Prof Kevin Linch

Second Projects – A roundtable and discussion sponsored by History UK - ROUNDTABLE - RHS Second projects should be, and can be, an exciting stage in an academic career. However, they can also be daunting, challenging and confusing, particularly in the context of a higher education climate...

Very pleased to promote this forthcoming event - on 'Second Projects for Historians' - organised and hosted by History UK.

Now booking for Tuesday 16 March at 2pm bit.ly/47saS26 #Skystorians

Tuesday 17 March 2026 - Vincent Hiribarren (KCL): Historian vs AI: who reads and analyses archives best - Digital History Seminar This seminar is 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm GMT live on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/97943434361, later posted to our YouTube channel. Session chair: TBC Abstract: This paper compares how a historian and AI appro...

📢 Join the @ihr.bsky.social Digital History seminar on 17 March (midday UK time) for Vincent Hiribarren on the topic 'Historian vs AI: who reads and analyses archives best'. All our seminars are live on Zoom and published after on our YouTube channel ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/tues... #dhist

Interesting CfP from the Early Modern War folks

History and Archives in Practice 2026 | Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research

Registration for #HAP26 is now OPEN!

Join us on the 16 April in Sheffield as we explore ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research’

With @royalhistsoc.org @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy & @uoscollections.bsky.social

Register today: bit.ly/4roSsqU

There's still time to sign up for our free talk on 16 February. Dr Nicola Martin will be speaking about how the British Army's experience of pacifying the Highlands after the '45 Rising helped shape its approach to dissent in the Americas three decades later.
Register at my.demio.com/ref/sknZMpZz...

Call for Papers 2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)

Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Record keeping establishments are places of destruction as much as preservation. What narratives control retention choices? Where does the burden of authenticity rest? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...

Team Leader Modern Britain at The National Archives Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

My team are looking for a new team leader and Modern Britain (post-1782) specialist. Closes 22nd February and do get in touch if you have any questions www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ050/t...

The National Archives are hiring a Poor Law Research Assistant (39k for 2 years) working on Paul Carter's AHRC project on poverty/welfare in Wales, 1834-1930. Deadline 16 Dec.

www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

John Lewis: A Black Sailor at the 1828 Weymouth By-Election Dr Joe Cozens discusses his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election.

In February 1828 John Lewis, a Black sailor, was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election.

@joecozens.bsky.social of the National Archives investigates this forgotten piece of Black political participation.

Crossing Borders: Expressing National Identity Through Headstones in the Bradford Reform Jewish Cemetery, 1877 to 1935 Until reading this blog, many of you have probably never heard of the Bradford Reform Jewish community. They are Britain’s third oldest Reform Jewish community and are still active today. Bra…

📣New blog!

Sophia Lambert (@sophialambert100.bsky.social) on 'Crossing Borders: Expressing National Identity Through Headstones in the Bradford Reform Jewish Cemetery, 1877 to 1935'

#History #Memorial #Migration #Bradford 19thc 20thc 🗃️

👉Read online here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

CFP, British Commission for Military History, The Intimate Front: Marriage, Gender, Relationships & (para) Military identities, 5 June 2026 London.

This sounds like a fascinating conference. Abstracts to be by 1 March 2026.

A reminder that booking is now open for our forthcoming conference, 'The British Army and the American War, 1775-83: Fresh Perspectives' which will take place at the National Army Museum on 14 March (virtual option also available).

Details at: www.sahr.org.uk/view-event.p...

There's a lot going on the world, but I was glad to see an article of mine published in the @jbritishstudies.bsky.social
Read about Shadrack Byfield, an English War of 1812 veteran who buried his own arm, designed a custom prosthesis, and wrote multiple memoirs: doi.org/10.1017/jbr....

Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History at University of Oxford An opportunity for an academic position as a Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

📣 Calling all experts on 18th-century Britain! Apply for this fantastic job by 15 Feb. 📣
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE665/a...

Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2026

Deadline: 1 May 2026

Open to postgraduate students and ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should fit within the journal’s aims & scope, and be between 7000-10000 words (inc. footnotes).

Please repost.

Practical Archival Skills Training: Military History This workshop is designed to develop the skills of students undertaking research on records relating to military history (1782-present).

There's still time to sign up for TNAs archival skills training sessions relating to military history/records on 3/4 February: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/practical-...

CFP | Empires and War
Royal Military College of Canada & University College Dublin
📍 Newman House, UCD | 🗓️ 17–18 September 2026

Papers invited on imperial war from Antiquity onwards. Panel proposals welcome.

📝 Deadline: 15 March 2026
📩 Submissions to: Doug.Delaney@rmc.ca

Details below ⬇️

Actor Sean Bean and author Bernard Cornwell join historians Zack White & Liam Telfer for an episode of The Napoleonic Wars Podcast.

It wasn’t a dream…

Sean Bean and Bernard Cornwell really did join me & Liam Telfer @liamtelfer.bsky.social on the Napoleonic Wars Pod @napwarspod.bsky.social last night.

As Sean put it ‘we could have talked all night’.

We also discovered which is Bernard’s favourite book from the Sharpe series.

Sean Bean posing as Richard Sharpe in the uniform of an officer of the 95th Rifles for his role in the TV series ‘Sharpe’

Bernard Cornwell, number 1 bestselling author of the Sharpe’s series

Bernard Cornwell and Sean Bean will be appearing in a joint interview for The Napoleonic Wars Podcast.

If you’ve got a question for them, post it below and we’ll pick the best.

Photo of me with a closing powerpoint slide of an 18th century cartoon, in the National Army Museum

Although a little late, it was an absolute pleasure to have been able to present at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social last Friday about some elements of my thesis. My family was even able to attend; after all, a good audience (in-person and online) makes this all worthwhile!

Photo by Simon Hendley.

In just over a week, our last livestream of the year with @1812andallthat.bsky.social speaking on one of the best known privates of the War of 1812, Shadrach Byfield!

www.historysymposium.com/eamonn-okeefe/

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Commercialisation Manager - Social Science, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (SHAPE) Interviews are expected to be held on the 15 January 2025This role will be based on the university campus. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.Are you keen to work in a fast paced,...

We’re recruiting for a SHAPE Commercialisation Manager (0.8fte) at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. This exciting new role will support early-stage enterprise and commercialisation in Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy. Deadline 4.1.26 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

The British Army and the American War, 1775-83: Fresh Perspectives

Saturday 14 March 2026

Please save the date for our forthcoming conference to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence and the British Army’s doomed efforts to prevent it.

Details at www.sahr.org.uk/view-event.p...

Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich Apply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships

Applications for the Caird Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich are now open - www.rmg.co.uk/collections/... It looks like a great opportunity to work on a fantastic collection and collaborate with some brilliant staff.

A girl sits at a desk in a library full of wooden furniture. She is reading a page in a book between writing notes on her laptop. Behind her there is a glass cabinet full of books and a sculpture of a bust.

Could you be our next LGBTQ+ intern?🏳️‍🌈

We want a University of Leeds student who's passionate about sharing hidden voices.📣This internship will explore how we can invite researchers to view collections through an LGBTQ+ lens. 🔍

If this sounds like you, apply now! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

📢 Call for Contributions 📢

The Journal of British Studies seeks submissions for a special series of short essays to be published over the course of 2026 on the topic of “1776: Views from the British World.”

PLEASE TAKE OUR MONEY!
With the new academic year now well under way, a reminder that we offer University Research Grants of up to £1,000 for students carrying out research on the British Army or of the land forces of the British Empire & the Commonwealth.
Details at: www.sahr.org.uk/university-r...

🎉The call for participation for #HAP26 is now open!

Alongside @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @royalhistsoc.org & @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social we invite you to explore the theme 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research'.

Apply today: bit.ly/46VfEVY

Photo of a paper airplane on fire with text that reads "I am under no obligation to disclose anything and the papers belong to me. If I wanted to I could take them into the yard and have a bonfire with them" South Yorkshire Chief Constable Med Hughes. Credit for photo of on fire airplane is Aron Yigin via Unsplash

Why aren’t Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info:
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?

Lecturer in Irish/British History at King's College London Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Irish/British History on jobs.ac.uk!

We have two jobs at KCL History!

16-month post in Modern Irish and/or British History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU178/l...

And 5-year post in Early Modern Europe & The World: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU182/l...

(both to start in January 2026)