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God I love this country. We're just so ridiculous.

1919 image of the Moscow west by-election. The furry was later sentenced to 832 years in a Siberian gulag. The bin man is rumoured to be Trotsky

Really enjoyed our @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social funded Research Workshop #QuangoWales Revisited here @bangoruniversity.bsky.social . Some excellent papers from great speakers and a wonderful Welsh Political Archive exhibition from @librarywales.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Really appreciated today's celebration of research success with colleagues in the soon-to-be School of Arts and Humanities. #Diolch #Thanks @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

I hope education policy makers take note of the points being made in this article --> 'Modern languages has a future – and it’s all about access' wonkhe.com/blogs/modern...

My new blog for the Social History Society on the loss of adult education centres in universities, with particular focus on history and the closure of the Centre for Lifelong Learning at York. 🗃️

Happy International Museum Day! In celebration we're bringing back the emoji game. Reply with an emoji and we'll find something from our collections. #InternationalMuseumDay

Really enjoyed attending this insightful day with @lowriannrees.bsky.social and Euryn Roberts from @bangorhistory.bsky.social Diolch Adran Hanes ac Hanes Cymru and @royalhistsoc.org for the opportunity!

Tomorrow, the Society visits historians @aberuni.bsky.social, @librarywales.bsky.social, and wider region. We're discussing Welsh history, ethics & oral history, and approaches to AI in teaching. The day closes with a public lecture by Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL) bit.ly/4wkklUd. All welcome #Skystorians

Yfory, bydd y Gymdeithas yn ymweld â haneswyr @aberuni.bsky.social, @librarywales.bsky.social, a'r rhanbarth ehangach. Byddwn yn trafod addysgu ac ymchwil mewn hanes Cymru. Mae'r diwrnod yn dod i ben gyda darlith gyhoeddus gan yr Athro Miri Rubin (QMUL) bit.ly/4wkklUd. Croeso i bawb #Skystorians

Opportunity to volunteer at Menai Heritage in Menai Bridge. Lovely museum with great people. @angleseyhistory.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social

On protecting what matters. @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @histassoc.bsky.social History UK www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Looking forward to discussing the Senedd election results (whatever they may be) in an @bangorhistory.bsky.social #Sociology@Bangor #BangorPolitics webinar with political sociologist Robin Mann and social policy expert Hefin Gwilym on 12 May. Register at: www.bangor.ac.uk/events/the-2...

Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire | Most Read 'Stephanie Barczewski, How the Country House Became English' by @lowriannrees.bsky.social 🏡 ➡️ Read it here: bit.ly/Transactions-Rees @bangorhistory.bsky.social @marccollinson.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

In this blog✍️ for our Devolution Hub, @marccollinson.bsky.social, @bangorhistory.bsky.social, explores the relevance of the Wales Office post-devolution & asks whether comparison with other Westminster systems suggests alternatives. Read now➡️ acss.org.uk/is-the-wales...

Three year postdoc going at @qmulsse.bsky.social working with @karlpike.bsky.social on ‘Politics and mythmaking: disentangling myth from ideology’, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Details here:

If you're in the middle of your PhD, about to finish or you just completed it, our speed mentoring's also the right choice for you. You can discuss all your post-doc questions with our mentors. The speed mentoring of #PSA26 takes place at the Examination Schools – North School (Conference Hub). /2

Great to publish an article with @acadsocsciences.bsky.social about the Wales Office and the governance of Wales: acss.org.uk/is-the-wales... @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorSociology&SocialPolicy #BangorPolitics

Diolch yn fawr i/Many thanks to Rob Philips @balwen76.bsky.social for coming and speaking to our students about the Welsh Political Archive at @librarywales.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Really pleased that my first Monograph was published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social last week. @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

@archpbu.bsky.social contains such a wide collection. Not only a significant collection of Estates papers that underpin @ystadaucymru.bsky.social , but also this fascinating guide booklet to Munich during the 1930s... @bangorhistory.bsky.social

Really pleased my 2022 article on the Ilford North byelection has appeared alongside some excellent scholarship on UK parliamentary byelctions in @parlhistjournal.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Fantastic event to celebrate the Menai Bridge's bicentenary on Saturday 31 January. Speakers from @bangorhistory.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social and #menaiheritage gave some wonderful talks to a packed Lecture theatre. Thanks all for supporting

Looking forward to delivering the next #ShanklandLecture on Wednesday 21 January at @storielbangor.bsky.social on Bangor's twinning with Soest, NordRhine-Westfalen @archpbu.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

A really interesting post about 'crossing the floor'

Many thanks to the @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social for granting myself and @bangorhistory.bsky.social colleagues Mari Wiliam and Euryn Roberts a Research Workshop Grant to support our developing project on post-war Welsh governance.

Looking forward to a great talk by @angleseyhistory.bsky.social at our @bangorhistory.bsky.social Day School on the Menai Suspension Bridge. Registration at www.bangor.ac.uk/events/menai...

Are you studying for a BA or taught Masters and need financial help to research a dissertation with a labour history theme? Check out our #bursary scheme… sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...

If you teach on undergraduate history courses, please spread the word. Small sums can often make a huge difference.

Really enjoyed writing this reflection on the Ilford North contest, which has been considered an important 'stepping-stone' to the 1979 victory. I argue here that the by-election was simply a return to the Conservative column of a formerly safe seat. Read more here:

News | Welsh Museums Festival takes joy as its theme More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration Read: https://ow.ly/5ywW50XjGjp

Only 4 days left to apply for our grants, for education activities (£300), publications (£500) and research (£500), deadline 31 October. For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness). www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...

This year's volume of our peer-reviewed history journal covering Lancashire and Cheshire from all historical periods is now available, in print and online www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...

Yr hyn y gallai isetholiad Caerffili ei ddatgelu am #Reform, #Llafur a dyfodol gwleidyddiaeth Cymru – darllenwch flog diweddaraf cyd-gyfarwyddwr WISERD, Robin Mann, a @marccollinson.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3J0C0fX @bangorhistory.bsky.social

What the #Caerphilly byelection could reveal about #Reform, #Labour and Wales’ political future – read the latest blog post by WISERD co-director, Robin Mann and @marccollinson.bsky.social from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social on @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/4otCRVg @bangorhistory.bsky.social

There's no pretending that Reform didn't do well - look how steep that line is! BUT the fact it didn't *win* is still important because it impacts on the media's "unstoppable momentum" narrative. Think back to Runcorn and Helsby, when it did beat Labour, albeit by just six votes. A different story.

Voters in Caerphilly are heading to polls today for only the 5th (& most likely final before Senedd reform) by-election for a Senedd constituency since 1999. Given the media interest, it’ll be intriguing to see whether turnout is above the previous by-election record of 49.6% Bl Gwent in 2006)

Great to see Robin Mann and my new article published via the Conservation about next week's Caerphilly byelection and the impact of political history and changing sociological trends @bangorhistory.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social #BangorPolitics theconversation.com/what-the-cae...

A great resource for those interested in understanding how a politicians background might influence their actions. RIP.

A worthwhile read ahead from Ben Jackson. An apparent historical pattern is not necessarily an accurate prediction...

If something like this plays out next Thursday, it will be quite a result. However, it will be interesting to see if this changes over the next week. #Caerphilly #Byelection

Yesterday we displayed items from the Elsi Eldridge (wife of the poet RS Thomas) collection to members of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales with a talk by Prof Tony Brown about the artist. The Archives supports several research centres at the University including the RS Thomas Research Centre.

'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below! 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-... You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on! 📆 25/10/2025 ⏱️10:30-16:00 📍Ammanford Welfare Hall 🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

We’re delighted to announce that a collection of papers based on History & Policy’s recent seminar series in partnership with the FCDO Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the journal ‘Diplomacy and Statecraft’. historyandpolicy.org/new-collecti...

A fascinating History & Policy event. The 1960s and 70s were a creative period for the development of sophisticated industrial relations in Britain - Wish I could make it!

I joined the @royalhistsoc.org during my PhD. Their research support and RHS Circular, which advertises conferences, events, and grants, were invaluable #RHS

A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...