Thanks to everyone who contributed to our workshop back in April. For those who weren't able to make it, we've done a little write up on our blog:
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Delighted to have organised this as part of @northernenvhistory.bsky.social's summer seminar series– Sandra Liwanowska (University of Cambridge) will be talking on Plot, muck, and the local in Restoration natural history!
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I'm delighted to welcome Kate Nankervis as our next speaker at the NEHN seminar series! ☁️ Join us online on Tuesday 12 May (13:00 GMT) to hear Kate talk about the histories of climate, clouds and meteorology.
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It was a pleasure to co-convene a two day workshop on historical approaches to unwanted non-human life. It brought together researches from a range of periods and disciplines and fostered conversations on the challenges and opportunities of with working in this field. Many thanks to all involved!
The Northern Environmental History Network welcomes Kate Nankervis (York) to speak about histories of climate, clouds and meteorology.
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The Northern Environmental History Network welcome Sandra Liwanowksa (University of Cambridge).
In April 2026, scholars from across the UK and abroad came together at the University of York for the NEHN’s annual workshop, titled ‘Yuck?: Historical Approaches to Unwanted Non-Human Life’. Parti…
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Francis Taylor
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Abstracts should be sent to the organisers by 17/07/2026, and the workshop will be held on 10/09/2026. For the full abstract, see here:
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Check out my new article! It argues that the rise of continental drift should be understood within the context of the geopolitical shift that came from decolonization. lmk if you can't access! #histsci #STS
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This article argues that the mid-twentieth-century acceptance of continental drift cannot be understood solely as the result of new geophysical eviden…
A reminder to join us on Tuesday for our next seminar, where Sandra Liwanowksa will be discussing 17th ctry English local natural history and the curative potential of soil. Join us 09/06/26 at 1300 by signing up here:
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Join us week-after-next for the first of our summer seminars!
Kate Nankervis will be talking to us on 12/05 at 1300 BST about Romantic poets, clouds, and climate.
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We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
Northern History is supporting this workshop on environmental history, which will take place in Leeds on 10 Sept.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 17 July - see below for more information. We’re planning to publish a special issue on the topic too.
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We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
