CFP: The Senses in High Medieval to Early Modern Medicine

The pettiness of this: ‘ it was reported that Gray had twice moved McSweeney’s desk further away from the prime minister’s office.’

Exceptionally good spot here. If, like me, you've been wondering where the absurdly Queen-Anne-is-dead formula "The golden age of HE is over" came from all of a sudden, I don't think we need to seek any further:

The Office for Students has published very welcome guidance on protecting university students from harassed by staff, but is anyone willing to talk about what staff are dealing with from their students? inews.co.uk/opinion/lectur…

Word’s getting out: Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) ⁦⁦University English⁩ Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA)⁩ ⁦English Association⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

325,437 students took #History GCSE in England, Wales & Northern Ireland in 2024. This is a 4.5% increase on 2023 and 25% up on 2018. History is the 5th most popular GCSE subject of the 47 available this year. For those going on to study History A-Level: well done and good luck!

Join myself, Xuelei Huang, Siôn Parkinson and a host of great speakers at Edinburgh Botanic Gardens on 12th of September for a workshop on botanical smellscapes. First come, first serve, limited places: rbge.org.uk/science-and-co… #smellhistory #smellheritage #smellstudies

Looking for complaints about smells in libraries. Found one from 1900 in which it turned out that 'moist fingering had been the cause of the unpleasant smell' 😬

📅 Get involved in York Environment Weeks 2024 (14 Sept - 12 Oct) 🌿 York Environment Weeks (YEWs) is back for its fifth year with a four-week festival showcasing climate and environmental action in York! ➡️ Browse the full calendar of events here: bit.ly/3WvIqrz

Thanks to Sean and the team at Alchemies of Scent for sending me some copies of the scratch and sniff accompaniment to the fantastic new article on scent and well-being in the Greek and Roman world! For more about the card see here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It’s great to see the work we (Odeuropa) started when we published the first ever smell in the American Historical Review is being taken up elsewhere! More published smells in historical journals!!

Workshop Announcement! Habit, the Body, & the Arts in Early Modernity @ Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 10 Oct 2024. Please circulate widely! Featuring Dr William Tullett, Clare Carlisle, Carmel Raz, Racha Kirakosian & Ewan Jones! Register to attend: eventbrite.com/e/habit-the-bo…

With the release of Firebrand, I had a chat with Dr William Tullett about whether Henry VIII stank, and if that made him unusual telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/09/…