On Wednesday, we will be joined by Gerda Heydemann for a lecture organised in collaboration with @earliermiddleages.bsky.social, titled 'The Social Life of Carolingian Exegesis'.
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With the ESHS/HSS conference in Edinburgh coming up, check out curiousedinburgh.org, a walking tour app developed by the University of Edinburgh to guide you through the Athens of the North! From the History of Public Health to the Women in STEM Art Trail - there's something for everyone!
🆕 The June digital issue of BJHS is out now!
This issue explores topics ranging from silk networks and museum politics to Cold War genetics, penicillin diplomacy and the history of science in India.
All the articles are Open Access 🔓️
Over the coming weeks, we'll highlight each article in turn
📢 We are seeking papers for our online conference! We welcome proposals from researchers, students, independent scholars, and community historians exploring women’s and gender history in Scotland/ Scottish context
📝 Abstracts due 1 July
🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/05/04/c...
Please share!
What's inside?
🕸️ Global silk networks
🏛️ Museums and nuclear energy
⚙️ Science and industry in Manchester
🧬 Cold War genetics
🥔 Plant virology and regulation
🇮🇳 Science and empire in India
💊 Penicillin and Cold War diplomacy
Stay tuned for article spotlights and links to each paper!
Do you want to learn to read old documents? Do you need to learn some Latin? The 49th Palaeography Summer School is for you! 👇 Tell all your friends. #palaeography #Skystorians #MedievalSky
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Opinion | Our ethical code makes us responsible to our visitors 📋
Debate about treatment of human remains is important, say National Museums NI’s Niamh Baker and Hannah Crowdy.
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The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
Join us at 1pm this Friday for 'Historical Context: Labour in Crisis': bit.ly/4ns6yGZ
Specialist historians set the UK's changing political landscape in historical context. With expert insight from @emilyrobinson.bsky.social, @lisebutler.bsky.social and Rohan McWilliam 1/2
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Just read my own book in full for the first time in years (as prep for something). And you know what? It’s pretty good!!