Head of History, Languages and Global Cultures at Nottingham Trent University. All views my own.

Nottingham, England
Joined May 2019
Unsure what career a degree in History can get you? Find out how #NTUHUM and BA History graduate, Edward Hammond has used his degree and extra-curricular activities to shape the direction of his career. Read the full article below👇 ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/…
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Replying to @tomorrowsmps
Replying to @Keir_Starmer
The selections for Labour candidates needs to be more democratic and we should end NEC impositions of candidates. Local Party members should select their candidates for every election.
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🔴 BOLTON NORTH EAST: entire local selection committee has resigned.
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UCAS Deadline - Wednesday 26 January 6pm. Make sure you have everything you need to put the finishing touches to your UCAS application. bit.ly/3D2FacR
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My constituency of Liverpool Walton is the most deprived in England. It has not received a penny of the Levelling Up Fund. Of the 80 successful bids in England, only half are in the 100 most deprived areas. The Prime Minister's affluent constituency, however, received £19m.
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Our new book on the Great Famine’s ‘Death Census’ is out now, and as an open access publication later this month. This thread explains the origins and content of the Census.👇
Our new book, ‘The Death Census of Black ‘47’, is out this month. It will be open access. But what was the Death Census, why was it created, and what does it tell us? 🧵 Co-authored with @LewisDarwen @BrianGurrin #IrishHistory #GreatIrishFamine #Bookstore #BooksWorthReading
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Our research is finding solutions to some of the most significant global challenges 🌍 Find out how NTU's research has performed in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 ⬇️ #ResearchReimagined #REF2021

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💪 Get your Gruel and Graft on at Thackray! Follow this link to find out more on the special, brand-spanking-new event we're putting on for Heritage Open Day 2021! 👇 ow.ly/WXby50FOM1o
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Anyone who fits the research criteria below, I’d be so grateful if you could take part and/or retweet and share with other relevant parties ✌🏼🙏. #COVID19 #pandemic #planttwitter – at Nottingham, England
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This nightwatchmen's report book was lost for decades, but is now for sale. Belper Historical Society are crowdfunding to buy it for us, so the #Nightwatchmen can come home. See what local historian Adrian Farmer has to say and please donate if you can: crowd.in/D3SBKB
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🚨Brilliant opportunity at this fantastic museum! 🚨
NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY 💼 Learning and Engagement Officer. Be part of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse's Learning Team, overseeing the delivery of an environmental learning programme for the new Environmental Hub. Full details via the link below 👇 ow.ly/7UBJ50FgB5c
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It's #WorkhouseWednesday and we want to use today to remind you all of the wonderful inmate biographies written as part of the #MoreThanOliverTwist project🙌 The inmates depicted span all of our six workhouse sites and the lives they lived pre & post workhouse span the world🌍
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Our #WorkhouseWednesday was so fashionably late, it's occurred on a Thursday💁‍♀️ This week we want to remind you when all our lovely sites in the Network will be open for you to visit!🎉
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So excited to announce our 2021 workshop, which seeks to imaginatively and critically explore the vital theme of ‘transformative change’ for stemming climate & biodiversity breakdown! 🌍🐙🦧🐅🦎🌱✊🏽⬇️ @brambuscher @IPBES @UNBiodiversity #COP15 #COP26 #animalkin @ntu_research
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Many congratulations to School of Arts and Humanities alumni, Simon Brown. He has been appointed as the new Vice President of the Museums Association board!
We are delighted to announce that Simon Brown (@SimonIanBrown), curator at Newstead Abbey and project curator at the National Justice Museum, is the new vice president of the MA board. 🎉 Find out more 👉 ow.ly/z1dB50EH1cv
Clip of my interview this morning on what to hope for from @JoeBiden’s anticipated #ClimateSummit. As a major historical emitter and key global economy, the US has the resources and responsibility to act boldly on the #ClimateCrisis. #climatejusticenow – at Nottingham, England
What does today's Biden-hosted #ClimateSummit need to achieve? We speak to @AlberroHeather on #GME @euronews near the top of the hour - on air here throughout the morning euronews.com/live
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We are seeking new Trustees to inspire, challenge and lead us as we move to the next level in delivering a landmark Migration Museum for Britain. All are welcome to apply. Application deadline: 3 May Find out more: migrationmuseum.org/newtrust… #AllOurStories
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