Director of the Institute of Historical Research. Sometimes writes about history and feeling.
Claire Langhamer
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'Universities across the UK have reported more than 1,000 job losses in the first four months of this year, with the actual number likely to be far higher as institutions continue to roll out cost-saving initiatives.' 1/4
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Don' miss Prof. Lucy Delap's paper on Disabled Women, the Labour State, and Enterprise In Twentieth Century Britain this Friday 12 June at 5:30 pm in person at the IHR, London and on Zoom. #Skystorians
"As long as financial pressures and current student recruitment trends that vary sharply between different providers continue, course closures and cold spots will grow."
@britishacademy.bsky.social updates its 'Cold Spots' mapping of SHAPE subjects with 2024-25 HESA data
bit.ly/4uKAXCX #Skystorians
We are stronger, and better historians, together.
Historical societies abound in the UK, and we've listed 150 with BlueSky accounts in this updated Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd
Other societies appear on a new listing of subject societies on the RHS website bit.ly/4ebwP9r #Skystorians
It’s nearly time for our national diary day! Every 12th May we ask people to write down what they got up to. This year we’re also really interested in experiences of nature and wellbeing, as well as what else you get up to on the day! #diary #journal #nature #skystorians #write #Archive
New analysis from the British Academy shows us huge areas of the country where key areas of humanities, arts, and social sciences are not taught. Ruairi Cullen has the details
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Lecturer in Modern British History
Lancaster University - School of Global Affairs #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRL783/l...
I am really looking forward to talking about my research and (so very nearly completed) book on women’s welfare activism at the CBH seminar on 24th June at IHR. If you are in London then do come along would be lovely to see you. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Claire Langhamer
Over 1,000 UK university job losses announced since January.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
New books time again which IHR library members can browse on the 1st and 2nd floors (P.S. becoming a member is easy and free - just fill out a form www.history.ac.uk/library/libr...)
Margot Finn
Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Society's President and Council have released the following statement on the proposed closure of undergraduate degrees at the University of Hertfordshire, in #History and the wider humanities bit.ly/4dmV5oO
This comes at a time of further bad news from Essex and Nottingham #Skystorians
Recruiting now: Lecturer in Modern British History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
Even for those familiar with bleak times, this has been a particularly bad few weeks in UK higher education. Confirmed job losses at the University of Essex were followed by further bad news from Hert...
