From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum....

The Histories and Cultures of Conflict (HaCC) research group invites proposals from Early Career Researchers (including PGRs) for a workshop on ‘Histories and Cultures of Conflict’.  The seminar is on March, 4th 2026. Send your proposals!

Higher education unions have been warned that failures in upcoming ballots on collective industrial action could damage members’ negotiating positions with employers, reports @julietterowsell.bsky.social #academicsky #edusky

That applies to other figures I've known! 🤣

Lecture du Lundi, de bon matin... theconversation.com/victime-dun-...

What a load of BS... "Hobbyist researcher" is wording worth of Trump's worst adviser. I'd like to see any of those "ministers" define "quality research" (???) is an even remotely satisfactory way...

Departure of Peter Kyle as science secretary raises hopes that his successor Liz Kendall will offer a more sympathetic ear on research concerns. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #reshuffle #academicsky

Hello Everyone, ManMet is looking for a French tutor (0.5) to start ASAP (teaching only) Do you know anyone? If you do, you can write to Richard Silburn ([email protected]) for information.

We are starting a New Project related to the 500th Anniversary of the Break with Rome... and we are still taking expression of interests! See more here: mcphh.wordpress.com/break-with-r...

#AI kills! theconversation.com/we-risk-a-de...

Also works for an academic

Long read: “Human overdependence on AI – and the cognitive offloading that comes with it – will render poorer, and eventually useless, synthetic AI production. If we want it to be better, we have to get better ourselves,” writes Martin A. Mills #academicsky #AI

You mean AI is not reliable?....

I gave my first live interview for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my book with @manchesterup.bsky.social ! Recording of the cuff is quite strange, but one needs to starts somewhere! @manmetuni.bsky.social Listen to me speaking too much here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-jacobite...

Happy @manchesterpride.bsky.social !!!

The time is nigh! Another fab programme for the JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop is up and ready to kick off on Tuesday, 2 Sept. Following the keynote launch, we'll have fortnightly sessions on different aspects of Jacobite Studies from a wide range of contributors. jdb1745.net/events/jstwo...

The humanities do that. This is about 50% of what we teach humanities' students: how to argue convincingly and logically.

“The tragedy of the contemporary academy,” Frey concludes, “is that even when traditional liberal learning clearly wins with students and donors, it loses with those in power.” www.chronicle.com/article/they...

So, I found the most useless "doctor" in the NHS: Two appointments 180 minutes of BS All of that to say "I cannot prescribe this, there is a 12 months waiting list" Anyone can fire him? A "doctor" who cannot diagnose or prescribe... is a waste of space (and of my time)!

We should all vote for Hope Mill Theatre! This is where I enjoy singing my heart out; such a fantastic place! ilovemanchester.com/awards

A lack of career progression within UK universities is “demoralising” staff and threatening to push people out of the sector, it has been warned, as institutions respond to the financial crisis by freezing promotions and concentrating hiring on lower-level positions #academicsky #edusky

Marketisation and the pandemic pushed student preferences to the top of every university’s teaching and learning agenda. But should those preferences be acted on even if they risk undermining educational outcomes? @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports #AcademicSky #EduSky

Last day of Holiday, and I pass through Switzerland... I could not help but take a #GrandTour related picture!

A £100 million investment in UK research by the Leverhulme Trust should be seen as a “vote of confidence” in a sector under great strain, according to the charity’s director. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports #AcademicSky #researchfunding

'List of the most Considerable of the Scots and English Noblemen and Gentlemen, with the Number of their Servants taken Prisoners at Preston 13th of November 1715', at Forum Auctions, London (est. £600-800). Only five copies listed in ESTC #c18th #c18 #18thc #Jacobite

Trains - if you're British, you know they suck Please take 1 minute to send We Own It's letter to your MP so they know you want them to fight for a railway that works for us, not shareholders. weownit.org.uk/act-now/grea...

Have you completed your #PhD, started your first #teaching or #research fellowship or are you looking towards #tenure? Wherever you are on your #academic career path, this collection of resources will help you prepare for the next step: ow.ly/mf6f50Wfj9G #careeradvice #highered #academicsky #PhDsky

Teach students to spot paper mills, Chinese universities told #EduSky #highered

A reminder: Law Professors: The Constitution still exists and the Courts will protect us. Historians:

Shame!

Hello recent History PhDs! My School is supporting applications to the BA postdoc fellowship scheme (and selected applications to the Leverhulme). If you've always wanted to work with me or my super colleagues, get in touch! We have an excellent grants team to help you write your application.

NEW on Wonkhe: Saneeya Qureshi explains how coaching for researchers can make commitments to career development come to life buff.ly/Rqn7yLe

The interim boss of the University of Dundee has resigned after an external investigation blamed a “hierarchical and over-confident” leadership style on the institution’s cash crisis. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports #AcademicSky #EduSky

always loved Little Golden Books... 😆

We are increasingly concerned about the crisis in UK Higher Education. Read our joint statement with @royalhistsoc.bsky.social , History UK and the @histassoc.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4hSg16N #history #skystorians

A colleague just pointed out this excellent scheme from the @ihr.bsky.social ! If you need articles or chapters, they might be able to help! www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

Not surprised that TikTok is evil... theconversation.com/the-battle-f...

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

The Society welcomes applications to join at any time from historians of all backgrounds and career stages. This includes the many who practice outside #History depts / HE or work independently bit.ly/43Y2u8g For these historians, we hope to offer community, support and collegiality #Skystorians

Our event today with heads of selected UK #History societies is a reminder of the dedication, expertise, civic sense, dynamism and, yes, value of these subject societies. If you'd like to keep in touch with them, we've a Starter Pack bit.ly/4jKumCE which now lists 125 such groups #Skystorians 1/2

Politics, the Grand Tour and the Jacobite threat: @drjeremyfilet.bsky.social explores how 18th-century cultural travel often included contact with the exiled Stuart court and how this benefited the Duke of Lorraine, the court's host. Find out more at historiamag.com/politics-grand-tour-jacobite