📣The Social History Society’s committee has unanimously voted to leave X (formerly Twitter) due to ethical concerns about its culture. For more information about this, please read our statement here: socialhistory.org.uk/2026/02/11/t...

We are organising a big "Festival of Social History" at the IHR, Friday April 24. The ticket price is an absolute steal for SHS members (join!). Trust me when I say this one's built different, it will be a hands-on day demonstrating how vibrant and engaged UK social history is. ONLY £10!

I'm delighted to be taking part in the Festival of Social History at Senate House in April. With Professor Naomi Tadmor giving a keynote, my own panel on sources of social history, and plenty of time for discussion and interaction it will be great day. Do join us! 🗃️

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📣Bookings now open! 👉Celebrating 50 years of the Social History Society with our 'Festival of Social History' @ihr.bsky.social Panels, zine-making stall, tours, lunch, a roundtable, & keynote by Naomi Tadmor 📅 24 Apr 2026 💷 from £10 for members All welcome! socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...

📣New blog! Sophia Lambert (@sophialambert100.bsky.social) on 'Crossing Borders: Expressing National Identity Through Headstones in the Bradford Reform Jewish Cemetery, 1877 to 1935' #History #Memorial #Migration #Bradford 19thc 20thc 🗃️ 👉Read online here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

📣Apply for Small Grants Funding! Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment? ⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...

📣Apply for Small Grants Funding! Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment? ⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...

📣You now have until Friday 23 January to get your proposals in - we look forward to seeing many of you in Lancaster in July!✨

The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social have extended their CfP for their 50th anniversary conference until 23 January! 🌟Do submit your paper or panel and join us at Lancaster University, 1-3 July 2026 📄 There's 8 different strands to choose from that can be applied to 😀 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

If you've been sitting on the fence about submitting a paper to SHS, guess what?! You have a whole week more to decide and I'd strongly encourage you to submit that paper! It is such a supportive, friendly and fun conference to be part of! Come and join us!

Deadline extended until 23 Jan! Do put in an application for this conference - it's one of the warmest, loveliest and social (fittingly!) conferences there is in History, and it's especially welcoming to ECRs and PGRs!

You now have a whole extra week to get abstracts in!

📣DEADLINE EXTENDED! We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference! At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply. Now accepting applications until 23 Jan! socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

📣The deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference closes TOMORROW! We really look forward to seeing many of you there!

3 days to submit those abstracts! Get them in! It's going to be a wonderful conference!

This is a great conference for ECRs, postgrads, mid career and senior - lots of lively exchange and fun too

📣New blog! Nicholas Collins reflects on 'The Industrial Revolution, AI, and the Past and Future of Leisure' This blog gives insight into Collins' latest article published in @cultsochistory.bsky.social! socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!

What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference? As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference! (No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)

What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference? As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference! (No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)

A happy fiftieth to our friends at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary! 👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary! 👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference will be at Lancaster in July. Call for papers just released. I'll put putting together a proposal, so hope to see some of you there! #EarlyModern 🗃️ Details here: socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

#CfP for next year’s SHS conference! Drop me a line if you have any Q about the ‘Lifecycles, Families, and Communities’ strand 📣

It is that time of year when I ask if anyone is contemplating submitting a paper for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conf in the Bodies and emotions strands and wants to plan a panel

Submit a proposal to speak at the Social History Society conference in 2026! 🗃️

Last call | There’s still time to submit proposals for the 40th anniversary issue of Continuity and Change, exploring past developments and future directions in social & economic history. Deadline 20 Dec 2025. More on the blog👇 @echistsoc.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org

Submit a paper for SHS!!! It's always such a great conference, there are strands for everyone, and it's the 50th anniversary which is even more of an excuse to join us and celebrate at Lancaster!

Wholeheartedly recommend any historians & especially PhD/ECRs think about submitting an abstract. In a dark, isolating & stressful field SHS conferences have always been welcoming beacon of light. They're full of great research & actually really fun.

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary! We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands. 📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26 🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe... #CFP 🗃️

#SkyStorians #History @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference CFP now live! A Lancaster, historic home of SHS, 1-3 July 2026. CFP deadline 16 Jan 2026. socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

📅 Save the Date! 🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social! 🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026 📍 Senate House, University of London Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities! 💡 Want to contribute? 👉[email protected] More info coming soon!

📅 Save the Date! 🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social! 🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026 📍 Senate House, University of London Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities! 💡 Want to contribute? 👉[email protected] More info coming soon!

We recently promoted the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social BME Small Grants scheme. We encourage you to apply if you need support with your #histed research! Check out our news article on it here: historyofeducation.org.uk/bme-grant-2025 #edusky

CFP: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns 🗓️ 22 May 2026 📍 European University Institute, Florence 👩‍🏫 Organiser: Dr Giada Pizzoni 🎤 Keynote: Dr Jonathan Davies (Warwick) Submit abstracts (≤300 words) by 20 Dec 2025 👉 socialhistory.org.uk/shs_event/ge...

New publication! 🚨 My article looks at how, during the 1916 US occupation, Dominican education administrators negotiated US expectations by drawing on the expertise of their Latin American counterparts. First 50 copies are free access: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MZSMJ...

📢 Applications are now open for the Joint BME Small Grants scheme, supporting research, events & activities by BME historians or on BME histories. 💸 Grants up to £1000. ⏰Deadline: 27 Nov 2025. #history #apply #funding #opportunity socialhistory.org.uk/funding/bme-...

📣Fellowship and grant opportunity! @chuarchives.bsky.social has multiple by-fellowships & research grants currently open for applications✨ 🕰️Different deadlines on 31 October, 31 December & 31 May. 👉More info: archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/resear...

📢 The Social History Society Book Prize 2026 is now open for nominations! Now in its 8th year, the prize celebrates the best books in social history & cultural history✨ More information here: socialhistory.org.uk/2025/09/24/b...

📢 The Social History Society Book Prize 2026 is now open for nominations! Now in its 8th year, the prize celebrates the best books in social history & cultural history✨ More information here: socialhistory.org.uk/2025/09/24/b...

📣Reminder that the deadline is coming soon!

📢 Reminder: the deadline for the Social History Society Small Grants is coming up soon! 💷 Up to £1000 available to support research, events & activities in social & cultural history 🗓️ Apply by 1 October for events Dec–Apr 🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal... ✨Apply today!

A brilliant use of our maps!

📢 Reminder: the deadline for the Social History Society Small Grants is coming up soon! 💷 Up to £1000 available to support research, events & activities in social & cultural history 🗓️ Apply by 1 October for events Dec–Apr 🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal... ✨Apply today!

📣New book in social history! 'Made in Swindon: A Social History, 1840s-1940s', edited by Philip Garrahan (Hobnob Press), explores how the GWR turned a rural Wiltshire settlement into one of Britain’s great company towns 👉Read more here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

⏰This time one month ago we were gearing up for the beginning of our annual conference! We had a fantastic time and look forward to seeing many of you again at our conference next year. socialhistory.org.uk/2025/07/10/s...

📣Call for Papers 📣 I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊 Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R

📣We are delighted to announce that our outgoing Chair, Professor Naomi Tadmor, has been elected Honorary Vice President of the Society. This role is given as a mark of distinction to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the Society. 👇Read here: socialhistory.org.uk/2025/07/24/o...