Why are universities closing arts & humanities courses and cutting jobs? BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row' investigates & considers the consequences, this evening 7.15pm bit.ly/3TWq7ZI.

With contributions from Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA) and School of Advanced Study, University of London. Hosted Samira Ahmed

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Our postgraduate Public History Prize is back!

This year's prize is one year’s free membership of the SHS, a showcase on our Community Exchange and a £300 cash prize.

The deadline is 17 May 2024. Full details in the link:

socialhistory.org.uk/prizes/public-…

The deadline for this workshop is next week!

Important research on how the museum landscape is changing. At least 467 closed since 2000 but with more opening than closing there are more museums now than there were 24 years ago:

mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/2024/03/20/new…

We are currently looking for nominations to join our committee. The vacancies include a postgraduate representative, which is a great way to get involved in the society if you are a PhD student researching social or cultural history:

socialhistory.org.uk/2024/02/12/com…

I presented my research findings on community policing and Indigenous Communities in Nigeria at the University of Sheffield during the workshop on Othering in the 20th century. In my panel I highlighted how the British internalised (Othered) a master slave relationship in her

We've just been alerted to this CfP, for a conference on Charity, the State, and Health Care Since 1948. One for our followers - and SSHM (@sshmedicine.bsky.social) too.

more.bham.ac.uk/border-crossin…

Are you a PGR member of SocialHistorySociety? Would you be interested in showcasing your research on the SHS website? We want to update the “Meet Our PGR Community” page & want you to be involved! Have a look at the site & get in touch with myself or Amy Stanning!
socialhistory.org.uk/postgraduates/…

Calling all #humanities researchers! The call for applications for this year’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November, is live and funding grants are available! School of Advanced Study, University of London Arts and Humanities Research Council The British Academy

Read more:
beinghumanfestival.org/news/take-part…

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Is this you thinking about what to do next?
DOES consultancy hold the answer?!

Join us online @ 6-8pm on 12-13 March to find out!

See shorturl.at/fikLS for more details and to register, and shorturl.at/bfguA to meet some of our lovely speakers.

I’m really pleased to be able to share this story as part of Wales Recycles new Mighty Food Waste Mission!

walesrecycles.org.uk/news-and-campa…

We are launching a new EDI role as part of our executive committee. Members can nominate themselves for this and other positions now.

There is more detail here: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/02/12/edi…

📢 Final Reminder: the cfp for our next conference closes THIS Friday!

Book now for our workshop on Weds 13 March ‘Mobilising Environmental Humanities’ supported by Institute of Historical Research History & Policy School of Advanced Study, University of London. See below for registration and details of The British Academy funded bursaries to enable students and the unwaged to attend.
history.ac.uk/events/history…

📢 Event Notice 📢Join us on Thursday 1 February 2024, 14:00-17.45 GMT, via MS Teams for a special event hosted by Michael Reeve of The Open University
Full details an Registration Form at michaeljreeve.com/military-welfa… #milwelfhist #MWHN #twitterhistorians #histmed #nursinghist #welfare

Attention #twitterstorians . The cfp deadline for our next conference is approaching fast!

We are meeting in Durham, 8-10 July 2024.

There are full details and links to submit abstracts here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/shs…

Our latest blog unpicks the process of turning historical facts into historical fiction. In it, the author Rosemary Hayes explains how she wrote a novel based on her Huguenot ancestry:

socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange/f…

The call for papers for next year's SHS conference is now live.

We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be in Durham, 8-10 July 2024.

The call is wide-ranging and we like to think we're a friendly bunch:

socialhistory.org.uk/2023/11/20/cal…

There's lots going on with Being Human Festival over the next week or so. And to celebrate, we're sharing a blog written about an event that happened last year - and went on to win our Public History Prize.

socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange/p…