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David Batty @david-batty.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

There are more than 260,000 items of human remains held by UK museums, universities & councils, including thousands from former British colonies. Thanks to @profdanhicks.bsky.social & @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social for their expert analysis of my FoI data.

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Assisting with the collation and analysis of this data over the past two years has been a privilege. I'm excited to see this work out in the world and hope it helps make change. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts

Exclusive: Guardian study finds UK museums hold more than 260,000 items of remains, often in sacrilegious ways

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 11/07/2025

Join us! We are advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop in 2025-27. Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team. www.historyworkshop....

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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

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Kate Smith @kateesthersmith.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

One week to go until ‘Curzon, Contacts & Contexts: Engaging with Imperial Histories at Kedleston Hall’ organised by the brilliant @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social, Oliver Godsmark and @charjoyjohnson.bsky.social

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 03/05/2025

Jia Tolentino writes about how Donald Trump and “his lieutenant content-generator Elon Musk” harness the internet to damage our sense of the real.

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My Brain Finally Broke

Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. More and more of the world is slipping beyond my comprehension.

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Very special to see this in its physical form! Congratulations again @profdanhicks.bsky.social

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Looking forward to speaking among great company at this workshop next week - come hear from researchers working on contested heritage at the @ox.ac.uk and on the fab Cast in Stone project! Sign up here: www.stx.ox.ac.uk/event/contes...

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Contested Heritage: A Discussion

This discussion brings together experts from a variety of heritage-related sectors, to discuss how these developments have shaped their own work and vision.

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Thanks to my department for combining my and my colleague's Leverhulme Trust teaching buy out into an almost full time (0.9) 1 year post 👇 - Application deadline 16th April #EarlyModern 🗃️ 1/ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML369/l...

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Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) at University of Exeter

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) on jobs.ac.uk!

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Ever had a “404 page not found” message? Link rot is widespread and according to recent research nearly 40% of 2013 websites are now inaccessible www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20... It's all part of #DigitalPreservation to ensure the historical record is preserved, regardless of format #404Day

Screenshot of a University of Warwick we page which says “We’re sorry, but the page you requested could not be found. What can I do next? If you clicked on a link, there may be a problem with that link which the owner of the page or site needs to fix. You might want to let them know.

To find the page you're looking for, you can try the search box at the top right corner of this page. Or you may find one of the following links helpful.

List of academic departments
List of research centres
List of campus services
Search the Warwick web site
A to Z index
Contact us
Email/phonebook search”

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French History (Journal) @frenchhistory.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Please do feel free to get in touch with the editors with questions about this position! #FrenchRevolution #18thC 🗃️

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

So lovely to be back on campus at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social speaking with final year global sustainable development students about rural heritage tourism in the UK, just as spring finally arrives! 🪻🌻🌷

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 07/03/2025

The Society welcomes applications to join from those who research and practice history. Our professional historians work in higher education (in and outside #History depts) as well as sectors such as archives, museums and heritage bit.ly/45lOzr0 Next deadlines for applications: 24 March & 26 May.

Screen with the text: 'Join the Royal Historical Society: Fellowship, Associate Fellowship, Membership and Postgraduate Membership', Closing date for next application round, Monday 24 March 2025'.

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

📣 Final call for abstracts for this exciting workshop! 📣 We want to hear from people with a wide range of expertise so please share widely. See the CFP for further details - closing this Friday. Feel free to contact me or @charjoyjohnson.bsky.social or send us an email if you have any questions!

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I’m hosting a day of lectures, discussion & support for people in the educational, heritage or cultural sectors involved in educating about slavery, colonialism & Empire, or anyone else who wants hear about the scholarship. Sat 21 June, Sussex. Book here: onlineshop.sussex.ac.uk/product-cata...

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Educating People About British Colonial History and Confronting the Backlash: Info and Support | University of Sussex Online Shop

For teachers and heritage and cultural workers. This day-long event consists of a series of lectures from Alan Lester, Professor of Historical Geography an

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Our IHR 2025 internships are now live! This year we are offering two opportunities: Reviews in History Taxonomy Internship and Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) Internship. Applications open until 31st March. #internship #skystorians

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IHR Internships

IHR Internships support new researchers to develop their skills and broaden their experience within and beyond the historical research community.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Part-time qualitative postdoctoral research fellow sought for Race & Class in UK Religious Studies & Theology Project. Grade 6 scale (£37,999–45,163) per annum pro rata negotiable; an average of 3.5 hours per week). Based at University of Aberdeen. 10 March deadline. www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/discipl...

External view of King's College, University of Aberdeen, with snow in foreground.

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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Did you know that we have an online ‘archive’ of recordings of our seminars, events & training sessions? It’s full of great stuff about #people, #place & #community. Check it out here: www.history.ac.uk/chppc-traini...

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CHPPC Training & Events Archive

The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community Training and Events Archive includes our past workshops, seminars, training sessions and lectures.

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Lucy Moloney @lucyelm.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Are you putting in a paper for the 2025 @anzamems.bsky.social conference? (Deadline Friday!) Is your research related to historiography or political power/legitimation? @elisabethrolston.bsky.social and I are looking for another person to be in a panel - DM one of us if you're interested!

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Fellowship opportunities!📢 MUP and the Society for the Study of French History have announced TWO book development fellowships for early-career researchers preparing their first book for publication. Includes: - Mentoring from editors - £1000 grant Apply now: tinyurl.com/53amvrv7

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

1 month left to send us an abstract for the workshop Curzon, Contacts & Contexts: Engaging with Imperial Histories at Kedleston Hall. If you have any questions feel free to send us an email or contact @charjoyjohnson.bsky.social or myself directly. Please share widely!

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 29/01/2025

I thought it was already a bit on the nose that a major monument of the USA was created by disfiguring a sacred natural edifice with high explosive, compromising its integrity and leaving a vast spoil heap

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Do you have a proposal for an innovative new seminar to join the IHR Research Seminar programme? We are looking for 3 fresh seminar series to launch in 2025-26. Applications are open now - deadline of 31 March. Full details of what we are looking for and how to apply here:

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IHR Research Seminars - New Series (2025)

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 16/01/2025

What might be found in 'the insides of history', the knotty details of a life that don't make it into the archives? Joe Moran imagines the voice of his grandfather, questioning what histories might be lost and writing the histories left behind: www.historyworkshop....

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Lost Voices: The Insides of History

Joe Moran on what is lost and what is left behind in history, through imagining the voice of his grandfather.

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Museum-ID magazine @museumid.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Shaping the Future Together: join us to explore how museums can be reimagined as co-created, people-focussed, community-led organisations in a time of growing inequality, environmental emergency and political crisis museum-id.com/museum-ideas... #MuseumIdeas

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Museum Ideas 2025 Conference, London – 9 Oct - Museum-iD

Connect with like-minded museum colleagues from around the world, share experiences, and gather actionable ideas to enrich your work

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 23/01/2025

'Stop the boats' - a term former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revived in 2023 in an attempt to signal control of the border. Rob Waters traces the history behind the image and rhetoric of the 'small boat', and their social and political effects in Britain: www.historyworkshop....

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Small Boats Past

Rob Waters considers the rhetoric of the 'small boat' in the modern history of British immigration politics.

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We're up and running! If you'd like to attend, please do send us an abstract. We want to hear from people working in lots of different areas and have wide ranging conversations, so please give us a follow and share with your networks!

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

CALL FOR PAPERS Come and speak at our workshop! Curzon, Contacts & Contexts: Engaging with Imperial Histories at Kedleston Hall - University of Derby 19-20 June Supported by the @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social and organised by Oliver Godsmark, @charjoyjohnson.bsky.social & myself Please share widely!

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Dr Jenny Woodley @jennywoodley.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

AIMS@NTU is excited to announce the CFP for our conference in June, Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization – Future Directions in Memory Studies. Keynote by Ann Rigney and stellar speakers already confirmed, we'd love you to join us in Nottingham. Details here aimsntu.org/call-for-pap... #memorystudies

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Call For Papers - Welcome to the AIMS project

CALLFORPAPERS Call for Papers: International Conference, Nottingham Trent University, 5-7 June 2025 Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization – Future Directions in Memory Studies Keynote: Ann Rigney (Utrecht...

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Jonathan Reinarz @reinarz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

If you think your medical history monograph is worth a prize, why not enter it for the EAHMH book prize this year? Details in this link: eahmh.org/prizes/

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Prizes – European Association for the History of Medicine and HealthToggle MenuScroll to topScroll to top

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Fitzcarraldo Editions @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Our annual Essay Prize, awarded to unpublished writers in the UK and Ireland, is open for submissions from 13 January–17 March. Previous winners include Polly Barton, Marianne Brooker, Thea Lenarduzzi, Heather McCalden, Matthew McNaught & Joanna Pocock. fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/essay...

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The Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize | Fitzcarraldo Editions

The 2025 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & LeWitt Studios Essay Prize, an annual competition for unpublished writers, is open to submissions from 13 January until 11.59 p.m. on 17 March 2024. The judges ...

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

For most of my PhD finishing it was kind of unimaginable. It's been so wonderful to end on a high and enjoy watching friends hitting so many amazing milestones alongside me over the past year. Excited to continue my research at @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social and to see what 2025 brings! 🎇

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2

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The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame

Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers

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Dr Rebekah Hodgkinson @rebekah-hodgkinson.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I joined Twitter in 2018 as a masters student applying for PhDs and looking to learn about heritage and academia. Starting again over here now while I'm applying for postdocs and reaching for the same hopeful excitement I felt back then 💫

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