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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Really pleased that my @plantperspectives.bsky.social article has been shortlisted for the @royalhistsoc.org early career article prize! doi.org/10.3197/WHPP...

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The Absence of the Ackee Tree | Plant Perspectives

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Fiona Ainsworth @fionaainsworth.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🚨VACANCY: The Archives team is hiring a new Graduate Trainee for a 2-year role. They will be working in the Archives and Records Management team, gaining valuable experience pre-qualification. Deadline: 17 May 2026 Start date: 1 Sep 2026 Salary: £29,692 pa careers.kew.org/vacancy/arch... #KewLA

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Archives Graduate Trainee - Careers | Kew Gardens

The Archives and Records Management team forms part of the Library and Archives department. Archive staff manage Kew’s historic record of activities, as well as collections and other documents relatin...

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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out @hcraddock.bsky.social (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)’s review of Nicholas B. Miller & Ulrike Lindner’s edited volume _Plantation Knowledge: Agricultural Colonization, Exploitation, & Exchange Since 1500_ (2025) @sunypress.bsky.social Review @hnetreviews.bsky.social

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Kate Teltscher @kateteltscher.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Great to see recent posts on 'Tree Cultures' issue of Plant Perspectives. Delighted that importance of Heather Craddock's essay is noted (and nice summary of my own!) @hcraddock.bsky.social @treeseeker.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social @whitehorsepress.bsky.social herbariumworld.wordpress.com

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Herbarium World

Exploring herbaria and their importance

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Max Long @maxlong.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Very excited to announce this workshop on environmental approaches to modern British History taking place this September at @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Please share!

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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Next week Wednesday 11 February we are delighted to have @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social present their paper titled 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade'. Join us either in person at the IHR or online from 17:30

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Christina Hourigan @treeseeker.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Historical Geographers!! Do you have any news, cfps, conference sessions, papers, books or events you would like to alert others to in our next #HGRG spring newsletter? Get in touch with @hcraddock.bsky.social by 13 February and spread the word! #historicalgeography #RGS #news

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories. Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo... #envhist #envhum

Photograph of an American bison standing beside a fence at the London Zoo in 1906.

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Dr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...

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Giorgia Tolfo @giorgiatolfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Following the December "Pollution in the Archive" symposium, my colleague @hcraddock.bsky.social and me have wrote a recap of the day with some post-event reflections that you can now read it on @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy blog. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...

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planthums-uk.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

#KEW in #JAMAICA by @hcraddock.bsky.social - 2nd talk in #Gardens-Trust #online seminar series #Empires, #Plants & #Gardening' Jan 27 10-11:30 GMT More info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-pl... @kewgardens.bsky.social @UkNatArchives

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I'll be talking about the Hope Botanic Gardens in Jamaica on 27th Jan, using records from the colonial archives at Kew Gardens 🌴 Signup here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-pl...

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Empires, Plants & Gardening: Kew in Jamaica

The second talk in our series exploring the influence of political and economic power on garden-making

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Giorgia Tolfo @giorgiatolfo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

For World Aids Day, 1 December, I’ve co-curated a new highlights gallery exploring @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy state records collection related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. To access it: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

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HIV and AIDS

We hold an extensive range of material related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980 and 1990s.

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I really enjoyed hosting this - do watch the recording below! 🦫

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Two weeks left until our symposium on pollution! Registration open until 30th Nov

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive is now open for registration! 🏭🌊 In person symposium at The National Archives on 4th December: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-re... Afternoon of online talks on 5th December: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-re... #envhum #envhist

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Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive (in person)

Explore histories of pollution, contamination, and environmental damage in the archive at this one-day symposium at The National Archives.

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Looking forward to chairing this event in just over a week! #envhist #envhum

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Very happy that my article on the ackee tree in Jamaica is out! Thanks to @treeseeker.bsky.social and @planthums-uk.bsky.social for editing this excellent special issue. www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/article/v...

Image of the fruit and seeds of the ackee tree in front of leaves.

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Join me for a workshop on archival research in the Environmental Humanities at The National Archives! We're seeking early career participants - apply to attend to hear from speakers, view original documents, and help test our research guidance. #envhum #envhist www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-r...

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Archival Research in the Environmental Humanities Workshop

Learn about archival research in the Environmental Humanities in a workshop at The National Archives.

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

1 week left to submit an abstract for our symposium on Pollution in the Archive!

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'll be hosting an online event on encountering extinction in the archives with @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social as part of The National Archives' Research Routes series. Come along to hear about researching animal histories in the archive! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extinction...

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Extinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive

What hope can be found in encounters with animals in archival documents?

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Dr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Working at the National Archives is great, I mean, look at THIS! (Part of CO 1069/611, supplied today by @hcraddock.bsky.social)

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Dr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Alongside the UKGWA team, I'm hosting two free half-day workshops this October to teach researchers more about the web archive, and shape our future researcher offering. If you are a web archive user, or are keen to learn more, you can register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...

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UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops

Explore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops.

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MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Conference: Planetary Futures - Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the Anthropocene. Manchester, 18-19 Sept 2025. Registration is free - please register your interest in attending by Friday 22 August. blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...

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Planetary Futures: Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the Anthropocene

Conference, 18-19 September 2025, at the University of Manchester. Call for Papers

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Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The Call for Papers for 'Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive', a symposium at The National Archives in London, 4 December 2025, is now open! Submission deadline: Friday 19 Sept See the CFP and details about bursaries for speakers here: orlo.uk/Z8StS #envhum #envhist

Image of Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company workshops with smoke escaping from tower. Reference: CO 1069/280 from The National Archives, UK.

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Spalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Spalding Gentlemen's Society (SGS) - Britain's second-oldest museum - seeks Project Manager for ambitious redevelopment project through our current NLHF Development Phase grant and beyond. Closing date: 22 August 2025 View the tender brief here or the link in our bio: www.sgsoc.org/work-with-us

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planthums-uk.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Coming this autumn!! #PLANT #PERSPECTIVES 2(2) special issue: #Tree #Cultures & #Arboreal #Humanities eds @treeseeker.bsky.social & Caroline Cornish #research articles, narrative #non_fiction, #poetry & reviews whp-journals.co.uk/PP @plantperspectives.bsky.social @whitehorsepress.bsky.social

'Of the Oak' 2025: digital art installation by Marshmallow Laser Feast @rbgkew.bsky.social

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Philippa Hellawell @pbhellawell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

PASSAGE is recruiting for two fixed-term posts to join me working on 18thC records of enslavement 1) Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) shorturl.at/aZwqn 2) Project Cataloguer (Transatlantic Slavery) shorturl.at/6aSpz If you have questions, please let me know & please circulate widely!

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Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) at The National Archives

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

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