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Among other things -- a member of Withington Film Festival Heritage Hub + Withington Civic Society + Greater Manchester Tenants Union.

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"Pointing to estimates of about 30,000 job losses in the past three years..." www.ft.com/content/ded7...
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UK universities cut jobs, research and teaching amid squeeze in overseas students
‘Very sharp downturn’ in enrolments risks hitting economic innovation and academic pipeline, lobby group says
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 17h
You know which historical sources to use but how do you decide the digital tools to help structure your research data? Join @justincolson.bsky.social on 19 Nov who will be leading our course 'Sources to Data: Excel and Alternatives for Historians'. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org
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Sources to Data: Excel and Alternatives for Historians
IHR Short Course (PAID)
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 11h
#clikoftheday courtesy of @aiucentre.bsky.social & #NorthernChildhoods #Bangladeshi #Chamon #birmingham #UK www.slurrp.com/article/the-...
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The Bangladeshi Curry House Malcolm X Visited In The UK
Days before his assassination on 20 February 1965, American Civil Rights Movement icon Malcolm X dined at a Bangladeshi curry house in the UK, called Chamon. Chamon's story, and that of other curry ho...
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 22h
Tib Street entrance to Affleck's Palace indoor market, Manchester, 1995 (Manchester Libraries).
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When the Wild West Show came to #Gorton... #pixoftheday courtesy of Manchester Libraries & #indigenouspeoplesday
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Wild West Show in Manchester (08/02/1888) #pixoftheday courtesy of #indigeniouspeoplesday & Bill Cody Archives cdrhmedia.unl.edu/iiif/2/cody-...
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Join us this Wednesday to celebrate history & STEM by delving into the wide-ranging @sciencemuseum.org.uk object, library and archive collections. The session will be expertly led by @astrid-esq.bsky.social & @lauragrayblair.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @sas-news.bsky.social
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Championing IHR Partnerships in History: Science Museum Group
IHR Research Training
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Huddersfield & District Family History Society @huddsfhs.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Less than two weeks to go for the big event of our year, we cannot wait to meet our exhibitors and visitors on Saturday 24 October at the Masonic Hall in Huddersfield. For more information about our exhibitors and the three family/local history themed talks, look here: hdfhs.org.uk/the-family-h...
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Penny Briers @pocketdisco.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Horlicks: Guards against Night Starvation: Steven Turner | BFI Replay
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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Looking to better understand the wider learning and engagement impact of your archive projects? Join the Archives Revealed training programme’s in-person workshop at Library of Birmingham on either 10th or 11th November (11am-4pm): www.eventbrite.com/cc/archives-...
Six people sit around a table working with laptops and documents. Behind them stand shelves filled with hundreds of books.
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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Pick your pin... Badges - the essential 1970s / 1980s political accessary This Rock Against Racism carnival programme gives a snapshot of some of the pin badges doing the rounds in 1978
Front and back covers of Anti Nazi League / Rock Against Racism programme for Carnival 2, held at Brockwell Park, London, on 24 September 1978. The front cover shows a target (mostly red and orange) with a red ANL arrow pointing towards the centre. The back cover shows a selection of pin badges with anti-Nazi slogans, including 'Gays Against Nazis', 'Nazis are No Fun', 'Rock Against Racism', 'Women Against Nazis', 'Here to stay. Here to fight', 'Skateboard Against Racism' and 'Pogo on a Nazi'.
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#pixoftheday #tbc #scifi
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great find courtesy of #wikipedia... #wow #NorthernChildhoods
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 08/10/2026
Closing next Friday (16th): 'History and Archives in Practice' 2027. Calls for panels invited for our annual meeting of historians and archivists, with @ihr.bsky.social and TNA. HAP27 focuses on connecting past and future with sessions on advocacy & applied history bit.ly/3RGHbWy #Skystorians
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'History and Archives in Practice' (HAP), 2027. Call for participation now open - Royal Historical Society
History and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
R.U.R by Karel Capek (1921) #clickoftheday courtesy of #NorthernChildhoods @aiucentre.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Rossum's Universal Robots - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds
Musical drama. Robots reason that the planet is in peril and it's up to them to save it.
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prof. @sonjatiernan.bsky.social's landmark biography celebrates Irish poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth’s life, as a significant figure of Anglo-Irish letters and an unsung hero of LGBT+ history. Join us at @livirishfest.bsky.social on 19th Oct: www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/sonja... #booksky
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 31/12/2025
In Uruguay, families co-own and co-build their homes through housing cooperatives. Some chip in savings, others swing hammers. The result? Affordable, dignified housing that stays off the private market, and a blueprint the world can learn from.
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What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens
One of Latin America’s smallest nations has a robust network of housing cooperatives, which give access to permanent, affordable housing to citizens at a range of income levels.
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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Thackray Museum of Medicine, Leeds has been awarded £420k funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund ahead of its 30th anniversary in 2027. The museum is housed in the former Leeds Union Workhouse. 👇 Thackray Museum of Medicine gains funding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thackray Museum of Medicine gains funding ahead of 30th anniversary
Leeds' Thackray Museum of Medicine says the grant will help it plan for the next three decades.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Price drop: the audiobook of 'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City that Shaped the Modern World' is currently available for £4.99, one-third of the usual price. A bargain. www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Manches...
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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Join us on 22 October for a webinar which will support you to assess the significance of your collections and turn that thinking into a clear, persuasive statement of significance for grant applications and advocacy: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
A record keeper removes a box of documents from shelves in a strongroom repository.
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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📣Calling all archive professionals Join us at The London Archives on 11 November (10am-4pm) for a free hands-on workshop exploring how you can better understand the needs, interests and motivations of current and potential audiences: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tools-for-...
Four people stand in front of a large book case examining the pages of an open look laid out on a grey archive book cushion. One is a recordkeeper pointing to some information for a child and their parents.
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Louise Pichel @louisepichel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is a great initiative. If you need support with a digital project, pop an application in!
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#mustread!!!
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Earlier this year, Studies in Imperialism published its 200th volume. We're revisiting this conversation with the series editors on four decades of scholarship, the evolution of the field, and why the study of empire still matters today. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/05...
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#skystorians #submissioncall #FirstBookPrize #EarlyCareerArticlePrize
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 07/10/2026
This afternoon, the Visit considers 'History and AI', with a contribution by @jesussanjurjo.bsky.social. Jesús recently published on this subject for the RHS blog: 'The Machine’s Silences' bit.ly/4ycn7dZ - part of the Society's new series on ‘AI and History Teaching in UK Higher Education’.
Opening page of the RHS blog post 'The Machine’s Silences: Teaching History with AI' by Dr Jesús Sanjurjo. 

Full abstract: In this post Dr Jesús Sanjurjo reflects on lessons learned from the use of AI in The Prison Blueprint Project, a research project led by the University of Strathclyde with the National Archive of Cuba and the universities of Glasgow and Havana, and supported by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Jesús explains how he plans to draw four lessons from his research into his classroom this academic year. This post is part of a series commissioned by the Royal Historical Society on ‘AI and History Teaching in UK Higher Education’ in Autumn 2026. The series includes a range of perspectives on the uses and limitations of Generative AI and LLMs from history educators and research academics
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'HESA data published in early 2026 found that of the 26,110 academic staff employed at professor level across UK higher education in 2024/25, only 270 are Black. That’s 1.03 per cent of the professoriate....the difference...shows no clear sign of closing.'
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Why universities keep forgetting their anti-racism commitments
Dami Folayan argues that anti-racism pledges fade because universities don’t build them into governance, systems, and budgets
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There is still time left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The scheme supports UK-based postdoctoral – or equivalent – researchers in pursuing primary research in the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: bit.ly/4iwQQtI
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants, deadline of 4 November 2026. Independent scholars deadline 28 October 2026
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Registration link is now available for the 1st seminar of the 2026-27 season of the IHR's London Group of Historical Geographers. Join us to explore historical geographies of skill in the past. Free, hybrid in-person/online and open to the public. #Skystorians
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Lines in pleasant places: the skill of butchery and the geography of the carcass
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Dr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is so exciting!
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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Wilson skilfully pulls together what the more independent-thinking cultural commentators have been writing for years". Richard Morrison, The Times. Out tomorrow.
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's time to look ahead to what's publishing in Spring & Summer 2027! We're delighted to share with you the new trade catalogue, featuring the books we're publishing March-August 2027 - browse it here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/catalogues/ #booksky
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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
2nd October, 1977: "Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy" part 2. #DoctorWho
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I remember going on a school trip in the late 70’s to see this at the Empire Leicester Square. ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) Anyway, Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation was a big box office hit and was released 58yrs ago today.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Manchester's forgotten underground Market Centre beneath Market Street. Opened 1972, boasted more than 100 stores. Closed 1989, parts of the infrastructure now dilapidated.
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School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomsalc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Next Wednesday @manchester.ac.uk University of Manchester hosts Professor Stefano Bartolini, Emeritus Professor at the European University Institute and one of Europe's most influential scholars of comparative politics and political theory, for a prestigious British Academy Lecture.
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British Academy Lecture 2026: Professor Stefano Bartolini
Rule Making Rules: The Origins of Western Political Institutions and Why They Matter Today.
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At the corner of Low St Agnesgate and St Marygate, a plaque marks the Treaty of Ripon a turning point on the road to civil war. In the early 1600s, King Charles I tried to impose the English prayer book and associated theology on Scotland’s Calvinist Church. The defiant Scots, calling
A green civic plaque erected by the Ripon Civic Society in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, commemorating the site of Nunwick Prebend House and the signing of the Treaty of Ripon on 28 October 1640.
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Museum of Transport Greater Manchester @motgm.uk · 08/10/2026
#ThrowbackThursday this week takes us to Manchester's Piccadilly bus station. There's still a bus station on this very spot, but it looks rather different now! The date is some time in the early to mid 1950s.
Mid-20th-century Manchester Piccadilly bus station with a long central canopy framing a line of double- and single-decker buses, passengers walking and waiting at numbered stops (A, B), and city buildings filling the background.
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The Mancunian Pigeon @themancunianpigeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Year is 1959... Pix: Upper Brook Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock courtesy of Manchester Libraries #manchester #paragon #biscuit #throwbackthursday #pixoftheday
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Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
‘KEEP THE FLAME BURNING’ OPENS AT THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY The exhibition, that has been co-produced by a group of volunteers, all aged 16 - 25 and working class, opens on Friday 18th July! Follow the link for more info wcml.org.uk/event/keep-t...
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Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks to our wonderful volunteers for manning a stall at the popular Salford Histories festival at the weekend, Julie and Jordan spoke with a lot of local people about the library and sold a lot of merchandise! www.salford100.org.uk/events/salfo...
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Does your research touch on science or science history? Come to this free training session led by IHR Research Partners @sciencemuseum.org.uk on Oct 14 14:00-16:00 at the IHR. Learn about Science Museum Group collections, the SMG Research and Public History team, and grant funding. buff.ly/6xETNyy
A collage of museum objects fills the background, including a large penny-farthing bicycle, a wooden mechanical apparatus, historic vehicles, a steam locomotive, a close-up of turbine blades, and a brass navigational instrument. The words “SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP” appear in large white capital letters across the centre of the image. In the upper right corner, a white panel displays the date “14 Oct 26”.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
September 29 is St. Michael’s Day, or Michaelmas. Read about the history of St. Michael in IHR Fellow Michael Carter’s blog blog.history.ac.uk/2026/09/mich... Find out more in the IHR Library’s Religious History Collections www.history.ac.uk/library/coll...
Stained glass window showing a golden-winged St Michael pinning down a defeated green-winged devil with a spear. The angel is dressed in golden armour.
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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📢📅 Thurs 8th Oct! Open to UOL & federation staff, students & the public, the SAS Festival of Research & Engagement will be a chance to meet the people behind SAS’s research, explore books & collections, try interactive activities & hear researchers share their work. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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You're invited! School of Advanced Study Festival of Research and Engagement, Thursday 8 October
You're invited! School of Advanced Study Festival of Research and Engagement, Thursday 8 October 2026
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In our latest On History blog, @zoejackson.bsky.social discusses how they used two petitions as a starting point to reflect on environmental history as a field, and the usefulness of the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) for researching environmental histories buff.ly/9yxpTE4
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Pathways, Environmental History, and BBIH  - On History
Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) Intern in Environmental Histories Zoë Jackson uses two petitions as a starting point to reflect on environmental history as a field, and the…
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LSE Library @lselibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New on LSE Digital Library! The Women’s Freedom League; 1,063 items including minutes, annual reports, pamphlets, banners, photographs and issues of The Vote. @fotwl.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social #TheWomen'sLibraryat100 View collection here: digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/...
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Collections - LSE Digital Library
Explore our digital collections through curated selections of material according to themes, type or source of material.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Teenage life, Lancashire, 1957, photo by Bert Hardy.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
⚽ 📖 Football and climate change: the unsustainability of the beautiful game - Out in March 2027 with @manchesterup.bsky.social If anyone is interested in hosting one of us for a seminar/presentation in 2027, get in touch.
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How were empires made? Not only through armies and conquest, but through railways and infrastructure. In our latest author Q&A, Yangwen discusses railway imperialism, modernisation, and why the history of railways remains relevant today: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/10...
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A look at two original accounts of English eating and drinking habits, why we eat and drink the way we do with three fantastic authors. Join us at @trackbrewingco.bsky.social taproom in #Manchester, FREE tickets available now on Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/467j3uxp #booksky @versobooks.bsky.social
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Pubs for the people: Sivamohan Valluvan and Amit Singh with Lewis Bassett
A look at two original accounts of English eating and drinking habits, why we eat and drink the way we do now with three fantastic authors.
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