My book "Convicts: a global history" has won the SocialHistorySociety Book Prize 2024! My first ever big conference was SocialHistorySociety 1999, and here I am 25 years later receiving this massive honour. amazon.co.uk/Convicts-Globa…… History at Leicester College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Cambridge University Press European Research Council (ERC)

Our SocialHistorySociety PGR meet-up this afternoon was a great success, if I do say so myself! Thanks to everyone for coming along, and please remember that you can come to myself and Amy Stanning about anything! #SHS2024

Heavy news about the MA in Black British History at Goldsmiths. Our Convenor Dr Kesewa John’s role is proposed to be made redundant, which is truly devastating not only for Kesewa but for the whole community around programme she leads, the UK’s only. Our students’ response below:

We are looking to recruit a new editor to our journal. The applicant should have broad expertise in modern history, especially Asia and/or Africa. The deadline for receipt of applications is midnight on 31 August 2023. Full details linked below: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/07/15/cal…

📢New Communications Secretary SocialHistorySociety! 👋We're delighted to announce that Ella Sbaraini has begun her tenure as Communications Secretary here! She'll managing this account & our website; feel free to contact her about stories relevant to SHS✨ socialhistory.org.uk/about/people/e…

📢 One week left! Are you undertaking a PhD or postgraduate research degree in history or a related discipline? Do you want to join the committee for the UK's national network for postgrad historians? Send us your application! There is one week left...#PhDLife #historytwitter

Had a great time in Durham for SocialHistorySociety & History of Scottish Politics 1700-1945 Conference conferences. Heard so many great papers & met so many amazing researchers! Durham's a looker too.

📢We're delighted to announce that we have three brand-new committee members on the team! Introducing Timothy Cooper, Esme Cleall and Dr Emma Marshall🌟 Find out more about them here: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/07/26/new…

It was wonderful to present some of my research at the SocialHistorySociety conference earlier this year - if anyone who heard my paper is interested in sharing their own childhood museum experiences, more information is available in this thread

#NewsFromTheWeb.📢 SocialHistorySociety invites #applications for the position of Editor at its journal, 'Cultural and Social History'. ✍️Deadline: 12 August 2024. 📌All info here: shorturl.at/LpRZP

The SHS is dismayed by proposals at Goldsmiths, University of London, to make further redundancies in their History Department, including the convenors of the MA Black British History, Dr Kesewa John, and of the MA Queer History, @justinbengry. Statement: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/08/09/soc…

Congratulations to Dr Emma Marshall (Dr Emma Marshall) who has been elected to the executive committee of the SocialHistorySociety. She is looking forward to working with a team of eminent historians to further the study and teaching of social history: socialhistory.org.uk/about/people/e…

Reminder that one of the biannual deadlines for our Small Grants Scheme is coming up soon! ⏰Apply by the 1st October! 👉Read more here: socialhistory.org.uk/funding/small-…

👉Read about the new 'Widening Histories' summer programme School of History, Queen Mary University of London, supported by our BME Grants Scheme socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange/w… 📢Applications for this round of the SHS BME Grants scheme close 29 November

📢We're delighted to announce that Dr Isabella Jackson has been newly appointed as one of the editors of Cultural and Social History! The SHS is immensely grateful to Professor Vandana Joshi, our outgoing editor, for her invaluable service over the last eight years. socialhistory.org.uk/2024/09/24/new…

#histed BME researchers, students, PGRs and more can now apply for the SocialHistorySociety Joint BME Small Grants Fund of up to £1000 to support research costs. HES contributes to this and we recommend it to our UK-based members. Info here 👇 socialhistory.org.uk/funding/bme-sm…