✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Tim Cole (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) for a public talk on the history of Temple Quarter as part of Bristol's 150 celebrations From Cattle Market to Campus: Temple Quarter's Histories 🎟️ brnw.ch/21x4ox1 (free, all welcome!) 📆 Sat 10 October, 2-3pm 📍 New TQEC Campus, BS1 6AZ

The Avebury Papers – A new exhibition from Prof @mgprolix.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) project is now on display at Southampton City Art Gallery Drawing on the rich archive of the Avebury Papers project, the exhibition reimagines the history of the world-famous site brnw.ch/21x4kAO

📻 How did Soviet spies use same-sex honey traps to entice Westeners during the Cold War? Dr Irina Roldugina (@mozzgi.bsky.social, Russian Dept) uncovers this fascinating story using declassified US govt. documents & KGB files on The Eurasian Knot podcast Listen 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/6Bis...

Dylan Thomas in Iran – A new exhibition by Dr Nariman Massoumi (Film & TV) is now on display at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea until July 2027 The exhibition examines his travel through the country and features rare archival documents & letters For more 👉 brnw.ch/21x3Owt @mmbuob.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Zehra Jumabhoy (History of Art) who has been Highly Commended by @forarthistory.org.uk for the 2026 Curatorial Prize for Exhibitions! 🥳 Find out more about the Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain exhibition co-curated by Zehra 👉 brnw.ch/21x3nKn

Congratulations to Prof Justin Williams (Music) who is part of a team awarded a £1m AHRC grant for a project on Community Jazz Big Bands in England 🥳 Read more about the project which considers how non-professional jazz big bands exemplify ideas of community 👉 brnw.ch/21x3gTZ @ctackley.bsky.social

📻 Prof Helen Fulton (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) joins BBC Radio 4 #InOurTime to discuss the impact of the Norman invasion on the people and land of Wales with Dr Rhun Emlyn, Emeritus Prof Huw Pryce & Misha Glenny Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21x2S1i @bristolcms.bsky.social

#ICYMI: Drs @kitopie.bsky.social & @scottclaessens.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduced us to their new project which aims to resolve current debates about the origins and drivers of inequality in human societies Read more about this @leverhulme.ac.uk project 👉 brnw.ch/21x24tn

📺 Prof @footymac.bsky.social (Italian) traces Silvio Berlusconi's rise from AC Milan owner to Italy's most powerful & polarising figure in a new BBC 4 documentary, Berlusconi: Condemned to Win Watch the three-part series on BBC iPlayer 👉 brnw.ch/21x2rNc

Brilliant to see Dr José Lingna Nafafé's (HiPLA) research on the Black Atlantic abolitionist movement in the 17th century recognised on the world stage! 🌎 Read more about José's visit to Colombia at the invitation of the country's Vice President 👉 brnw.ch/21x1ubU @brisblackhums.bsky.social

Congratulations to Anna Dempsey, former PhD @bristolunienglish.bsky.social candidate, who has won the inaugural Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction! 🥳 Read more about Anna's novel which was written as part of her PhD 👉 brnw.ch/21x1ug6 @leseldawson.bsky.social @bristol247.bsky.social

'The most enduring legacy of Plague, which devastated Britain between 1348 and 1665, was that it set the conditions for how we deal with outbreaks.' Dr Evan Jones (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) on new research in Local Population Studies by BA History graduate Matthew Kilner Read 👉 brnw.ch/21x1ub2

Congratulations to Dr @wtantam.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) who has received a University Enterprise Fellowship for the 26/27 academic year! 🥳 Read more about the new cohort, which includes 3 academics from the Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences 👉 brnw.ch/21x1tr5

✨ COMING UP: Join Dr @katyphipps.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) at the National Portrait Gallery for a public lecture on the history of sex & sex work in Victorian Britain & the British Empire The event takes place on Thursday 16 April, 1-2pm with tickets available 👉 brnw.ch/21x1pgc

🎮 Dr Harry Wilson (Theatre) introduces his AI Tools for Games and XR Storytelling project, which explores the possibilities & problems of collaborating with AI in the creation of narrative games & immersive experiences Watch the full video 👉 brnw.ch/21x1gQz @richardcole.bsky.social

💥 Women Strike Back! – A new exhibition by Dr @saimanasar.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) is on display at St Paul's Learning Centre until end of June Celebrating the stories of Black & South Asian women who campaigned for & brought about change in postwar Britain More 👉 bit.ly/412N1Tj

📻 Prof @paulinefairclough.bsky.social (Music) joins Nick Mohammed on BBC Radio 3 #SundayFeature to talk about how the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich was received in Britain Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21x14ox

'Migrants and refugees are an essential part of British society.' Dr Florian Scheding (Music) introduces The Good Old Budapest! Cabaret in British Exile which revives WW2 cabaret songs as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Watch 👉 brnw.ch/21x0HVA @engagebristol.bsky.social @mmbuob.bsky.social

📽️ Dr @benwt.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) introduces the Hannah More interactive walking tour, bringing to life one of the most successful Georgian-era writers, part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Watch the video 👉 brnw.ch/21x0HVA @engagebristol.bsky.social @hannahmore.bsky.social

'The underworld was local – and it was plural.' Emeritus Prof Richard Buxton (@clahbristol.bsky.social) provides expert comment on tourists' fascination with finding the gates to the underworld of Greek mythology for the @financialtimes.com Read 👉 brnw.ch/21x0DW4

Women's self-employment has long been an important but often overlooked part of Britain's working history Inspired by #IWD, we're spotlighting Dr Amy Edwards' @somsproject.bsky.social which explores the history of women’s self-employment in Britain 1970-2000 Watch the documentary 👉 brnw.ch/21x0DJY

🥳 Congratulations to PhD @bristolunienglish.bsky.social candidate Emma Louca who has been awarded an Early Career Enterprise Fellowship for 2026! Read more about the new cohort 👉 brnw.ch/21x0pJW

#ICYMI: Dr Antonella Mazzone (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduced us to her River Comics @leverhulme.ac.uk project which explores the ways Amazonian communities adapt to climate change & the lessons we can learn from them Read more about this important research 👉 brnw.ch/21x0j9L

The Amazon rainforest faces unprecedented threats from deforestation Dr @amypenfield.bsky.social (Anthropology) introduces the @infracursions.bsky.social project which examines the effects small-scale extractive activities (logging, mining) have on our planet Watch the full video 👉 brnw.ch/21x0pph

✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Ed King (HiPLA) & Prof Jo Crow (@mmbuob.bsky.social) for their joint inaugural lecture, Celebrating Latin American Studies at Bristol Ed & Jo will share their research journeys with Prof Lorraine Leu 📆 Thurs 12 March, 6-8pm 📍 Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Rd 🎟️ brnw.ch/21x0nNg

📻 Dr Laurence Publicover (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) joins BBC Radio 4 #InOurTime to discuss Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, @lucycmunro.bsky.social & Misha Glenny Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21wZOlR @bristolcms.bsky.social

#ICYMI: Dr Irina Roldugina (Russian Dept) returned to Arts Matter to tell us about a fascinating late Cold War encounter between Western queer individuals and the Soviet Union Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wZwbk @lgbthm.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @mozzgi.bsky.social #LGBTplusHM

'We understand Hong Kong as a subject providing a wide range of opportunities, as a city and a territory with a distinctive past that has never been more alive.' Excellent write up on the @hongkonghistory.bsky.social in the latest @iias.bsky.social newsletter For more pp.38-40 👉 brnw.ch/21wZEyV

🎙️ Dr Rowan Tomlinson (@frenchatbristol.bsky.social) joins @jontyclaypole.bsky.social on @slobpodcast.bsky.social to discuss Michel de Montaigne, the 16th-century French essayist and philosopher Listen to their fascinating discussion 👇 brnw.ch/21wZAFo

🏳️‍🌈 As #LGBTplusHM returns this February, Dr Irina Roldugina (Russian Dept) tells us about a fascinating Cold War encounter between Western queer individuals and the Soviet Union Read more about Irina's research as part of her @leverhulme.ac.uk project 👉 brnw.ch/21wZwbk @lgbthm.bsky.social