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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So proud to have @royalholloway.bsky.social feature some of my recent projects on history and games where I have worked with fabulous people & #museums to develop historical #AR & #VR, and non-tech games to explore roles of gaming, technology and multisensory experience in engaging with history! 😊

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday 🏺 1st C saw Venulei Aproniani family gain gt power: Senator Lucius was consul to Emperor ?Nero + family held huge wealth, land, status. Their impressive Tuscan brick+mortar villa/bath complex in Massaciuccoli overlooked lagoon+sea. /2 amazing sauna 🎁for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social

Tall brick and mortar wall with 2 high arched openings and a square doorway extends down a hill, from right to centre of image, with remains of other walls intersecting it. Beyond the wall and perpendicular to it, remains of the wall of the sauna/sudatio can be seen. Beyond that, down the hill and in the distance can be seen Lago di Massaciuccoli, now a wetland area, and farther away, the Mediterranean sea.

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This post has really made my day! Thank you @marianajlopez.bsky.social for this. To have my work sit alongside that of such outstanding gathering of scholars is just tremendous! I am hugely honoured! 😊

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Oh that’s just so fabulous to see! Thank you so much for saying this! It’s wonderful to have my book having influenced your tremendous work! 😊x

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Do they not understand that many of the wider successes of science eg therapies etc stem from what is “basic” ie foundational understanding of cell structures, division, proteins etc

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It is not just science and technology subjects that are crucial to tackling our polycrises: the creative sector is also vital A debate on creative education in the #HouseofLords nataliebennett.org/2026/07/23/d...

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

So glad to read this ! I’m going to see it on Saturday - soooooooooooooo excited!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Great to see the Guardian champion the SHAPE (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) subjects, but this piece gives impression that they are expensive, whereas many are 'cheap to teach' subjects subsidising more expensive subjects, mainly in STEM and medicine. The crisis demands better understanding.

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The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

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Andrew McCallum @andrewemc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

‘the fall in teenagers opting for literature is linked to an unimaginative GCSE (surely something that a new prime minister with an English degree could fix)’ Easy win here, Mr Burnham! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Exactly he’s just purrrrfect 😹

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Dionysus all the way! 😹😹😹

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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Morning all. Week two of the fight back:

'EXETER UCU: OUR SIX KEY MESSAGES

1. EXETER UNI'S FINANCES ARE STRONG. WE'VE LARGE CASH RESERVES (£200M IN 24/25). NEVER HAD A BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS 'CRISIS' IS MANUFACTURED.
2. EXECUTIVE PAY AT EXETER IS OUT OF CONTROL. IF JUST THE 16 HIGHEST-PAID EXECS CAPPED THEIR SALARY AT £120K, WE'D SAVE MORE MONEY THAN ALL THE CUTS TO ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY!
3. NO MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION, BUT A CONFUSED MESS: FAULTY AND INSUFFICIENT DATA, NO REAL DISCUSSION, AND AN IMPOSSIBLE, INSULTING AND UNREASONABLE TIMETABLE TO PUSH THIS THROUGH OVER THE SUMMER.
4. AN ALL-STAFF MEETING OF 600 STAFF RESOUNDINGLY VOTED NO CONFIDENCE IN VICE CHANCELLOR LISA ROBERTS (WHOSE PAY IS PUSHING £400K). WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE VOTE BY ANY UNI STAFF IN THE HISTORY OF UK HE.
5. REDUNDANCIES ARE A MANAGEMENT CHOICE, NOT A FINANCIAL NECESSITY. THEY EVEN HAVE ALTERNATIVE COSTED PLANS WITH NO CUTS, BUT THINK IT'S EASIER TO GO FOR JOB LOSSES.
6. EXETER IS A FANTASTIC UNI, WITH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH, CREATIVE AND INSPIRING TEACHING, THOUGHTFUL AND IMAGINATIVE COMMUNITY OF STAFF AND STUDENTS. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.'

At the bottom of the poster:
#DefendExeterUni
Instagram handle @uniexeterucu
QR link to sign the petition

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Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In 'A 21st Century Benin Bronze' you can see a plaque within a plaque, mirroring objects in the adjacent ‘Kingdom of Benin’ display. The historic bronzes are much darker than the bright gold of the newly cast ámà (plaque), which will gradually deepen in colour as it ages. go.glam.ox.ac.uk/J2hW996Kf

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This has really made my day to see the fabulous @marianajlopez.bsky.social flag my book as being important to her awesome book Sonic Pasts that looks into acoustic heritage and soundscapes. Just wonderful - thank you @marianajlopez.bsky.social 😊

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Thank you so very very much 😊😊

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Oh my word @marianajlopez.bsky.social thank you for posting this and for saying that my work is wonderful - that really means such a lot 😊😊😊

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Just finished Any Questions, up against Richard Tice. I knew there would be plenty of BS on climate, but he spouted rubbish on *every* subject. Even claimed that the EU is not our biggest trading partner, but the US. In fact, we have 3x more trade with the EU. He believes whatever he wants to.

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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Timid librarian in plea to save my workplace from making a huge mistake. A whole floor of Cardiff University's main library is under threat of being repurposed to teaching facilities with the removal of 7km of shelving holding valuable books. Pls share x you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

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Save the second floor of Cardiff University's Arts and Social Studies Library (ASSL)

Dear current patrons, past patrons, and future patrons of Arts and Social Sciences Library (ASSL) at Cardiff University. On Friday 17th of May, library staff of the ASSL were informed by University Li...

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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The OU department is full to bursting with wonderful people. Wave this at anyone you know who's eligible!

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 28/04/2026

Coming up on the show tomorrow! Alexandra asks Chance Bonar (@chancebonar.bsky.social) whether we can really claim that "Roman slavery wasn't *that* bad," whilst still retaining our humanity. When we said this show would cast a critical eye on the ancient world, we really meant it!

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Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Happy birthday to the City of Rome #onthisday A.U.C. 2778. (Rome was founded on 21st April 753 BCE, according to the traditional chronology of Varro and the Fasti Capitolinus.)

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This looks great - can’t wait to read it! 😃👇

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

And so he shouldn’t! It is, after all, his sofa. And he’s just such a good boy 😍😍😍

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

What a wonderful boy! ❤️#SundayHuxley

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edg59.bsky.social @edg59.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Lioness from the Milan Archaeological Museum. Milan has a lot of mosaics and I stocked up on photos on my recent trip! #MosaicMonday

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The fab feeling when you’ve done a viva with the awesome @valmhope.bsky.social and you end the week feeling so very positive about… well… everything really! Times like today I really love my job 😃

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

It's that time of year again.... 🗡️

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

So close!! Can we get it across the line and into the safety of Leicester Museums Service, where it can be researched, studied... and looked after in perpetuity! #Archaeology 🏺 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...

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Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc

Help us raise £10,000 towards Leicestershire Museums' acquisition of this unique object so that it can remain in the public domain.

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 05/03/2026

We have yet to launch, but that doesn't mean you can't subscribe to our show! You can follow us on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2l71KC2... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id18... Deezer: www.deezer.com/show/1002731... Acast: shows.acast.com/ancient-hist...

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Ancient History 101

Learn Everything About Ancient Greece, Rome and Beyond...

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Again, signing up for BMCR provides reviews, sure, but also notations on new open access volumes! For example? _Ancient Greek Law Vectors of Unity and Local Idiosyncrasy_ by Hans Beck and Kaja Harter-Uibopuu. www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde... + bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.03...

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Ancient Greek Law

Fleshing out the intersection between the unity of Greek law on the one hand and its manifestation in countless cities on the other, each one with striking idiosyncrasy in legal administration and pra...

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Hi friends. As I previously noted, the U. of Iowa is planning to get rid of African American studies; Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, & the Classical Languages major—along with others. If you wish, please sign the classics petition: www.change.org/p/keep-the-c.... I will add more as I find out.

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Sign the Petition

Keep the Classical Languages Major at the University of Iowa

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Want to help keep our mosaics looking spick and span? We're looking for a (very) part time mosaic cleaner. Flexible hours and.... and we wouldn't joke about this.... YOU GET TO STAND IN THE HYPOCAUST!!! 🤩 sussexpast.co.uk/jobs/

A youth kneeling on a roman mosaic. He's using a tiny brush to carefully sweep this immense floor while he quietly regrets his life choices.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Help save the Leicestershire Torc! “A stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and the only torc ever discovered in the county”. leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...

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Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc

The Leicestershire Torc is a stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and is the only torc ever discovered in the county. It was a piece of very high-status jewellery...

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Oh oh oh - so fabulous! They are both so very gorgeous - and I LOVE their names! Currently in between piggies atm but hopefully looking to get some more soon! They just make my house feel like a home! 😃

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Nothing better in the world than pigtures! Feel free to send through some! 😍😃

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The founding meeting of the non-tenure #MCRHumNetwork on Tuesday February 24 at 6pm on Zoom - a monthly online lecture? - e-mailing list? - survey? - British Academy Small Grant? - ambition: a COST action? - funding networking? - article workshops? Message me or e-mail ulla.rajala (a) antiken.su.se

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Wow! What a superbly beautiful picture of St Edmund’s Cathedral Suffolk - really quite stunning 🤩

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 22/02/2026

We're setting up our online spaces! Click here to learn where else to find us: linktr.ee/ancienthisto...

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Ancient History 101 | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Explore the past with the Ancient History Podcast and educational resources.

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Better than Hampy and Captain Berticle??!

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

@jezcarlton.bsky.social thought you might like to see this most excellently good doggy! 😍

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

And my favourite of his … “He’s not a-donis… He’s the-donis.”

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Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Like Sid Waddell - BBC darts commentator - said of the success of darts player Eric Bristow “When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer... Bristow's only 27.”

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🚨We're reopening!!! 🚨 Next week we'll be OPEN from 10am to 4pm with special activities for youngsters. 🤩🤩 Bring your kids along and we promise to get them so wound up and excited that your drive home will be a living nightmare. sussexpast.co.uk/event/februa...

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February Half Term at Fishbourne Roman Palace - Sussex Past

Live Like a Roman this half term with fun family activities from 16th to 20th February at Fishbourne Roman Palace, near Chichester

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