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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm a so pleased that the exhibition I co-curated with @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is now open at the Chelsea Physick Garden. Running until the 15th Nov, it explores the autumnal plants of the garden through the work of pioneering botanical illustrator Anne Pratt.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

(1/2) My current research is on experiences of pregnancy loss in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. One of the things I am finding really heartening is the number of men openly discussing these issues.

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

One in four academic history positions in post-92s are gone since 2019 alone. One in four. We don't have data for 2025-6 and I doubt it magically got better.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Rewriting an article draft and tidying it up today. And now of course im over the word limit. 🙄

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The brilliant Kathleen has joined bluesky.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

As always the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference has been the most welcoming and engaging discussion of a wonderful variety of topics. If you do social history do think about joining and getting involved!

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference is exploring a whole range of interesting issues about what the past, present and future of social history is.

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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Virtual Folger Salon with @historianjen.bsky.social [📄'Scarlet or Purple Silke Shred': Red Fabric in the Treatment of Miscarriage], Elizabeth Porter, and Jake Yuzna 📆 Fri, Jun 26, 2026, at 12pm ET (5pm Irish Time) 📍Virtual on Zoom 🎫 Free, registration required www.folger.edu/whats-on/vir...

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Virtual Folger Salon with Jennifer Evans, Elizabeth Porter, and Jake Yuzna | Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

At the Feminist Miscarriage Project conference today. Amazing papers so far from across a range of disciplines.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/06/2026

'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business' bit.ly/4elv1cW In this new post, Richard Marks charts the skills gained from completing a doctorate. From project design & management to data retrieval & analysis, History PhDs bring capacity and experience that are in demand #Skystorians

Opening page of RHS blog post: 'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business'. Full abstract:

"In this post we hear from Dr Richard Marks, a former business analyst who, having completed a PhD in 2024, now works as an independent historical researcher and author. After a long career outside education, Richard’s experience both of business and PhD research means he’s well placed to identify the broader skills History PhDs acquire while designing and studying for a doctorate. In creating and completing a PhD, you’re gaining capacity in project design and management, data retrieval and analysis, as well as engagement with varied audiences. Such skills are central to professions beyond higher education and highly valued by employers. Richard was one of 25 researchers who attended a recent workshop for independent historians, organised by the Royal Historical Society and held at the University of Warwick in May 2026."

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Heading to London today for some archive time.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

In very rough times it was lovely to get to enjoy some brilliant historical storytelling with a packed audience (who clearly see a place for history and the arts in their life)

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Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

everything is on fire but today you can take 2 minutes to vote for the hedgehog 🦔 and the bumblebee 🐝 to be on English money! www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/he...

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Help us celebrate the UK’s wildlife

Tell us which animals you would like to see on our next series of banknotes by 3 July 2026

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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

With the plans to retract and close swathes of departments across UKHE, we reaffirm the value of the humanities and other subject areas under threat. A broad and capacious knowledge base is vital for a thriving democracy. rensoc.org.uk/statement-on...

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Statement on the Value of Renaissance and Premodern Studies | Society for Renaissance Studies

Promoting the study of the Renaissance since 1967

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 21/05/2026

The Society's President and Council have released the following statement on the proposed closure of undergraduate degrees at the University of Hertfordshire, in #History and the wider humanities bit.ly/4dmV5oO This comes at a time of further bad news from Essex and Nottingham #Skystorians

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History and the humanities at the University of Hertfordshire – a statement from the Royal Historical Society - RHS

Even for those familiar with bleak times, this has been a particularly bad few weeks in UK higher education. Confirmed job losses at the University of Essex were followed by further bad news from Hert...

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Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Well here we go. End of Humanities provision at an institution that championed the value of Humanities even when it was a 1950s Tech College. CP Snow was a fan and wrote in his famous "Two Cultures" (1959) that "the intellectual life of the whole of western society" rested on Science and Humanities.

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University of Hertfordshire UCU @uhertfordshireucu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Today staff in the School of Creative Arts, including the Humanities department, were called to a redundancy consultation meeting. We were informed that 23 posts were to go by August this year, with further redundancies as the Humanities programmes are taught out over 2 years.

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

At the UH Heritage Connections day.

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The Historical Journal @historicaljnl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📣Out now on #firstview! Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social and Sarah Fox @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social on 'Anticipating Birth in Early Modern England' #Birth #Motherhood #Pregnancy #Medicine #History 17thc 18thc 👶🌿🗃️ 👉Read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Scholars have described the days leading up to birth in the early modern period as a time when women purchased linens, prepared bedchambers, and called upon the services of a midwife and their gossips. However, manuscript recipe collections reveal that preparations in anticipation of labour went beyond such measures and incorporated the consumption of specific medicines. This article studies remedies that were designed to be taken six weeks before birth to reveal, in new ways, the experiences of late pregnancy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These remedies, we argue, show women’s anticipation of birthing beyond fears of their own or their infant’s mortality. We suggest that they emphasize the centrality of women’s ‘felt maternity’, which we define as an embodied sense of responsibility for the infant and its passage into the world, and that they demonstrate that anticipation involved multi-layered experiences of time. Moreover, we suggest that these remedies make manifest the physical areas of concern for women in late pregnancy, revealing a perceived need for the body to be fortified and dried, as well as the desire to relieve uncomfortable corporeal symptoms associated with this point in the lifecycle.

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University of Hertfordshire UCU @uhertfordshireucu.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

On Friday afternoon before the Bank Holiday, colleagues in the Humanities department were called to a meeting on Tuesday. They were informed that the University Portfolio Review had decided that English Language, English Literature, Philosophy, History & Creative Writing UG degrees would close

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

University of Hertfordshire closes a swathe of Humanities courses, accelerating the sweeping tide against Human-centred disciples in the UK. Because understanding humans is so yesterday today. With such happy consequences, as we see when we look around us.

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Michael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📢 JOB ALERT📢 Please spread the word that there are 2x1-year, F/T (Teaching & Research) posts going in History @ Lancaster: Lecturer in Modern British History (1800-2000), with a focus on the social & cultural histories of the economy, advertising, or consumerism. hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer in Modern British History

Lecturer in Modern British History, c1800-2000 The School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Modern British History, c.1800-2000 (Teaching and Scholarship). ...

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It is National Infertility Awareness week - a week to acknowledge the impact of infertility on millions of people around the world. An appropriate time to share the programme for the Locating Loss conference, which will take place @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I recently got the opportunity to talk about my work on male infertility with Talia Barrington. Its brilliant to see the article out in Cosmopolitan www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a7...

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

: Half of UK universities face a deficit next year. Up to 50 could close. That is a sector in crisis. Simply blaming a tuition fee freeze and nudging fees up with inflation is not a plan. Where is the long-term strategy for higher education? #Universities #HigherEducation

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Durham History @durhamhistory.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Senses and Medical Humanities – 24 February A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities, organised by @claireturner.bsky.social with the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-senses...

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The Senses and Medical Humanities

A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities through short talks, creative activities, and networking.

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Bump for my CFP for Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Deadline 14 February! Have had a few abstracts already and it's shaping up to be great. 🗃️

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Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON

Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval Studies to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026.

As Lecturer in Medieval Studies you will contribute to the teaching of Medieval English literature and Medieval history across the Faculty, within our School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, and School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA English and BA History programmes, as well as postgraduate taught programmes in the two subject areas.

This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6pm - 9pm, Monday to Friday.

To be successful, you will bring research expertise in the literature, history and culture of the Late Medieval period (c.1300-1500), and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community.

We would also welcome applicants who would be able to contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome.

Core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students.

With a PhD in any area of Medieval Studies, you will contribute the Faculty’s and Schools’ research impact and culture, and to the intellectual and cultural life of the institution and the various communities and partners with whom we work and serve.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Thanks for all the help tracking down work on early modern leather. Research assistant number 1 (pictured) is very glad he can resume napping after the search.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Happy New Year all. Wondering if anyone could recommend any reading on the status of leather as a 'fabric' in early modern England. Or anything highlighting its status as a material rather than a fabric (if that makes sense)

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Are you a PG research student based outside of London? Did you know that you may be eligible for a bursary of up to £500 to take one of our short courses in 2026? Find out more on our IHR Research Training and Short Courses page: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... Applications open until 31 Jan 2026

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Research Training and Short Courses

The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.

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Seb Falk @sebfalk.com · 05/01/2026

JOB ALERT! 3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community. PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Thomas Chatterton Williams writing in the Atlantic. Humanities as counter culture www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

SHS and SSHM clash this year. What to do, what to do?

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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Who's entering our Biennial Book Prize 2026, to celebrate the best monographs in Renaissance studies published in 2024 and 2025? Send your scintillating scholarship to the Chair of the Book Prize Committee, @racheljwillie.bsky.social, by 31st January 2026. www.rensoc.org.uk/funding-priz...

Society Biennial Book Prize

The Society awards a biennial book prize of £500 to encourage original research on any aspect in the field of Renaissance studies and to recognise significant accomplishments by members of the SRS.

The SRS Book Prize for the year 2026 will be awarded to the author of the best monograph in Renaissance Studies published (digital/hard copy) between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025. To be eligible the monograph must be written in English by a current member of the SRS. The prize will be awarded for a book with a topic where the majority of material is within the chronological period 1300-1700. Books about Renaissance history, art, architecture, philosophy, science, technology, medicine, religion, music, the literatures and languages of Europe, and of the countries in contact with Europe during the Renaissance, are eligible. Books will be judged on the following criteria:

contribution to Renaissance Studies;
quality and originality of research;
clarity and eloquence;
thoroughness and accuracy in documentation;
methodological skill and/or innovation.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It is that time of year when I ask if anyone is contemplating submitting a paper for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conf in the Bodies and emotions strands and wants to plan a panel

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

My latest article is now available on advanced access. Huge thanks to @claireturner.bsky.social and @leannecalvert.bsky.social for all of there support in getting it over the line. brill.com/view/journal...

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It is that time of year when I ask if anyone is contemplating submitting a paper for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conf in the Bodies and emotions strands and wants to plan a panel

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Proofs have arrived, I sense a long day of checking things ahead of me. There's very loud workmen next door, do I move to a cafe ???

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

My co-authored chapter with Vicky Sparey on 'The Perils and Promises of Puberty' is soon to be published in Sarah Toulalan's book Early Modern Bodies. There are chapters by @amiebolissian.bsky.social , @davehitchcock.bsky.social & others. You can preorder here www.routledge.com/Early-Modern...

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Early Modern Bodies

Early Modern Bodies is a wide-ranging and detailed introduction to a variety of different approaches to and perspectives on bodies in the early modern period, circa 1500–1750. The collection guides re...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.' Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2

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Want a younger brain? Learn another language

A vast study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive ageing.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Just finishing up my official fellowship time with the @folger.edu. it has been brilliant, I am so grateful that they have virtual fellowships.

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Forthcoming article copyedited and off for proofing; forthcoming chapter proofed and of for publication. Exciting times.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2

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Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK

Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Graduation is always a highlight. This was our first ever evening ceremony but was lovely to catch up with colleagues and see the students cross the stage.

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Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets; I am getting fruity, spicy, and yes, windy, with none other than the marvellous @historianjen.bsky.social to talk about aphrodisiacs in the early modern period. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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