#newarticle: "Sweet Bags as Embodied Artifacts of Olfactory Heritage" by Olena Morets for the journal Arts. OA link: champ.ly/2BfBfVdq #smellstudies #olfaction #sensorystudies #chemicalsenses #academia #sensoryheritage #HeritageAwning Source for image: commons.wikimedia.or...

#newarticle: "Olfactory interruptions. Malodor, atmospheric invasion, and eco-Gothic in A. S. Byatt’s “The Thing in the Forest” and Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away" by Li-Hsin Hsu Link: champ.ly/yjigoaSl#newarticle #smellstudies #olfaction #sensorystudies #gothicliterature #ecocriticism #envhum

De la ségrégation des populations migrantes dans différentes villes européennes

-- historians of death and dying -- I'm looking for any studies of men dying from illness/old age as opposed to '''exceptional''' circs i.e., war, execution

Finally some some good UK HE news! UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Good ventilation and air filtration are critical tools in preventing respiratory infections. The Government must assess current standards in hospitals and schools — and act where they fall short. #Flu #Covid #Ventilation Full response 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...

Are you a student, PhD candidate, or postdoc interested in #EnvHist opportunities in or related to Europe? Then our early-career-scholar team is building a network just for you.

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

Happened to me for a short form article. Scathing, insulting, frothing-at-the-mouth review longer than the actual piece. Single blind peer review so the fellow felt comfortable attacking my other work as well. Very pleased to say I found out who he is and that we'll be meeting at a conf very soon 😈

Ça a changé les intros des thèses de chimie Rendez les ref à "cette vapeur lumineuse qui, sans les offenser, léchait des cheveux du jeune Ascagne"

Coordinating with the far right to undercut environmental protections is a dark timeline.

Emily Dickinson's herbarium – a forgotten treasure at the intersection of poetry and science www.themarginalian.org/2017/05/23/e...

Tomorrow at 2.30pm we're examining the potential risks of PFAS chemicals contaminating water and soil and whether enough is being done in the UK to fully understand the risks. We'll be hearing from experts on water, agriculture and health. Read more: committees.parliament.uk/event/25763/...

✍️Nouvelle chronique de l’exploitation. # Une vie de doctorant. Ils produisent la connaissance mais derrière chaque thèse, des années de galères : salaires insuffisants, épuisement, exploitation et solitude ⤵️ positions-revue.fr/une-vie-de-d...

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships - University of Manchester EOI deadline: 26 January 2026 More information: www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...

Manchester historians! @historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below! www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...

#researchnotes: spotlight on Jieling Xiao's article for The Conversation on smell and marine environments! Link: champ.ly/0NGbLMJL#researchnotes #smellstudies #olfaction #sensorystudies #chemicalsenses #academia #envhum #envhist

Etude importante sur la proximité entre industrie et risque de pathologies respiratoires ⬇️ www.santepubliquefrance.fr/docs/bassins... A lire aussi l'HDR de C. Gramaglia : "Habiter la pollution industrielle" (www.pressesdesmines.com/produit/habi...)

Don't threaten me with a good time, John Rylands cataloguist

📢Call For Papers📢 Sociability & Political life Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements? Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!

I’ve just launched Research Notes Studio, where I support researchers and organisations with editing, research development, and grant-writing. If you’re preparing a manuscript or a proposal or know someone who is, please share www.researchnotesstudio.com

UK needs a properly-funded HE sector, says me.

Also, calling all #Fanon and #decolonial scholars to read Yang Wang's essay on atmospheric violence in relation with the history of the meteorological sciences: www.venti-journal.com/yang-wang

My paper on spatial segregation, class, air and smell in 19th c Paris has been published OA by the amazing team at Venti Journal! And here it is: www.venti-journal.com/manon-raffard #smellstudies #sensoryhistory #classinequality #envhum #envhist #urbanhistory

Read this... 'Good ventilation is associated with: ♡ improved health ♡ better concentration ♡ higher levels of satisfaction with an environment ♡ lower rates of absence from work ♡ better quality of sleep ♡ reduced exposure to a wide range of air pollutants.' 👉 #HSE www.hse.gov.uk/ventilation/...

Un article co-rédigé par notre ancien doctorant et compagnon de route Yohann Guffroy @yguffr.bsky.social. Avec Charles-Antoine Wanecq 👇

Spread the word about this brand new Masters in Public Environmental Humanities with me and The Greenhouse crew in Norway. For those outside of EU, registration is in second half of November, so don’t miss it!

Book launch event: "Energy's History: Toward a Global Canon" with editors Daniela Russ and Thomas Turnbull, followed by a talk by historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz. 🗓️ November 3, 2025 🕛 16.00-17.30 📍 Spore Initiative Berlin 🔗 spore-initiative.org/en/programmi... #HistSci #EnvHum

#envhum #romanticism

Thrilled to have a wonderful group of speakers coming up this year for the Lancaster-Manchester Environmental DH Seminar - @ehameeteman.bsky.social @jimclifford.bsky.social @michamahlberg.bsky.social + participants in the in-person event @lancasteruni.bsky.social!

À Rouen, l’académie refuse de scolariser des mineurs isolés et à la rue. Ce dernier reportage, je n'aurais pas pu le faire sans votre soutien ! Il est à lire & voir sur Politis et pour soutenir ce travail, c'est par ici ! 📸 fr.tipeee.com/louiswitter/...

⬇️ why citation metrics are often irrelevant and not indicative of the actual significance / quality of the research.

I'm planning an interactive workshop on the senses and medical humanities, to be held in Leeds in July 2026. It will involve creative practitioners, academics, and clinicians. If this is something you'd be interested in attending, please drop me a message or reply to this post and we can chat more!

🌿✨ New Book Out! ✨🌿 Our new volume #Scents_of_Arabia: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Olfactory Worlds is now published with @archaeopress.bsky.social Thank you to all contributors who made this book possible! @dai-weltweit.bsky.social 🏺🧪👩‍🔬👃 #PastScents #Heritage #Archaeology

Arrived in Manchester less than 2 days ago. Been called "luv" by elderly people thrice already. Feels real nice ☺️

Visa delivered, contracts signed, plane booked: I'm starting as a Hallsworth Research Fellow (2025-2028) at @manchester.ac.uk next week! I'll be looking into smell and socio-environmental inequality in 19th c. Paris. Loads of exciting stuff upcoming :)) #envhum #envhist #hstm #frenchstudies

There are not enough jobs in Europe for the scholars here.

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne. Do apply and spread the word! www.unilu.ch/en/universit... www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecords essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM

🌷New exhibition open - this was such a great experience to co-curate with @shabnambalouch.bsky.social and learn more about Persia. We have chosen to highlight the non-botanical, the cultural and social histories often tucked away in botanists' papers. 🌷 www.kew.org/kew-gardens/...

Currently doing some work on Renée Gailhoustet and her pioneer work on French social housing. I put her in the same category of genius as Charlotte Perriand. Any other names that should be included in that group in your opinion?

📢 Applications are now open for the Joint BME Small Grants scheme, supporting research, events & activities by BME historians or on BME histories. 💸 Grants up to £1000. ⏰Deadline: 27 Nov 2025. #history #apply #funding #opportunity socialhistory.org.uk/funding/bme-...

#workshop: "Textiles de résistances. Approches contemporaines du textile comme art du sensible et geste critique" (France, 24/04/2026), org. Valérie Dupont & Servin Bergeret Deadline: 28/11/2025 Info: champ.ly/QQ9FJ8y8#workshop #cfp #smellstudies #olfactorystudies #sensorystudies #arthistory #art

We are delighted to share a link to a discounted price for Rachilde, La Sanglante Ironie, édition critique, by Helen Craske. The deadline for discounted subscription orders is 10 October. Helen was supported in this work by the 2024 Tim Unwin ECR grant. www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

“Why don't we have more of a political response to rising inequality in recent decades? Why are the redistributive policies that we could expect not being implemented?” @thomaspiketty.bsky.social answers these questions in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog

36 mo postdoc / research fellow position in Philosophy, History, and/or Social Studies of the Life Sciences in the STS dept. at Technical Universtiy of Munich, apps due Oct 31: #histphil #histsci #histSTM www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei...

Applicants Sought for Editor of Environmental History - @envirohistory.bsky.social @aseh.bsky.social & @foresthistory.bsky.social seek applicants to serve as Editor(s) and a new institutional home for the journal Environmental History for a 5-year term. niche-canada.org/2025/09/27/a... #envhist

Today @nulybranch.bsky.social introduce a new series in "Archival Outliers, Invented Ephemerals in Constructing Environmental Histories." niche-canada.org/2025/09/26/a... #envhist #archives

If you are politically committed to anticolonial, decolonial, antifascist, and antizionist work, consider submitting a proposal (400-600 words). The deadline is October 3. www.decolonialconference.org/call-for-pro...