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Tickets are now available for Chartism Day 2026! All are welcome. The £12 ticket price includes refreshments and a light buffet lunch. The full programme will be available in due course. Book your tickets and find out more here: sslh.org.uk/2026/08/02/c...

Chartism Day 2026 RegistrationTickets for Chartism Day 2026 are now available. This year’s event takes place on Saturday 19 September at Friends Meeting House, Warwick, and is open to all. Chartism Day 2026, 19 September,…sslh.org.uk

In late 2023, the Society spent a day with Hertfordshire’s historians. We saw the quality, creativity and distinctiveness of teaching, research and engagement. We were told by a (now departed) senior manager that History was ‘a portfolio the university will guard very carefully’. bit.ly/4hLediN

CALLING ALL INDEPENDENT HISTORIANS!! Come and join IHN for socials, networking, support, advice, newsletters, and promotion of your work! The number of members is going up all the time which is very, very exciting. Join the fun for a bargain £10 per year. membermojo.co.uk/independenth...

Thinking through the unedifying, un-evidence-based rush to an undefined, apparently unmodelled paradigm of 'specialisation, what's being lost/threatened? Herts History was an excellent example of performing to a top standard in REF, but also much more than that. Questions to think with include: 1/4

This should be self evident but clearly isn’t. From @lewisgoodall.com

"Details, in their singularity and idiosyncrasy, point to the capaciousness of human experience." New today in the Society's journal 'Transactions': Joe Moran 'On Detail in Historical Writing': bit.ly/44UMi8C Now available OA @joemoransblog.bsky.social @massobsarchive.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

A lovely flurry of activity here... do please let me know if you would like to be added...

That's just the tip of the rapidly melting Arts iceberg, and does not address the loss of Strategic Priority Grant for Archaeology programmes, Geography, Nursing... 2/2

Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2

Arts institutions hit hard as OfS details teaching grant cutsUniversity for the Creative Arts loses more than half of its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zerowww.timeshighereducation.com

Are you starting a new research degree in history from Sept? If so, come along to our in-person IHR workshop & learn about our fantastic @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, our 60 IHR seminars & how you can join @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social, our national postgraduate network! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2026IHR Research Trainingwww.history.ac.uk

JOB: Head of Information, Research & Culturally Sensitive Collections at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social London wellcome.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Wellcome/job... #archives #museum #HistMed #HistSci via @ncph.bsky.social

Head of Information, Research & Culturally Sensitive CollectionsSalary: pay range £65,600-£82,000 Closing date: 18th August 2026 Contract type: Permanent Interview dates: W/C 7th September Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library. We believe everyone’s exp...wellcome.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

'History and Archives in Practice' 2027: call for participation now open for our annual gathering of historians and archivists, co-hosted with @ihr.bsky.social and TNA. HAP27's theme is connecting past and future with sessions on advocacy, value and applied history bit.ly/3RGHbWy #Skystorians

'History and Archives in Practice' (HAP), 2027. Call for participation now open - RHSHistory and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...bit.ly

📣CFPs - deadline 31 July📣 Symposium: Global Childhood(s) and Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine 📆16-18 November 2026 🏛️The Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds (UK) In-person with online presentation option #histmed #histSTM

History of Medicines CFPsIf you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Symposium: Global Childhood(s) and Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine Keyn…sshm.org

No 10 North is historic – but not unprecedented. Medieval York shows England has governed from more than one centre before.

Andy Burnham’s No 10 North has a precedent – in medieval YorkNo 10 North is historic – but not unprecedented. Medieval York shows England has governed from more than one centre before.tcnv.link

📣 CFP Applicants are invited to propose research exploring any element of narratives of slavery for the CRSW / AHRC Doctoral Studentship at King's College, London. The award pays Home Tuition Fees for students in the Department of War Studies. Deadline: 1st Sept baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

CRSW / AHRC Doctoral Studentship, King's College, London - British Association for American StudiesWe invite proposals under the theme of: “Narratives of Enslavement and their Legacies” Applicants are invited to propose innovative research exploring any element of the relationship between…baas.ac.uk

IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks. Please post! @dralanagharris.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @camunicampop.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org

How do you decide which digital tools will help structure your historical research data? How can you organise your notes, tables and/or spreadsheets to help with your analysis? Join @justincolson.bsky.social at his IHR short course Sources to Data to find out more! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Sources to Data: Excel and Alternatives for HistoriansIHR Short Course (PAID)www.history.ac.uk

Want to join IHN? You can now sign up as a member for just £10 a year! You'll get our newsletter, access to free online events with experts, invites to our meet-ups and access to online resources. The more of us, the better! Do join up! membermojo.co.uk/independenth...

A new programme of free training from The National Archives is available now! Learn more about the training, in collaboration with the Community Archives and Heritage Group, here: www.balh.org.uk/news-free-co... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

You may also be interested in our PhD Masterclasses: Improving the Structure of your Academic Writing // Improving your Writing Style. Carefully curated for historians looking for hands-on support with their academic writing. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

PhD Masterclass: Improving the Structure of your Academic WritingIHR Short Course (PAID)www.history.ac.uk