New fountain pen day. This is by Tom’s Studio and is called The Studio. It has a titanium flex nib which I’m very excited about #fountainpens

It's me in the Financial Times, detailing the deep and pernicious influence of one-size-fits-all management consultancy in our universities... Take a look! 👇 www.ft.com/content/5032...

A passenger flight from Costa Rica to Atlanta got the chance to witness Artemis launch. I imagine how painful it was to be sitting on the wrong side of that plane!

The Society offers grants for university students undertaking research on any aspect of the British Army. The deadline for applications is Friday 1 May, and full details can be found on the website. Please consider applying if eligible and share widely. www.sahr.org.uk/urg-rules.php

Lecturer, Art and Visual Cultures c.1300–1700- UCL - History of Art / Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ792/l...

#JobFairy #Skystorians

Fully-funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral PhD Studentship at UCL and the V&A: 'Invisible Hands: Migrant Labour and British Craft in the 18th Century' Ignore the 'top ten' hype; focus on the ace resources, environment and support. Deadline 15 April. #Skystorians

We are advertising a two-year lectureship in Modern British History at University of Cambridge, please spread the word! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Have you applied, or are you thinking of applying, for a PhD at the Warburg Institute? Explore our scholarship opportunities for students starting in October 2026. Deadline for the Rubinstein Scholarship and the JB Trapp Scholarship: 5pm, Friday 20 March

We are hiring .... Because John Nightingale is retiring... for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP650/t...

We are advertising 4 jobs at York for historians (1 year medieval, 2 years modern Britain and public history, 3 years modern China, and open ended modern Middle Eastern) features.york.ac.uk/history-jobs/

Fountain pen refilling day! #fountainpens

Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

📚 Job opportunity: Graduate Library Trainee (2026 to 2027) Join the Warburg Institute Library for a paid year of training before library school. Apply by: 1 February 2026 Find out more and apply: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

📣 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

#Skystorians #History Job opportunity: @histparl.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Fellow for their 1660-1832 House of Lords project; initially for 3 years; would suit historian of long 18th century; deadline 16 Feb, see historyofparliament.com/2026/01/12/v...

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

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...

Not a drill - there's a Britain-focused lectureship (FT, permanent) available. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ588/l...

Hear the official announcement on the BBC that D-Day had begun, the first dispatches from the Normandy beaches, and insider accounts of what was happening behind the scenes on 6th June 1944. How the BBC reported D-Day:

Updating the fountain pen ink library. What a pleasure

A useful analysis of rights in more than challenging times:

From next year, the AHRC will fund vastly fewer student-initiated PhDs, focusing more of its reduced funding on specific challenges. Critics say this will undo a decade of improvements in PhD supervision and limit opportunities to exercise intellectual autonomy. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #PhDs

Applications now invited for the Society's Masters' Scholarships 2025-26 bit.ly/4bJs8je Scholarships support history students, from groups currently underrepresented in academic history, to undertake a Masters' degree at a UK university. Closing date for Stage 1 applications: 6 June #Skystorians

📣 Amazing PhD opportunity with Dr Hannah Young at the University of Greenwich: ‘De-colonising Maritime Greenwich: Confronting histories and legacies of empire, c. 1694-2025.’ Fully-funded!! Spread the word to prospective applicants! #PhD #postgraduate www.gre.ac.uk/__data/asset...

From homework to housework, how British attitudes have changed since the 1930s

Thanks to my department for combining my and my colleague's Leverhulme Trust teaching buy out into an almost full time (0.9) 1 year post 👇 - Application deadline 16th April #EarlyModern 🗃️ 1/ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML369/l...

Thinking about applying for one of our MA courses? Don't miss out on funding – the Peltz and American Friends of the Warburg fellowships close on 25 April! Find out more: warburg.sas.ac.uk/studying/fun... #ArtHistory #CulturalHistory

Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML369/l...

Lecturer/Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain, c.1650-1900: a permanent post in UCL's History of Art Department. Includes British art and material culture in its global and colonial contexts. Standard teaching & research contract. 22 April. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Lecturer in Digital History  UCL - History Department #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI974/l...

Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery)- The National Archives - Research, Grants and Academic Engagement #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMF251/c...

Today we launch a new funding programme: Scouloudi Public History Grants bit.ly/4bF4zJK Grants will support collaborative projects between historians in Higher Education and those in the galleries, libraries, archives and museums sectors, as well as community history groups. #Skystorians 1/2 👇

'The role of the Arts and Humanities Research Fellow will be to conduct primary and secondary research on the impact of arts and humanities research on parliamentary scrutiny, culminating in the production of a report for policy audiences, & an academic journal article for the research community.'

Two UK (home status) bursaries available for V&A's fab MA in the History of Design for 2025-26. Bursaries cover the full £17,000 fee. Under-represented groups supported by the scheme include for example African, Caribbean, Asian backgrounds, refugee status, care-leavers, disability, & low-income.

LSE Fellow in Twentieth Century History London School of Economics and Political Science - Department of International History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMC554/l...

These are four-year, paid positions and in a great department. PhD students have access to benefits like paid vacation & parental leave. International applicants are very welcome! Please share widely and Tell your best students and recent graduates to apply! www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain- UCL - History of Art Department #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMB507/a...

JOB Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present, University of Cambridge (this is a permanent/tenured position, open to those with a specialism in any period since 1700) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50242/

We're recruiting a Research Fellow to work on our Leverhulme Trust funded project using materials in the Mass Observation Archive to study how political understandings develop over the life course. With @leverhulme.bsky.social and @massobsarchive.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLP947/r...

I know how tough it is out there, but we do have a fully funded PhD scholarship available here at CCCU, with a UKRI-linked stipend and great staff to support you. If you want to pursue a PhD in History, Archaeology, or Heritage; consider applying. We're a friendly bunch and Canterbury is lovely. 🗃️

For those who like to chat about fountain pens, fountain pen ink, and stationery, I have a Fountain Pen People Starter Pack in my profile. If you wish to be added to that list, let me know! go.bsky.app/8xxD8zY

NEW TRAINING SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us in March to learn more about how to research place-based religious histories beyond the parish church. Everyone is welcome for this free training. www.history.ac.uk/events/resea...

New PhD position on my UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project on political polarization: fully funded + ~20k tax free yearly stipend. Deadline: Feb 14th! Link to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI246/p...

Manchester Uni are hiring 3-year postdoc bicentennary fellows in Arts and Humanities - details here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Are you passionate about libraries and looking to gain hands-on experience? We are hiring two Graduate Library Trainees to start in September 2025. Find out more and apply: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news/job-opp... #LibraryJob #LibraryJobs

Cultural History @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a vacancy for a temporary lecturer in Cultural History (for 1 year; 0,7fte; starting 1 Feb. 2025; deadline 17 Jan.). We will consider all specializations, but hope to hire someone with expertise in Russian or US history. www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

History Curriculum Area Lead University of York - Department of Education #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI176/h...