👀Watch out, busy people and latecomers! We extended the deadline for our CfP to March 1! Get your favourite hot beverage and hit the keys not to miss your chance to present at the BSHS annual conference in Aberystwyth 2024! conference.bshs.org.uk ⌛️

On Tuesday 19 March join us and a panel of experts to reflect on the experiences of women MPs as told to our #OralHistory project. #WHM Find out more about the event and sign up for a place by clicking below: ow.ly/Llr350QHTH5

Today we’ve published a paper about the cyber-attack that took place last October. Its goal is to share our understanding of what happened and to help others learn from our experience. You can read the paper on our website, and hear from our CEO, Sir Roly Keating, in this

#ICYMI last year guest blogger Henry Miller explored how women used petitioning for political activity even after winning the vote. From equal pay to world peace, read about women and petitioning in the 20thc.👇 ow.ly/Jr4w50NelUw

When British Library history and parliamentary history align!

Why don't people vote? Delighted to spend time researching this topic for POST (UK Parliament). Thanks to Alistair Clark, Filip Kostelka, Chris Prosser and Robert Ford for contributing their expertise to the rapid response which is now online. Great to work with @Clare_Lally on this! 🗳️

Some British Library Oral History history in the The Royal Society Council Minutes of 1949 😊

🤓 British Society for the History of Science ARCHIVE the day The Royal Society took out its subscription for BJHS Editor!

🗞️The conclusion to the special issue on The Voter Experience with Representation has been published (edited with Carla Luís and Holly Ann Garnett). It includes policy recommendations drawing from the work of @_TomBarton @sampower Prof Kate Dommett et al. These include: 🗳️

This was a lot of fun! Learnt a lot about the fabric and processes of Parliament from our guides Paul Seaward and Connie. Always enjoyable to spend time with members of our lovely volunteer cohort who make our #histparl #oralhistory project happen. 🙏

This fun fact, and many more, in this fascinating 2014 David Butler talk on the history of the British Election Study britishelectionstudy.com/bes-impact/the…

A few thoughts from me on the cost of #GE2024 Elections are getting more expensive, and also now with costs of voter ID thrown in. @PolicyNCL HaSS Research & Innovation Team Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Newcastle University AEA @AEA_DeputyCE Professor Toby James @StuartWilksHeeg theconversation.com/its-getting-mo…

I've been surprised to hear from people I know who would normally vote without question that they are not planning to vote tomorrow☹️. This POST (UK Parliament) online briefing explores many of the reasons that keep eligible voters away from polling stations on election day. 🗳️

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