The names of panel members for the criteria-setting phase of REF 2029 have now been announced on our panels pages. 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/expert-...

Really important research from The Policy Institute and the Higher Education Policy Institute: The UK public hugely underestimate both the economic importance of universities to the economy, and the levels of graduate satisfaction with university. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-...

🚨JOB KLAXON🚨 @kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900. SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665 SHARE!!!

What is that tiny speck I see in the distance? Could it be the book-writing finish line? Yes I think it is! #amwriting #slowprogress #whydidieverstartthis #skystorians #earlymodern

🔔 #theologyjobs Assistant Professor in New Testament at McCormick Theological Seminary: www.mccormick.edu/jobboard #theology #theologie #newtestsment #BibleStudy #ichbinhanna #AcademicChatter

Can someone please point me in the direction of people working on philosophy and religion in the long eighteenth century..? #18thC #18C #C18th #18thCentury

For those who would like to watch the recording of my public talk the other evening on Ballads as News Media in Early Modern Europe, the link is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGVz... Thanks to the @historycouncilvic.bsky.social, University Publishing and the Old Treasury Building Melbourne!

There are three types of library users: the absent-minded dreamer (1), the busy and silent reader (2), and the one looking at the other two types (3). Which one are you? #bookhistory #skystorians

Having a great time at #reforc2025 with a great paper yesterday by @giovannigellera.bsky.social and right now a fascinating one on Osiander by @ruthatherton.bsky.social Looking forward to the rest of it... #earlymodern #skystorians

My article has been published! And it's open access so you can all enjoy reading about Protestant church orders 🤣 #earlymodern #churchhistory #skystorians #history #reformazing www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗰. 𝟭𝟰𝟳𝟬-𝟭𝟱𝟱𝟬) By Joanka van der Laan More info: bit.ly/4cSBgnk #Literature #LowCountries #ReligiousStudies #History #Medievalsky #Renaissance #EarlyModern #Historysky

New episode for you today, on Descartes' physics! Given his mathematical theory of body, how could he explain qualitative features like color and heat, or even why things move around? www.historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-ph... #philsky #descartes #earlymodern

so exciting the Harleian collection will get its historian!!! #EarlyModern #SkyStorians

Hello Bluesky! This is the official account of the Society for Reformation Studies. We meet each April in Cambridge for our annual conference and our journal is Reformation and Renaissance Review. We are keen to engage with anyone interested in Reformation studies! #earlymodern #skystorians

The Ecclesiastical History Society is delighted to join BlueSky and the #academic community here. Our Society is dedicated to the study of all things #churchhistory. We will be moving from posting on our X account soon, so please give us a follow!

#OTD in the German Peasants’ War: Tuesday, 28 March 1525 The Prior and monks of Ochsenhausen monastery were threatened by the peasants and were forced to co-operate. #earlymodern #skystorians

Essay Competition Alert! Early Career Scholars, inc. podtgrads - An opportunity to submit a short essay to the @northernstudies.bsky.social prize committee. www.ssns.org.uk/magnusson-pr... #Skystorians @insuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social @aberjack.bsky.social

Think some starter packs are doing the rounds again, if you're a historian of the body (broadly defined) and you'd like to be added to this one let me know! bsky.app/starter-pack...

‘More than ever, history and historians need a collaborative and co-ordinated approach' bit.ly/4iddCU8 In advocacy, the Royal Historical Society works closely with fellow #history organisations. Today we release a statement with @histassoc.bsky.social, @ihr.bsky.social and History UK. #skystorians

I feel so seen! 🤣

Take part in the UK’s national festival of the humanities (6–15 November 2025) and help to demonstrate and celebrate the importance of research in the humanities. Funding grants available! Find out more: https://buff.ly/4hIC1RF

Can anybody recommend any scholarship on early Christian readings of Sarah and Hagar as Church and Synagogue respectively? I’m looking at Tertullian, Origen and Augustine and am after a secondary source (or 2 or 3) that discusses this (apart from Fredrikson).

Time to circulate this starter pack again. For all scholars working on the long sixteenth century. If you're not already included and should be, let me know! 😊 #skystorians #EarlyModern #16thC

Any IHR seminars which are not in our starter pack, let me know. go.bsky.app/2AUxmcA

Our PhD Placement Scheme is BACK! Call for applications for 3-6 month placements at The British Library. All current PhD students registered with a UK university are eligible. Deadline 21st Feb, 5pm. For more information, & how to apply, please see our temporary website: www.bl.uk/more/researc...

History & the Humanities Research Training for Feb - March 2025. Our 4th online session on the 4 March will focus on Podcasting for Historians with @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, @deannalyncook.bsky.social, @rozierhistorian.bsky.social, Samuel Hume and Izzy Conn. www.history.ac.uk/events/podca...

Wann gab es das je? 3 sehr renommierte Historiker:innen stellen innerhalb einer Veranstaltung ihre neuen, konkurrierenden Bücher zum identischen Thema vor: #Bauernkrieg 1525. 11.2., um 18.30 @stabiberlin.bsky.social Unter den Linden. Top Vorbild für Streitkultur. Moderation @nminkmar.bsky.social

The CFP has been extended to the end of Feb so there is still plenty of time to submit a proposal. It's online or in person ☺️ #reformazing #earlymodern #skystorians #churchhistory

If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds). www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...

Who are the most popular kings and queens since 1066? 1. Elizabeth II: +74 net score 2. Victoria: +50 3. George VI: +40 4. Elizabeth I: +36 5. George V: +30 6. Richard the Lionheart: +29 7. Charles III: +27 8. Edward VII: +14 Full list in chart 👇 yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

If you're looking for news from fellow historians, try our Starter Pack of #History societies and networks go.bsky.app/68FsvjY. With 100+ organisations working for history, it offers information on events, funding and campaigning for our discipline and profession: UK, Europe & RoW #skystorians

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Do you work on #earlymodern English women and religion (c.1500-1800)? Would you like to join a community of scholars asking questions, sharing research, and disseminating news of upcoming events related to the field? Please subscribe to our new mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/EMEW-R 🗃️

Another filthy morning here, so it's certainly a day for The Best Cartoon:

Life is pretty grim right now. Here's my #starterpack of writers, historians and institutes sharing quirky medical and science content that might serve as a welcome distraction. Make your corner of the world weird and wonderful. Never stop learning. go.bsky.app/3DuVT6Z

The CFP for the Society of Reformation Studies' Annual Conference has been released! The theme is 'Reformation and Violence' but topics outside this are very welcome. Please share! #earlymodern #reformazing #skystorians #history www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-reform...

🗨️ Evelyn Koch (English Literature, Marburg) 📜 #Early-Modernism in #FolkHorror: Re-Imagining the Long #17thC in Folk Horror 📅21 January, 18.15 🏢Marburg, Pilgrimsstein 16, R. 101 🌐 Abstract and registration: uni-marburg.de/rYI2z6; texts are circulated in advance 📚💙 #LitWiss #lit #earlymodern #horror

Right, I got a #nuntastic starter pack going: go.bsky.app/VSCAcXH. But it’s not yet very populated, so tag people I haven’t found yet :)

Re-posting this before the excitement of Christmas takes over the Atherton household. This is one of my favourite conferences. It's really friendly, supportive and I always come away full of exciting ideas. Hight recommend! #reformazing #skystorians

There is still space if anyone would like to be added! #skystorians

We have been warning about this for years. There is so much evidence of what the humanities bring to the economy and society. See @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Applications for the Welsh Crucible 2025 programme are now open! Deadline is the 27th of January, for more information join us at one of our online roadshows or visit our website: welshcrucible.org.uk/why-apply/ #crucible25

🚨𝗝𝗢𝗕 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 🚨1 PhD position for 3 years in the research project “Mining Frontiers in the Kingdom of Hungary (16th-18th Century)” at the German Mining Museum Bochum: Leibniz Research Museum for Georesources. karriere.bergbaumuseum.de/jobposting/0...

Applications for the Royal Historical Society's Workshop Grants for 2025 are now invited. Grants offer £1,000 to enable a day-long project meeting for historians bit.ly/3Omeg4T The scheme supports a wide range of activities to promote networking and project development. Closing date 24 January.

Research and writing day today! I'm very excited to be edging closer to the end of my book. I'm on the final chapter and I can see the finish line (with binoculars...)! #amwriting #skystorians

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be holding our next colloquium on 10 December at 11am (US Mountain Time): "The Labour of Solitude and Emotional Experience of Aloneness in Early Modern Britain" with @naomipullin.bsky.social ✨ Register/save the Zoom link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-labour...

Don't forget to get your abstracts in for our ghost conference! We will have two keynotes: Prof. Sasha Handley (Manchester) and Dr. Shane McCorristine (Newcastle). It's going to be spooktacular!