@bbombi.bsky.social
Medieval Historian, interested in diplomacy and the Medieval papacy. Loves dogs and baking. Opinions are my own
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialIHR-RHS DC Thomson Applied History Fellowships launch today. Scheme for UK-based recent post-1500 British or Irish History PhDs, providing a 6-month bursary of £12,250 to expand their career opportunities while applying their historical skills in a workplace. #Skystorians
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialHe 'emphasised the scale of the government’s investment in science and R&D, but added “there is an element in funding the defence package where we have had to find the money from the former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology budget to do that”.' Incoming haircuts then.
@hetanshah.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialWe all sort of know that there will be a raid on Departmental spend to fund the Defence Investment Plan, but this is the first confirmation I’ve seen of that in relation to the R&D budget. So it raises the question of how much and from where?
www.researchprofessional.com/news-article...
@ucu.org.ukReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialUniversities are tearing apart the humanities, arts and social sciences. Courses are closing, jobs are disappearing, and students and staff are paying the price. At Exeter, 85% of proposed job cuts targeted these disciplines. We need university leaders who will defend education mot destroy it.
@bbombi.bsky.socialI could not agree more with you, Laura!
@laurajcleaver.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialAt what point do we admit that Higher Education is broken and that trying to do what was possible five years ago just isn’t any more? Asking for me.
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.social'The financial crisis facing British higher education is usually explained through external pressures....But the sector’s vulnerability also reflects a less discussed problem: a model of university governance that has often rewarded expansion more readily than stewardship.'
@hetanshah.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.social‘The English belief that they have the oldest and firmest nation-state, or the Spanish belief that they are on the front line with Islam – go straight back to the middle ages. The medieval period lies at the origin of modern myth-making.’ Chris Wickham RIP
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/r...
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialDeath by a thousand cuts as universities revoke international offers "en masse" of prospective students from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan to avoid losing ability to recruit international students. More job losses and course closures predicted in consequence. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialWe are very sorry to learn of the death of Professor Chris Wickham. Chris was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1986.
As well as being a superb scholar, Chris played leading roles in shaping and interpreting the research and publishing environments in which historians work #Skystorians
@rorynaismith.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.social(Shared from various people on FB) RIP Chris Wickham
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialPlanning to apply for an ERC grant in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences? Don't miss out on the free expert support available at British Academy reading days. Especially handy if your university is shrinking its research office or making scads of academics with grant expertise redundant. Ahem.
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@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialFor more on the RHS Prizes 2027, including eligibility and the four winning authors from 2026, please see:
> First Book Prize: bit.ly/4y1PWd2
> Early Career Article Prize bit.ly/47nTXgJ
#Skystorians 2/2
@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialSubmissions are now invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8
The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians 1/2
@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialThe day concludes with a Society guest lecture by Dr Meleisa Ono-George (Oxford) on 'Visualizing Difference: Amelia Newsham and the Art of Race-Making' bit.ly/4hGLz0z.
Booking for in-person attendance remains open and all are welcome in Glasgow for the lecture and reception to follow #Skystorians
@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialToday, the Society's President and members of Council are in Glasgow for a visit to historians at the University of Strathclyde and region.
We'll be discussing teaching, research, interdisciplinary working, AI and history, and advocacy. We look forward to meeting all those attending #Skystorians
@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialSubmissions are now invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8
The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians 1/2
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialA very comprehensive explainer and analysis of the French student protests including their university dimensions.
@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialReposted by @bbombi.bsky.socialUniversities cannot expect researchers to take risks if they are repeatedly at risk of redundancy while losing professional services support, grappling with the gratuitous vagaries of home and international student number swings and both teaching and assessing in an age of unregulated AI.
