Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Petition to start having a 'hindrances' section in books and PhD theses - an anti-acknowledgements where we detail all the things that have hindered progress Eg, the year-long building renovation opposite my flat that has introduced me to sixty different types of drilling noise from 8am each day 453 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Little does he know that I'm already there 👀 000 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopContemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📣 Our latest New Voices blog is out! Tim Mansueto, @bristoluni.bsky.social, charts the history and expansion of asylums in Fascist Italy as sites of internment for political dissenters. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...cambridge.orgThe Pathologisation of Dissent in Fascist Italy, 1922-43 « History# « Cambridge Core BlogMussolini’s Blackshirts marched on Rome in 1922 and consolidated power by 1925-26, turning the country into the world’s first ‘totalitarian’ state. Political dissent was ruthlessly quashed – though af... 154 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopContemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 29/06/2026📣 New article online! 'The Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980–2010', by Helen McCarthy | @historianhelen.bsky.social Read #OpenAccess here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 074 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopJoint Center for History and Economics @historyecon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The Cambridge Centre is now inviting applications for a number of Prize Research Grants for the 2026-2027 academic year. Please click below for eligibility, further details and deadlines.histecon.magd.cam.ac.ukTHE CENTRE FOR HISTORY AND ECONOMICS2026-2027 Prize Research Grants 02627 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopHelen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A fascinating episode in the making of postcolonial Britain 071 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Delighted to have an article in this month's @historytoday.com The article explores the 1951 Hans Crescent Strike, the post-war history of colonial students in the UK, and the British Council's attempt to use them for imperial soft power. www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...historytoday.comThe Hans Crescent Strike: The Students at the HotelEager to create goodwill towards Britain in its former colonies, the postwar government encouraged students from across the Empire to study in London. Housing them was a problem, as events in the summ... 064 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopContemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 19/05/2026📣 Read now on Firstview! 'The Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher: The Cases of Aerospace and Defence Procurement', by Tom Kelsey | @tomkelsey.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher: The Cases of Aerospace and Defence Procurement | Contemporary European History | Cambridge CoreThe Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher: The Cases of Aerospace and Defence Procurement - Volume 35 052 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopLucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Thoughtful piece by @historianhelen.bsky.social on retirement as a political struggle of the twentieth century, but one that reduced the space to rethink the work/life interface - an urgent question for today www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end | Helen McCarthyThe once inexorable rise in retiree living standards since the second world war has broken down. Can we keep the dream alive for future generations, asks historian Helen McCarthy 034 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopMolly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Pleased to see my blog post published by Cambridge's Legacies of Enslavement Network - it reflects on researching imperial legacies at country houses and how histories of antislavery present both a challenge and opportunity for the heritage sector: www.legaciesofenslavement.cam.ac.uk/news/antisla...legaciesofenslavement.cam.ac.ukAntislavery and the country house | Legacies of Enslavement 1147 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopLucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...exeter.ac.ukPhD: AHRC CDP Studentship | University of ExeterThe University of Exeter (UoE) alongside University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives (CULA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from 1 October 2026, under the... 18490 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 16/03/2026"But primary sources are not just repositories of data to be mined and tabulated; they are fragments of past attitudes and sensibilities that need careful and sensitive reading. AI... makes a poor companion for those seeking to understand our human past." 055 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopThe Historical Journal @historicaljnl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026📣Out now on #firstview! Molly Groarke (@mollygroarke.bsky.social) (@camhistory.bsky.social) on 'Imperial Family Biographies and New Approaches to the Family in Histories of the British Empire, c.1650–c.1950' #Empire #Family #Personal #Review 📜🗃️ 👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 02011 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 17/02/2026📣 A fantastic new article from our former convenor! 020 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopMolly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Very happy to announce my article is now out with the @historicaljnl.bsky.social! It reviews the current literature on family networks in the British Empire and biographical approaches to writing imperial history www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgImperial Family Biographies and New Approaches to the Family in Histories of the British Empire, c.1650–c.1950 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge CoreImperial Family Biographies and New Approaches to the Family in Histories of the British Empire, c.1650–c.1950 1124 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Important reading. Looking forward to the rest of the series 011 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Great postdoc opportunity here! 023 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Media outlets are still giving airtime to that Microsoft report on AI and the workplace, even though its methods and conclusions are so crude... and they're also not balancing it with any of the report's critiques. This was published yesterday: fortune.com/article/what...fortune.comMicrosoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list | FortuneSorry, Gen Z: AI is coming for safe and secure teaching jobs, as well as grad roles. 121 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Great opportunity for postgrads and ECRs researching modern British history! 010 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Important reading from our former convenor! 041 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Archival find: Here's Churchill exploiting his diplomatic connections to maintain his usual supply of whisky, despite French import quotas. 062 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopContemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 14/11/2025A reminder that we're recruiting! Just over two weeks left to apply. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 035 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Great opportunity for history postgrads to do some public-facing work with their research! 024 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopContemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 27/10/2025📣 New Voices continues with a blog from Rosie Charles, @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social. Rosie's blog explores superphosphate manufacturing by the British and French empires, charting the impact of fertiliser production on imperial expansion and agricultural practices. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...cambridge.orgEmpire in the Soil: Superphosphate and the British and French Imperial Manufacture, 1914-1937 « History# « Cambridge Core BlogThe history of European imperial agriculture has often been told through the lens of technological innovation, such as the development of the agricultural automotive industry or the application of adv... 166 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Very exciting new seminar series on Women's History starting in Cambridge next Tuesday! 043 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopCambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Professor Lucy Delap will give the first Women’s History Seminar at Murray Edwards College, one of the two women-only colleges of @cam.ac.uk. 🔎 Title: Disabled women, the labour state and enterprise in 20th-century Britain ⏲️ Tues 28 Oct, 5–6.30pm 🏢 Vivien Stewart Room Register for free tickets ⬇️ 21310 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopMolly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · 11/09/2025"A Global Mission of Faith and Freedom", a new exhibition opens tomorrow at Killerton House, Devon, including some findings from my PhD research. Free entry this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days! @researchnt.bsky.social Find out more here: www.instagram.com/reel/DOLKZAk... 032 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 31/07/2025CALL FOR PAPERS Our Call for Papers for Michaelmas Term is now live! Postgrads working in the field of Modern British History are invited to send a 250-word abstract and short bio to the workshop's convenors. See below for more details! 022 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Today is the last day to sign up for this! ⬇️⬇️ 021 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 17/07/2025🚨 Just a couple of weeks left to sign up! 021 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 17/07/2025A wonderful book and event to celebrate the career of Peter Mandler! ⬇️ 000 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 24/06/2025If you're researching the Second World War, women's employment, intelligence services, experiences and memory of wartime (or all of the above!), this conference looks fascinating! ⬇️⬇️ 010 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Call for Papers: 'Charles Ignatius Sancho: A Black British Man of Letters and His World' conference. Deadline for submissions 14 July 2025. Conference will be held 13-14 March 2026 at Northeastern University, London: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 114785 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 29/05/2025A really great opportunity for PGRs and ECRs to get their work more publicly visible! 031 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Our next MPhil Dissertation workshop is this evening! 📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's 🕔 5pm-7pm 000 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 27/05/2025A wonderful few days last week at the Gender and Diplomacy Conference in Sweden, where I presented my research on the British Council's gendering of diplomatic accreditation. Missing the fika already! ☕🍰 142 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopMolly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Looking forward to presenting my PhD research at the 'Britain, Conflict, and the Sea' conference this September - book tickets below! 052 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 15/05/2025The first of our MPhil Dissertation Workshops is today - come along to hear some of the fascinating research being done on the Modern British History MPhil Programme! 📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's 🕔 5pm - 7pm 022 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Reminder: our first session is TODAY! ft. our very own @mollygroarke.bsky.social 📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's 🕔 5pm - 6.30pm 011 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 28/04/2025We're delighted to release our programme for Easter Term! 🎉 Lots of exciting talks coming up, including two MPhil Dissertation Workshops. First session this Thursday, 1st May! 021 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Just two days left before the deadline!! 000 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Nine days left to submit an abstract for our Easter Term programme! 002 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 21/03/2025🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April. 032 0
Reposted by Cambridge Modern British History WorkshopChris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Just four days left until the deadline for this! 011 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Excellent opportunity for postgrads working in this area! 010 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Join us tomorrow for two excellent papers (and an LSE special with @nasro.bsky.social and Ryoya Mizuno!) Pancakes provided! 📍Boys Smith Room, St John's 🕔 5pm - 6.30pm 000 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 20/02/2025🚨 This evening!! 📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's 🕔 5pm - 6.30pm 010 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Join us this Thursday, 6th Feb, for two excellent papers (ft. one of our convenors!). Refreshments provided. 📍Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's 🕔 5pm - 6.30pm 000 0
Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · 22/01/2025🚨 TERM CARD! We're delighted to release our programme for Lent Term - join us either in-person at St John's or online! 043 0