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Emily Robinson

@emilyrobinson.bsky.social
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History, politics. Usually modern Britain. Currently taking a detour to the lost medieval island of Ravenser Odd (and, relatedly, Humberside). Professor at Sussex.

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#JobFairy alert for #histSTM and modern british historians - 60 month post-doc at Newcastle Uni on the Wellcome Trust funded "The Night Shift 1850-present: Reimagining Sleep, Work and Wellbeing for Healthcare Professionals in English and Scottish Hospitals" 🗃️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTD047/r...
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Research Assistant/Associate (Modern British History) at Newcastle University
Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Assistant/Associate (Modern British History). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · 01/10/2026
‘The result is an intriguing experiment in democratised curation, substituting a sense of deliberate polish in the displays for a madcap cabinet-of-curiosities.’ Matthew Kerr visits the renovated Hull Maritime Museum in Yorkshire, and likes the cut of its jib.
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Navigating Hull’s maritime history
Hull Maritime Museum has reopened after a six-year, £20m refit, and its extraordinary collection of art and artefacts of seafaring life is making waves once again, writes Matthew Kerr
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Tides of History @tidesofhistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As Burnham promises to repeal Thatcher's Water Bill, a look back at the original Labour fight against privatiastion It was led by a rising Labour star who warned it had no public support: "Under public ownership the industries are more accountable” 👇 yesterdaypapers.substack.com/p/tony-blair...
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Tony Blair and the Battle to stop Water Privatisation
In the 1980s Tony Blair argued that “under public ownership the industries are more accountable”
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New article klaxon!! And it’s an exciting one — my first academic piece on Ravenser Odd. Co-authored with the brilliant Kathryn Maude. Hopefully more to follow… www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
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ACCOUNTING FOR ABSENCE: EXHIBITING THE MANORIAL RECORDS OF RAVENSER ODD | Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association
Ravenser Odd was an island at the mouth of the Humber estuary between the 1230s and 1350s. During its brief, dramatic, life it became a Royal Borough, with the result that many of its records have been preserved centrally. Ravenser Odd’s manorial ...
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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
2yrs after I finished my MA History at Goldsmiths, my research rights were bought and I was hired to work as historical consultant on this TV show. It's had BAFTA and International Emmy nominations. I got a book deal, too. Goldsmiths: "No point in MA History, let's fire everyone and delete it."
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Becca Harrison @beccaeharrison.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If I were running a university where staff spent weeks and weeks of time putting grant proposals together only for UKRI to feed them into LLMs without informed consent—effectively theft of the time and work—I’d be taking serious action to defend those staff. But I’m not running a university, so
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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cannot tell you how much I hate this & how ashamed & angry I am that @ukri.org have taken this step. We KNOW this sort of gAI is socially biased, we KNOW it favours slopAI output over human-written. Our research landscape is falling apart due to underfunding, & they do this? it's *appalling*
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was delighted to be one of three judges for this year's Conversation Prize. Huge congratulations to @emilyrobinson.bsky.social, our unanimous choice as winner for her brilliant work on the vanishing island of Ravenser Odd. Congratulations too to Alison Garden on her powerful writing. Read more:
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 23/09/2026
Emily Robinson from the University of Sussex and Alison Garden from Queen’s University Belfast are winner and runner up in The Conversation Prize for writers 2026.
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Emily Robinson wins The Conversation Prize for writers 2026 for her entry on the lost medieval island of Ravenser Odd
Emily Robinson from the University of Sussex and Alison Garden from Queen’s University Belfast are winner and runner up in The Conversation Prize for writers 2026.
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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
6-year fully funded research and teaching assistant job at University of Ghent in the fields of English literature/cultural theory, history/translation history, linguistics, language acquisition, communication. Own projects are welcome! Details: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...
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Assistant English
Assistant English
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s Welcome Week, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and campus smells of freshly-cut, slightly wet grass. Sometimes things are good.
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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CFP: Far-Right Archives in the Digital Age, a collaboration between @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and me (via my @britishacademy.bsky.social grant): 27 November, London: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Travel funds are available (probably only within UK)!! Please share. 🗃️
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CFP: Far-Right Archives in the Digital Age | UON
Wiener Holocaust Library, London. Friday 27 November 2026, 10.30am-4pm Improved digital access to far-right material at archives, libraries, and beyond...
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Nick Clarke @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Race, Mass Observation, longitudinal approaches I've mentioned this article by Khaleda Brophy-Harmer to numerous people recently. It's now published. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Performing, feeling and racializing ‘ordinariness’ and ‘deviance’ in the Mass Observation Archive: an individual longitudinal case-study, 1990–2009
The Mass Observation Archive (MOA) has long collected writing from UK residents about their everyday experiences, placing the ‘ordinary’ at its centre. This article examines what the concept of ‘de...
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Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Exciting news (well we think so)! We are looking for new people to regularly contribute to our archive! We accept applications from anyone based in the UK who has an interest in sending us their thoughts and opinions about life in the UK. #Skystorians massobs.org.uk/write-for-th...
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Write for the archive - Mass Observation Archive
Writing for Mass Observation You can apply to write for the archive here. Current Observers If you are one of our current Observers you may find our handbook for new Observers helpful. This has all th...
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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The myth of the Norman Yoke as requested by @danherb10.bsky.social in the latest of my what do you want to know about the Normans? posts. The Norman Yoke is about legal matters, particularly obligations of tenure, right to plead in various courts and their preceived oppressive nature 1/
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Annalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reminds me, I do have an RNLI sweatshirt. Time to dig it out! (Also donate here: rnli.org/support-us/g...)
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Love this title so much, I want it on a t-shirt
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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The @ihr.bsky.social, @senatehouselib.bsky.social and SAS are excited to announce that bookings are now open for History Day 2026! 🥳 Save the date for Wednesday 18 November and join us in Senate House for this celebration of all things history. Book your free place: bit.ly/4yw4zWt
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Highlights from our 2024 exhibition ‘Hull/Ravenser Odd: twin cities, sunken pasts’ are on display at the newly-reopened Hull Maritime Museum until 17 Sept! And the touring version of the exhibition is now in Scunthorpe!
Museum display cabinet, showing a medieval charter and pottery, a blown-up page from a graphic novel, and a model of a medieval town. Exhibition poster. Woodcut-style image of an island next to a spit of land, being blown by the wind. Text reads; Ravenser Odd: the sunken island of the Humber, Free Exhibition, Scunthorpe Library, 4 Sept-24 Oct 2026.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
'The number of students taking A-level music is at a record low: under 5,000, a drop of nearly half from 15 years ago....Music GCSE entries have also fallen. It has the widest attainment gap for disadvantaged students of any subject.'
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The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school | Editorial
Editorial: The number of students taking creative subjects at A-level and GCSE is at a record low. The arts must not become the preserve of the most privileged
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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
A photo from the BBC of an older woman, with grey hair, being led away by police. A photograph of a line of men in black clothes and balaclavas blocking the port at Dover.
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Exactly. It’s great to have a win, but hard to celebrate when brilliant people have gone earlier than they wanted to.
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Laurence Totelin @ltotelin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
No compulsory redundancies is good news, but it means that management was successful in scaring enough people to leave. And that has serious implications, outlined in this thread. Solidarity
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 02/09/2026
If you're starting an MA or PhD in #History this term, please consider joining @royalhistsoc.org as a PGR Member. Applications are welcome, with the next closing date 5 October bit.ly/4x3eX6S The Society provides research funding, events, publications, history news, and networking #Skystorians
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Apply for Postgraduate Membership - RHS
Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 5 October and 14 December 2026   The Society's Postgraduate Membership is for those studying History, or a cognate subject, at a higher level (from Masters...
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On Saturday evening, Kathryn Maude & I will be chatting all things Ravenser Odd for the Ravenspurgh Goth Festival 2026! 🌊🏴‍☠️🖤 Join us beneath the North Sea (or online!) www.ravenspurghgothfestival.co.uk
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On Saturday evening, Kathryn Maude & I will be chatting all things Ravenser Odd for the Ravenspurgh Goth Festival 2026! 🌊🏴‍☠️🖤 Join us beneath the North Sea (or online!) www.ravenspurghgothfestival.co.uk
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Nvidie @dervine7.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
maybe Newton would succeed in the modern-day university after all
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
@tricksterprince.bsky.social How much do you think a Humberside Library Services bag is worth?? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Carry on collecting: why old British shopping bags are suddenly in demand
Vintage classics from WH Smith, M&S and Tesco are being bought online, perhaps as part of a nostalgic return to owning tangible items
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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's real, and due out in March! 'Imaginative Pasts', which has been a joy to edit with Tracey Loughran, aims to reckon - and play - with the role of the imagination in historical research and writing. #skystorians #earlymodern manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187154/
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Simon Glendinning @simonglend.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you haven’t already done so, please sign the petition to save the Philosophy programme at Dundee. c.org/5Smh96VnfG
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Save the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University
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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Trying out the features in Claude for education. Join me as I see how it "helps" me write a research paper. My chosen topic: "AI and education". /1
workspace where you can tell Claude what you are writing about. Screenshot shows that user is writng a  paper about "AI and Education"
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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
& when you say "no, it means in the pub trans people can't use either men or women's toilets" there's this kinda blank stare you get the same thing describing republican policy in the simplest terms: people just don't believe you because it sounds nuts
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Any cis women who are disgusted by the Burnham government's transphobic policy of segregation can sign the @nionwomen.bsky.social petition, which is now closing in on 110,000 signatures. notinourname.org.uk
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Home - Not in our name
Not In our Name: Women in support of the trans+community
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Not only that but *the entire Humanities offering at Hertfordshire has gone and is being taught out*
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Cordelia Beattie @cordeliabeattie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I see some people are reading this post as being about Exeter but it’s referring to the University of Hertfordshire. And that’s Owen’s point. Less coverage about the axe falling there but it’s equally sad.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them
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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
6/6. Despite this early 'retirement', I am in lucky to be able to keep on doing history & to continue working with amazing colleagues such as @ruthdav.bsky.social & @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social & many more. Will be an Emerita Prof & can be found here: researchportal.lsbu.ac.uk/en/persons/c...
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This is Ed MIliband as foreign secretary.
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Emily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Bleak looking grassy dunes, storm-threatening clouds. A small sign reads ‘This is not a nudist beach’. Barbed wire crosses the frame.
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Holly Gramazio @hollygramazio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hey @artsemergency.bsky.social has their call open for mentors again! You get paired with a young person approx. 16-17 and talk to them once a month, it's great and not very much work at all and the organisation is ALWAYS short of mentors who work in games
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Last week, about a third of the History department were able to gather together on graduation day. Rather than lend our intellectual authority to the official procession and ceremony we invited our students to come and celebrate their achievements with us in a shady courtyard. They came. 1/
A group of world leading historians in their finery, some in gowns, stand together under a tree. Some carry signs saying 'Historian at risk', other raise a glass to the camera.
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 23/07/2026
We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is Friday 7 August Please share widely!
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026
History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.
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~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
People need to grapple with the fact we're in an epistemic crisis that's starting to corrode countless elements of human knowledge.
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Susannah Crockford @suscrockford.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I keep seeing versions of this argument. Yet I am still waiting for it to be taken seriously by those institutions responsible for maintaining the humanities.
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