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Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
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This year’s O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh will be given by Professor @brendankanect.bsky.social of @earlymodirish.bsky.social fame. Brendan is Visiting Leverhulme Professor in Edinburgh in 2025 and 2026.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This year’s O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh will be given by Professor @brendankanect.bsky.social of @earlymodirish.bsky.social fame. Brendan is Visiting Leverhulme Professor in Edinburgh in 2025 and 2026.
Last chance to register for this afternoon's online launch of "The BBC Legacy in Africa: Continuities and Change" (Routledge 2025), from 3pm GMT:
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Book Launch: "The BBC Legacy in Africa: Continuities and Change"
Join us via Zoom Webinar to examine the historical and ongoing influence of the BBC on African broadcasting, tracing its colonial roots.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Last chance to register for this afternoon's online launch of "The BBC Legacy in Africa: Continuities and Change" (Routledge 2025), from 3pm GMT:
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I am pleased to share that I been awarded a Research Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh's The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH).I will be a Heritage Collections Research Fellow between Jan 2026 and July 2026. @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I am pleased to share that I been awarded a Research Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh's The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH).I will be a Heritage Collections Research Fellow between Jan 2026 and July 2026. @iashedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
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The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS
Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
Our December newsletter is out now, with updates on 2026-27 Fellowship opportunities, the latest publications by alumnae/i, events, and more: mailings.ed.ac.uk/2MQP-22XJZ-4...
'Ideas Grow' Quarterly eNewsletter
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December 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Our December newsletter is out now, with updates on 2026-27 Fellowship opportunities, the latest publications by alumnae/i, events, and more: mailings.ed.ac.uk/2MQP-22XJZ-4...
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This is a great opportunity for scholars to come to the University of Edinburgh and produce work without the stress of U.S. political racism.
Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-...
This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
Application form | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is a great opportunity for scholars to come to the University of Edinburgh and produce work without the stress of U.S. political racism.
Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-...
This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
Application form | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-...
This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
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Over 40 years, National Museums Scotland published 1000+ places to @visit-scotland.bsky.social. Shout out to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social & @amphilpress.bsky.social for support building this unwieldy database. A pie chart won't cut it... too bad there's no other way to map spatio-temporal data. 😏📍🗺️📍
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Over 40 years, National Museums Scotland published 1000+ places to @visit-scotland.bsky.social. Shout out to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social & @amphilpress.bsky.social for support building this unwieldy database. A pie chart won't cut it... too bad there's no other way to map spatio-temporal data. 😏📍🗺️📍
2 weeks left to apply for the American Philosophical Association Fellowship at IASH for 2026-27! Enjoy a private office at the Institute for up to 6 mths, along with regular seminars, lunches, writing retreats and more!
You must be a member of the APA - apply here: www.apaonline.org/page/edinburgh
You must be a member of the APA - apply here: www.apaonline.org/page/edinburgh
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December 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
2 weeks left to apply for the American Philosophical Association Fellowship at IASH for 2026-27! Enjoy a private office at the Institute for up to 6 mths, along with regular seminars, lunches, writing retreats and more!
You must be a member of the APA - apply here: www.apaonline.org/page/edinburgh
You must be a member of the APA - apply here: www.apaonline.org/page/edinburgh
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the call is now open for our next round of @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Heritage Collections Research Fellows! - find out more here:
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...
Heritage Collections Research Fellowships | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
the call is now open for our next round of @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Heritage Collections Research Fellows! - find out more here:
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/heritage-col...
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Both books derive from the Poetry and Multiple Sclerosis study undertaken by Georgi Gill at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social.
The anthology and toolkit are both completely open access, so take a look!
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
The anthology and toolkit are both completely open access, so take a look!
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
poeMS: an anthology by people living with multiple sclerosis
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November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Both books derive from the Poetry and Multiple Sclerosis study undertaken by Georgi Gill at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social.
The anthology and toolkit are both completely open access, so take a look!
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
The anthology and toolkit are both completely open access, so take a look!
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
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Welcome to poeMS!
poeMS consists of two books: one an anthology of poetry by people living with multiple sclerosis and the other a toolkit for poetry writing by people living with neurological illness.
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
poeMS consists of two books: one an anthology of poetry by people living with multiple sclerosis and the other a toolkit for poetry writing by people living with neurological illness.
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Welcome to poeMS!
poeMS consists of two books: one an anthology of poetry by people living with multiple sclerosis and the other a toolkit for poetry writing by people living with neurological illness.
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
poeMS consists of two books: one an anthology of poetry by people living with multiple sclerosis and the other a toolkit for poetry writing by people living with neurological illness.
Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...
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Between Comparative Literature (Deepshikha) and Theology (myself), we welcome wide engagement on questions of marginality and digitality: from academics, activists & practitioners alike. Great to see some interest building already.
Event page is now live!
@iashedinburgh.bsky.social
edin.ac/3XXnRne
Event page is now live!
@iashedinburgh.bsky.social
edin.ac/3XXnRne
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Between Comparative Literature (Deepshikha) and Theology (myself), we welcome wide engagement on questions of marginality and digitality: from academics, activists & practitioners alike. Great to see some interest building already.
Event page is now live!
@iashedinburgh.bsky.social
edin.ac/3XXnRne
Event page is now live!
@iashedinburgh.bsky.social
edin.ac/3XXnRne
Looking for a Christmas gift for arts and culture lovers? You can get 25% off our stunning collection of feminist visual art and creative writing, "The Art of Being Dangerous", with code DECEMBER25 on the publisher's website:
lup.be/book/the-art...
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The Art of Being Dangerous | Leuven University Press
Browse a preview of the book > Unique and kaleidoscopic collection of feminist visual and literary art The idea that women are dangerous – individually or collectively – runs throughout history and ac...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Looking for a Christmas gift for arts and culture lovers? You can get 25% off our stunning collection of feminist visual art and creative writing, "The Art of Being Dangerous", with code DECEMBER25 on the publisher's website:
lup.be/book/the-art...
lup.be/book/the-art...
Meet our 2026 British Council Fellows:
Dr Elsie Albis and Dr Dustin Lalkulhpuia have been appointed to explore how Indigenous communities from the Philippines and India can inform global debates around the arts, environment and peacebuilding.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/meet-ne...
Dr Elsie Albis and Dr Dustin Lalkulhpuia have been appointed to explore how Indigenous communities from the Philippines and India can inform global debates around the arts, environment and peacebuilding.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/meet-ne...
Meet the new British Council Fellows | IASH
Two international scholars have been appointed to year-long fellowships at the University of Edinburgh to explore how Indigenous communities from the Philippines and India can inform global debates around the arts, the environment and peacebuilding.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Meet our 2026 British Council Fellows:
Dr Elsie Albis and Dr Dustin Lalkulhpuia have been appointed to explore how Indigenous communities from the Philippines and India can inform global debates around the arts, environment and peacebuilding.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/meet-ne...
Dr Elsie Albis and Dr Dustin Lalkulhpuia have been appointed to explore how Indigenous communities from the Philippines and India can inform global debates around the arts, environment and peacebuilding.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/meet-ne...
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Excitingly, this programme includes an IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship, inviting applications from people working on one of the following:
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Excitingly, this programme includes an IASH-National Museums Scotland Fellowship, inviting applications from people working on one of the following:
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
1) Cultures of Natural History
2) Collecting Video Game Heritage
More details: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/iash-nationa... #histSTM📜
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So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐
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Supported by the @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Susan Manning Workshop Fund, we can offer travel bursaries for up to two UK-based scholars representing minority perspectives whose abstracts are selected.
We anticipate a journal special issue as well as alternative-format outputs if appropriate.
We anticipate a journal special issue as well as alternative-format outputs if appropriate.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Supported by the @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Susan Manning Workshop Fund, we can offer travel bursaries for up to two UK-based scholars representing minority perspectives whose abstracts are selected.
We anticipate a journal special issue as well as alternative-format outputs if appropriate.
We anticipate a journal special issue as well as alternative-format outputs if appropriate.
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📢CfP: Digitality, Marginality & Plural Subjectivities
Interdisciplinary conference on evolving & contested digital agency @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, 2–3 Feb 2026.
Does digital life open space for counter-narratives, resistance, solidarity, or epistemic justice? Join us!
🗓️Abstracts due 15 Dec 2025
Interdisciplinary conference on evolving & contested digital agency @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, 2–3 Feb 2026.
Does digital life open space for counter-narratives, resistance, solidarity, or epistemic justice? Join us!
🗓️Abstracts due 15 Dec 2025
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢CfP: Digitality, Marginality & Plural Subjectivities
Interdisciplinary conference on evolving & contested digital agency @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, 2–3 Feb 2026.
Does digital life open space for counter-narratives, resistance, solidarity, or epistemic justice? Join us!
🗓️Abstracts due 15 Dec 2025
Interdisciplinary conference on evolving & contested digital agency @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, 2–3 Feb 2026.
Does digital life open space for counter-narratives, resistance, solidarity, or epistemic justice? Join us!
🗓️Abstracts due 15 Dec 2025
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I would encourage you to apply: I had a wonderful 4 months @iashedinburgh.bsky.social a few years ago!
Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I would encourage you to apply: I had a wonderful 4 months @iashedinburgh.bsky.social a few years ago!
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Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Webinar: IASH Fellowship applicants for 2026-27, on Monday 15 December at 13:00 GMT. Find out about our programmes, and ask any questions you may have.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
Register free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0fdfeb...
Please sign up even if you can't attend, as a recording will be circulated afterwards.
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Nicely done Jack, the Trav and IASH.
Thrilled to be appointed the new writer in residence for the IASH/Traverse Creative Fellowship for 2026. More details to follow soon. www.traverse.co.uk/news/travers...
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nicely done Jack, the Trav and IASH.
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A world class honour to be the playwright-in-residence with IASH and the Trav for 2026. Massive!
Meet our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow!
We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
Introducing our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A world class honour to be the playwright-in-residence with IASH and the Trav for 2026. Massive!
Meet our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow!
We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
Introducing our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Meet our 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow!
We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
We're proud to announce that playwright Jack MacGregor @jmacr.bsky.social has been selected as the 2026 IASH/Traverse Creative Fellow, continuing a long-running partnership with @traversetheatre.bsky.social.
www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/introdu...
Meet Auntie at Manipulate Festival in February! First developed as part of Julia Taudevin's IASH Fellowship back in 2020, "Auntie Empire" is a bloody, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood.
8-9 Feb at @summerhallarts.bsky.social
www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/aunti...
8-9 Feb at @summerhallarts.bsky.social
www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/aunti...
Auntie Empire - Manipulate Arts
Auntie has gathered us all to relive and celebrate our glorious shared past, but unfortunately she also has some tragic, terrible, and most pressing news. And
www.manipulatearts.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Meet Auntie at Manipulate Festival in February! First developed as part of Julia Taudevin's IASH Fellowship back in 2020, "Auntie Empire" is a bloody, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood.
8-9 Feb at @summerhallarts.bsky.social
www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/aunti...
8-9 Feb at @summerhallarts.bsky.social
www.manipulatearts.co.uk/events/aunti...