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Janet Weston

@janetweston.bsky.social
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Historian in London for money (histories of modern British health, mental illness, law, and such: I wrote a book called 'Looking after Miss Alexander'). Mediocre musician & gardener in north Wales for fun. Vegan, cyclist, ask me about my chickens.

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F.L. Everett @fliceverett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I truly thought they'd circled the Patient Zero chicken.
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Ouch
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
vibes
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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Happy @alcs.co.uk day to all who celebrate
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I'm delighted to be taking part in the Festival of Social History at Senate House in April. With Professor Naomi Tadmor giving a keynote, my own panel on sources of social history, and plenty of time for discussion and interaction it will be great day. Do join us! 🗃️
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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The Centre is delighted to invite applications for the Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson studentship, allowing the successful applicant to undertake a three-year PhD in the History of Public Health. Please circulate widely. More details can be found via the link below. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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2026-27 Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Studentship | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a three-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2026, funded by a donation from
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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!
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Captain it’s Wednesday @wednesday.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Captain it's Wednesday
Captain it's Wednesday
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
as a vegan crisp-obsessive with a passion - long since denied - for salt and vinegar pringles, I cannot emphasise enough how much this speaks to my interests
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Jenny Crane @jennycrane.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
If anyone wants to form a panel where any of the following fit, please get in touch... ~in/out classifications (intelligence testing&its impacts) ~in/out of 'trauma' (reparative archiving around birth 'trauma' v. 'experience') ~in/out of the academy (expertise/engagement) sshm.org/sshm-2026/
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SSHM 2026: In/Out
Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Look at that! A Red Kite is taking a frosty stroll through your feed... ❄️ 📷 James Gregory
A Red Kite standing on frosty grass, its chestnut feathers glowing in the low winter sun. The bird’s hooked yellow beak and piercing eyes give it a regal look, but its slightly ruffled stance makes it seem as if it’s tiptoeing gingerly across the frozen ground.
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LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Join us for our next seminar on Thursday 20 November, when Hohee Cho will be talking about intercolonial medical institutions in the Pacific Islands during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Details below: Location: Keppel St. (LG81), Hybrid Time: 12:45 - 14:00 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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Intercolonial health institutions in the Pacific Islands | LSHTM
This presentation examines the formation and development of intercolonial medical institutions in the Pacific Islands during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its target audience is student and
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
THREAD. A collection of photos I have taken of scarecrows I have stumbled across during walks in the British countryside over the last fifteen years.
A scarecrow who has just watched Monty Python's The Holy Grail for the first timeA scarecrow who is feeling pleased with himself after forming a 1950s sci-fi themed surf rock band, of which he is the sole memberA scarecrow who is dolled up and ready for a night out in the fanciest part of NewcastleA very pleasant and well-meaning scarecrow who will paint your house for a competitive rate while rhapsodising about the beauty of the land
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Some of our Reading Rooms will be closed between 27 October and 9 November due to planned strike action at our St Pancras site, and there may be other short notice disruption. To check what’s impacted, please visit our website: bit.ly/StrikeAction...
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Planned strike action in St Pancras
We have been notified of planned strike action taking place between Monday 27 October and Sunday 9 November 2025.
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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
📅 Save the Date! 🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social! 🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026 📍 Senate House, University of London Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities! 💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com More info coming soon!
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
~ Public Health Humanities Toolkit ~ Are you a researcher / educator / practitioner with overlapping interests in public health, and the arts/humanities/social sciences? Have a look at our call for proposals (non-text based modes of presentation very welcome!) www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Public Health Humanities | LSHTM
Understanding, developing, and advocating for the arts and humanities within public health research, training, and practice.
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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
We can't wait to welcome all our attendees at #SHSConf2025 (this is our official hashtag for the event, please feel free to use it when posting!) ⏰Registration starts from 12pm on Monday 7 July 🕐AGM is at 4.15pm on Tuesday 8 July ⏲️Conference ends 5pm Wednesday 9 July
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
open letter published today on Gaza - initiated by fantastic colleagues at LSHTM: doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
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The UK must not fail Gaza—a call for government action
For nearly 20 months, since October 2023, Palestinians in Gaza have endured a relentless campaign of annihilation. The statistics alone defy comprehension: over 56 000 people killed—one third of them ...
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Rebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚨Calling all #police historians. Come in, police historians🚨 #CfP 'Policing and Public #Health' history workshop, London, 17/09/2025! Unsure if your work fits? Get in touch. We welcome all career stages, independent researchers, #GLAM and police sector folks. Hybrid is an option. #HistSTM
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Workshop Call for Papers: Policing and Public Health, c.1800-2000 | LSHTM
Workshop Call for Papers: Policing and Public Health, c.1800-2000 | LSHTM
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
So many true crime podcasts out there and this is the one I actually want
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Next week: join us!
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Ann-Marie Foster @amfoster.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
History UK are recruiting disabled historians (and historians who work on disability history) to take part in focus groups to inform their fantastic Disability and History Project - do consider signing up! www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
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History UK Disability and History Project
The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…
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Megan Graham @meggraham9.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Delighted to have been invited to share my doctoral research at the LSHTM Centre for Public Health Seminar tomorrow. Join online if you can make it. ⏰ 12.45 (UK time) 🗓️ 5th February 2025 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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In pursuit of justice and wellness: Aboriginal health activism as resistance in
This presentation explores the development of grassroots Aboriginal Medical Services in late twentieth century Indigenous Australia. Created by and for the community in 1971, these Aboriginal Medical
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
might adopt 'avoiding mould, pneumonia and capitalism' as my mantra for 2025
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Spring. It's a-comin
close up photograph of a small patch of snowdrops on a patch of brown-green ground
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Tuesday 28 Jan is a big day for great seminars online: The IHR History of Sexuality seminar is at 17.30 GMT with Dr Samuel Vermote: ‘A Sterile Syringe, a Book, and a Towel to Lie On: The History of Lesbian Motherhood and Donor Insemination in England throughout the 1970s and 1980s’ #histsex
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
NEVER EVER ANNOY AN OAK TREE
A back and white photo of a massive oak tree that looks like it is screaming
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
* getting locked in the office by mistake and having to stay there all night * missing a huge funding deadline by jotting down 21 Feb instead of 12 Feb * "we couldn't find any results for your search 'book draft final'" * redundancies, dept closures, job losses * getting invited to parties
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Deadline incoming for the SHS annual conference at the Black Country Living Museum...
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
My favourite account over here so far. The mushrooms, they're always nice. Perfect content. 🍄
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Envious of whoever gets this job: what a great project
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Janet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
*taps mic*
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