Simon Peplow

University of Nottingham, right now, is cutting 560 jobs. Do we need to rebrand universities as very large, very clean, land-based oil rigs to get government support?

New from History UK: a valuable and interesting survey of UK history students use of and attitudes towards GenAI in HE teaching - their preliminary report is published today: bit.ly/4hatsRR The report is by Dr Sarah Jones and Dr Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social #skystorians

In light of Jim Ratcliffe saying stupid things about immigration yet again, just resharing something I wrote in February after his last idiotic rant: theconversation.com/how-immigran...

The University of Exeter has confirmed that it won’t proceed with compulsory redundancies “at this time”. This means colleagues do not need to complete the pro forma, and there will be no selection process.

Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

Just remember this message is aimed at your children not theirs.

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Swear to god, all national newspaper university commentary is just "it is bad that the thing we demanded had the intended effect"

Are you considering career options after a PhD in History or a related subject? Join @historylabplus.bsky.social colleagues for this session with a fantastic panel of History PhD graduates who have all taken their skills into a variety of areas beyond HE. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Thank you to all who attended today's meeting on the 'Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History'. Very valuable proposals in difficult times for history in HE / UK HE more widely. We've also a new guide bit.ly/4z1fAjO listing 100+ UK #history societies & networks supporting historians #Skystorians

Wales first nation to withdraw support for Infantino 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Horrible news 😞— Once is a gorgeous movie with the most sublime soundtrack

Cracked 28,000 signatures today, thank you! Hopefully more good media coverage as a result (looking your way @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social ) #DefendExeterUni

A statement from Exeter UCU branch @ucu.org.uk - please share far and wide.

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

How do we enhance the engagement of history students in their degree programmes? A new article - 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments' - bit.ly/4viEKru, by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow offers discipline-specific proposals. Latest Open Access article in 'Transactions' 1/2

We argue that, though there is no single solution to the ‘wicked problem’ of student engagement, history departments can meaningfully support students by cultivating inclusive, responsive, and relational learning environments.

Very pleased to share a new article, ‘Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments,’ written with @simpep.bsky.social. Available here: tinyurl.com/38cwxwpt #historyeducation #academicsky #edusky

TODAY! Our next History UK Pedagogy Forum event, 'Rethinking Digital Pedagogies in HE History Teaching From the Pandemic to the Age of AI' (3-4.30pm, Wednesday 29th April). More info and booking below 👇 #historyeducation #academicsky www.tickettailor.com/events/histo...

History UK Pedagogy Forum: Transitions to University (1-2.30pm, Thursday 26 March) www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... Dr David Brown will lead discussions on what skills we might expect students to arrive at university with, and how to best support them to thrive. #historyeducation #academicsky

History UK Pedagogy Forum: Transitions to University (1-2.30pm, Thursday 26 March) www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... Dr David Brown will lead discussions on what skills we might expect students to arrive at university with, and how to best support them to thrive. #historyeducation #academicsky

Our next History UK Pedagogy Forums focus on transitions to studying history at university (1-2.30pm, 26 March), and digital pedagogies in HE history teaching (3-4.30pm, 15 April). More info 👇 Please share, see you there! #historyeducation #academicsky historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...

The sudden growth of the Green Party is an extraordinary, and still under analysed, development in British politics, with longer term origins than most people think. A while ago I wrote about the first Green Party elected to Parliament. No it wasn’t Caroline Lucas.

This was a fascinating read by @simpep.bsky.social who explores how the language surrounding immigrants has developed over time. 🔗 tinyurl.com/hnubwswd 🧵👇 #langsky #linguistics #immigration

Reminder of next week's History UK Pedagogy Forum - online discussion of narratives around the 'Value' of a history degree (3-4.30pm, Tuesday 24 February 2026). Lots to talk about!! @callingdrjones.bsky.social #historyeducation #academicsky Book here: historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...

Immigration is fuelled by people moving for work, family or better opportunities.

I was asked to write a short historical overview of why immigration to the UK has been so often portrayed as "an invasion", and how it's linked to empire and things like the "great replacement" far-right conspiracy theory: theconversation.com/how-immigran...

Reminder of next week's History UK Pedagogy Forum - online discussion of narratives around the 'Value' of a history degree (3-4.30pm, Tuesday 24 February 2026). Lots to talk about!! @callingdrjones.bsky.social #historyeducation #academicsky Book here: historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...

Our History UK Pedagogy Forum returns for 2026, beginning with a timely online discussion on narratives around the 'Value' of a history degree (3-4.30pm, Tuesday 24 February 2026) Please do share, hope to see you there! #historyeducation #academicsky historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...

Our History UK Pedagogy Forum returns for 2026, beginning with a timely online discussion on narratives around the 'Value' of a history degree (3-4.30pm, Tuesday 24 February 2026) Please do share, hope to see you there! #historyeducation #academicsky historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...

Labour's changes to immigration rules, including potentially applying them retroactively, would be some of the most draconian anti-immigration policies in decades. They're the hostile environment on speed. This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them archive.today/2026.02.03-2...

Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….

Enjoyed this conversation with @simpep.bsky.social and @callingdrjones.bsky.social for History UK - a great opportunity to reflect on my teaching experiences as a PGR and how they have formed my ECR teaching identity

Kicking off our 2026 schedule with a paper! Join us next Thursday for our seminar: “You are not to allow yourselves to be frightened”: Norman Manley’s Visits to Britain and Transnational Care in Post-war Britain 📍 Online only 📆 Thursday 22nd January, 2026 ⏰ 17:30 🔗 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History. 🗃️ Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students! See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word... 👇👇👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...

Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...

If you teach histories of British slavery, don't miss this Thursday's book launch and talk: Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain's Colonial Past, IHR, London 11 December & on Zoom. 5:30pm. Registration details are below and a link to the open access book in post 2/2. This post is 1/2.

I talked to the History Extra pod about the ideas behind MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and how they relate to today’s grim politics Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...

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I teach computational data science, not history, but I found the examples helpful and extensible to my own class prep and formative assessments. Thanks for sharing!