Join us on Thursday 13th November to hear Sendeke Awota Mesele discuss the "Red Terror in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 1975-1980". We are very much looking forward to this talk! To sign up, either scan the QR code or use the link below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us on 27th November at 5.30pm to hear @nrhopwood.bsky.social talk about a late medieval Icelandic saga on dragons 🐉 we can't wait for this one! Scan the QR code or click the link below to sign up: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

I’m very excited to talk about one of my favourite sagas with @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social on 27th November! It’s online, so please sign up and come along, it’ll be a great, dragon-y time 🐉

History Day at senate house organised by the @ihr.bsky.social So nice to meet fellow historians on their career journey and encourage them to join @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social and @historylabplus.bsky.social

📢CFP: Annual Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26! Our annual prize for Black UK-based history PhD students is now open for submissions! 📆Key dates: - Abstracts due on 28th November - Notifications on 19th December - 8000 word essay due on 27th Feb (1/3)

Catch us at @ihr.bsky.social annual History Day on 4th November! 🤩

What can you expect to find at #HistDay25 our celebration of history collections with @senatehouselib.bsky.social? Come along and find out on 4 Nov. Book your free space here www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We look forward very much to taking part in #HistDay25 on Tuesday 4 November, hosted @ihr.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social, and featuring more than 70 organisations that enable historical research. It's chance to discover the rich infrastructure that can support your work. #Skystorians

Our next seminar is happening on Thursday 30th October and is titled "From Displacement to Belonging: Heritage, Identity, and Generational Change in Post-1974 Cyprus". Join us with Lara Peeraer to learn more about displacement in Cyprus since the 1974 division. (1/2)

Our next seminar is happening on Thursday 30th October and is titled "From Displacement to Belonging: Heritage, Identity, and Generational Change in Post-1974 Cyprus". Join us with Lara Peeraer to learn more about displacement in Cyprus since the 1974 division. (1/2)

Quick bump for this - a great opportunity for PGRs and ECRs to share their research on migration and mobility!

I really enjoyed being a part of last night's @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social seminar on Historians and the Archive! We talked a lot about archival accessibility, hidden histories, and emotion in the archive. I hope these are conversations we can continue! Thanks so much to everyone who came along! (1/2)

Don't forget that you can submit your paper or panel for a History Lab seminar! We're on the lookout for papers for November and January, so send us an email or submit your abstract via this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social (2/2)

📢 Reminder about our CFP for the Mobility and Migration Seminar in collaboration with @ihr.bsky.social! Please see below for more information on the CFP, abstracts are due on 15th November! Please share widely!

Our next online seminar will be on Thursday 16th October! Join us for this interdisciplinary panel to discuss working in archives and methodologies! To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We can't wait to see you there!

📢Tomorrow! Don't forget about our next online seminar of the academic year which will focus on archives and methodologies! 💻 4 papers will be presented tomorrow which we are very excited for. For more info and to sign up, please see the link below. See you there!

Our next online seminar will be on Thursday 16th October! Join us for this interdisciplinary panel to discuss working in archives and methodologies! To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We can't wait to see you there!

A fantastic welcome to new PhD researchers in history and related disciplines today hosted by the Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social with contributions from @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social & @royalhistsoc.org colleagues.

Please join us for our inaugural seminar of the term in the IHR and online. Register: tinyurl.com/298ssvkr @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social

🎉The call for participation for #HAP26 is now open! Alongside @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @royalhistsoc.org & @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social we invite you to explore the theme 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research'. Apply today: bit.ly/46VfEVY

Call For Papers: Environmental Approaches to the Eastern Mediterranean Landscape, 1750-1920 Panel at the Association for Art History (AAH) Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, 8-10 April 2026 Full details and how to submit here:

📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...

📢 Read the blog post below to find out more about our joint conference with @historylabplus.bsky.social and History UK that took place earlier this year. It was a very interesting and timely conference which showed the significant work behind addressing the challenges faced by academia.

We hosted the first seminar of the academic year yesterday evening and it was brilliant! If you want to share your research with a friendly crowd, or perhaps you're a first time presenter, then consider applying to take part in our seminar series! More info below...

HL+ committee members Dr Alex Rigg & Dr Michael Reeve have written a blogpost about the Teaching in a Time of Crisis Conference 2025 at University of Warwick. Have a read! historylab.plus/blog/ @historyuk.bsky.social @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @alexriggsby.bsky.social @drmichaelreeve.bsky.social

We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians. Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd Please let us know if there are gaps. #Skystorians 1/2

🖥 We have a number of online research training courses starting in October. Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

We hosted the first seminar of the academic year yesterday evening and it was brilliant! If you want to share your research with a friendly crowd, or perhaps you're a first time presenter, then consider applying to take part in our seminar series! More info below...

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Consider applying for our Postgraduate Seminar Series ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/ihr-...

Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field. 📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online 📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025 ⏰ 17:30 🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO

We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:

You can now follow us on these other places as well! Go ahead and give us a follow, we'll see you over there!

Our first online seminar of the academic year is happening tomorrow evening! See below for more information on this fantastic talk and how to sign up...

Our first seminar of the academic year is taking place on Thursday 2nd October! 🤩 Tawana Kunaka will be presenting her research titled British Brute and Benevolence which investigates the role of colonial violence and the mystique of British anti-racism in sustaining imperial authority. (1/2)

Please spread this far and wide! I’m on the convening team of this exciting new IHR seminar series and we are looking forward to hearing about all the cutting-edge research being done by ECRs across the country!

If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.

📢 New Seminar Series! We are thrilled to be working alongside @ihr.bsky.social on a brand new seminar series titled Migration and Mobility. We are coming together for a special edition of the seminar to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs on migration and mobility history (1/3)

Call for Papers! @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social x @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar special edition - we want papers on all types of migration and mobility history from ECRs and PGRs. Abstracts to kabcommons [@] gmail.com by 15th November. Pls spread the word & DM with any questions

📢 Happy September and welcome to the start of a new academic year! What better way to start off 2025/26 as a history PGR than to apply for our bi-weekly seminar series? 💻👩‍🏫 (1/3)

📢 Happy September and welcome to the start of a new academic year! What better way to start off 2025/26 as a history PGR than to apply for our bi-weekly seminar series? 💻👩‍🏫 (1/3)

The IHR War, Society and Culture seminar series is back next week! Join us as we kick off the new term with a paper on the FWW and social class from @andrewwhittaker.bsky.social 💥 ⏰ 24/09/25, 5.30pm 📌 Online via Zoom / In-person at @ihr.bsky.social Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

📢 Are you a new history PGR? Join us at @ihr.bsky.social workshop in London to hear more about History Lab as well as other fantastic organisations such as @royalhistsoc.org and @historyandpolicy.bsky.social! Attendance is free but booking is required! See you there! 📖⚔️📚

📣Calling all new research students in history & historical subjects. Do you want to learn how the IHR can help you during your studies? Join us on the 8 October to find out more. @royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social bit.ly/41UPOyG

We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'. Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026 Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

Call for papers Economic and Social History Society of Irelandi Annual Conference, @dublincityuni.bsky.social ‪ 5 & 6 Dec. Full details: www.historians.ie/cfp-economic...

The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection offers over 700 volumes from two perpetual access digital collections and includes a complete archive of all content published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series between 1955–2021. Find out more > bit.ly/digital-enli...

What happens if we do #history through #poetry? What new stories come into focus? Whose voices do we hear? Join us for the 2025 Creighton Lecture: historian Catherine Clarke & poet Hannah Lowe in conversation with IHR Director Claire Langhamer. All welcome. Book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We're hiring! Are you an enthusiastic and talented social media creator who loves museums? Join our team as Digital Content Producer (Video) and lead on TikTok and reels at The MERL and Reading Museum! Applications are open until 8 September. Apply now: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Our conference is approaching soon! There is still time to book to explore & celebrate the challenges of uncovering the presence of women within archives, libraries, museums & personal collections. Info here: womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h... #WomensHistory #GenderHist #Archives #Museums

📢2 more days until the application deadline! You have until Friday 15th to send us your application to join our committee for the next academic year! Roles we are highlighting are: 💻Social Media & Outreach Coordinators 🏆Awards Officer 💰Treasurer DM us if you have any questions!