Thinking about submitting to the BSHS Singer Prize? The prize recognises an outstanding essay based on original research in the history of science, technology, or medicine. Open to postgraduate researchers and recent PhDs (within 5 years). Learn more:

📢 Deadline today The BSHS Small Grants application deadline is today (31 March). If you’re planning to apply for funding (£50–£500) to support your research, make sure to submit your materials today. Details & application form: bshs.org.uk/grants/#rese...

⏳ Two days left The BSHS Small Grants deadline is 31 March - don't miss the chance! Grants of £50–£500 are available to support research activities such as archival visits, research trips, or remote archive assistance. More info & application: bshs.org.uk/grants/#rese...

How have infectious diseases shaped life in Britain and Ireland? The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) reading list “Infectious and Contagious Diseases in British and Irish History” lists 557 references on epidemics, medicine and public health. Explore: buff.ly/RqsH6Gz

And it was great fun to make! So Ahoy-hoy to all of you from me as well.

And they're back! Readers can oncemore access our range of collection guides which give overviews to our collections as well as introductions to themes which run through them. Follow the link to start browsing: www.history.ac.uk/library/coll... Even more will be added in the coming weeks.

Next month the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social is hosting a Festival of Social History! Come one, come all! 🗃️ Experts! Projects! Zines! Lunch! Wine! socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...

📣 BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants Have an idea for sharing #HistSci with wider audiences? We offer grants of up to £500 to support creative engagement projects — from events to collaborations with museums or heritage sites. Next deadline is May 15, 2026! bshs.org.uk/oec/#project...

📣 Opportunity: Oral History PhD Research Project w/t Imperial War Museums & University of Strathclyde. An #oralhistory of women paramilitaries during ‘The Troubles’ in Ireland and Britain. For more information visit: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... #Postgraduate #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles

Dr Louise Kettle, our expert in British foreign and security policy, will be joining this @royalhistsoc.org online seminar ⬇️ Join on Thursday 26 March

One week left to get 10% off your place at MA Conference 2026 ⏰ Want to use up this financial year’s budget and secure your ticket for less? Book by 31 March for an early bird discount when you use code 26CONF10. You could join us in Birmingham for as little as £171, or online for just £54 👇

📣 Applications open! Women’s History Scotland Research Bursary Up to £500 is available for Masters students, doctoral researchers, ECRs, and independent historians researching women’s and gender history 🗓 Deadline 31 May 2026 Details on how to apply 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

This week we released a select listing of 100 national history societies active in the UK & Ireland bit.ly/4rANJ52. These subject specialist societies enable research and promote the value of historical knowledge. Many are membership organisations and invite historians to join them #Skystorians

Officially on the @berghahnbooks.bsky.social website: "Antarctic Materialities," which I co-edited with Ximena Senatore, featuring chapters by @medievalpenguin.bsky.social, @fwinckel.bsky.social, @sarahmpicks.bsky.social and more! #histsci #envhist #polar www.berghahnbooks.com/title/McCahe...

Today we launch a call for the Society's next round of 'Public History Grants' and 'Conference Panel Grants', 2026-27: bit.ly/4lNt8ck Public History Grants support collaborative projects by historians working in / outside HE; Panel Grants enable conference attendance on a shared theme #Skystorians

The Black Cultural Archives in Brixton are holding an open day next Sunday blackculturalarchives.org/events/open-...

Careers guide 2026 | Overcoming your career challenges 🏋️‍♀️ Caroline Butterwick on how to have career confidence at every stage of your working life.

On Thursday I will be chairing our online session on writing history aimed at a wider audience with guests Elliot Prior and Sabhbh Curran from Curtis Brown Literary Agency. All welcome - sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

This Wednesday! @laurajcleaver.bsky.social on medieval manuscripts in the age of Modernism! Online and in-person at @ihr.bsky.social 17.30 GMT. There's still time to register for what will be a fantastic treat!

We're excited to be hosting Jim Costa and Beth Yale on 15 May, with a talk exploring Darwin's The Descent of Man. They'll explore its cultural context, how conversations with Alfred Russel Wallace shaped Descent in crucial ways, and how Darwin's ideas were received. buff.ly/IVmDU1h

Careers guide 2026 | How did you get your role in museums? 👤 Museums Journal speaks to established professionals to hear how they got into the sector and their tips for those just starting out.

Don't forget to apply for your free MA membership by 22 March 🗓️ Our Members Support Fund is offering 200 fully-funded inclusive memberships (worth £52 each) to individuals who face barriers due to ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, gender identity or sexual orientation (LGBTQ+).

🚨Summer Meeting ECR Bursary🚨 Want to attend our summer meeting? We have bursaries available to current doctoral researchers and post-doctoral researchers within 2 years of completion! 💵 up to £400 per applicant 📅 deadline: 10 April 2026 Find out how to apply below 👇🏻 shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...

Nowruz and Eid Mubarak, Peace and Solidarity, everyone! Please see the online event below: "Experts on the history of Iran will offer important historical context to the unfolding crisis in the Middle East. Panellists will reflect on long and short term causes and consequences of the current war."

Wonderful new open access book on Hildegard of Bingen by Minji Lee! #medievalsky #HistSTM nursingclio.org/2026/03/18/r...

Opportunity | Become our new Policy Officer 👤 We're looking for a part-time policy officer (22.5 hours per week) to play a leading role in developing our policy and campaigns work. Scroll/tap to find out more 👇

On Thurs 26 March we host a lunchtime seminar providing historians' insights on Modern Iran: bit.ly/40zrMbt This event begins a new, occasional RHS event series, 'Historical Context', in which historians bring their expertise to current events. Booking for this online Webinar now open #Skystorians

How to Reach a Broader Audience: An Introduction to Non-Fiction Trade Publishing in 2026. The IHR-Curtis Brown initiative aims to de-mystify the process of writing for broader audiences and navigating the publishing process. FREE online 26 March 2-4pm www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

The History of Parliament is excited to announce a new 8-week internship position for postgraduate-level researchers, working with the House of Lords 1640-60 section. Follow the link below for more details on the role, and how to apply!

📢 Free training klaxon! Our 'Peer Review' training session is taking place tomorrow. 📌 Thurs 19th March, online via Zoom, 2pm UK time The session is led by Dr Emma Gallon, Publisher, (@emmagallon.bsky.social) & Dr Amaan Hyder, Journals Manager. Register to attend: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Oxford Brookes University is hosting its regular Think Human festival of the humanities and social sciences between 15 April and 18 April... Take a look at the extraordinary list of events we've got planned. Something for everyone! 👇 www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

£37,694 - £46,049 a year (pro-rata for part-time working). Deadline 10 April.

"Caroline Herschel [born #OnThisDay 1750] is remarkable not only for what she achieved but also for what she overcame." Today's #histSTM & #WomenInSTEM afternoon read: An interview w/novelist John Pipkin about the Herschel Family Papers @ransomcenter.bsky.social. sites.utexas.edu/ransomcenter...

We've put together a select listing of c.100 national #history societies active in the UK & Ireland bit.ly/4rANJ52. These subject specialist societies facilitate research and promote the value of historical knowledge. Many are membership organisations and invite historians to join them #Skystorians

I spent a fun morning at a local primary school as an exchange teacher from 1897: how have education, child labour and transport changed since Victorian times?! Does anyone here remember the earlier outings of this costume? @bshsnews.bsky.social @irmorus.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social

Still time to book - Join us for this online training session on 28th April, hosted by the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social team, which will bring together a panel of historians, librarians and subject specialists to discuss the History of Emotions www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

📖 New issue of Viewpoint (Spring 2026) This issue explores “elemental mastery” in the history of science — from Singapore’s dengue crisis and alchemical notation to water knowledge, East African soil science, and more. Find this issue and many more on our website for free: bshs.org.uk/viewpoint/

📚 BSHS Singer Prize The BSHS invites submissions from early careers for the Singer Prize, awarded for an outstanding essay based on original research in the history of science, technology, or medicine. Learn more on our website: bshs.org.uk/grants/#sing...

📣 BSHS Small Grants – deadline 31 March Looking for a little support for archival visits, research trips, or research assistance? BSHS offers small grants (£50–£500) to help move research projects forward. Especially aimed at early-career researchers. Find out more: bshs.org.uk/grants/#rese...

📣 Call for submissions: Singer Prize 2026 Submit your unpublished essay (< 10 000 words), based on original research into any aspect of #HistSTM! 🎓 Eligibility: current postgraduates or awarded a PG degree within the past 5 years 📅 Deadline: 30 April ℹ️ Learn more:

CFP for 5-minute lightening talk proposals (due 13 March) for the IHR's British History in the Long 18th Century seminar is now live. Come introduce your PhD project to an enthusiastic group of fellow historians. Contact Brendan Tam ([email protected] ) for more details. #Skystorians

Applications open to our scholarship to study the history of science and/or technology with us at MA and PHD-level. Get in touch with a prospective supervisor to discuss your proposal. More about how to apply, what we offer and deadlines in the link tinyurl.com/mw84w7py #histsci #histtech #histstm

Video and audio recordings are now available of the Society's latest lecture (6 February): ‘Alike in Appearance but not in Scope’: Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe' with Professor Charles West (University of Edinburgh) bit.ly/46j42f5 @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social #Skystorians

Join us for a keynote by Pamela H. Smith (Columbia) on “Tech Utopias Then and Now”! 📆 5.3. | 🕕 6pm GMT | 📍Pushkin House/Zoom It is part of the workshop “Christianopolis: Re-Reading a Seventeenth Century German Utopia” organised by @mirjamhaehnle.bsky.social (GHIL) and Ulinka Rublack (Cambridge).

Join us for the 6th Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture! Taking place at Gresham College, historian Professor Mary Fulbrook will discuss experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust, highlighting the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews

Richard Oswald’s Library: Slavery, Collecting & the Invention of Rare Books 25 Feb 6-8pm @artshumsucl.bsky.social Prof Emma Smith will examine the library of Glasgow merchant Richard Oswald (c.1705–84), in light of his vast profits from the transatlantic slave trade. www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.

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

New in Transactions: 'Show Me the Data: New Practices for Historical Sources', by @ruthahnert.bsky.social, Katherine McDonough & @danielwilson.bsky.social: bit.ly/460nrkM As the ecosystem of historical research data expands, how do we keep control of source materials, esp digital? #Skystorians 1/2