Robert Sulley
@robertsulley.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of Leicester. Researching the history of education. Focusing on local interpretation and implementation of national education policy 1870-1907.
https://le.ac.uk/people/robert-sulley
https://le.ac.uk/people/robert-sulley
A great weekend at the HES annual conference with lots of thought-provoking papers delivered. Thanks to @histedsocuk.bsky.social for the opportunity to present my latest research in the poster session.
#HES2025 #Histed
#HES2025 #Histed
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A great weekend at the HES annual conference with lots of thought-provoking papers delivered. Thanks to @histedsocuk.bsky.social for the opportunity to present my latest research in the poster session.
#HES2025 #Histed
#HES2025 #Histed
At the beautiful Österreichische Nationalbibliothek today. It felt like being in the lovely world of @darkacademiah.bsky.social
#Wien #Vienna
#Wien #Vienna
September 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
At the beautiful Österreichische Nationalbibliothek today. It felt like being in the lovely world of @darkacademiah.bsky.social
#Wien #Vienna
#Wien #Vienna
At the White Rose resistance movement memorial in the atrium at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität. This is the atrium where Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, leading to their arrest by the Gestapo and subsequent execution with other White Rose members. #München #Munich
September 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM
At the White Rose resistance movement memorial in the atrium at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität. This is the atrium where Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, leading to their arrest by the Gestapo and subsequent execution with other White Rose members. #München #Munich
Looking forward to attending this!
HES Annual Conference Deadline today!
If you're interested in submitting a 200 word abstract for this, taking place on November 14th-16th in Winchester, there is still time!
For the conference theme, and where to submit, go here: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/
#histed #edusky
If you're interested in submitting a 200 word abstract for this, taking place on November 14th-16th in Winchester, there is still time!
For the conference theme, and where to submit, go here: historyofeducation.org.uk/conference/
#histed #edusky
July 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Looking forward to attending this!
A lovely visit yesterday to Scotland’s oldest free public lending library at Innerpeffray where the new collection catalogue was being launched.
innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
Homepage - Innerpeffray Library
Turn the pages of history with a visit to Innerpeffray. This tranquil place in rural Perthshire, at the heart of Scotland, is home to a multi-layered story waiting for you to explore. Central to the...
innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A lovely visit yesterday to Scotland’s oldest free public lending library at Innerpeffray where the new collection catalogue was being launched.
innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
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Join us and @brepols.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the new Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) interface.
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: 17:00 (Brussels) / 11:00 (Eastern Time, USA) / 16:00 (London, UK)
Duration: 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A
More info: bit.ly/BBIHwebinar
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: 17:00 (Brussels) / 11:00 (Eastern Time, USA) / 16:00 (London, UK)
Duration: 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A
More info: bit.ly/BBIHwebinar
April 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Join us and @brepols.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the new Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) interface.
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: 17:00 (Brussels) / 11:00 (Eastern Time, USA) / 16:00 (London, UK)
Duration: 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A
More info: bit.ly/BBIHwebinar
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: 17:00 (Brussels) / 11:00 (Eastern Time, USA) / 16:00 (London, UK)
Duration: 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A
More info: bit.ly/BBIHwebinar
The new reading room at Lambeth Palace Library is very lovely, and the staff very helpful! A productive afternoon spent looking through the National Society archive. #histed
April 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The new reading room at Lambeth Palace Library is very lovely, and the staff very helpful! A productive afternoon spent looking through the National Society archive. #histed
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Our PGR Hub has an update!
- NEW Call for Papers site (see #cfp in #histed in one place)
- Updated funding opportunities!
- Updated free resources and open access texts
- Updated PGR Perks available!
GO HERE: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr/
Please share this with PGR students! (1)
#edusky
- NEW Call for Papers site (see #cfp in #histed in one place)
- Updated funding opportunities!
- Updated free resources and open access texts
- Updated PGR Perks available!
GO HERE: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr/
Please share this with PGR students! (1)
#edusky
Postgraduate Research Student Hub - History of Education Society
historyofeducation.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Our PGR Hub has an update!
- NEW Call for Papers site (see #cfp in #histed in one place)
- Updated funding opportunities!
- Updated free resources and open access texts
- Updated PGR Perks available!
GO HERE: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr/
Please share this with PGR students! (1)
#edusky
- NEW Call for Papers site (see #cfp in #histed in one place)
- Updated funding opportunities!
- Updated free resources and open access texts
- Updated PGR Perks available!
GO HERE: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr/
Please share this with PGR students! (1)
#edusky
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
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Too bad UK universities are gutting their humanities programs though, they'd have even more foreign students to enroll if that wasn't the case
UK universities could be the biggest beneficiaries if international students are put off the US because of Donald Trump, according to a new report
#AcademicSky #Intled
#AcademicSky #Intled
UK universities to benefit as Trump ‘puts off foreign students’
Repeat of falls in enrolments seen during Republican’s first presidency will allow UK to ‘get its mojo back’ in 2025, British Council predicts
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Too bad UK universities are gutting their humanities programs though, they'd have even more foreign students to enroll if that wasn't the case
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Parlez-vous français? We're starting to understand how being bilingual really could delay dementia.
Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia
Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn't seem to stop it entirely
www.newscientist.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Parlez-vous français? We're starting to understand how being bilingual really could delay dementia.
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The early exit of three universities from a nationally negotiated deal with Elsevier shows why a broader reset of UK publishing agreements is necessary
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Early Elsevier exits set tone for UK publishing costs showdown
Librarians and negotiators insist embattled sector’s finances and technological innovations will help to achieve long-sought reductions in publisher costs
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The early exit of three universities from a nationally negotiated deal with Elsevier shows why a broader reset of UK publishing agreements is necessary
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
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The Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley explains how to bake the perfect freestanding gingerbread Christmas tree, complete with strong icing glue, windows and just the right biscuit texture.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The scientific secrets to baking the perfect holiday gingerbread
The Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley explains how to bake the perfect freestanding gingerbread Christmas tree, complete with strong icing glue, windows and just the right biscuit texture
www.newscientist.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:51 PM
The Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley explains how to bake the perfect freestanding gingerbread Christmas tree, complete with strong icing glue, windows and just the right biscuit texture.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...