Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat about my poster at the @histedsocuk.bsky.social conference! Looking forward to today's panels! #hes2025 #histed

On the way to the @histedsocuk.bsky.social annual conference! Looking forward to presenting my poster on early museum educators, their educational philosophies, and their reflections on their work #HES2025

📢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)

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)

A belated post but I had a wonderful time in Cardiff for the @museumsassociation.org conference. Many thanks to the MA and their Inclusive Place scheme for the opportunity to attend, and to wonderful museums and heritage sector colleagues for making the conference so supportive!

This event is taking place online, so use the link below for more information and to book your place! We hope to see you there for this fantastic talk! (2/2) www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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)

Are you an archaeologist in the early stages of your career and looking for ways to get involved, meet people and help shape the profession? Have you thought about standing as Chair of CIfA’s Early Careers Group? 1/2

📢 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)

📢 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)

Our conference has kicked off! We were welcomed by History Lab's Chair @thomascryer.bsky.social, Director of @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, and Professor Neil Forbes from Coventry University who is delivering his keynote speech 👨‍🏫 Don't forget that you can join us online! 💻

📢 2 days to go! We can't wait to see everyone at our annual conference either in-person or online! 💻 In-person tickets are sold out but you can still sign up to join us online for the entire day! Use the link below to register... www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Get ready for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalOfArchaeology, which launches on Saturday 19th July! This year's theme is 'Archaeology and Wellbeing'. Check out all the great events going on across the UK: www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.htm...

First session of the final day of #SHSConf2025 - heritage and representation

Highlights from the 1st day of #SHSConf2025 ✨️ Telling Inclusive Stories tour of BCLM ✨️ A panel on marginalised communities and social networks, held on site at the pub (unfortunately not pictured) ✨️ Plenary on material culture ✨️ Chippy tea, fairground rides, and games 🎠 ✨️ Pub quiz bronze! 🥉🎉

It's the end of a brilliant second day at #SHSConf2025! It was such a treat to get to present my research on living history as an educational tool at @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social, and to work with Kate Hill, @natashaanson.bsky.social and Carys Tyson-Taylor to bring this panel together

📢 CALL FOR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS! 📢 History Lab warmly invites applications for its 2025-2026 Committee. History Lab is the national body, hosted at the @ihr.bsky.social, which represents over 1,500 graduate students of history across the UK. Keep on reading for the available roles and deadline!

I spent an inspiring few days in Lancaster for the 30th Anniversary of @l-h-p-c.bsky.social - thank you to everyone who came along to hear me speak on museum education in times of crisis, to all the incredible speakers, and to the conference organisers for doing such a wonderful job!

Really enjoyed #CIfA2025 and especially the 'Crossing the Divide' session where it was great to represent the Study Group for Roman Pottery www.romanpotterystudy.org.uk (on FB and IG, not here yet) #archaeology #pottery #roman @cifa-ec.bsky.social

⏰Just one week to go before we reach our extended submission deadline of May 6th for LHPC 2025!⏰ Scan the QR code below or follow the link to submit your abstract! www.epoch-magazine.com/news/lhpc-2025

Lincoln's fantastic C19 Research Group PGR Rep, Rebecca Shipp, is organising this year's PGR Symposium, featuring a keynote lecture from Prof. Roger Ebbatson: 'Ever the Road: Hardy and Edward Thomas'. All welcome, free to attend. Weds 7th May, Brayford Campus, MB0312. Full programme to come soon!

Don't forget to apply for a bursary if you would like to attend CIfA2025 and are facing financial barriers! Submission date is 31 March, but may close earlier if all places are filled.

Did you work as a teacher, museum education professional, or another museum professional with educational responsibilities at any point prior to 2000?

📢History Lab annual conference update! We are thrilled to announce Neil Forbes as our keynote speaker for our annual conference in July 2025! To find out more about Neil's research and our ongoing #cfp, please keep on reading...✍️📚🗓️📃(1/4)

Hi, I'm Megan! I'm a Graduate Teaching Fellow and PhD Researcher studying provision for children in twentieth century museums - I have a background in archaeology, I'm passionate about encouraging inclusion in heritage and archaeology, and am an #ActuallyAutistic neurodiversity advocate