We are delighted to announce that @Mia__Bay has been elected as Paul A. Mellon Professor of American History Cambridge History. This bold, brilliant scholar will advance Cambridge University’s reputation as a world-leading centre for the study of American history. hist.cam.ac.uk/news/mia-bay-e…

My first article, ‘“We’ve been left out”: women’s refuges in Northern Ireland, 1974-2008’, is out now in Modern British History. It’s a truly inspiring story and I’m grateful to everyone at Women's Aid NI who shared their time and memories. Cambridge History Camb British History academic.oup.com/tcbh/advance-a…

Disingenuous ⁦Anglian Water⁩ criminally dumps sewage in River Cam and across region, fails to invest in infrastructure, diverts funds to give dividends and bonuses and uses monitoring to delay action. ⁦Feargal Sharkey⁩ ⁦Wendy Blythe⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Major REF news.

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'It takes a far right village to groom a poor British child.'

Save Cambridge’s Protected Green Open Spaces - Protect the historic Fenner’s Cricket Ground change.org/protectfenners Weekend good deed! Sign petition to stop the big build planned on Fenner’s cricket ground Wendy Blythe CambPPF P&C Antony Carpen Woz 'Ere Mark Williamson Monica Hone 🍃💚🌿🤍💜

Our rivers are being destroyed & the time for nice words & future promises is over. On 26th October, I’ll be joining thousands of other river & water guardians & community groups in London for the March for Clean Water, demanding that the government take real & immediate action

Up now on the #AllofUs blog is @StefanieHuntKe1 and Laurel Daen's co-edited series on experiences of disability in Early America. It's our first ever series of essays, and the six put together are a fantastic read! Check it out on our landing page today: allofusdha.org

Thank goodness for Carla Denyer shedding some common sense here. A waste of public money, as well as a terrible injustice, to lock up my 77 year old aunt for her advocacy of Labour's policy, to ban new licences for oil exploration in the North Sea theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Looking forward to presenting a working paper on Deaf-led television campaigns in 1980s Britain, with a specific focus on the National Union of the Deaf and the Deaf Broadcasting Campaign. This will be an in-person event St John's College, Cambridge on 4th December from 17:00-18:30. #DeafHistory

My aunt Gaie, 77, was released from prison on licence, but has been recalled because Serco cannot find a tag that will fit her arm. Surely this is unfair James Timpson? And not a good use of prison. Gross evidence of how the prisons system fails women in particular. Ministry of Justice

Merry Christmas ! A time when we put aside our differences and celebrate humanity and compassion . So Shabana Mahmood MP Ministry of Justice Keir Starmer how about a single simple act of kindness , to right a wrong and do something good ? C’mon - it’s Christmas ! Please RT Just Stop Oil

Locking up a 77-year-old climate protester is proof of a broken justice system prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/6897…