'The bathing ponds at Hampstead Heath in north-west London will remain trans-inclusive after a public consultation overwhelmingly favoured its existing rules.'
Good news. 86% of 38,000 respondents in favour of retaining trans-inclusive policies.
We have two new 12-month postdoctoral fellowship opportunities at the British Library! Applications open soon to co-design projects in the following areas:
- Colonial Deposit and our Newspaper Collection
- Local Large Language Models and Personal Born-Digital Archives
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CFP alert: We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary.bsky.social! This will be taking place on 27th November 2026, with presentations happening both in-person and online.
Deadline to submit your ideas is: 31st July 2026! #DisHist
Policy agreement means trans people will continue to have access to Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds in north-west London
London has published its Areas of Research Interest.
A global city, with dozens of universities, many world-leading — the GLA only has five questions for the tens of thousands of London academics and policy wonks, but it's a start!
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'[It's] a transition from being a market economy to being a market society... a move away from conceiving of people as citizens, members of a community who collectively share the burdens & opportunities of life... [to] a series of individuals who pay for what they want & don’t pay for anything else'
This scheme is explicitly designed to address the scarcity of funding available for postdoctoral researchers, to help develop core research skills, bridge academic and professional practice, and promote inclusive talent development across the GLAM sector and beyond.
Fellowships run from September 26 to August 27. Deadline 15 July.
Please RT and get in touch with any questions!
Fellowships run from September 26 to August 27. Deadline 15 July.
Please RT and get in touch with any questions!
Fellows will be given a structured pathway to build their research profile, gain transferable future-facing skills, project- and line-management experience by designing and supervising a PhD placement, feel supported within our research community, and generate new expertise of strategic value.