so is academia, and so is politics, and so are so many other professions.

We are recruiting for a job at KCL History! 3-year early career development fellowship in Modern Britain & the World: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND023/e...

Looking forward to the latest @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social seminar on 15 May. My impressive @qmcbs.bsky.social colleague @riakapoor.bsky.social will speak about the 1972 Ugandan Asian Expulsion. The seminar can be attended in person and online. Sign up 👇 www.history.ac.uk/events/burea...

I've signed this: have you?

Booking is also open for the Society's 2025 Prothero Lecture, on Weds 2 July, with Prof Peter Gatrell. Peter will speak on 'Refugee World(s): a Twentieth-Century Retrospective' and reflect on an academic career dedicated to refugee and migration history bit.ly/44Q4MYT All welcome. #Skystorians

We stand in solidarity with trans women and the trans community and we will always be a space that recognises the importance of trans history. Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8

MyEnds: ‘Gangs’, Violence & Youth – A Practitioners’ Perspective 📆3.30-6.30pm, Mon 28 April 2025, LSE, London Panellists: Claire Alexander, Sayce Holmes-Lewis, Shinead Philpott & Gary Younge. Organised by @activecn.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/myends-gan...

In the year ending June 2024, UK police recorded 69,184 rapes. (It’s likely this represents c. 1 in 6 of the rapes actually committed.) In 2023/24 there were 2,283 prosecutions for rape, and 1,220 convictions. And c. 11,900 rape cases are currently waiting to go to court, many for more than 2 years.

More exciting book launch news. I’ll be in conversation with the fabulous Gary Younge at KCL, London, on the evening of Wednesday 18 June. Free, but limited places so booking required through the following form. (Apologies for the horridly clunky URL.) urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Was at Gray’s Inn with @historysunny.bsky.social and saw Hazel Morgan’s portrait of Dr Ambedkar.

EVENT: The Value of Reparations, or the Values of Reparation. A lecture from Professor Priya Satia - Tuesday 8th April, 6pm Find out more and register to attend here: bit.ly/41W61CP #CTLSLondon #TransnationalJustice

We're hosting a workshop on 'South Asian Women's Activism and Agency' on Thursday 8th May (draft programme below). We're delighted to have a brilliant group of speakers joining us. Our keynotes will be Amrit Wilson and Samita Sen. If you would like to join us, please get in touch to register.

📣 Exciting MA and PhD funding opportunities at King's BRIDGE Master's Scholarships - 3x for Black, Asian & Minority Home Students www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy... Harold Moody PhD Studentships 2025/26 - 9x for Black British Students eligible for home fees www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy... Apply, apply!

Well done to our colleague @historysunny.bsky.social for receiving the @royalhistsoc.org Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellowship 2024-2025 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/dr-sund...

'Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, race and nation, c. 1850-1970' by @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social has won the Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language & Culture, awarded by #ACIS2025 🎉 'Exhibiting Irishness is a groundbreaking work' @rise-open-journal.bsky.social Out now! #Irishness #IrishStudies

OurMigrationStory.org.uk gets a feature in this month's @neunion.bsky.social magazine! 'The curriculum and assessment review presents an opportunity for the government to reconsider the ‘our island story’ narrative – to embrace a more inclusive story of Britain' p. 30 - neu.org.uk/latest/libra...

RIP to Dr. Marika Sherwood: a huge inspiration among historians and activists, and a founder of the Black and Asian Studies Association. Without her tireless contributions over the past few decades, the field of Black British History would look very different today. We owe her so much 🖤✊🏽

Please forgive the self-promotion but, in case of interest to anyone, I'm bringing hip-hop history to the @ihr.bsky.social @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social next Thursday. All welcome in-person or online, details / registration info here: www.history.ac.uk/events/strai...

THIS THURSDAY (23 JAN): we're excited to host Olivia Wyatt speaking on Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78. Hybrid session, please sign up online in advance or come along on Thursday! www.history.ac.uk/events/carib...

The only benefit of watching people deny the clearly fascist gestures that they just saw at Trump’s inauguration is that you don’t have to waste your time convincing them. They’ve done you a favour. Seek out and work with everyone who sees this for what it is. There are plenty of them.

Hi everyone! Our spring term programme is now up on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri... Thanks to the help of the IHR, all of these sessions are offered hybrid: so you can sign up to attend online, or come along in person.

What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

my students in the last decade have become teachers, barristers, lawyers, civil servants, midwives, ICU nurses, journalists, accountants, academics, advertising execs, museum curators, TV producers… because we give them broad skills. If I had to train them to do *a job* they’d all be historians.