We have volunteering opportunities on our Stock Exchange Annual Report project. Please contact us if you are interested! This started in 2008 & is run by volunteers. The aim is to index all Stock Exchange Company Reports working backwards from 1965 to about 1880. We are up to 1927/28 at present.

Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals! Join us online on Wednesday 25 February (1PM) to learn about the responsibilities and considerations involved when providing access to records related to traumatic histories: Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi... (1/2)

*JOBS KLAXON* - a fantastic opportunity to work on the NMCT-funded project to conserve Winchester Cathedral account and court rolls, late 13th century to c1540 at the terrific Hampshire Archives. Spread the word! careers.newjob.org.uk/HCC/job/Winc...

📢JOYCE YOUINGS LECTURE 2025-26 IS NEXT WEEK📢 Prof. Jane Whittle: Work & gender, status & power: the surprising history of everyday chores in early modern England 🗓️ 28 January, 3pm, followed by drinks reception 📍 Uni of Exeter & Zoom 🗃️ All welcome, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-joyce-...

MA members in Wales, it's your last chance to apply for a range of opportunities to get involved with us at the MA 🗓️ We're looking for one new trustee, two member representatives and three stakeholder committee members based in Wales 📍 Find out more about each role and apply by 27 January 👇

Has your archive successfully generated income using practical and creative initiatives? Apply to be a speaker in our fundraising webinar series by 31 January: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EJERFR/ This is a fantastic way to showcase your brilliant work and share best practice with the wider sector!

The portal for submitting a paper for our call for papers for ARA Conference 2026 is now open. The theme this year is 'Authenticity' All presentations in person in Glasgow 5-7 August. Go to: openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap... for full details

Applications are open for Scoping Grants worth £3000! Apply by 19 February to have an independent consultant produce an expert collections report on a full or partial archival collection. Apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/2)

Looking After the Archivist: Reducing Risks of Secondary Trauma This talk explores trauma in archives and records work and highlights trauma-informed approaches institutions can adopt to better support staff. Book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/looking-af...

📢Job: postdoctoral research officer📢 For 'Witchcraft politics (Hexenpolitik) across the sea. A new entangled history of #EarlyModern England and the Holy Roman Empire', led by Profs Alison Rowlands & Rita Voltmer. 🗃️ - 33 months - 0.8 FTE - Deadline 1 Feb www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQC497/s...

Call for papers #CFP Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present 18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... Deadline: 25 Jan 2026

Job klaxon: Project Archivist at the Law Society: workforus.lawsociety.org.uk/vacancies/13...

Are you an author of a new #history book published in 2025? Consider applying for our #BookPrize! The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026. ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...

📣It's your FINAL chance to register for our FREE online ‘Archives to Action’ workshop on 20th January 2026 with some fantastic speakers. #Archives #History #MaritalBreakdown #Divorce #DomesticAbuse #ChildWelfare #PolicyReform #Coercion #Diversity #PrivateSector www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Calling #textiles artists! There's still time to apply to this fabulous art residency at Merton College, Oxford, for next year. I can't overstate what a wonderful and rewarding experience it is, and what a nice bunch of people you'll be dealing with. Give it a go! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW468/v...

Applications are now invited for a new RHS programme for 2026, co-hosted with @ihr.bsky.social and @chalkefestival.bsky.social 'Pitch my Project' is for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in June bit.ly/44kfUMM. Closing date: 6 February. #Skystorians

Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians

Job klaxon!

Job Opportunity! We're looking for a Graduate Trainee Archivist. #archives www.trin.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

📢Call for papers📢 for this year's Centre for the History of Childhood colloquium on Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood on 22 June 2026. Please send us your abstracts by midday on Friday 13 March. We look forward to hearing from you! More details here: www.history.ox.ac.uk/centre-histo...

Are you considering in a career in archives or conservation, history, or are interested in what we do? Then why not apply to volunteer with us! We are looking for volunteers to work on a project to clean and re-package some of our collections  #volunteer #archives #york

There are still places on our 2 day writing course for PhD students . This in-person trainingwill help you with your writing skills and craft with a particular emphasis on style and structure www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

New Job alert 📣 Qualified #Archivist role at our sister union @bma-library.bsky.social based in #London Closing Date 28 January @araukie.bsky.social careers.bma.org.uk/jobs/job/Arc...

Munby Fellowship in Bibliography based @theul.bsky.social in Cambridge - closes on 1 February, so still time to apply.

📢JOYCE YOUINGS MEMORIAL LECTURE📢 Prof. Jane Whittle: Work & gender, status & power: the surprising history of everyday chores in early modern England 🗓️ 28 January, 3pm 📍 Uni of Exeter & Zoom All welcome at this public 🗃️ lecture, register for your place: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-joyce-...

Our Campaign for Records once again calls for police records in England and Wales to be brough under public record legislation as West Midlands Police are criticised for poor recordkeeping re handling of Aston Villa / Maccabe match. more here: www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/

📣 We’re hiring! The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team. 🔗 Details below: #AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs

⏲️Engagement grant applications close on Monday 19 January! We’re looking for projects that engage with new and existing audiences, exploring ideas that relate to the theme of ‘belonging’ Apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

A Bluesky challenge! We've got so many great heritage/GLAM accounts here now, that some are flying under the radar From national organisations to niche collections, these active accounts are all (at time of posting) under 500 followers-lowest at 9-how many can we get over 500? go.bsky.app/U16Nwsw

Calling all fifteenth-century scholars: if you have not yet submitted your proposal for this year's conference hosted by @memsunikent.bsky.social, now is the time to do so. CfP open until 31st January.

Are you a scholar of the fifteenth century and have an interest in the British Isles and its wider connections? If so, then you will want to know that @memsunikent.bsky.social will be hosting the 2026 Fifteenth Century Conference in Canterbury and the CfP is now open: www.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear...

Come & work with me! Senior Archivist (Military Records Project) at The National Archives (UK). £39.5k pa. Apply by Sunday 25 January. #ArchivesJobs www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee! Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard? Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

This is a stunning resource, beautifully presented - congratulations to Ros Smith Kathy Acheson and their team emwmlibrary.com

There are just 3 weeks left to submit your proposal for the 2026 Annual Event, to be held at the University of Southampton, 15-16 June. Theme: Sustainability. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-... Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

ONE WEEK TO APPLY Consultants & Freelancers – Get your tender submissions in by next Friday for the chance to chair and present at The Leadership Foundations event in March. 👉 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... Any questions? Contact: [email protected] @araukie.bsky.social

I thought it might be nice to give away my last 2 signed hardbacks of my novel 1983, with two lovely linocut hares by my mum. All you have to do to enter is repost this (& leave a reply). The book's been called "Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut and Sue Townsend”. Extract in the replies.

The deadline for submitting a proposal for the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association annual conference is 30 Jan digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-.... The conference is 15-16 June and this year’s theme is Sustainability (broadly defined).

🚨Phd Position in #Digital #Medieval Manuscripts Studies You will be part of an international research project, applying innovative computational methods to the study of the transmission history of the Latin Physiologus and the Bestiary. 📍Radbout University (NL) 📆15 Jan 2026 ▶️ tinyurl.com/3wtcxpfc

Amazing collections, lovely people. Come and spend a year doing research @theul.bsky.social @theulspeccoll.bsky.social

Apps are open for a Lead Engineer as part of the Digital Library project at UoL! The appointee will be part of the redevelopment of the library's entire digital offering, and a brilliant cross-service project team. Please share! Details here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Want to level up your library career this year? We’re looking for international mid-career library and archive professionals to join us this summer at our International Library Leaders Programme. Learn more link.bl.uk/ILLP2026

We want to publish guest articles that will inspire others working in #Libraries. We are particularly interested in exploring the role of libraries in: 👨‍⚕️Preventative health 🌐Digital inclusion 🏘️Neighbourhoods 👥Community cohesion 🌱Economic growth www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/do-you-...

Are you looking to conduct research into your community heritage? What training and resources would be most useful to you? Share your thoughts in the Community Hub training needs survey by Friday 16 January: www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/news... (1/2)

Today is the final opportunity to nominate a #Library staff member or team for our 2026 Awards. The Awards give library staff the recognition they deserve. If you know anyone who deserves acknowledgement, please let us know posthaste! www.librariesconnected.org.uk/libraries-co...

The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb > RHS Workshop Grants > Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social > Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR #Skystorians

Are you a PG research student based outside of London? Did you know that you may be eligible for a bursary of up to £500 to take one of our short courses in 2026? Find out more on our IHR Research Training and Short Courses page: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... Applications open until 31 Jan 2026

Applications are also invited for a new RHS programme for 2026, co-hosted with @ihr.bsky.social and @chalkefestival.bsky.social. 'Pitch my Project' is for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in June bit.ly/44kfUMM. Closing date: 6 February. #Skystorians

JOB ALERT! 3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community. PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

Senior #archives #JobKlaxon - Edinburgh City iaghme.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...