📢 New article: “Exploring the role of faith spaces as social infrastructure in creating age-friendly communities.”

ICYMI: 📰 The Leverhulme Trust September Newsletter is out! Read it on our website now: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/newsletter @mphiljill.bsky.social @ferreira-rr.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

‘Law is helping us make sense of an exceedingly complex context like war.’ @janinadill.bsky.social, Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, reflects on wartime laws’ violations. Tune in to her EXP 🔗 www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1254

Published today by ​Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @adambridgen.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social is a new, co-edited, open-access essay collection: British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700. Available, for free, at: uolpress.co.uk/book/british...

📢 NEW WILL OF THE MONTH POST 📢 We're delighted to share this very special post by Dylan Cox, a 3rd year History student at Exeter. 📜 Dylan has transcribed & researched the will of a London gentleman who made several bequests, including to Bridewell prison 🧵1/2 sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

Announcing New Welsh Voices in English Literature - a new research series at Swansea! I wanted to devote some of my @leverhulme.ac.uk trust fellowship to promoting work by other ECRs in Wales. I'm really looking forward to these two talks this semester, with Bridget Bartlett and Beth Pyner.

Join Dr Leonie Smith of @globalaffairslu.bsky.social for the new podcast 'Confessions of an Early Career Researcher', developed by @britishacademy.bsky.social with @leverhulme.ac.uk, featuring our very own Dr Temidayo Eseonu and Dr Inés Gregori Labarta as guests! 📰: https://pulse.ly/jpyxa4vha8

Great to speak to @theguardian.com's Rhiannon Cosslett about men, children, and fertility tl;dr: I think any notion of a fertility 'crisis' is a load of inflammatory, unscientific nonsense 1/3 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @qmul.bsky.social @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social

In addition, please follow us on social media, linked below, and share widely with your networks. In addition, if you’d like to be part of our mailing list, please reach out to [email protected]. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/slav... X: @slaveryinwar

We're excited to share the fabulous line-up of speakers for our Friday afternoon Nature Seminar Series. Starting next month, you can join online, or in person. Everyone is welcome, all you have to do is register your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

‘War will always be a moral catastrophe, even when fully subjected to law.’ @janinadill.bsky.social, Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social examines the limits of law in constraining armed conflict. Watch the EXP 👉 www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1253

Exhibition + Screening: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙙: 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 by Maziyar Ghiabi Exploring the everyday use of screens & smartphones through an unlikely protagonist. 📍 IAIS Street Gallery, University of Exeter 🗓️ 1st October 2025, 12pm @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

Leverhulme Emeritus Professor Rob Marrs @liverpooluni.bsky.social joins the ECT podcast to discuss the effectiveness of bracken control methods at Bamford Edge and Hordron Edge: soundcloud.com/ecologicalco...

🎭 Tiffany Watt Smith (@tiffwattsmith.bsky.social), historian of emotions at the Queen Mary University of London (@qmul.bsky.social), reflects on how theatre and emotions are connected and how performance helps us understand human experience. #Theatre #Emotions #PublicEngagement #PLPEXPeditions

I am looing for a postdoc to join us on this project! jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

@manmetuni.bsky.social is inviting Expressions of Interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme: #AcademicSky @leverhulme.ac.uk www.mmu.ac.uk/research/fel...

I have been blessed with some amazing mentors & networks! Here's my bit paying it forward & expressing my gratitude in, "Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A podcast by ECRs, for ECRs" by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk #CityStGSCC @citystgeorges.bsky.social

This was such a fantastic collaboration and is most certainly by ECRs for ECRs... Absolutely loved working with Alana Gaglio Eimir Kelly Leonie Smith Clare Stainthorp & others! Thank you so much for supporting this The British Academy & The Leverhulme Trust

✨ Dr Laura Montanaro has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Research Fellowship for her project entitled 'Mansplaining, Intersectionality, and Political Efficacy.' Congratulations, Laura! 🎉 @leverhulme.ac.uk Read more about her work here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/09... #EssexGov #PoliSky

The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War has officially launched - it is a moment we have all been looking forward to! While work gets underway and the team grows, we are thrilled to be able to share our new website with you: slaveryinwar.org!

🛡️ Jill Burke (@jillburke.bsky.social), professor of Renaissance visual and material cultures, reflects on the extraordinary life of Caterina Sforza—warrior, alchemist, and Renaissance icon. #History #PLPEXPeditions @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @profilebooks.bsky.social

The Renaissance changed how people saw and understood the body. Cultural and art historian @jillburke.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social explores fashion and everyday life in Renaissance Italy, reflecting on the surprising history of bras in medieval times: www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4582

@leverhulme.ac.uk is supporting this fantastic BA podcast for early career researchers. It's an exciting but stressful transition period for many and sharing experiences is definitely helpful. Enjoy!!

💡 'It can feel weird asking for help... and intimidating as an Early Career Researcher.' Dr Pavan Mano (@kingsinterhums.bsky.social), Dr Leonie Smith & Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social discuss academic funding on the new @britishacademy.bsky.social & @leverhulme.ac.uk podcast ⤵️ shorturl.at/FGNct

6,000+ children live in Temporary Accommodation (TA) in Lambeth 40,000+ people are on their social housing waiting list TA is anything but 'temporary'. Households need the five basics: Cooking facilities Laundry access Wi-Fi Secure storage Clear information Thanks IMRO for campaigning lunch

In Case You Missed It: Last week we circulated our Autumn 2025 Newsletter 🍂✉️ Want to catch up on what we've been up to recently? You can now read it over on our website 👇 #history #EarlyModern #skystorians

In case you missed the Nature Impacts webinar earlier this month you can catch it on YouTube now! @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @iccs.bsky.social

Job opp - full-time Project Officer at U of Huddersfield. Support the admin needs of research staff and PGRs on the Amplification Project. Grade 6 (£32,363 - £39,132 per annum), fixed-term ending Jan 2030. Apply by 1st Oct here: vacancies.hud.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

📰 Janina Dill (@janinadill.bsky.social), chair in global security at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, reflects on the role of journalists in modern conflicts and the ethics of war reporting. Janina Dill’s EXPs here 👉 linktr.ee/joinexpediti... #War #Media #ReliableKnowledge #PLPEXPeditions

Check out this new podcast for ECRs - I’m proud to have been one of the guests on episode 3, where we talk about the importance of networks and mentors, and where to find them!

@janinadill.bsky.social, Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social reflects on the role of journalists in modern conflicts and the ethics of war reporting. Tune in here 👉 www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4630...

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. We've released a new 'warts and all' podcast, in collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk which might be of interest to anyone thinking of starting a career in research www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/confess...

ICYMI: last week the Wills Project circulated our autumn newsletter, with an update on what we've achieved over the past 6 months or so. #EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social Download the pdf or plain version from our news page: sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

The Leverhulme Trust has teamed up with @britishacademy.bsky.social to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a new podcast by ECRs for ECRs. Tune in now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/... Read more about this collaboration: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/confess...

How we express and understand emotions changes across time and cultures. @tiffwattsmith.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social explores how history and culture shape the emotions we feel. Tune in to her EXP: www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4614

Our new Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro is featured in the most recent Leverhulme Trust newsletter www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

Initial expressions for interest for Leverhulme postdoc fellowships at Sheffield due 10 October. Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested in applying with a project in my area sheffield.ac.uk/social-scien...

Senior Research Associate – University of Bristol, UK Leverhulme-funded project Volcanic Histories Eligibility: PhD in volcanology Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 Details: higherjobz.com/senior-resea... #AcademicJobs #Volcanology #UKJobs #ResearchAssociate #ResearchJobs #EarthSciences @bristoluni.bsky.social

The highlights video of our Literature in the Age of the Self event is here at last! ✨✨✨ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... Featuring Brian Dillon, Rachel Cusk, Vidyan Ravinthiran, Clare Carlisle, Eric Langley, and Tom Stern.

Thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded a 3 year Leverhulme ECF! I’ll use global modeling with high-res regional ‘nests’ to take a closer look at Jupiter’s polar vortices. As part of the project, I’ll incorporate this functionality into Isca (via a new dynamical core). Very excited to begin!

Excited to share our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social where we describe evidence of a Jurassic nurse log from Scotland! Great work led by @anajusagasti.bsky.social Sophie Burne and @jeremywyman.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social 🧵 👇 1/6 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowship 2025–26 now open with @ucl.ac.uk Geography. Dept deadline: 23 Oct 2025 More info: tinyurl.com/ucl-lev #EarlyCareerResearchers #LeverhulmeFellowship

Machine learning algorithms are transforming the ethics and politics of contemporary society. Join Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Audrey Borowski in conversation with @amoorelouise.bsky.social from @leverhulmecal.bsky.social Register now 👉 www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/ai-an...

Calling researchers and cultural practitioners to explore the articulation of archives in contemporary art, organised by Leverhulme Study Abroad Student, Dr Amanda Tavares. Join online or in-person: reactivatingarchives.wixsite.com/conference Read more about Dr Tavares's work: tinyurl.com/4xafatam

‘A misconception in relation to citizenship, I think, is this idea of citizenship as a closed status that divides people.’ Tune into @anaaliverti.bsky.social's EXP which examines questions of citizenship and belonging and its impact on society: www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1213

📢🐺New paper: Now What? The Conundrum of Successful Recovery of Wolves & Other Species for European Conservation Given their ongoing recovery, decision-makers need to plan for future scenarios of large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The School of Classics welcomes applications for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme 2026. Send preliminary applications to [email protected] by 3 November 2025 at 5pm. 🔗 View details and apply: standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/l... #Funding #ClassicsBluesky

Delighted that my article 'Thinking with the Renegade' has been published in JMEMS, tracing the history of the 'renegade' as a figure in English culture. It is part of my @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project on cultural representations of Ottomans and others around the Siege of Rhodes 1480

I'm recruiting a post doc and a research assistant for a 30 month project “ZHOUPI genes, cell death and the evolution of plant endosperm” funded by a Research Project grant from the Leverhulme Trust @Leverhulme.ac.uk. Application details are on the Opportunities page at biology.ed.ac.uk/goodrich

We've just launched a website showcasing our research on pub closure! Each 'long-read' explores the story of a closed pub and its social and cultural significance, drawing on field visits, archival research and extensive interviews with those connected to it. Links below!