Followed by Marcel Thomas who throws fresh light on the issue of Ostalgie/Eastalgia by comparing it to nostalgia in West Germany based on his study of two German towns. zeithistorische-forschungen.de/1-2021/5930

Starting in my new role as Associate Director of Academic Quality and Data today. So excited to continue the fun work with data to ensure an awesome student experience University College!

Over the next week we're profiling shortlisted books for this year's #RHSWhitfieldPrize & #RHSGladstonePrize . Winners announced online in our 2021 Prize Ceremony, Friday 23 July.

Today it's the turn of Dr Marcel Thomas (Marcel Thomas) youtu.be/XG9tncbG-kM #twitterstorians

'Local Lives, Parallel Histories', by Marcel Thomas, examines how villagers in both East & West Germany dealt with the imposition of two very different systems in their everyday lives. #GermanHistory #twitterstorians

Read the first chapter to learn more: bit.ly/3vXjxnF

I’m honoured to be part of such a fantastic shortlist!

After two months of job searching, I finally have some good news: I just started my new job as Quality and Data Specialist University College. I'll be using data and analytics to improve learning experiences and shape higher ed strategy. Really excited for the new challenge!

Student feedback on one of my courses this year: 'The teaching from the underpaid staff on insecure contracts was fantastic, as always.'🙄

Thanks so much to everyone who attended our virtual open day in single hons History this morning History Department - please do take a look at the admissions video, taster lectures and interviews with our students on our blog: uomhistory.com/admissions/

Today History Dept Manchester University passed a resolution on Black Lives Matter, pledging to do more in terms of recruitment of staff and students of colour, decolonising our curriculum, and acknowledge the deep-seated racial roots of the discipline. So proud of you colleagues

If you are looking for English-language books about the #GDR , you can't go far wrong with these. #twitterstorians

Completely agree with this. One thing I learned from my research is the huge potential to bounce back from crisis when local communities are given the tools to make their own decisions. theguardian.com/society/2020/m…