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Franziska Heimburger

@franziska.fr
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French historian with British & German nationalities. Cultural history of coalition warfare, 1850-1918. Exploring and teaching history and languages as MCF at Faculté des Lettres, Sorbonne Université. www.franziska.fr

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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 2h
It's that time of year when I teach our new masters students how to find stuff on their topics on the internet and in various databases. They display the traditional mix of anxiety and passion!
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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
This is a great rant and indicates the degree of alarm felt by journal editors who do not have the resources at present to deal with industrial scale fraud: www.markkoyama.com/p/the-new-ag...
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The New Age of Academic Fraud
Or the Ottoman Election that Never was
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 23/09/2026
J'arrive après la bataille, mais c'est aujourd'hui que je forme les étudiant·e·s de M à la recherche documentaire... Tous les ans je montrais l'interface de @isidore-science.bsky.social parce que leurs filtres étaient un super outil pour faire réfléchir les étudiant·e·s à ce qu'ils cherchaient.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 22/09/2026
Very true. And something those of us with power to change small things should be trying to improve.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 22/09/2026
That moment when the endless meetings and desperate rush to get everything ready for the beginning of the semester gives way to the first class of actual students who ask good questions and remind me why I love doing what I do!
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Nathan Drake & Sully: You Can't Put A Price On That
ALT: Nathan Drake & Sully: You Can't Put A Price On That
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 19/09/2026
Attendez, donc samedi prochain, il y aura au même moment la messe du pape à Concorde+Champs Elysés et la marche du climat à Nation ?
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Massive Crowd at Indycar Race on NBC
ALT: Massive Crowd at Indycar Race on NBC
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 16/09/2026
Oh dear, teaching inception moment. Taught our new masters intake today for the first time. They were born in 2005... when I started my own masters degree...
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Jamie Lee Curtis: 'I'm Old!' Hehehehe
ALT: Jamie Lee Curtis: 'I'm Old!' Hehehehe
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 16/09/2026
This is equal parts mind-boggling, horrifying and fascinating to me: www.behind-the-enemy-lines.com/2025/12/figh... Should we be fighting genAI use in students by having genAI agents interrogate them?
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Fighting Fire with Fire: Scalable Personalized Oral Exams with an ElevenLabs Voice AI Agent
Paper: This blog post has been expanded into a full paper: Scalable and Personalized Oral Assessments Using Voice AI (Panos Ipeirotis and...
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
good morning! it’s world “don’t forget to back your files up to a secure offline location” day! (every day)
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 11/09/2026
The joys of raising a bilingual child, chapter 125. Said child now produces beautiful sentences in freewith subjunctives in them. I have clear memories of rather painful secondary school French lessons and having to learn how and when to use the subjective. Brains are amazing...
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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
also, if you need someone to go to any French archives for you and get overly excited about the documents they scan for you, in a precise, orderly and professional fashion, hit me up! La Corneuve - SHD - BNF - AN - Archives de Paris - or wherever you like if you pay my travel!
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François Picard @francoisf24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 ´It’s an important moment.’ @franziska.fr reacts to correspondent Benedicte Paviot putting the vibe of #BayeuxTapestry loan to London on par with Channel Tunnel opening as great moments in Franco-British entente
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François Picard @francoisf24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🇬🇧🇫🇷 From the Bayeux Tapestry & Britain's newfound love of De Gaulle to the common challenge of securing Europe in the age of Putin and Trump, great conversation w/ @franziska.fr @samdebendern.bsky.social & @ox.ac.uk's John Helferich ⤵️ f24.my/C8XO.x
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The Debate - Churchillian moment? Macron in Britain amid scramble to boost European defence
What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the fi...
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sign up now for our 2026-27 IHR short courses, including: 19 Nov Sources to Data: Excel and Alternatives for Historians w/ @justincolson.bsky.social 27 Nov Masterclass in Public Speaking and Presentation Skills for Historians 8-11 Dec Databases for Historians Info: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
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Research Training and Short Courses
We deliver high-quality training programmes and unique learning opportunities to a wide community of historians of all career stages and historical interests.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 31/08/2026
I bought out Rosslare-Dublin train tickets online. Little did I know what delights would continue to reach my inbox after I went back to work...
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 22/08/2026
I am trying to put together a lecture for beginner masters students on this and it is infuriating. I taught their predecessors over the years all the useful tips and tricks. Now I have to stop myself from having a 1-hour-rant about how everything is worse now.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 31/07/2026
Field Marshall Foliage (what else was I going to call my office peace lily?) on her way to her summer quarters!
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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Regularly scheduled caveat that being kind is NOT about being "nice". Where nice will lie and "just wants to get along," kindness is about accountability, responsibility, and honesty. It will necessitate hard conversations and good boundaries. It is often about doing what's hard, not what's easy.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 29/07/2026
As Paris braces for a day at 38C and its forth heatwave, I know I chose the right destination for our holiday from next week!
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Britain risks losing language skills to understand its enemies www.thetimes.com/article/5df4...
Hetan Shah, its chief executive, said:
"Recent economic, geopolitical and societal shifts mean that linguistic skills are now firmly in the nation's strategic interest. The UK is on the brink of a language skills crisis, including in languages that are strategically vital for diplomacy, defence and national security as we need to know what our potential adversaries are thinking.
"Our research shows that both student and staff numbers in languages and area studies are contracting at an alarming rate, which should be a serious concern to the government. Once the expertise in a particular language has gone, it's not easy to rebuild. Decisions being taken by individual universities rather than overseen in a strategic way puts the nation at risk of accidentally losing vital language skills to make our way in an increasingly volatile world."
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 22/07/2026
Une histoire qui va amuser @nicolasbeaupre.bsky.social @gragratraina.bsky.social et Monsieur @damefanny.bsky.social
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 20/07/2026
This is a very cool project tracing biographies across the Colonial and India Offices: jimclifford.ca/col_matching/ I'm teaching neither the British Empire not quantitative history next year, but I definitely want to use it with students.
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An Atlas of Imperial Careers · Colonial Office & India Office, 1820–1966
An interactive atlas of the career mobility of ~50,000 British colonial and Indian administrative officials, 1820–1966, reconstructed from the printed Office Lists.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 16/07/2026
Allez ! C'est notre tour maintenant !
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 16/07/2026
Paris libérée, Paris délivrée ! Personne ne cherche à s'abriter, tout le monde regarde le ciel d'un air content.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 12/07/2026
Si vous cherchez LE spot pour échapper à la canicule en Normandie, je peux vous conseiller le musée de l'histoire de la vie quotidienne à Petit-Caux (à côté de Dieppe). Ils ont un problème de climatisation et du coup il y fait 15°C!
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 08/07/2026
Excellent news and in time for a new round of training incoming masters students on digital tools!
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Fussballspielergebnisschadenfreude
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 01/07/2026
Toujours dans un flux continu de réunions du matin au soir, MAIS au moins maintenant c'est en personne et non pas en zoom !
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 01/07/2026
#IYKYK
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 29/06/2026
Adding this to the list of examples of disappearing databases I show students when talking about digital history. The one I was saddest about is the NYPL menu database...
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lilastromech (Mischa) @mischajaye.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The cooling system was installed by the village AC technician, Thermodynamix 😊
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 25/06/2026
Quatre jours quasi pleins de réunions en zoom (avec en plus une longue réunion en présentiel dans un amphi chaud) et la zoom fatigue du confinement est de retour...
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 24/06/2026
Everyone's suffering in the heatwave, but at least the tomatoes and the beans are thriving!
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 23/06/2026
On se plaint de la politique ESR en France, mais ça pourrait donc être pire. Le Land de Bavière (avec compétence sur les universités) veut interdire les interdictions d'IA gen à l'université et obliger les universités à autoriser l'usage y compris en examen...
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 22/06/2026
Donc l'université caniculaire côté gouvernance, c'était zoom de 9h à 19h avec un mini trou de 20 minutes au milieu pour avaler un sandwich. J'ai des flash-backs du covid...
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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The phrase 'Heir to Keir' is everything that's wrong with English spelling.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 19/06/2026
Arghhh. 25e effet kiss cool de la canicule. Vous vous souvenez de l'histoire de notre mail qui est coupé le soir suite à une cyberattaque ? C'est toujours le cas, mais à 22h maintenant. Eh bien quand il fait super chaud et que l'enfant épuisé n'arrive pas à s'endormir avant 22h, c'est peu pratique
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 19/06/2026
On ne peut pas dire que je sois surprise, mais j'aimerais bien savoir à quels "métiers des sciences humaines" elle pense. (V.Pecresse dans son audition devant le sénat, cité par News Tank Education)
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 19/06/2026
Petits moments de joie caniculaire : la première rame de la 4 qui se présente est nouvelle génération et climatisée ! (sinon j'allais attendre jusqu'à ce qu'il y en ait une...)
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 18/06/2026
Voilà. C'est moi qui me couche en dernier ici, et ces derniers temps, c'est quand il fait moins chaud dehors que dedans (pour aérer et espérer rafraîchir l'intérieur). D'après mon téléphone, il faudra attendre 2h du matin cette nuit...
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 18/06/2026
C'est un jour parfait pour vous rappeler l'existence de ce site qui affiche un tableau de Rothko adapté aux conditions météo rothko.joonas.wtf
rothko.joonas.wtf
Current Rothko
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Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Webinar: Developing Digital Literacy Through History Join us on 18 June to explore how historical source analysis can help students develop digital literacy, resilience and critical thinking online. shorturl.at/Le5zo #HistoryEducation #DigitalLiteracy
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John-Erik Hansson @johnerik-h.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
... ne nous sont parues que sur 32 des 56 postes au concours. Je ne peux qu'encourager les collègues président·es, VP et membres de COS de transmettre les informations au wiki, par mail (postes-section-11@saesfrance.org) ou via le formulaire dédié (postes-section-11.saesfrance.org/formulaire-d...)
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Contribuer – Wiki Postes Section 11
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John-Erik Hansson @johnerik-h.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Ce chiffre rappelle l'importance de ce wiki (et de tous les autres) et le rôle qu'il joue pour les candidat·es et pour la transparence des recrutements. Toutefois, nous dépendons des bonnes volontés des membres de comités de sélection: les informations complètes concernant les recrutements...
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John-Erik Hansson @johnerik-h.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
C'est l'AG de la @saesfrance.org au congrès (@saes2026.bsky.social). Dans son rapport sur le site de la société, @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org a souligné que les pages du wiki postes en études anglophones (postes-section-11.saesfrance.org) ont été affichées 139 000 fois.
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Wiki Postes Section 11
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CR Historial @cr-historial.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Will you be in the Somme area for 1st July 2026? You might want to add this lecture to your itinerary! "The British Royal Family and the Western Front of the FWW" by Professor Heather Jones. In English and in the Thiepval Church on June 29th.
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Franziska Heimburger @franziska.fr · 29/05/2026
Idée pour les citymapper et autres calculateurs d'itinéraire : sur les lignes à rames de multiples générations, afficher quand passe la prochaine climatisée... J'ai attendu, j'ai le modèle climatisé, j'envisage d'y corriger des copies...
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 14/04/2026
We need historians because evidence doesn’t explain itself. Context does not simply exist. It is built through research, interpretation, and critical analysis. What stories have you uncovered in the historical record? #TalkAboutHumanities 🗃️
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