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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We're pleased to share that Loughborough University will soon offer undergraduate study in English and History, co-taught between IRPH and our friends at @lboroenglish.bsky.social. The first English and History cohort will start in September 2027. Details below! www.lboro.ac.uk/study/underg...

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English and History BA | Undergraduate study | Loughborough University

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Denis Condon @deniscondon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

First panel of the British Silent Film Festival Symposium at the Cinema Museum, featuring Peter Yeandle, Malcolm Cook, Mario Slugan, Robert Shail and Irfan Shah.

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

To learn more about PhDs in IRPH, see www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr... We have multiple studentships available right now. For more details, see www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

New in Loughborough's 'What our students say' series: Andres Arcones, who graduated in 2025, tells us about his experiences studying for a BA in History at Loughborough. 'Learning with academic experts who have a real passion and curiosity for their subject was incredibly cool.'

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Andres Arcones | Undergraduate study | Loughborough University

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Applications are open for PhD studentships in the School of Social Sciences and the Humanities, of which IRPH is a part. Deadline: 12 March. Open call: www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr... Call for UK applicants from a Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic background: www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Did you catch last night's The World Tonight on Radio 4? It contained more great coverage work from IRPH's Professor Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso.bsky.social) on 'The BBC’s First Homosexual'. The show is available on BBC Sounds; the discussion starts at about the 37 minute mark.

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BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, President Zelensky slams Europeans for being in ‘Greenland mode’

At Davos, the Ukrainian president attacked his European allies for their passivity.

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Marcus Collins @elhistorioso.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The Guardian has just published a lovely article about #BBCFirstHomo, a @ukri.org-sponsored play by Inkbrew based on my research on the first British doc about homosexuality. Catch the tour during @lgbthm.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

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‘Naked homophobia’: play revisits BBC’s first programme on gay men in 1950s

Original script from 1954 referring to ‘troubles of this kind’ to be brought to life on stage for LGBT+ History Month

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Huge congratulations to IRPH's Dr Dan Breeze (@danielbreeze.com), who this week passed his PhD viva with no corrections. His thesis, Creeds of Kinship: An Animal-Human History of the Lives and Ideas of Anna Kingsford and Henry Salt, was examined by @janehamlett.bsky.social and @msadams.bsky.social.

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Another great entry in the @lborouniversity.bsky.social's 'What Our Students Say' pages! Below, Samara Hackett (graduated 2025) talks about her time studying History and International Relations. 'Loughborough has such a large student community that you are almost guaranteed to find people for you.'

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Samara Hackett | Undergraduate study | Loughborough University

Samara studied History and International Relations - graduating in 2025.

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SHNH @sochistnathist.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🚨We have a SUPER exciting announcement!🚨 Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳 📅1-3 July 2026 🗺️Zoological Society of London Find out how to submit 👇🏻 shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...

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Peter Yeandle @peteryeandle.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Huge thanks to the Victorian Studies group at Exeter @uniofexetercvs.bsky.social for inviting me to deliver a work-in-progress paper on the recruitographs project, and thanks similarly to staff at the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social, especially Matt Lee, for the tremendous archive support. See you all soon!

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Huge congratulations to @peteryeandle.bsky.social and the IRPH admin team who won the two 'Going the Extra Mile' awards at yesterday's School of Social Sciences and Humanities awards. Here in IRPH, we are proud of the support that our staff offer to students and to each other.

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Are you interested in reading for a PhD in international relations, politics, history, or philosophy at Loughborough University? Fee waivers are available for competitive UK applicants starting their studies in 2026. The application deadline is 11 November. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPC380/s...

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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

This PhD on a reparatory history of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, exploring the legacies of empire is open for applications. It features a great supervisory team (moi, Kerry Pimblott, and Sadia Habib) and fabulous public history opportunities. Please share. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Not your typical research seminar... Earlier this week, Orit Shimoni (@oritshimoni.bsky.social) and Dan Bern discussed the potential for music and art to foster cross-cultural solidarity with the Pacifism and Nonviolence Research Group, complete with live performances.

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Dave Steele @drdavesteele.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Tribute at Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival to Radical History School Organiser Les Kennedy who died this year. Radical singer George Mann led us singing Si Kahn's 'People like you help people like me go on'. We honour Les's contribution to the Trade Union Movement and Radical History. bit.ly/LesKennedy

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Tolpuddle Radical History School:George Mann Tribute to Les Kennedy

Tolpuddle Radical History School Organiser, Les Kennedy who passed away in 2025, is remembered by 2025 attendees in front of the Tolpuddle cottages with a tribute song by radical singer George Mann. We honour his contributions to the Trade Union movement, to the festival and Radical History School. He was a great and generous man.

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Peter Yeandle @peteryeandle.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Now out in @cultsochistory.bsky.social my article on London's West End popular entertainments as wartime news platform and core driver of "Mafeking Fever" ⤵️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos @alexchristoy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

We are recruiting a 9-month University Teacher for history modules next academic year (to cover especially modules such as Atlantic World, (Un)Making of World Order, & dissertation supervision). Full info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX285/u...

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Celebrated historian and broadcaster David Olusoga will deliver the inaugural National Humanities Lecture! The first of its kind, the lecture will make the case for the humanities and explore how new ideas are emerging. Find out more and book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Peter Yeandle @peteryeandle.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Nottingham folk... got this event coming up 15th Dec. It's a folk club style singaround, festive, fundraising for a local soup run called Blind Eye. It's at the Abdication, an excellent micropub. All welcome. Free in, but bring some loose change for raffle tix, etc. Prize for best Christmas jumper 😀

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