🎫 HES Conference early bird registration available now! Early bird available until 31 August. Registration includes lunch and dinner across the conference days and further details on accommodation are to follow in this thread... Secure your place here: shop.maynoothuniversity.ie/index.php?ap...

MARC BLOCH COMIC BOOK. This is not a drill. MARC BLOCH COMIC BOOK!!! www.tallandier.com/livre/marc-b... #MedievalSky #Skystorians

It was a real pleasure to speak to the Gloucestershire branch of the Historical Association last week about post-First World War reparations and cultural heritage. The event was recorded and can be accessed here: www.youtube.com/@historicala...

@ceu-press.bsky.social shared this new book on their Instagram this morning. 😍

Unfortunately, I missed out on two conferences because I learned about them too late until it happened.this week.

The University Archives, University of Pécs published its new edited essay collection of its conference 5-7 October 2022: Klebelsberg és kora/ Klebelsberg and his era. The essays concentrate on Kuno Klebelsberg activities in higher education during his tenure as Education Minister. #HistEd #histed

Registration now open for what is looking like an excellent conference in Vienna later this month. botstiberbiaas.org/conference-w...

Such an exciting programme. I might fly over to attend.

I have just found something very exciting because of the book review post of HES. See it in the second post. 1/2 hal.science/hal-05264983...

The deadline for submitting an abstract for the HES 2026 conference in Maynooth is Monday 25th May. We look forward to meeting many of you in November 2026! hes2026.wixsite.com/hes2026mayno...

It's so great to see long-term projects taking shape! My upcoming edited book, now titled "The Enduring Influence of Paris Fashion in a Globalised World", will be available from 4 February 2027 with Bloomsbury Visual Arts (Dress Cultures series)!

See you on May 11 in Vienna. www.iwm.at/event/invisi...

CfA: International Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge (Lund) We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026. Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c...

Post doc opportunity to work at the excellence centre on history of everyday nationalism in Tampere, Finland tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

Join #coeNARS! Researcher positions open in the subprojects of CoE in Nationalism Research in the Humanities, led by SKS and funded by the Research Council of Finland. Learn more and apply: University of Helsinki: bit.ly/4mAjiLd Tampere University: bit.ly/4tJy8Bs Åbo Akademi: bit.ly/4tQUnWj

Next year, again! Please, distribute, apply, consider coming as mentor, discussant, chair! @dacretu.bsky.social @giannako.bsky.social @johannamellis.bsky.social @zorapiskacova.bsky.social @rkpejsova.bsky.social www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

We're so glad it has arrived! @rowan-thompson.bsky.social 🥳 'Rowan Thompson’s richly researched book calls for a major revision of standard understanding of interwar British history.' All books in the series are #OpenAccess and available here: uolpress.co.uk/book-series/... #History #Military

Advertising 2 more positions (doc/postdoc) as part of BLOCKADE. PhD cand to examine the heroization of blockade runners in the era of the world wars; postdoc to explore the transatlantic dimension of blockades. 4 year positions in beautiful Freiburg. Please SHARE! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...

📢 There's still time to register for your free spot on this #OpenAccess session, which includes a panel of authors and publishers sharing their advice and experiences. Might be helpful for some @oipassoc.bsky.social members and authors! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-acces...

Just over a month to go...

New book! Spotlight on a Region: Knowledge on the Nordics is a diverse collection of articles about society, history and culture in the Nordic countries. The book is written for a general audience. #openaccess download: sh.diva-portal.org/smash/record... #nordicstudies #nordiccountries #freebook

Garden delights 😊

We're currently recruiting for five (yes five!) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership awards at IWM See the full list of projects and partners here, with further details of how to apply: www.iwm.org.uk/research/doc...

🥳We're so pleased to announce that two Salvation Army periodicals are now available on the British Newspaper Archive. 'The War Cry' for 1879-1985 & 'The Social Gazette' for its entire run of 1893-1917. A total of more than 70,000 pages! 🙌 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/BL/war-cry 🔒

📗 The latest article in the History of Education Journal. Burak Taş and Sena Coşğun-Kandal discuss the Turkish Temperance Youth League in the 1930s and how it sheds light on broader themes of discipline, leisure, and belonging. Read in full here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hungarian PhD candidates in the humanities/social sciences: apply for the 8 month fellowship to come to the @wirthinstitute.bsky.social/ University of Alberta. Our team has been working tirelessly to find ways to clarify how exciting this opportunity is. Share! www.ualberta.ca/en/wirth-ins...

Grants, loans, student discounts: IOE academics dive into the history of student finance 💰📚 "It's clear that many of today's support systems arose out of activism, from student discounts to subsidised canteens to union shops and hardship funds." https://bit.ly/4lVOPag

Today was my real gardening day. I have to admit winter didn't do any good for me.

HES annual conference is coming to Maynooth University, Ireland. CFP is out. Visit their website for further details. #histed hes2026.wixsite.com/hes2026mayno...

OMG, HES Conference is coming to my town and university. Such exciting news. CFP is out, deadline is the 25th of May. I hope I will meet a lot of you here I met during the years at HES conferences.

So...it finally arrived 🥳 A Cultural History of Higher Learning in the Age of Industry Edited with @capandgown.bsky.social and published with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social With contributions from @tomasirish.bsky.social, @stuartjones.bsky.social, @echomikeromeo.bsky.social and others #histed

This is brilliant. I included an archived report from the Hungarian delegate on the UCL's Centenary celebrations in a chapter of the thesis. 🎉

The special issue of Cultural and Social History on “Researching Student Lives: Methodological and Theoretical Perspectives” (co-ed. w Georgina Brewis & Jodi Burkett) is live - yay! Several articles are OA :) Huge thanks to our contributors & the journal editors! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfcs20/2...

My Dragon Scale likes its place so much that now bringing buds. I also got a Dragon Tree because I looked after one once. 🐉

Interested in submitting a paper on the subject of #histed ? Check out the submission policy for our journal History of Education Researcher; we are open to contributions from students, early career researchers and experienced academics. Info: historyofeducation.org.uk/history-of-e...

✍️ Call for Blog Posts! We’re always keen to hear new voices on the HES UK blog — from early career researchers to established scholars. Short pieces, works-in-progress, and reflections all welcome. 📩 Get in touch if you’d like to contribute. Blog: historyofeducation.org.uk/blog/ #histed

We've had lots of new contributions for our academic journal this month! Including: - International/Transnational Education - First World War and Childhood - Mobility in Education - Maths Education ...and more! Take a look here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/the... #histed

New academic year, new round of seminars on ‘Women’s Intellectual History’, run by the International Society for Intellectual History. Join us by signing up via this link for the online seminars, we start on 02 Oct: forms.office.com/e/c1vecwHxjS

#CfP: The II International Seminar for Emerging Historians of Education, organised by HISTEDUP, invites submissions. Date: 24 November 2025 at the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon. Submission deadline: 15 October 2025 Learn more: www.ische.org/g0wd #HistEd #ECRchat

Alongside the ‪@leverhulme.ac.uk, we invite postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Application deadline is 5 November. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3K4kEyA

The next event in our @wellcometrust.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social -funded conference series will be ‘War, Trauma and Emotional Injury’, which takes place at @unibirmingham.bsky.social on 6-7 November #milwelfhist

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! We are pleased to confirm that registration for our Annual Conference is now open. Go here to register: heswinchester2025.wixsite.com/hes2025/regi... Do take the time to review the payment instructions, and fees appropriate to your attendance. #histed #edusky

I'm so much in love with my dwarf dhalias. Also, these pink roses from an old rosebush.

Good morning with the neighbour's cat, lots of dhalias, and a doggy who likes to sleep in awkward positions.

Also, here is the nearly daily garden delights picture. I can't help it, dahlias and gladioli are overdoing themselves this summer. 😍

I am happy to share that my paper: Solving the “Intellectual Famine”, International Intellectual Aid Targeting the Hungarian Universities through the 1920s has been accepted for the @histedsocuk.bsky.social annual conference between 14 and 16 November in Winchester.

We are pleased to finally relaunch our PGR Hub! Check out its new look, and the latest information to support you. Please access it now by going here: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr Let us know what you think! #histed #phd #pgr #history #education