Nathan Cardon
@ncardon.bsky.social
Associate Professor of U.S. History @unibirmingham.bsky.social. Wrote a book about world's fairs in Atlanta (1895) and Nashville (1897) for OUP. Trying to write another one about Americans, bicycles, and the world. Bio: https://shorturl.at/wybsY
Looking forward to the last History Department book club @unibirmingham.bsky.social of 2025! We'll be discussing @sethrockman.bsky.social 's Plantation Goods ahead of his visit in January. This book was a brilliant tour de force!
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking forward to the last History Department book club @unibirmingham.bsky.social of 2025! We'll be discussing @sethrockman.bsky.social 's Plantation Goods ahead of his visit in January. This book was a brilliant tour de force!
As someone who has developed asthma in middle age (after moving to a dense and intensely car city), the evidence is clear: cars are bad for your health. Reducing the amount of cars on your city's road, improves everyone's health. Why would someone oppose this?
In addition to all of the other benefits already reported about NYC congestion pricing, "In the first six months of the program, air pollution – in the form of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and smaller – dropped by 22% in the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ)"
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
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Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
As someone who has developed asthma in middle age (after moving to a dense and intensely car city), the evidence is clear: cars are bad for your health. Reducing the amount of cars on your city's road, improves everyone's health. Why would someone oppose this?
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Useful reminder:
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy
Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Useful reminder:
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
1) Migrant scientists already contribute to the NHS with their taxes like everyone. Abolish NHS supercharge!
2) why are only rich scientists welcome in the UK? What has wealth to do with science?
Colonial mentality is strong & alive
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'tis the book-flogging season, so would be remiss of me not to highlight 40 percent off my books with @umasspress.bsky.social (code HOLIDAY) and @illinoispress.bsky.social (code HOLIDAY40) - plenty of other great books also available!
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
'tis the book-flogging season, so would be remiss of me not to highlight 40 percent off my books with @umasspress.bsky.social (code HOLIDAY) and @illinoispress.bsky.social (code HOLIDAY40) - plenty of other great books also available!
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s good to see the rise and dangers of so many oversized SUV’s being discussed.
It’s good to see the rise and dangers of so many oversized SUV’s being discussed.
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s good to see the rise and dangers of so many oversized SUV’s being discussed.
It’s good to see the rise and dangers of so many oversized SUV’s being discussed.
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Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
Job - Tenure Track - Environmental History - BOKU University
Tenure-track BOKU University - Vienna position seeks environmental history scholar with strong research, teaching, interdisciplinary methods, funding success, and socio-ecological expertise.
niche-canada.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Job – Tenure Track – Environmental History – BOKU University - Vienna
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
Apply by January 6th.
niche-canada.org/2025/12/02/j...
#envhist
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As I argued at the time, HEC should not have called a formal ballot when it did. Our @ucucommons.org statement on this predictable (and predicted) failure is out now. It is well past time for UCU’s elected reps to get serious about confronting the crises in UKHE: ucucommons.org/industrial-b...
Industrial Action Ballot Result Statement
UCU Commons members are disappointed in the outcome of the ballot; a failed ballot is not a result that any of us wanted. However, we know that many members have lost faith in our union’s elected comm...
ucucommons.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
As I argued at the time, HEC should not have called a formal ballot when it did. Our @ucucommons.org statement on this predictable (and predicted) failure is out now. It is well past time for UCU’s elected reps to get serious about confronting the crises in UKHE: ucucommons.org/industrial-b...
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Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
The Wolfson History Prize - Celebrating Outstanding History
The Wolfson History Prize is awarded annually to promote and recognise outstanding history written for a general audience.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
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We’re looking for recent PhDs from outside the UK / not UK citizens who are interested in working with @icshc.bsky.social for a #sporthistory postdoc application through the British Academy International Fellowship #skystorians 🗃️
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Postdoc Opportunity at DMU's International Centre for Sports History and Culture | H-Net
De Montfort University's International Centre for Sports History and Culture is open to individuals outside the UK who would be interested in applying for the British Academy International Fellowship:...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re looking for recent PhDs from outside the UK / not UK citizens who are interested in working with @icshc.bsky.social for a #sporthistory postdoc application through the British Academy International Fellowship #skystorians 🗃️
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
The HE Ballot failed, now what?
If you’re reading this it is because today the UCU’s 2025 national ballot over pay and conditions in universities has failed. The last time…
hitchcockian.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
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“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
‘Doing the Readings’
Dr Will Pooley (Associate Professor in Modern History), University of Bristol The students, we often grumble, don’t read the secondary readings we set for class. Every year, we find ourselves press…
www.history-uk.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
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The MHR is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief.
Would you like to gain valuable experience in #publishing by managing an established open-access journal?
Would you like to help more postgrad students and early career researchers take their first steps into publishing?
Interested? Drop us an email ⬇️
Would you like to gain valuable experience in #publishing by managing an established open-access journal?
Would you like to help more postgrad students and early career researchers take their first steps into publishing?
Interested? Drop us an email ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The MHR is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief.
Would you like to gain valuable experience in #publishing by managing an established open-access journal?
Would you like to help more postgrad students and early career researchers take their first steps into publishing?
Interested? Drop us an email ⬇️
Would you like to gain valuable experience in #publishing by managing an established open-access journal?
Would you like to help more postgrad students and early career researchers take their first steps into publishing?
Interested? Drop us an email ⬇️
Over to you @richardparkerwm.bsky.social
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Over to you @richardparkerwm.bsky.social
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Imagine a government who believed education mattered more than vanity tanks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Imagine a government who believed education mattered more than vanity tanks.
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These are HEPI estimates of the 20 institutions affected: I think this illustrates the impact if the tariff is absorbed in full by institutions.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
These are HEPI estimates of the 20 institutions affected: I think this illustrates the impact if the tariff is absorbed in full by institutions.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
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To be clear, this is a tariff on our own exports.
Yes, it will raise money - tariffs do. The question is whether it will also cut exports from one of our core economic strengths- HE.
Yes, it will raise money - tariffs do. The question is whether it will also cut exports from one of our core economic strengths- HE.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
To be clear, this is a tariff on our own exports.
Yes, it will raise money - tariffs do. The question is whether it will also cut exports from one of our core economic strengths- HE.
Yes, it will raise money - tariffs do. The question is whether it will also cut exports from one of our core economic strengths- HE.
Will this improve Selly Oak and Birmingham? Or will it further degrade your constituency and city's economy? @alcarns.bsky.social
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Will this improve Selly Oak and Birmingham? Or will it further degrade your constituency and city's economy? @alcarns.bsky.social
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Moved to the UK also 15 years ago, also attracted by the awesomeness of its university sector.
The speed with which something built over generations has been trashed by one MBA-brained cohort is absolutely mindboggling.
The speed with which something built over generations has been trashed by one MBA-brained cohort is absolutely mindboggling.
It would have been hard to believe, when I moved to the UK over 15 yrs ago to start my PhD at Edinburgh, that successive Conservative and Labour governments would actively undermine one of the UK's most successful and strategic sectors and run it to the ground. Unbelievable, really. And here we are
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Moved to the UK also 15 years ago, also attracted by the awesomeness of its university sector.
The speed with which something built over generations has been trashed by one MBA-brained cohort is absolutely mindboggling.
The speed with which something built over generations has been trashed by one MBA-brained cohort is absolutely mindboggling.
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Had a very good time talking about stomach aches, pain, and conservatism at #nacbs in Montreal while also representing @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Had a very good time talking about stomach aches, pain, and conservatism at #nacbs in Montreal while also representing @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social
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The fact that in the UK, our government is content that roads are for car owners and sidewalks are also for car owners is actually a pretty good window into the politics of this country as a whole.
Pavement parking impacts everyone and is a major barrier to walking and wheeling local journeys.
The result of the national pavement parking consultation is long overdue and we cannot afford to wait, so want to see marked bays and measures on a street-by-street basis.
The result of the national pavement parking consultation is long overdue and we cannot afford to wait, so want to see marked bays and measures on a street-by-street basis.
Woman calls for pavement parking ban after falling out wheelchair on school run
Aideen Blackborough was left lying in the road after being forced to manoeuvre her way around a vehicle blocking the pavement in Great Barr
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The fact that in the UK, our government is content that roads are for car owners and sidewalks are also for car owners is actually a pretty good window into the politics of this country as a whole.
Indeed, that's initially what Birmingham cyclists thought they were for as well!
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Indeed, that's initially what Birmingham cyclists thought they were for as well!