Chris Houghton

This was so much fun! Thanks to Coventry, and to all the awesome participants.

Gale is on Bluesky! Hopefully, this is an important follow for anyone in, or connected to, an academic library.

Are you working with #digitalhumanities or curious about what DH can do for you? Gale has partnered with DH Oxford @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social to host a *free* in-person event @jesusoxford.bsky.social on Tuesday 13th May, combining a DH workshop with inspiring talks. Register: t.co/nT134gv5Se

Today, approx. 135 of the 185 total NEH staffers woke up to the news that their positions were being RIFed. Then, almost all current grantees received emails cancelling their grants. I posted this on Fb, mostly for non-academics, but here's a bit about the impact of the 3 grants the NEH gave me: 1/

Our inaugural SHAPE Conference is underway, exploring how the humanities and social sciences can be supported and strengthened across policy, education and R&D. We will be sharing insights and ideas from our speakers here throughout the day.

First annual conference at the British Academy today (Wednesday), exploring the state of play in research, culture and higher education across the 4 nations. Live posting throughout the day from the BA's Bluesky account.

Excited to begin....

Are looking for a cool postdoc working on developing machine learning tools for historical linguistics? #linguistics #historicallinguistics www.eva.mpg.de/linguistic-a...

Sponsored UK study visas are down by nearly a third (tho the number of international students is down quite a bit less). In that situation large parts of British Higher Education are insolvent. It's not opinion: it's maths. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tell me again that we don't need humanities courses

‘More than ever, history and historians need a collaborative and co-ordinated approach' bit.ly/4iddCU8 In advocacy, the Royal Historical Society works closely with fellow #history organisations. Today we release a statement with @histassoc.bsky.social, @ihr.bsky.social and History UK. #skystorians

Hello, world! The Universityof Exeter Centre for Victorian Studies has moved to this platform, and will share news of its activities here. Posts will be created members of the CVS.

We are increasingly concerned about the crisis in UK Higher Education. Read our joint statement with @royalhistsoc.bsky.social , History UK and the @histassoc.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4hSg16N #history #skystorians

Become a librarian of the future, ready to tackle new challenges: AI, digital resources, social & educational role, harbour of truth. @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social offers an excellent Graduate Trainee scheme in one of UK's largest & best-rated university libs. Deadline 24/1. tinyurl.com/ywadtfd4

Interested in doing research in Global Environmental History and the Environmental Humanities in Germany? I am scouting! Offering an up to 2 year research fellowship with the Humboldt Foundation. Deadline, December 13. www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

Time is running fast🏃‍♂️… and the deadline was extended! ⏰ Don't miss the opportunity to submit your proposal to @adho Digital Humanities 2025, in NOVA FCSH (Lisbon, Portugal). The CFP is open until December 8th. + info: dh2025.adho.org/call-for-pro...

The University of Glasgow Library, where I have spent many a happy day doing research, has just opened applications for their research fellowships! This is literally my favorite library collection in the world ❤️ Go apply! #fellowship #bookhistory www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...

The American Historical Association promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life, defends academic freedom, develops professional standards, and supports scholarship and teaching. Learn about our recent advocacy actions on our website.🗃️

At the end of a badly bruising week for UKHE, a reminder that even when measured in the narrowest economic terms, UK universities are stonkingly good value for money. 2021-22 for example saw a return on government investment in 1st degree students' teaching of £13 for every £1 spent. (page 3) #UKHE

We are delighted to host the 2025 #IIIF conference at @universityofleeds.bsky.social - call for proposals is now open. Join us in June for a wonderful conference and a rich experience of Leeds.

Trying something new: A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?" It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social 🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...

Thread on contributors and contributions to Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities (which doesn't argue that all such futures are "digital"): this book is an examination of the plans, institutions, successes, and failures of DH graduate training, broadly understood. (1/14)

As we're all starting again here, I hope this is a useful thread for any #historians that use #digital #archives. I'm often surprised by how even experienced researchers miss important things about digital archives. So, here are my basic tips for maximising your time in digital archives:

Today’s classroom for my c19th gender module was a digital IT suite. Using the Queer Glamorgan glossary students looked in newspaper databases & turned dectective. We might not use the same language now, but trans and queer stories can found anywhere if you try. glamarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/u...

And part two of the Starter Pack is here: go.bsky.app/QyNEpXX

I made a Starter Pack for Women's and Gender History because when I looked yesterday I couldn't seen one - sorry if it's now been superseded. You know the drill by now: please just let me know if you'd like to be added, and equally if you'd prefer not to be listed, just shout. go.bsky.app/KR9qXhj

📢 @jbhist.bsky.social & I are very pleased to announce that we are seeking a f/t 2-year Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History to join our major @ahrcpress funded research project on the Victorian Hand. Closes 6 December. Spread the word!!! hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

1/2 Can you help make sense of the global flux society is experiencing? We at The British Academy are commissioning up to 40 discussion papers of 4,000-5,000 words to cast light on the issues of the changing international environment www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...

So @ourworldindata.org is making it easier to reuse our data through enhanced data downloads and a chart data API ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...

I (senior archivist, hi!) keep a copy of this tweet on my desktop, just in case. I also did a back of the envelope calculation of how much energy storing this sort of data would need. I seem to remember it was enough to power a street of domestic houses for a year.

“Can’t you just digitise it all!” we’re asked. Sadly not my friend, because resources. #Decisions are made based on likely user-interest & fragility of material. Here's our digital collections site with c.15,000 images: archiveandlibrary.rcsed.ac.uk/special-coll... #EYADecisions #ExploreYourArchive

Most people outside of research are still unaware of how much the cyberattack on @britishlibrary.bsky.social is still affecting the research community one year on. Good piece covering that + need to invest in libraries www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/how-br... @timeshighered.bsky.social

Big win for Team Oxford Comma

#AHA25 will feature a number of workshops for attendees. These professional development opportunities include chances to get feedback on proposals or assignments, present your research at a lightning round, or get experience with a new teaching resource. 🗃️

Thanks to Simon Mahony (UCL) & Yaming Fu (Shanghai) for an excellent presentation and discussion with Kirsty Lingstadt at #RLUKICIL today on Embedding #EDI in #GLAM structures with digital storytelling. 📺 You can watch a recording of this event at bit.ly/ICILOND

This is also a major environmental history turning point. Dams and the energy abundance they promised were central to the project of independence and prosperity of postcolonial states. This promise is now literally turning into dust... #rivers #water #envhist