Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history? We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop. Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details! www.historyworkshop....

After the conference a trip to the armouries #milwelfhist

With over 20 non-members presenting at this year's event, all are invited to join the Network to stay in touch with one another and ove 240 members in 27 countries all around the world #milwelfhist

Lovely historians, please do share this opportunity with MA students interested in contemporary British history :) @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @conteurohistory.bsky.social

My friend Raul Carstocea is advertising 2 PhD positions within his fabulous ERC project. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU289/p...

“UN experts today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Newcastle University staff invited to a ‘Doodling for Wellbeing’ session (‘Let your pen dance across the page' in 'a perfect escape from the everyday hustle and bustle'. Invites sent on same day 153 academics were informed of their location in 'redundancy pools', with 38 redundancies planned. 1/2

To the academics who research peace, conflict, and security, yet have not uttered a single word about Palestine

Just two weeks to go before our annual conference. If you haven't yet registered please do. Some amazing speakers and our key note speaker @caitbeaumont.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Modern European History- Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY230/a...

Tomorrow our members are taking strike action to say no to job cuts! 💪 Join our picket lines from 8:30am, as well as various teach outs from 10am, and a Demo on the SU Concourse from Midday. 📣

This really needs to get to 50k signatures so we can take it to the Minister. It takes ten seconds and costs nothing. Unlike allowing tech bros to steal our books.

They’ve been going 78 hours already - check it out and donate if you can allsortsoftunes.com/allsorts-dj-...

A clear-eyed letter from Columbia historians. “The situation we encounter today is fundamentally different from these earlier campus conflicts. Authoritarian regimes always seek to gain control over independent academic institutions. That is what we see unfolding now.”

Yes it’s Amazon, but it’s also a bargain

Members and Followers, might you have or know of an interested it ideal candidate for this? Contact Tim for more details.

Solidarity with colleagues at Cardiff University

When asked to cut arts funding during World War II, Winston Churchill famously replied, "Then what would we be fighting for?” The arts are essential to human experience. Please sign this petition to save the Music Department at Cardiff University. www.change.org/p/save-cardi...

Petition to save Cardiff school of music from closure

#CfP We are delighted to announce the two-day conference ‘Navigating War and Violence in 20th Century Ireland’ under the auspices of DCU's School of History and Geography! It will take place on 4–5 April 2025 at St. Patrick’s Campus, DCU. Call for Papers is open - see below for details.

This one may be of interest to several Members #milwelfhist

Horrified to read that Cardiff is planning cuts in its world-leading Arts and Humanities programmes. Solidarity with affected colleagues and students

East Asian Studies at Sheffield is also home to historians who contribute to joint programmes and teach for colleagues in the History department. Sheffield's is one of the largest interdisciplinary groupings of East Asia specialists in the UK and one of the most important globally.

Hey UK folks, please sign this petition and share it as much as you can. Puberty blockers prevent youth suicides. #TransRights are human rights. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Regarding the email here - if you're cis and have children your voice is especially welcome here. Phrases like "I don't want my kids to have to suffer their friends committing suicide" might be useful.

(For the evening crowd) BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Tickets just £2. All the money raised is going on books for three amazing schools. You can win ALL these SIGNED books + £50 to spend on books of your choice. Details HERE. www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php Please share far & wide, ta.

Got some free time before the #MWHN conference next July? Then Members and Followers should be sure to submit #milwelfhist papers or panels to this excellent event

New W+IGS Chair! Welcome to our new Chair Prof Christiane Schönfeld, Head of German at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick & member of the Royal Irish Academy. She works on film, literature, adaptation and translation with a focus on marginalised figures. www.mic.ul.ie/staff/206-ch...

Aberdeen plans to remove all degrees and research in modern languages. Utterly disgraceful. Please consider signing this petition www.change.org/p/save-langu...

See if we can stop the rot — sign here:

10 postdoctoral fellowships at the Aarhus Institute of Adanced Studies (AIAS): 23 months, open to researchers of all disciplines. Deadline: 1 February 2024 @aiasdk.bsky.social

There was a green room with kitkats, a lively audience with great questions and I signed one of my books! Thanks to #BooksonTynefestival for top hosting

My first post to my 6 followers! I’m in Newcastle tomorrow with Daniel Laqua to discuss our recent @BloomsburyHist books on peace movements and anti-war protest. Thursday 23rd November | 1pm | City Library Tickets: tiny.cc/booksontyne2023 #booksontynefestival