@sabineclarke
Historian of science, technology, medicine and the environment in 20th century Britain, the Caribbean and Africa. PI of “The Chemical Empire” project on the history of past insecticide use. Works at the University of York.
Permanent post in the history of the Middle East after 1800 at York!
Plus three fixed term posts
1) Medieval History 1100-1450
2) Modern China
3) Britain/Public History
Apologies! The Medieval history post is fixed term!
We're heading into 2026 with a new Associate Director! We're thrilled @sabineclarke.bsky.social has agreed to take on this role after being a great LCAB supervisor for several years. Sabine takes over from the brilliant Mark Jenner. Find out more about Sabine's work:
www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
Hello!
York Minster is bathed in a rose coloured light with white clouds and a dark sky behind it
York Minster looking fine this evening
🏙️✨ The City of Today is a Dying Thing
Join us for a public lecture by @desfitzgerald.bsky.social (@ucc.ie ), exploring how cities, health + the environment intertwine — and what “green urbanism” really means.
📅 Mon 3 Nov | 🕔5–7pm
📍 @york.ac.uk
🎟️ Book here➡️https://buff.ly/RvbkKuw
Image is of different coloured dyes dropped in water, along with event details: Environment and Health Theme Event, Interdisciplinary Research: Back to Basics, Mon 3 November 2025, 1pm to 3pm, in-person, B/T/019, Biology Building, Campus West, Internal event
Why go interdisciplinary?🤔
Join us next Monday for Interdisciplinary Research: Back to Basics — exploring the why, how + what ifs of working across disciplines.
Led by @desfitzgerald.bsky.social, it’s a chance to reflect, share + rethink what collaboration really means.
🔗 buff.ly/2aZG2TX
In our recent volume, 'Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire', @anilliams.bsky.social contributed a chapter on the forced deportation of Liverpool's Chinese seamen at the end of WWII.
@andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social
brill.com/display/book...
Thank you! I can report that Sunday morning, especially during the York marathon when major roads are shut, is not the best time to have to deal with an injured dog.
So how was your weekend?
It was a real pleasure to write this afterword for a fantastic special issue on the history of invasive species by Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social and Jules Skotnes-Brown @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social
Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns chng.it/k8fBh7sY via @UKChange
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And there’s more good news 🌿✨
The YESI Fellows Scheme 2025/26 opens on Monday 8 September! If you’re a University of York researcher with ideas for tackling environmental sustainability challenges, this is your chance.
Details here 👉 buff.ly/W6IXpUe
Delighted that the University of York has been shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership 🌍👏
Recognition for our pioneering YESI Fellows Initiative driving interdisciplinary, impact-led sustainability research.
Full shortlist👉 lstm.ac/3HZY0XE
This guy says he’s responsible. If you listen carefully you can hear the sounds of dog whistles in this interview yorkmix.com/meet-the-man...
A black dog stands on the towpath by the River Foss with a bridge above him
By the River Foss in York
Ahem... my first acedemic article just went live on the BMJ/STI website.
What can 'hidden' cures in handwritten family recipe books tell us about how people dealt with STIs in the long 17th century?
doi.org/10.1136/sext...
#17thC #earlymodern
History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu
Bloody hell!
A black dog is running up the bank of a stream. His fur is shining and his ears are streaming backwards.
A walk with the dog brings some quiet and his joy is my pleasure.
🚨 Exciting news! @sabineclarke.bsky.social joins the YESI leadership team as co-lead for the Health and Environment Research Theme.
Sabine brings expertise in the history of science + medicine, focusing on global health and environment.
Welcome, Sabine! 🎉
Read more➡️ ow.ly/6c3250VzNLG
Dawwww.
Introducing a new YESI Knowledge Exchange Fellows project, working with York Explore and other groups in the city, to explore ways of using local archives to produce new histories of environmental change.
➡️https://ow.ly/yM4950VyQWr
@sabineclarke.bsky.social @willtullett.bsky.social
I am co-organising a workshop (with Dr Isabel Davis) on 'Colonies, hives and queens: Insects and Imperialism' at the Natural History Musuem in London on Thursday the 3rd of April. There will be a set of flash talks on the theme in the morning. Teams link:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
PhD on offer at Kew: Plants and their Products: Biocultural collections at Kew Gardens & the South Kensington Museum during the long nineteenth century
If only I could apply! Fascinating mutual interests of Kew and the V&A in plants. Closes 16 May
www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-her...
I had such a wonderful time being interviewed by students in the History Department at York for their amazing podcast series. Take a look! (Or indeed a "listen")
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Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!