A fantastic opportunity for historical research! PhD studentship on 'Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the Present' www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM758/p...

Still time to book for the Broadside Day 2026! Coming up on 14 February 2026 at the University of Sheffield, organised by the Traditional Song Forum, @efdss.bsky.social and @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social. Fantastic and varied programme - full details and booking www.efdss.org/whats-on/61-...

📢Call for papers📢 for this year's Centre for the History of Childhood colloquium on Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood on 22 June 2026. Please send us your abstracts by midday on Friday 13 March. We look forward to hearing from you! More details here: www.history.ox.ac.uk/centre-histo...

Thanks @uk.theconversation.com for disseminating some of the results of our project "Unlocking Upcycled medieval data" (an Anglo-German collaboration between the @ihr.bsky.social and the #UniversityofBamberg).

Definitely worth a listen! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Carolling season's greetings! www.ardmediathek.de/video/morgen...

There's still time to pitch in for the Children's History Society 2026 #conference here at Sheffield with an extended cfp, and with a focus on space, place and belonging, #folklore is one of the suggested conference themes for papers!

Great opportunity to hear more about the fantastic @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project from @heatherlwellis.bsky.social !! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Sign the petition to protest against the BBC Archive restricting access - a massive blow to social and cultural history research open.substack.com/pub/organiza...

Come and sing Derbyshire carols! Still places left! www.villagecarols.org.uk/events/derby...

Our #Lore and Lunch #reading #group is back on 22 October. Our online meetings are open to everyone with an open attitude and interest in #Folklore Studies. Information on how to sign up is on our website along with past readings. contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...

Delighted to be hosting the @histchild.bsky.social conference next year at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Calling for papers right now! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

So many interesting conversations with up-and-coming folklore researchers! Thanks to the @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social for excellent hospitality and @folkloresociety.bsky.social for hosting!

Not too late to book this online talk by Peter Harrop this evening: Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance Date: 9 sept • 19:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violet-alf...

Interesting post for someone here - 'Archiving Community '. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOF315/r...

It has been a lovely week at @ische-news.bsky.social #ISCHE46im Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social

Brilliant episode about dragons. Bravo Juliette Wood and all taking part! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I am so excited for this workshop!

Wonderful paper by this dream team, crowned with a gem of poetry from @draflint.bsky.social Looking forward to hearing more!

To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

Excellent event - thanks to all who came and supported it. Food for thought (of course!)

Fantastic: storytelling workshop coming up - not to be missed!

Delighted that @berrypillot.bsky.social will be talking about her award-winning research on children's play in London and Liverpool in the Second World War as part of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social online seminar series on 25 June, 1-2.30 pm. See below to book your place!

for our last Lore and Lunch this summer we're talking Icelandic lullabies! To join us on 26th June 1-2pm to chat about the BBC World Service programme "Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies" available on BBC Sounds fill out the Google form on our webpage. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w....

Trust my work to end up in secondhand bookshop!

This is a step in the right direction www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great to read about the excellent presentations by my colleagues this month. And a reminder to join @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social, the project team and colleagues in London on 19 June for our free end-of-project conference (booking link in the newsletter!).

Still time to submit an abstract for the next Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs conference! Wed love to know more about current work in this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field!

An opportunity for a folklorist here! www.rca.ac.uk/study/apply-...

Welcome to our April 2025 newsletter! Find out more about what the team has been up to including the wonderful Food Museum launch, talking to the BBC Food Programme, and lots more! #histed @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

If you missed the epic Folklore Reimagined LATE at the @britishacademy.bsky.social here's a ten minute talk from @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and me on children's #digital #custom #folklore in online spaces 🖥️ 🎮

Excellent contributions from @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social @heatherlwellis.bsky.social @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social and many others to this timely programme! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Tickets are disappearing like 'hot cakes' (hot meals?)! Book early to avoid disappointment

Great job for a folklorist here! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNA027/r...

Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social! #histed Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-school...

Excellent and informative day! Thanks to all involved

Bonus Martin and Steve!

Join us next week for our next online talk: Tommy Kuusela on 'Scandinavian Changelings'. Tuesday 6 May 2025, 19:00-20:30 BST. Tickets £6 (£4 for FLS Members with the Promo Code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scandinavi...

Very lovely evening sharing #Beltane and May Day #folklore #customs drawn from our archives @uoscollections.bsky.social with visitors to Wentworth Woodhouse's first Beltane celebration with brilliant colleagues @drjuliabish.bsky.social @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social. I learned a lot!

BBC News - Free breakfast clubs to open at 750 schools www.bbc.com/news/article...

How Trump tariffs might impact on school meals in the US. www.childinthecity.org/2025/04/17/t...

Entries are invited for the 2025 Doc Rowe Award for folklore publications and broadcasts in media other than printed books. Submissions may include, but are not limited to, films, podcasts, CDs/DVDs, etc. Closing date 31 May 2025. For further details see folklore-society.com/awards/the-d...

Highly recommend this new exhibition at the @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social featuring some if the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social research BBC News - ‘Sobbing over semolina’: Your school dinner memories - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The fascinating changes in school meals nutrition over the decades! Research from @quadraminstitute.bsky.social, our collaborators on the @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social School Meals exhibition #schoolmeals #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social quadram.ac.uk/blogs/the-nu...

A most excellent, timely and thought provoking conference. Thanks to all who organised and took part. Hope publication will result?

News of fascinating school dinners research on @bbcradio4.bsky.social. Great to hear mention of our @ruralmuseums.bsky.social friends @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social.