Scottish Universities Press (SUP) is seeking a Journal Publishing Coordinator to help shape the future of academic publishing in Scotland. To apply and learn more: https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/d9aldr4xeox9ux9fm1jb5xacamwsz4

We have a few spaces left for our upcoming Oral History Training in Stornoway. Join us to learn how to confidently plan and deliver an oral history project. Book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989377217...

#HistNursing RCN members should really consider joining the committee - it's a great group of people with fab projects 📣📣📣📣 @rcnhistory.bsky.social are particularly interested in applications from members based in Scotland and Wales! 💙 CLOSING DATE 22nd June

📢 New on the blog! Dr Lauren Beatty explores how young women peer-researchers have spent 2 years uncovering stories of activism, friendship, support and social change from across the Young Women's Movement’s 100-year history. 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/05/26/y... #WomensHistory #OralHistory

⏰ Deadline day! Applications for the Women's History Scotland Research Bursary close today (31 May)! Up to £500 is available for those working on women’s & gender history in Scotland or on Scottish themes. Funding can support a range of activities. 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

⏰ Deadline approaching! Applications for the Women's History Scotland Research Bursary close on 31 May! Up to £500 is available for those working on women’s & gender history in Scotland or on Scottish themes. Funding can support a range of activities. 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

On 11-12 May 2026, IASSL members Nigel Leask and Peadar O Muircheartaigh @pomuirch.bsky.social organised a symposium in the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, entitled ‘Perspectives on the Gaelic Caribbean: Irish, Scottish and Caribbean Connections’. The recording is now available on YouTube.

Do you work or volunteer in a community archive? Join us for a free in-person training day on basic digital archive skills including: - digital preservation - digitisation - sharing digital collections. Book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988335048...

I am looking for someone fab to join me at Strathclyde on a funded PhD studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism. If you are that person, or know someone who is, there's a month left to apply! #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

“Writing ran in the family. Her younger sister, Dorothea, was also a talented novelist. Her maternal grandfather was the prolific writer & inventor Sir John Robison, & other ancestors were noted philosophical or theological authors” #DraculaDay 🧛‍♂️ 2/3 blog.historicenvironment.scot/2024/10/emil...

My first journal article, ‘Resistance and Resilience in Edinburgh Council Housing Schemes’ is now live! Based on my PhD research, it looks at the connections between everyday social life and episodes of housing struggles in the 20th century You can read it here: sites.exeter.ac.uk/exhistoria/a...

Want to help preserve and honour the stories of the incredible Greenham Women? Volunteer with us! 🙌 Over the years, we have interviewed nearly 200 Greenham Women and recorded their empowering stories of their experiences at Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp.

🤔👉If you have a wee wall space for a mural, or a space that would suit a temporary poster installation / creative intervention ~ or ~ if you’re a business looking to commission something marvellous celebrating Scottish herstories – get in touch! www.protestsandsuffragettes.com

🎉 Family Fun Day: Saturday the of 30th May, 11am-4pm! See live archaeology in Govan Old's ancient graveyard, plus stone carving and pottery demos! We'll also be joined by TCV Scotland, who will be teaching people of all ages about local natural heritage and biodiversity.

so looking forward to this!

@socialhistsoc.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @whaireland.bsky.social members may be interested in this recording reflecting on #womensgrassrootsactivism project & participatory research with @womensinstitute.bsky.social @soroptimistgbi.bsky.social #ICA & WI Northern Ireland. #skystorians

📢 If we want women to stay in politics, we have to fix the conditions that are driving them away. See exclusive coverage of our new report on why women MSPs are standing down & how we can tackle it in @scotnational.bsky.social. Read the full piece here: www.thenational.scot/news/2611801...

Scottish history column: Working Class Courtship, Marriage and Divorce, 1855-1939. How a narrative of the ‘traditional’ family is challenged by the complexity of familial and domestic experience. www.thenational.scot/culture/2611...

🚀 Patreon Gathering on 30 May 10-11am 🚀 Join us as we explore the history of the 1996 Kinning Park Complex Community Sit-In. We'll share historical images of KPC when it was a school, and from the Sit-In when a group of local women and young families demanded that the building should stay open.

We were saddened to learn of the passing of our Honorary Fellow and friend, Dr Anna Ritchie OBE. A trailblazer in Scottish archaeology, Dr Ritchie was the Society's President from 1990-1993, the first woman to hold the title. We send our heartfelt condolences to Matt, Elspeth and their families.

Our next Wikipedia editing drop-in will on 30 May, 10-12 at Bramblers Café, St Johns Street #Perth Come along for a chat and a cuppa if you're a new or experienced Wikipedia editor (or local historian) who could use some peer support. All genders always welcome. Just don't forget your laptop!

Calling all teachers, educators, learners – and anyone who wants to engage with themes of migration sensitively and with confidence: We are delighted to share our new Teaching Migration History Toolkit, co-produced with @britishlibrary.bsky.social.

Looking forwards to this next week, discussion with Lilian Thuram on his work & barriers to antiracism in Scottish heritage sector www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/white-thin...

TownsWeb Archiving Digitisation Grants are open! This year there are 10x funding grants of £3,000 designed to support a variety of digitisation projects. Find our more and apply: www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation...

Dot Allan’s writing career spanned nearly 40 years, although she was almost completely forgotten until we republished MAKESHIFT and HUNGER MARCH in one volume, edited by Moira Burgess, in 2010 – available from all good bookshops (& as an ebook from the evil one) 💙📚 3/3 asls.org.uk/publications...

⏰️ Still time to apply for our £500 research bursary! It is open to masters students, doctoral researchers, ECRs, and independent historians who research women’s and gender history, particularly for those working on Scottish themes. 🗓 Deadline 31st May 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

#Skyhistorians ££££ for MA and PhD students and ECRs working on women's and gender history. Spread the word (repost: liking is nice, but it won't reach an audience beyond yourself).

💉 This #InternationalNursesDay, we’re celebrating the pioneering women who transformed nursing—find out about the RCN History of Nursing Forum’s ‘Nurses in Red’ project, which is bringing their stories to light in Glasgow and beyond. womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/10/16/r... #NursingHistory

⏰️ Still time to apply for our £500 research bursary! It is open to masters students, doctoral researchers, ECRs, and independent historians who research women’s and gender history, particularly for those working on Scottish themes. 🗓 Deadline 31st May 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

Narratives of Illness & Dis/ability in Scottish Literature I Holly Faith Nelson & Graham Morgan 15 May, free online This @iassl.bsky.social webinar series encourages critical engagement with narratives of illness & dis/ability in Scottish literature & culture scotlit-iassl.org/2026/04/27/n...

📰 Research shows record number of women MSPs standing down ahead of election 5 main reasons women MSPs gave were: 1️⃣ Work/Life balance 2️⃣ Length of time away from family 3️⃣ Demands on time beyond working hours 4️⃣ Misogynist abuse 5️⃣ Threats to safety Read more here: www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/re...

60+ attendees already confirmed! ⛏️ Free one day conference on coal communities, health and welfare, with a great line up of speakers from academia, heritage organisations, community and campaign groups 18 June, University of Warwick Book now to guarantee a spot! warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Join us for a thought-provoking Zoom talk exploring the complex and often sensitive intersections of museums, heritage, and death, through the lens of contemporary practice and research. More info 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dissecting...

Applications are still open for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. These grants help to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4t0MDRl

see full text digital.library.lse.ac.uk/Documents/De... fascinating reading. More information on history from the @womenshistnet.bsky.social womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-histo... historyofparliament.com/2018/08/29/w...

All hail to the Bluesky GLAM! Now that @romanpalace.bsky.social is back, a shout out to the galleries, libraries, archives and museums who keep posting on - from the Absolute Units to single skeeters Find old friends and new below - sharing fresh finds, joy & a bit of respite go.bsky.app/Ms7endH

Don't miss leading queer historian @justinbengry.bsky.social as he visits Edinburgh to discuss his new co-authored book, A Queer Scrapbook. 13th May, 3-5pm Tickets: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/events/2026/... edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social @lighthousebks.bsky.social #booksky

📢 Call for Papers: Women’s History Scotland Conference We’re excited to invite proposals for our conference, taking place online on Friday, 18 September 2026. 🗓 Submission deadline: 1 July 2026 Please share this post widely! Find full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/05/04/c...

📢 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2025–2026 The Women’s History Network is awarding £250 for the best dissertation in women’s and/or gender history. womenshistorynetwork.org/undergraduat... #WomensHistory #GenderHistory #AcademicTwitter #UndergradResearch #history

📣Don't miss Oral History Network Ireland's FREE ONLINE #oralhistory event this week! "Hidden Voices: Reaching Communities Often Left Out" 📍TOMORROW: Wednesday, 6th May (7pm–9pm) 💻 ZOOM 🎟️FREE TICKETS: buytickets.at/oralhistoryn... #OHNI #OralHistoryEvent #OralHistorians #OralHistoryProject

We start the working week with a new policy paper by one of H&P’s founders, Professor Pat Thane, on gender inequality in Britain and how to overcome it. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Review Spotlight: Business Archives Surveying Officer for Scotland From rescuing at-risk archives to supporting new roles, this feature highlights the vital work being done to preserve Scotland’s business history. Read the full article in our Year in Review: drive.google.com/file/d/1ftBk...

Still time to register! Book Talk - A Queer Scrapbook: Britain and Ireland since 1945 Co-badged with the Histories of Gender and Sexualities Research Group. 13 May, 3pm, Room 1.55, EFI Register: edin.ac/3ME2yFt

📢 Call for Papers: Women’s History Scotland Conference We’re excited to invite proposals for our conference, taking place online on Friday, 18 September 2026. 🗓 Submission deadline: 1 July 2026 Please share this post widely! Find full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/05/04/c...

Excellent blog. The sixteenth century in Scotland, particularly activity on the Anglo-Scottish border, has been dominated for too long by what I tend to call the George MacDonald Fraser ("The Steel Bonnets") School of History. I'm particularly interested to see the "rough wooing" phrase debunked.

📢New on the blog! Dr Amy Blakeway discusses the impact of the Anglo-Scottish wars of the 1540s on women and questions the problematic term 'rough wooing' womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/05/03/w... 📖 Amy's new book will be published by @edinburghup.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer Amy Blakeway was on Woman’s Hour yesterday on BBC Radio 4, discussing the history of the term 'the rough wooing', and why she thinks it is time we stopped using it. You can listen to the programme here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Women of Coigach made history in 1850s resisting the factors' men to avoid clearance. The women of Strathnaver made history in 2000 planting an Ogham forest with native trees from the Gaelic alphabet. This is our history. Shouldn't we know more? New films www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/highland-c...

Last week's UHI Joint Public & Islands Matter Online Seminar is now uploaded to our YouTube channel. 'Resistance to Improvement in the Highlands and Islands, 1750-1820' youtu.be/0wWRwUcXIVs

“Edinburgh’s Unruly Women” is coming out in paperback this summer 😎 You can preorder here: www.routledge.com/Edinburghs-U... for hundreds of case studies of individual women who navigated their local church courts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🩵📜 @routledgebooks.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @voicestcd.bsky.social