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Three postdoctoral positions available on a fantastic-looking project (based in Lyon), looking at the history of the earth sciences in the Caucasus and central Asia, 1880 to 2000: larhra.fr/programmes-e...

ENVIROSHIFT - Shifting perspectives on environmental change: A History of the Earth Sciences in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 1880-2000 - LARHRAERC Strating Grant Funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme (Grant Agreement No. 101222577) RECRUITEMENT Applications are now open ENVIROSHIFT ...larhra.fr

Massively looking forward to the 10 degree temperature drop when I come up to Edinburgh tomorrow (and the conference too, of course)

University of Pittsburgh Press are having a sale for this month, so you can pick up a copy of my book, The Age of Mammals, for a standard hardback price of $42 (rather than the usual more academic price of $70) Link here, and code is 29INT40 : upittpress.org/books/978082... #FossilFriday

I love Asbestos Paraceratherium

In Tübingen this week, and encountered some fossil agglomerations, and long-necked and toothy beasts, in the university palaeontology collections

A connection I hadn't realized before - palaeontologist Harry Govier Seeley (1839-1909), best known for his work on pterosaurs and dinosaurs, was the cousin of the imperial historian John Robert Seeley (1834-1895), author of 'The Expansion of England' Also struck by the resemblance!

For some Monday morning reading, a report on current emotional investment in dinosaurs - with contributions from me, @vickycoules.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social : edition.cnn.com/2026/04/05/s...

Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late | CNNDino-heads on TikTok are chopping up animated footage of the prehistoric beasts (mostly taken from the recent Netflix docuseries “The Dinosaurs”) and lamenting their loss. It’s part of a long history ...edition.cnn.com

Two more PhD scholarships at @kingshistory.bsky.social: focussing on different aspects of Nigerian history, and working with my excellent colleague @bixhiribarren.bsky.social : www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM397/p...

PhD Studentships at King's College LondonAt jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentships. Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.www.jobs.ac.uk

Presenting the background and my general thoughts about a new developing project next week....

New book out by my colleague on the development of the idea of intelligence - had a preview, and it's very good!

Very glad to see they have survived!

Applications are still open for these doctoral scholarships in history of science at KCL (which can cover a preparatory History MA & international fees) I'm always happy to receive enquiries from people interested in working on history of palaentology, geology, anthropology, natural history & so on

Some #FossilFriday reading - a new publication by Victor Monnin entitled Critical History for Tomorrow's Paleontology It thinks about how historical research can connect with issues in palaeontology: www.cambridge.org/core/element... And it's free to download until 10 February, so get it quick!

Critical History for Tomorrow's PaleontologyCambridge Core - Palaeontology and Life History - Critical History for Tomorrow's Paleontologyshorturl.at

We have a job at @kingshistory.bsky.social! Open-ended lecturing post in Early Medieval History, with focuses on Britain and/or Europe: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH751/l...

Lecturer in Early Medieval History at King's College LondonAn opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Early Medieval History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.www.jobs.ac.uk