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Geoff Belknap

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Keeper of Science and Technology at National Museums Scotland. Historian of photography, science, museums and visual culture. He/him. Views my own.

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I'm so sorry Alex. Can only imagine how horrible it is to lose a pet, and also to have to worry about the cost. Sending love from Scotland.

03.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Project Conservator

πŸ””JOB ALERTπŸ”” 12 month Project Conservator, Aviation @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social. If you have experience in engineering conservation, this job could be for you.
Salary - Β£39,754 to Β£43,188
Full time - Fixed Term 12 months
Location - NMoF
Deadline - 15.3.26
careers.nms.ac.uk/job/841751

02.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ancient brass instrument used to interpret the heavens turns 1,000 years old National Museums Scotland said it was one of the rarest scientific instruments in its collection.

Donning my purple gloves to say happy birthday to our 1000-year-old astrolabe #histsci πŸ“œ
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

23.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

(Silly to not go, when it's your home town)! If you want any local Edinburgh tips, just ask

19.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Come join the team at @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social! Great role helping us take care of the Library and Archive!

Closing date - 16/02/26
Salary - Β£42,765-Β£46,051
Hours - 35 pw

05.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Polkarooo? Pooolkarooooooo

20.01.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Annual Conference 2026 Photography’s Tacit Knowledge Image: A reproduction photographer at work. 1934 (Deutsche Fotothek). Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK When: 15-16 June 2026…

We're delighted to announce the CFP for our #PHRC26 annual conference on "Photography's Tacit Knowledge". As in the past few years, it'll be a hybrid conference, online and in Leicester, o 15-16 June. Send your abstracts by 9 January! photographichistory.wordpress.com/annual-confe... #photohist

24.10.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Great job in a great department

06.01.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woman with long brown hair pulls a red book from a bookshelf.

A woman with long brown hair pulls a red book from a bookshelf.

Want to level up your library career this year?

We’re looking for international mid-career library and archive professionals to join us this summer at our International Library Leaders Programme.

Learn more link.bl.uk/ILLP2026

06.01.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Science Museum Group is looking for a Systems and E-Resources Librarian, FT permanent post based at one of our sites in #Bradford #London #Manchester #Wroughton (nr Swindon) or #York #LISjobs #LibraryJobs #MuseumJobs ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...

02.01.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

JOB ALERT!

3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.

PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January

www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

05.01.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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A watch for King James VI and I's favourite | National Museums Scotland In around 1615, James VI and I presented his favourite courtier, Robert Kerr, Earl of Somerset, with an elaborate pendant watch. Within a year, Kerr had sp

Special issue (OA) of British Art Studies on James VI & I, including a multi-authored section on the Ramsay-Kerr watch @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social main--britishartstudies-29.netlify.app/issues/29/
(see also www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat...)

18.12.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What if there was a way to link museum collections based on the way an object looks? Kaspar Beelen and I have a paper out now talking about 'Heritage Weaver,' a project that used multimodal AI to link and explore museum data across collections: doi.org/10.63744/txx...

19.12.2025 10:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the best kind of use of the Internet.

10.12.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fellowship | The Image Centre

2026 photo research fellowships now open. Come to Toronto to work with the amazing collections at TMU’s Image Centre!

theimagecentre.ca/fellowship/

05.12.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship | IASH

Are you a scholar in Games Studies, Museum Studies and/or Digital Humanities and want to help NMS develop research in Collecting Video Game Heritage? Come and apply to be an IASH Fellow at the University of Edinburgh!
Applications
Opens - Dec 25
Closes - April 26
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa...

26.11.2025 13:24 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I know it often feels like yelling into the void, but at least you can yell loudly here and with occasional free text boxes if you are horrified by the proposed immigration changes.

20.11.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care? The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity

I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...

18.11.2025 06:27 πŸ‘ 1064 πŸ” 622 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 76

Not so surprising Sadiah - you work is always brilliant. Can't wait to read this

18.11.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why treadmills soothe our minds and joysticks sharpen our wits | Science and Industry Museum Detailed findings of a pioneering 'brain and body' study developed for the Manchester Science Festival have just been published, reports Science Director, and study co-author, Roger Highfield.

Why treadmills soothe our minds and joysticks sharpen our wits: fab to see the peer-reviewed results of our online mass experiment for the Manchester Science Festival with @comadork.bsky.social and his team from @westernu.ca in @plosone.org! blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/why-treadmil...

27.10.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Come by NMS and say hi if you have time

27.10.2025 11:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really interesting read on AL and cultural heritage

15.10.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Head of Collections Services

πŸ””πŸ””JOB KLAXONπŸ””πŸ””πŸ””
Come and join the team at NMS - we're looking for a new Head of Collections Services. It's a brilliant role and a great team.

Details
Salary - Β£70.692-80,152
Hours - FT 35 Hours per week
Deadline - Nov 9th, 2025

careers.nms.ac.uk/job/780754

14.10.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Lead the Curran Index as Our New Editor – RSVP RSVP seeks a new Editor or Editors to lead the Curran Index! Applications should be sent to VP Alison Chapman by October 15.

Are you doing #19thC attribution research? Do you have DH skills and nowhere to use them? YOU could be the next editor of the Curran Index! We're still accepting applications thru next week on 15 Oct. Lead this ongoing + fully supported DH project into its next iteration! rs4vp.org/curran-edito...

08.10.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Join us as Chair of The National Videogame Museum!⁠
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Are you passionate about videogames, culture, and education? Do you have the strategic vision and experience to lead a growing national charity? Join us and help shape the future of our work.⁠
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thenvm.org/about/work-w...

16.09.2025 09:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Physics World disappoints - he may indeed have had a waxed mustache, but Gabriel Lippmann and his colour photography process is an icon in the history of photography.

01.10.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

Job at UC-Berkeley: Asst. Prof. in Global History of Technology, apps due 10/10 (so soon). #history #histSTM #histsci #histphilsci

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05065

30.09.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Think you have your next tattoo inspiration sorted....

23.09.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Job Klaxon!

Science Museum is looking for a Curator of Chemistry.

Job Details
Salary - Β£41,177.63
Full Time
London
Deadline - 29/09/2025
ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...

23.09.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Alex! Gotta celebrate the big things like this

22.08.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0