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The Modern British Studies Association is looking for volunteers to join its steering committee. We're keen to appoint a representative for independent scholars, for early career researchers, & co-editors for our blog. More details below; expressions of interest by 7 Sept. modbritstud.org.uk/join/

We're delighted to announce that Somak Biswas has won the MBSA Early Career Prize for best presentation at #MBS2026, for a paper entitled ‘AIDS & the Racialisation of Mobility: Britain, 1985-1995’. The judges also highly commended Rebecca Orr & Naomi Samake-Bäckert modbritstud.org.uk/events-awards/

Just one more day to send in your paper from #MBS26 if you want to enter our ECR best paper prize modbritstud.org.uk/events-awards/

'Lawyers held a unique vantage point as the law was increasingly used in norm-breaking ways as a tool of campaigners from across the political spectrum.' Katherine Milliken identifies new avenues for understanding late twentieth century Britain through the law. modbritstud.org.uk/why-do-you-n...

Why should historians investigate the legal profession? Katherine Milliken @katie1973.bsky.social argues that lawyers became key contestors of a more powerful 1970s & 1980s political executive. Out today on #MBSA Histories from Here modbritstud.org.uk/why-do-you-n...

If you are an ECR and gave a paper at #MBS26, please do send us your paper and slides for consideration for our 'Best ECR Paper' prize. Details on our website, www.modbritstud.org.uk

For those looking for some longer historical context about white supremacist politics in Northern Ireland, I heartily recommend Daniel Geary’s chapter in this fantastic edited collection: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526147073/

I’m really pleased to see my article on “The Asian Mother and Baby Campaign” in the @jbritishstudies.bsky.social Many thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding this research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The latest in our 'Histories from Here' series is published today. @beccagold.bsky.social reflects on writing contingent, hopeful histories in today's heated political moment, that assume neither progress nor collapse are inevitable modbritstud.org.uk/history-from...

A really great time attending and speaking at @modbritstud.bsky.social Conference the past few days! Great papers with great speakers #MBS2026

Being a part of this #MBS2026 panel was a real treat! Many thanks to my fellow speakers @drrochellerowe.bsky.social @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social Aleph Ross @leilarsellers.bsky.social @benjamin-bland.bsky.social and @evemworth.bsky.social and our fantastic chair @tsasson.bsky.social

Biggest thanks to Chika Tonooka for all her posts over the course of #mbs26. It was great to be able to give glimpses of the panels and debate to folks on Bsky

Finally, thanks to everyone who followed these Bluesky posts across the last 3 days. I’m now handing the account keys back to my colleague Lucy Delap. (Chika Tonooka)

Thank you so much again to Sarah Kenny @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social (Birmingham) & Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social (Cambridge) for making #MBS2026 (and much else) possible!

To keep these conversations going, don’t forget to check out the website of the just-launched Modern British Studies Association (MBSA), including its new blog, Histories from Here. modbritstud.org.uk

We’ve officially reached the end of #MBS2026! Thank you to everyone who attended, both in person and online. It’s been fantastic seeing so many people here and engaging in these vital conversations across Modern British Studies.

Discussion of passing in relation to race, class, disability, gender & ethnicity raises very pertinent final questions for #mbs26: how modern is the sense of self that underpins ideas of passing? Is the language of presenting more useful? How can we explore sonic and embodied aspects?

Jacob Ward on New Labour’s embrace of futurology and future-thinking – confluence of social science and management consultancy

Lise Butler on the sociological assumptions underpinning Labour’s family policy Peter Sloman on John Major’s £50 billion deficit problem to argue for more attention to the disintegration of Thatcherism as a political project (and not just its making)

#MBS2026 post-lunch panel on social science and government identifies important areas of investigation for historicising the 1990s: