Dr Nick Thomas

We are advertising a two-year lectureship in Modern British History at University of Cambridge, please spread the word!
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Have you applied, or are you thinking of applying, for a PhD at the Warburg Institute?

Explore our scholarship opportunities for students starting in October 2026.

Deadline for the Rubinstein Scholarship and the JB Trapp Scholarship: 5pm, Friday 20 March

Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs....

We are hiring ....
Because John Nightingale is retiring...
for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000...

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York History Department - Academic Jobs Uncover the past to define the future. We are seeking research-led historians to join our world-class, collaborative community. Discover career-defining opportunities within one of the UK’s most disti...

We are advertising 4 jobs at York for historians (1 year medieval, 2 years modern Britain and public history, 3 years modern China, and open ended modern Middle Eastern) features.york.ac.uk/history-jobs/

Small world indeed. Astonishing

They do look a lot alike

I have a Montblanc 146, but it’s currently not inked. In the photo on the left is a Pilot Custom 823 which has a similar shape!

Yes the tortoiseshell pattern pen in my photo is. Conway Stewart Churchill Honey Noire. Quite large, but light. Lovely nib. Really the pattern on yours

Various fountain pens and inks

Fountain pen refilling day! #fountainpens

Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

📚 Job opportunity: Graduate Library Trainee (2026 to 2027)

Join the Warburg Institute Library for a paid year of training before library school.
Apply by: 1 February 2026

Find out more and apply: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Job Vacancy: Research Fellow, 1660-1832 House of Lords - The History of Parliament The History of Parliament are excited to advertise for a research fellow to join our House of Lords 1660-1832 project.

📣 We’re hiring!
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social

We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.

🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs

#Skystorians #History Job opportunity: @histparl.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Fellow for their 1660-1832 House of Lords project; initially for 3 years; would suit historian of long 18th century; deadline 16 Feb, see historyofparliament.com/2026/01/12/v...

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval Studies to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026. As Lecturer in Medieval Studies you will contribute to the teaching of Medieval English literature and Medieval history across the Faculty, within our School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, and School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA English and BA History programmes, as well as postgraduate taught programmes in the two subject areas. This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6pm - 9pm, Monday to Friday. To be successful, you will bring research expertise in the literature, history and culture of the Late Medieval period (c.1300-1500), and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community. We would also welcome applicants who would be able to contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome. Core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students. With a PhD in any area of Medieval Studies, you will contribute the Faculty’s and Schools’ research impact and culture, and to the intellectual and cultural life of the institution and the various communities and partners with whom we work and serve.

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.

They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.

Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

JOB ALERT!

3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.

PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January

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Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics at UCL An academic position as a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

Not a drill - there's a Britain-focused lectureship (FT, permanent) available.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ588/l...

D-Day On 6 June 1944, it was from the BBC that the world learned that D-Day was finally happening.

Hear the official announcement on the BBC that D-Day had begun, the first dispatches from the Normandy beaches, and insider accounts of what was happening behind the scenes on 6th June 1944.

How the BBC reported D-Day:

I have the Churchill in honey noire. It’s gorgeous, but also a big old pen. Easily the largest in my collection and can be tiring to write with for long periods

Different fountain pen ink colours collated in an ink library

Updating the fountain pen ink library. What a pleasure

What the Employment Rights Bill means for higher education As Labour’s landmark employment legislation nears the end of its parliamentary journey, legal experts Alex Russell and Siân Jackson offer their assessment of the implications

A useful analysis of rights in more than challenging times:

Will funding cuts devalue arts and humanities PhDs in the UK? From next year, the AHRC will fund vastly fewer student-initiated PhDs, focusing more of its reduced funding on specific challenges. Critics say this will undo a decade of improvements in PhD supervis...

From next year, the AHRC will fund vastly fewer student-initiated PhDs, focusing more of its reduced funding on specific challenges. Critics say this will undo a decade of improvements in PhD supervision and limit opportunities to exercise intellectual autonomy. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #PhDs

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Applications now invited for the Society's Masters' Scholarships 2025-26 bit.ly/4bJs8je

Scholarships support history students, from groups currently underrepresented in academic history, to undertake a Masters' degree at a UK university. Closing date for Stage 1 applications: 6 June #Skystorians

📣 Amazing PhD opportunity with Dr Hannah Young at the University of Greenwich:

‘De-colonising Maritime Greenwich: Confronting histories and legacies of empire, c. 1694-2025.’

Fully-funded!! Spread the word to prospective applicants!

#PhD #postgraduate

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From homework to housework, how British attitudes have changed since the 1930s Study shows women today are happier being women – but getting up to go to work remains as punishing as ever The mundane tasks of everyday life, such as homework after school and household chores at the weekend, may not have changed in the past 80 years, but societal attitudes towards them could not be more different. A study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London (KCL), comparing public attitudes now and in the 1930s and 40s, reveals how significantly views on everyday life in Britain have shifted over the decades. Continue reading...

From homework to housework, how British attitudes have changed since the 1930s

Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) at University of Exeter Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) on jobs.ac.uk!

Thanks to my department for combining my and my colleague's Leverhulme Trust teaching buy out into an almost full time (0.9) 1 year post 👇

- Application deadline 16th April

#EarlyModern 🗃️

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MA Funding The Warburg Institute has a range of full fee MA bursaries available to both home/EU and international students.

Thinking about applying for one of our MA courses?

Don't miss out on funding – the Peltz and American Friends of the Warburg fellowships close on 25 April!

Find out more: warburg.sas.ac.uk/studying/fun...

#ArtHistory #CulturalHistory

Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) at University of Exeter Recruiting now: Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Lecturer in Early Modern History (Education and Scholarship)
University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML369/l...

'Plate, porcelain, of octagonal shape, painted with blue floral motifs edging with gold rim, and central image of a figure in a red kimono sitting in a garden, Jingdezhen, China, decorated in Guangzhou (Canton), ca. 1750.' National Trust, Osterley NT 771529.

Lecturer/Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain, c.1650-1900: a permanent post in UCL's History of Art Department. Includes British art and material culture in its global and colonial contexts. Standard teaching & research contract. 22 April.
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Lecturer in Digital History  at UCL Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Digital History  on jobs.ac.uk!

Lecturer in Digital History 
UCL - History Department #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI974/l...