Dear members of the HNR community,

As the year draws to a close, we would like to wish you a joyful holiday season and take a moment to highlight what lies ahead for HNR in 2026.

Events

The call for papers for the HNR 2026 Conference is open for just a few more days (deadline: December 21).
The conference will focus on networks and their sources and will take place at the University of Turin (Italy) from Monday 20 July to Wednesday 22 July, 2026.

👉 Further details available here.

Applications are also open for the Barcelona Past Networks Summer School (deadline: January 26).
The summer school will be held in Barcelona from 16 to 19 June 2026.

👉 Further details available here.

Seminar Series

We are pleased to announce the launch of an online HNR seminar series in 2026.
Details about the seminar schedule and invited speakers will be shared soon—stay tuned!

Journal of Historical Network Research

The latest special issue, “Time and Temporality as Categories of Connectedness,” has recently been published.
The Journal of Historical Network Research is fully open access, and all issues can be consulted here.

Membership

Not yet a member of the HNR community?
You can easily join for free by subscribing to the HNR Slack channel 👉 here.

With best wishes for the holidays,
The HNR Board