Collective researcher Dr Wendy Rickard presents to
@britishlibrary.bsky.social staff tomorrow alongside their Oral History Curators Mary Stewart and Madeline White!
They will reflect on BBC documentary Aids: The Unheard Tapes (2022) and oral histories it uses, held at the British Library.
New Video! ๐ฝ๏ธ
Collective researcher @silviefisch.bsky.social discusses the Byker Community Archive, the history of the Estate, and the work being done to transform the space in the near future! ๐
Watch on the OHC YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEw...
#oralhistory #byker
๐๏ธNew Blog:
Introducing Dr Sally Watson as Research & Innovation Associate at the Collective!
๐Read more about Sally's project work with the Oral History Collective on our blog, The Lug: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
We are pleased to share that Oral History in Iraq entered the top 10 for sales of Arabic-language history books in late 2025! ๐
The guide was written by Dr Alaa Alameri of Mustansiriyah University, with Collective guidance. ๐
#oralhistory #highereducation #iraq
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
We are pleased to share that Oral History in Iraq entered the top 10 for sales of Arabic-language history books in late 2025! ๐
The guide was written by Dr Alaa Alameri of Mustansiriyah University, with Collective guidance. ๐
#oralhistory #highereducation #iraq
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research, 7-8 May 2026 @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Deadline: 6 February 2026
More details:
@sslh.bsky.social
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/13/c...
sslh.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Kindly supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk
#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
๐๏ธNew Blog:
Professors Alaa Alameri & Graham Smith are bringing oral history teaching into Iraqi universities, having co-created an Arabic oral history guide.
๐Read more: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
#OralHistory #HigherEducation #Iraq
๐ Former nurses revisit Newcastle General Hospital - now set to become a Health Innovation Neighbourhood.
Part of the NGH Community History project by Northern Cultural Projects & Newcastle University Engagement & Place.
๐ฝ๏ธ Learn more: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
#OralHistory
๐Dr Wendy Rickard has been awarded a Daphne Jackson Fellowship for her project on global HIV oral histories. Her research will uncover how the HIV pandemic is remembered and recorded globally.
๐Read the blog: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
#OralHistory #DaphneJacksonFellowship
๐ขThe Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive (GHSA) is launching an education programme (FebโMay 2025) at the Glasgow Zine Library. ๐๐
Learn how it is documenting housing struggles & providing training in historical skills.
๐ Read more: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
#OralHistory
The UKโs childrenโs social care system has long faced challengesโfrom rising demand to quality concerns.
๐Caring Communities: Rethinking Childrenโs Social Care explores its history to shape the future
๐ Read more: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
#SocialCare #HistoryOfCare #OralHistory
๐๏ธThe Byker Estate in Newcastle: an international icon of pioneering urban regeneration. Discover how dedicated individuals are preserving its human stories for future generations.
๐Read more: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
#OralHistory #BykerEstate #UrbanRegeneration #BykerStories
Last summer, Ed Garnett the new Communications Intern for the Collective spent a month at the Srebrenica Memorial Center Potoฤari. Here Ed writes about the Centerโs oral history work and its significance to remembering genocide.
Check out the post: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/oral-history...
