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Sabine Clarke

@sabineclarke.bsky.social
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Historian of science, technology, medicine and the environment in 20th century Britain, the Caribbean and Africa. PI of “The Chemical Empire” project on the history of past insecticide use. Works at the University of York.

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It's the day of the ceilidh for #eshs-hss! NB There is no food at this event - make sure you EAT FIRST. Tell your friends!
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is currently spreading in our kitchen. The quotes from York-based roofers to fix "patchy", as we are now referring to it, have ranged from £500 to £5000. £500 to £5000!!
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
20 mi for mental health!🚶‍♂️💨 YESI is taking on the #GreatYorkWalk to raise funds for mental health research. Support @proflinds.bsky.social, @rob-marchant.bsky.social, @sabineclarke.bsky.social + Kate Arnold as they walk for a healthier planet + a healthier mind. Sponsor them here:
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YESI does the Great York Walk
YESI recognises the important links between environmental sustainability and people's mental health and wellbeing. Our Environment and Health research theme directly tackles some of these issues. We'r
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Check out the latest Special Issue of the J. Imperial and Commonwealth History! Fantastic articles on business and labour in German colonialism. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/c...
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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
Business and Labour in German Colonialism. Volume 54, Issue 1 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Permanent post in the history of the Middle East after 1800 at York! Plus three fixed term posts 1) Medieval History 1100-1450 2) Modern China 3) Britain/Public History
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York History Department - Academic Jobs
Uncover the past to define the future. We are seeking research-led historians to join our world-class, collaborative community. Discover career-defining opportunities within one of the UK’s most disti...
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Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity @anthropocenebio.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We're heading into 2026 with a new Associate Director! We're thrilled @sabineclarke.bsky.social has agreed to take on this role after being a great LCAB supervisor for several years. Sabine takes over from the brilliant Mark Jenner. Find out more about Sabine's work: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
York Minster looking fine this evening
York Minster is bathed in a rose coloured light with white clouds and a dark sky behind it
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🏙️✨ The City of Today is a Dying Thing Join us for a public lecture by @desfitzgerald.bsky.social (@ucc.ie ), exploring how cities, health + the environment intertwine — and what “green urbanism” really means. 📅 Mon 3 Nov | 🕔5–7pm 📍 @york.ac.uk 🎟️ Book here➡️https://buff.ly/RvbkKuw
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The City of Today is a Dying Thing - Des Fitzgerald
Join YESI's Environment and Health theme for a talk by Des Fitzgerald about his book 'The City of Today is a Dying Thing
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Why go interdisciplinary?🤔 Join us next Monday for Interdisciplinary Research: Back to Basics — exploring the why, how + what ifs of working across disciplines. Led by @desfitzgerald.bsky.social, it’s a chance to reflect, share + rethink what collaboration really means. 🔗 buff.ly/2aZG2TX
Image is of different coloured dyes dropped in water, along with event details: Environment and Health Theme Event, Interdisciplinary Research: Back to Basics, Mon 3 November 2025, 1pm to 3pm, in-person, B/T/019, Biology Building, Campus West, Internal event
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
In our recent volume, 'Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire', @anilliams.bsky.social contributed a chapter on the forced deportation of Liverpool's Chinese seamen at the end of WWII. @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social brill.com/display/book...
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Liverpool’s Chinese Community: the Second World
War, Exile, and Repatriation
Andrew Williams

The forced repatriation of Chinese seamen at the end of the Second World War
from Liverpool, in Northwest England, was the subject of a long- form journalistic
investigation in 2021, published in The Guardian newspaper.1 A few weeks
later, Liverpool Labour mp Kim Johnson raised it in Parliament. She called
on the Conservative government to launch an inquiry into the affair and to
acknowledge that in the case of these men, and the families they left behind,
‘justice delayed’ was ‘justice denied.’2 In response, the Home Office – the
department responsible for immigration – pledged to investigate the actions
of its antecedents in conspiring to repatriate hundreds of Chinese men after
Britain had defeated fascism in Europe and Asia.
Liverpool’s Chinese community has always been centred in its Chinatown,
which is claimed to be the oldest in Europe, although substantive historical
investigations into this community are few and far between. Perhaps the best
account has been written by Maria Lin Wong, whom in 1989 published a history
based primarily on oral testimony.3 Gregory B. Lee, a Chinese studies scholar,
has published other research, approaching the history of the community from
a postcolonial studies perspective.4 Even fewer publications directly address
the forced repatriation of Chinese seamen after the Second World War. Wong
made only brief mention of it based on what she was told and would have been
unable to explore it any further as the archival sources had not been released
to the public at the time. John Belchem, in his valuable history of race relations
in twentieth- century Liverpool, did provide an account of the repatriation, but..
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
So how was your weekend?
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
It was a real pleasure to write this afterword for a fantastic special issue on the history of invasive species by Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social and Jules Skotnes-Brown @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social
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Invasive Species, Health, and Global History Afterword: The Disavowal of Human Agency
Abstract. The papers in this special issue explore the metaphorical realms that inform discourses on disruptive plants and animals. They explore how specie
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns chng.it/k8fBh7sY via @UKChange
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
And there’s more good news 🌿✨ The YESI Fellows Scheme 2025/26 opens on Monday 8 September! If you’re a University of York researcher with ideas for tackling environmental sustainability challenges, this is your chance. Details here 👉 buff.ly/W6IXpUe
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Delighted that the University of York has been shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership 🌍👏 Recognition for our pioneering YESI Fellows Initiative driving interdisciplinary, impact-led sustainability research. Full shortlist👉 lstm.ac/3HZY0XE
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THE Awards 2025
The THE Awards are the biggest celebration of UK and Irish higher education, recognising excellence across academia, professional services, leadership and management.
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
By the River Foss in York
A black dog stands on the towpath by the River Foss with a bridge above him
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Anita Hoffmann @17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Ahem... my first acedemic article just went live on the BMJ/STI website. What can 'hidden' cures in handwritten family recipe books tell us about how people dealt with STIs in the long 17th century? doi.org/10.1136/sext... #17thC #earlymodern
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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
A walk with the dog brings some quiet and his joy is my pleasure.
A black dog is running up the bank of a stream. His fur is shining and his ears are streaming backwards.
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🚨 Exciting news! @sabineclarke.bsky.social joins the YESI leadership team as co-lead for the Health and Environment Research Theme. Sabine brings expertise in the history of science + medicine, focusing on global health and environment. Welcome, Sabine! 🎉 Read more➡️ ow.ly/6c3250VzNLG
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YESI appoints new Health and Environment Theme co-lead
The York Environmental Sustainability Institute YESI) is delighted to welcome Dr Sabine Clarke as the new co-lead for our Health and Environment Research Theme.
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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) @yesiuoy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Introducing a new YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project, working with York Explore and other groups in the city, to explore ways of using local archives to produce new histories of environmental change. ➡️https://ow.ly/yM4950VyQWr @sabineclarke.bsky.social @willtullett.bsky.social
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Rohan Deb Roy @rohandroy.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I am co-organising a workshop (with Dr Isabel Davis) on 'Colonies, hives and queens: Insects and Imperialism' at the Natural History Musuem in London on Thursday the 3rd of April. There will be a set of flash talks on the theme in the morning. Teams link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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Mark Nesbitt @marknesbitt.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
PhD on offer at Kew: Plants and their Products: Biocultural collections at Kew Gardens & the South Kensington Museum during the long nineteenth century If only I could apply! Fascinating mutual interests of Kew and the V&A in plants. Closes 16 May www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-her...
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I had such a wonderful time being interviewed by students in the History Department at York for their amazing podcast series. Take a look! (Or indeed a "listen")
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!
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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
⏰ Final Reminder! The deadline for the BSHS Annual Conference 2025 CfP is TOMORROW! Submit your individual papers or sessions by Fri, 17 Jan 2025. 📍 When & Where: 8–10 July 2025, Cambridge 🌟 Open to researchers at all career stages & nationalities on any HSTM topic! conference.bshs.org.uk
Conference banner stating: 08 to 10 Jul 2025 | BSHS Conference in Cambridge, UK | Submit your abstracts now!
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
York, UK, at 9.30 this morning
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Isn’t this thistle head beautiful? Like the head of a medieval mace.
A large spiked dead thistle head. Looks like a medieval mace.
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Kelly Redeker @volatilesred.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I'm excited to announce a PhD studentship, based at UofYork, exploring how land management in African savanna affects climate, past and present. I'm joined by the fabulous Prof Colin Beale & @sabineclarke.bsky.social to join historic delivery of ecosystem functions with future savanna management.
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I found this Christmas pudding in the larder yesterday which is almost 2 years out if date. Ate it. Despite disapproval of cat.
Photograph of the label for a Christmas Pudding, with “best before” date “end of Jan 2023.”
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This looks like a terrific opportunity!
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
This point about the use of the term "post-productivism" could really be applied to the over use of the word "Anthropocene" "A sure sign of a term's ascendency is its emblematic use in papers where it is not defined and adds little of value to the discussion".
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Please circulate this great opportunity to do a PhD at Kew Gardens and the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at York! The student will look at the history of marginalised individuals who made knowledge about fungi in the early 20th century.
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LCAB PhD studentships - Currently recruiting
Women and biodiversity: gender and the making of the Kew Fungarium, 1900-1950
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Matthew Hannaford @matthewhannaford.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Excited to share the advert for the first of three new #envhist postdocs! Three-year position focusing on climate history and climate coloniality in Zimbabwe, working with a team of geographers and historians: jobs.lincoln.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Posts focusing on Malawi and Mozambique to follow.
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Job Opportunity at the University of Lincoln: Post-Doctoral Research Associate - Environmental History of Zimbabwe
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Raf De Bont 🟥 @rafdebont.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
www.academictransfer.com/nl/345235/ph... A vacancy for a PhD position at Maastricht University, to work with @moneschleper.bsky.social, @blenormand.bsky.social and me. Spread the news!
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PhD in the history of biological fieldwork and gender
Are you interested in doing a PhD on the history of biology, the environment, and gender? Are you able to work independently and in a team? Do you want to work at an international and interdisciplinar...
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Dr. Dominik Huenniger @dominikhhh.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Starting now at #WCEH2024: "The sound of nature: soundscapes and environmental awareness." In case any #envhum people (or anyone really) consider #sound & #museums, we'd love to hear from you & hopefully meet you at our workshop in December in Hamburg. See the cfp below. #envhist #soundstudies 📗
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Do you have a fantastic MA student in environmental humanities, or the history of science, who would like the opportunity for a fully funded PhD? See here for a great opportunity at York to look at weeds and weeding . www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
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Vacancies
The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity is home to world-leading interdisciplinary research on the complexities of biodiversity change in the Anthropocene.
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
Writing my email auto-response for Friday. Something along the lines of: “You’re kidding, right? I’ll respond on Monday”.
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 08/06/2024
A fantastic opportunity for a senior research fellow in any Arts and Humanities area related to biodiversity and the Anthropocene is available at the University of York. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 24/05/2024
I’m in Jamaica on a research trip, with a detour to Orange Street.
I am standing outside a record shop called Rockers International, holding a bag and smiling.This shows the inside of Rockers International with piles of records and the owner at the front.
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
The History Department at the University of York UK, is looking for a historian of South Asia for a permanent lectureship. Please spread the word! We are a great department with lovely colleagues jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
The History Department at the University of York is excited to launch a new PhD by Practice - a route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in museums, archives, heritage organisations, the media or education. york. www.york.ac.uk/history/stud...
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PhD in History by Practice - Department of History, University of York
Our PhD in History by Practice is an innovative route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in a range of settings such as in museums, archives, heritage organi...
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Fenneke Sysling @fsysling.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
Upcoming workshop!
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
York at sunset this afternoon
A photograph of a street in York with the Minster in the background. The sky is orange as the sun sets.
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Sabine Clarke @sabineclarke.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Please spread the word about these fantastic PhD opportunities at the University of York (including one in History on weeds) www.york.ac.uk/professorial...
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