The latest Seeking Surrey Ancestors blog reveals how old legal documents can often be a wonderful source of information for the family historian exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/a-case-of-debt… #AncestryHour pic.x.com/uut3ujswpc

The British Academy has today published its manifesto, calling on the next government to urgently bolster the humanities and social sciences in higher education and research to fully address the UK's biggest challenges. Read the full manifesto below: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-briti…

The newest episode of the Surrey Cultural Lives podcast is OUT! Featuring the INCREDIBLE Prof Diane Watt discussing Christine Carpenter, this ep is one you do not want to miss! 🥳 youtu.be/bBMzws9l31U?si…

Come and work in our fantastic Properties Curators team at English Heritage! This is a permanent role, based with me (but don’t let that put you off!) in the East, covering a huge array of fascinating & highly significant sites. I highly recommend it! 😀 english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/…

June is both #pride month and #communities month. Alan Turing, Noel Coward, Edward Carpenter would all make great contributions to our Surrey Cultural Lives map surreyculturallives.org If you haven’t entered our competition yet now is the time (deadline 14th June)

You have until midnight TOMORROW - 14th June - to send us your entries for our Surrey Cultural Lives competition. We’ve had some great entries so far and would love to see a final flurry!

Our #ignitionpress submission window is open for pamphlets by emerging poets until 7 July 2024. Please visit our website for more details: brookes.ac.uk/research/units…

First planning meeting for an autumn event #surrey 😎 ⁦Surrey Lit & Langs⁩

My wonderful friend, PhD peer, and now editor at Oxford Academic, Dr Sam Bailey, has written an incredibly useful article on turning your PhD into a monograph. Check it out here and please share widely — blog.oup.com/2024/06/how-to…

Interested in finding out more about cultural careers in Surrey? Then make sure you sign up to our free work experience workshop for ages 14 and up on Tuesday 30 July, 9:30am - 12:30pm at Surrey History Centre. More details and to book: orlo.uk/qEORx

The National Humanities Center will offer up to 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the #humanities for the 2025-26 academic year. Please help us spread the word. The deadline to apply is October 3, 2024. bit.ly/nhc-scholarly-…

My 'Dickens and the Gothic' has just been published and is available as a free download for two weeks. Please feel free to share the link:bit.ly/4cw5oUN

The new BIPOC Scholars Prize from the Nineteenth-Century Studies Association (🎉!) has motivated me to finally make a round-up (not exhaustive) of some major conference prizes in the #19thcentury/#Victorian field. See links for further info 👇 Feel free to post any I've missed!

My old **JOB** working with fab people. In this role you will lead on the design, management, delivery, and evaluation of The BA ECRN Scotland. To apply go to gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ and search for vacancy: 150110 - British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Project Officer

We’re off to a fantastic start at the The British Academy #SummerShowcase after a busy private view last night and schools morning today! Looking forward to the public opening this evening and a full day tomorrow! Surrey Lit & Langs

Exciting news! We are offering two Phd Scholarships at Canterbury Christ Church University: one on the innovative topic of Magical Tourism and second on World Heritage Sites. Please circulate these fantastic opportunities to your students and apply! canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/fee…

Shameless plug of my other upcoming workshops at the #GuildfordInstitute on #femalegenius & #readingart - #Victorian paintings, poems & diaries 🤩 The Guildford Institute Watts Gallery - Artists' Village De Morgan Collection of pottery and paintings Surrey Lit & Langs Guildford's Heritage Guildford Library Surrey History Centre We Love Guildford Guildford Life

We’re recruiting! Looking to dive into the heritage sector? Join our amazing team! Check out the latest #Heritagejobs. Explore our latest #vacancies and roles at projects and organisations we've supported. (1/7) All our current #jobs👉heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vac…

We’re now able to confirm restoration dates for some of our key services. You’ll be able to access more content, view digitised manuscripts and request items remotely again this September. Our CEO Sir Roly Keating explains more in his latest blog: bit.ly/BLCyberBlogAug…

✨Don’t miss the third event in the OCLW/Simon Fraser University Babcock Lecture Series✨ What makes a great biography? Find out with two giants in life-writing, Michael Ignatieff & Hermione Lee, on 19 Oct! 📅 18:00-19:15 BST (via Zoom) Join here: rb.gy/dq60r2 #NonFiction #Biography