The British Academy and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are inviting applications from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to attend a research collaboration symposium on the broad theme of Truth, Justice and Peace in Germany. https://bit.ly/4nyWsmv

Our paper "Right-Wing Populism and Museums" is out! It shows how European museums are navigating rising pressures from the far right, from direct interventions to subtle forms of influence, and how this leads to self-censorship, reshaping curatorial practices & the role of cultural institutions.

In Memory of Wulf Kansteiner (1964-2025) It was with great shock and sadness that we heard of the death of Wulf Kansteiner, who passed away suddenly on August 8. We will never forget his commitment to our Leibniz Research Alliance Value of the Past, of which he was a member of the advisory board.

🕊In Memoriam: Wulf Kansteiner With great sadness, the MSA shares the news that Wulf Kansteiner passed away on 8 August. Read the full tribute on our website: bit.ly/3UZB0Lb

Such a terrible loss. Wulf's generosity of spirit, his intellectual curiosity, and genuine support for more junior academics really made him stand out, in addition to his significant contributions to the field. www.linkedin.com/posts/stefcr...

Your regular reminder that, if -like me - you are fed up with Google's #AI generated nonsense at the top of every search, just add -ai to the end of the search term and it will get rid of it.

Every time someone articulates the position "Culture costs too much. Why do we have to pay for that?" you can now cite the recent study that for every 1 euro invested in Berlin museums, it pays 1.75 euros into the city's economy. Culture *is* the economy smdh! www.rbb24.de/kultur/beitr...

#CfA Stipendienprogramm des #DHIWarschau 📌 für Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen | Förderung von Forschungsaufenthalten in #Polen, #Litauen oder #Tschechien | Aufenthalte von 1-3 Monaten Bewerbungsschluss: 30. September 2025 www.dhi.waw.pl/filea...

I am delighted to share that a 4-year postdoctoral position is now open at Bielefeld University, as part of my project "Towards a Material-Oriented Theory of History", generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. I encourage interested candidates to apply uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/432...

Some people say the biggest gap in research funding is at mid career level. So here is our new call for our mid career fellowship programme which provides buyout for 6 to 12 months to devote to the completion of a major piece of research. Spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/mid-...

Der nächste offene Angriff auf demokratische Zivilgesellschaft im Bundestag. Diesmal versucht AfD, Programm „Demokratie Leben!” Förderung zu entziehen. Programm sei nicht neutral & wende sich einseitig gegen Rechts (sagen sie nicht so, meinen es aber genau so). Dabei sucht die AfD die Nähe zur Union

Lecturers for the last 200 years: Optional Modules should explore a topic in depth giving students a sense of a field of enquiry and different approaches to it. The best teaching is research-led, delivered by experts in the area bringing students the latest knowledge in their field. 1/

Important news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Application deadline is August 7. Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇

5 days, 4 cities, 10 museums...

Join Museum History Journal as a Reviews Editor! This unpaid position involves liaising with the co-editors to identify titles suitable for review in the journal, commissioning reviews and working through the submission and production systems to bring reviews to publication.(1/3)

My second job in the heritage sector was for the NMRS, checking the paper architecture catalogue, locating the relevant photographic records, glass negatives, paper maps, microfiche, etc, then creating digital catalogue entries & GIS locations for CANMORE - which is now being retired... I feel old!!

I'm really pleased to see this paper out & open access in @jcms-eu.bsky.social . It's the result of a productive a cross-Faculty interdisciplinary collaboration between Prof Anthony Zito (Politics) & myself (Media, Culture, Heritage). @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/jcms...

This #IMD #InternationalMuseumDay I'm thinking through my upcoming public talk in Warsaw on 'Museums as political infrastructure?' I'll address some paradoxical challenges of museums responding to political & social crises, particularly during polarised 'culture wars'. www.dhi.waw.pl/en/events/vo...

New call for Simone Veil #Fellowships @ Project House Europe (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social)! Join us next academic year if you are working on 20-21st century #europeanhistory! ➡️ more info: www.phe.uni-muenchen.de/fellowship/a...

£274M. This they proudly present, at the same time they are making 38 people compulsory redundant…. To save £3.8M www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you know someone great Who deserves a better job than the one they have Who is curious, motivated and cares deeply about the intersection of the historic environment, nature, public engagement, and impact evaluation Send them to me please 😎 digventures.com/jobs/

Not a good development. School kids are the most important museum visitors in my opinion. Museum visits are something society needs to find the money to support (instead of for example the AI adoption craze).

Looking forward to seeing this paper out soon! Prof Anthony Zito & I analyse EU cultural heritage policy instruments, which frame values that 1) respond to specific policy problems & impact on European heritage(s), & 2) build political myths articulating ... 1/3

'The undervaluing of universities takes different forms in different countries. In the UK, it expresses itself through the state's [actually, given devolution of education, it's states'] underfunding of of higher education and hostility to immigration.' Wise words from Simon Kuper & free to read.

'18 per cent of universities said they had cut back on funding for early career researchers, with the same proportion saying they had reduced the amount of staff time allocated to research....26 per cent said they had cut the amount of support offered to staff for research grant allocations.'

Mandatory reading for anybody in German academia: #ichbinHanna #WissZeitVG

Wonderful to see this special issue of Memory Studies now out! It is guest edited by members of the Newcastle 2023 @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference organising committee, headed up by Catherine Gilbert @cathjgilbert.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/toc/mssa/18/2

Today, Carla-Marinka Schorr & Susanne Bremer presented at #dmb25 conference 'Museen stärken Demokratie', they shared some results from our project survey seeking to explore the experiences, attitudes & insights of museum professionals in Germany. 1/2

5 May 1949: Europe said never again. The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words. Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.

This article doesn't explain that 'science' here includes Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences research. EU research funds are an absolute lifeline for supporting excellent & highly impactful research in these fields, as well as life-changing for researchers. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

On my way to Chemnitz for the DMB annual conference on Museums & Democracy - it couldn't be a better fit for our AHRC-DFG project 'Cultural Dynamics: Museums & Democracy in Motion'. Team members Carla-Marinka Schorr & Susanne Bremer will present 1/2 www.museumsbund.de/aktuelles/ja...

Post-Doc-Stelle in meinem neuen DFG-Projekt zu Negative Campaigning zu besetzen: jobs.rptu.de/jobposting/b... Bitte gerne teilen!

I spent time on Thursday thinking about what it means to cross the channel in a small boat, utterly unsuited to the task & overloaded with people, inspired by the fishing vessel Tamzine, on display at the Imperial War Museum.

"Wir können nicht vorhersagen, ob die Demokratie hält" Deutschland steckt im Strudel globaler Krisen, von der neuen Bundesregierung werden Lösungen erwartet. Ein Gespräch zwischen Steffen Mau und Georg Schütte über das Ende der "Schönwetterdemokratie". Im Blog: www.jmwiarda.de/https-www.jm...

1/Seit Monaten tobt ein Deutungskampf um einen Historiker der Uni Würzburg:Hat er Artikel im rechtsradikalen Kampfblatt "Sezession"des faschistischen Vordenkers Götz Kubitschek unter Pseudonym verfasst - ja oder nein?Fast 700 Akademikerkollegen (www.geschichte.uni-wuerzburg.de/neueste-gesc...) haben

Work travel is always something of an adventure... not so much for the deer that got hit by the train. @lner.co.uk train crew were excellent. Sadly, the online delay repay system refuses to believe that I was in this seat on this train, despite my seat reservation & train specific ticket.

Lust für was auf die Ohren zu Ostern? Dann hört mal @Deutschlandfunk , warum wir gerade jetzt #Museen so dringend brauchen - und schützen müssen. Aus der Dlf App | Essay und Diskurs | Kulturpolitik – Das Museum als Ort der Utopie share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe...

An organization representing 72,000 academic professionals at 125 Canadian universities and colleges advises its members to avoid non-essential travel to the United States. https://www.caut.ca/latest/2025/04/caut-advises-academics-against-non-essential-travel-us

🔍 Our study "Research Cultures in Germany", commissioned by the #VolkswagenFoundation, investigates how funding structures, evaluation systems, and employment conditions shape academic life—and how we might build more secure, inclusive, and innovative research cultures. [1/7]

Vultures circle over Council art collections as austerity bites:

I continue to be amazed by what the arts & humanities contribute with so little, and disappointed by the ongoing under investment in knowledge of human societies and cultures at a time of such fragmentation.

The destruction of the cultural sector in the US is continuing. The entire Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff was placed on administrative leave www.aam-us.org/2025/03/31/a...

🚨 2 PhD Positions in Bielefeld at the project "Mnemonic Populism in Contemporary Europe" led by Prof. Dr. Kornelia Kończal 🚨 Spread the word! uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/412...

'It was 1944, and right under the noses of Nazi command, people were hiding in the attic of The Hague’s Mauritshuis museum from forced labour conscription – Arbeitseinsatz – under which hundreds of thousands of citizens from the Nazi-occupied Netherlands were conscripted to work in Germany.'

Just back from a busman's holiday in London - managed to catch a visit to the wonderful @migrationmuseum.org in Lewisham Shopping Centre before it closes to move to its new home. Looking forward to staying in touch with colleagues there on various projects!

I know we all love a dose of hopium, especially now. But the take, which I see all across here, that the far right was defeated in Germany tonight because 80% of Germans voted for other parties is very misleading and unhelpful. Understanding this really matters. 🧵

I was devastated to hear Kristine Kern has died. She was a terrific scholar, a great colleague and very good friend. She leaves behind a huge legacy in urban polsci, environmental policy and (particularly) local climate governance. I wrote this with former colleagues leibniz-irs.de/en/aktuelles...

"Mit den Ereignissen vom Samstag ist für uns jedoch die Grenze des Zumutbaren und auch veranstaltungstechnisch Leistbaren überschritten". Das Stadtgeschichtliche Museum der @stadtleipzig.bsky.social zur Wahlkampfveranstaltung der #noAfD in städtischen Räumlichkeiten in #Leipzig #le0802: