Reposted by Chris CallowPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Having a nice time - saw lots of bears. 432560
Reposted by Chris CallowPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In 2021, income tax personal allowance was frozen at £12,570. If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070. A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27. Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 21455205
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026theconversation.com/how-the-emoj...theconversation.comHow the emojis and fashion choices of Germany’s far-right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolismThe extreme right has learned to navigate Germany’s strict laws on extremist symbols 000
Reposted by Chris CallowProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If I were a government with a medium-sized economy wanting to accelerate economic growth, I'd read this and then invest in social sciences and arts and humanities for the effective use of new technologies, rather than trying to out-compete the trillions of dollars of private investment in the US 24013
Reposted by Chris CallowCampaign for Better Transport @bettertransport.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This summer's floods and heatwaves have shown the urgency of the climate crisis. We've gathered together 50+ organisations to call for stronger action on transport. Read our joint statement 👇 02313
Reposted by Chris CallowUgly Reykjavik @uglyreykjavik.bsky.social · 17/08/2026It's time to play: spot the former mini hydro power station. These were sometimes used to generate electricity on farms in the first half of the 20th century. #Iceland #photography #streetphotography #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #abandoned #decay #river #history 24311
Reposted by Chris CallowRÚV English (Unofficial) @ruvenglish-mirror.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The #historic settlement of #Grenjaðarstaður in #Aðaldalur is one of #Iceland’s largest #turf houses, around 30 km south of #Husavik. The #house is available for booked group visits, but today you can tour it with Darren and guide Styrmir Franz Snorrason.ruv.isRÚV English Radio - GRENJAÐARSTAÐUR TURF HOUSE - RÚV.isToday, RÚV English Radio is at the Grenjaðarstaður turf house. 193
Reposted by Chris CallowDr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Working on #MedievalWales or the March but don't how your research fits with the #IMC2027 communities theme? Worry not! We would like to hear from you regardless of the topic so that we can highlight the latest exiting research. #MedievalSky #Medieval #Medievalist #MedievalHistory #MedievalStudies 01111
Reposted by Chris CallowSteven Teasdale @steventeasdale.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"...massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate." 132
Reposted by Chris Callow404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 8569262
Reposted by Chris CallowUHI Archaeology Institute @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Eleven funded PhD projects are now available as part of the North Sea Heritage in Transitions (NHT), which launched last month.archaeologyorkney.comTwo Orkney-led PhDs available as part of North Sea Heritage projectEleven funded PhD projects are now available as part of the North Sea Heritage in Transitions (NHT), which launched last month. 07666
Reposted by Chris CallowLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 08/08/2026‘One morning in October 1552, Felix Platter left his hometown of Basel for Montpellier, where he was to study medicine. He was fifteen years old. Things started to happen to him, and he wrote them down in his daybook.’ @erinmaglaque.bsky.social on a Renaissance diary: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukErin Maglaque · Green into Gold: A Renaissance DiaryFor all the force of his curiosity I’m not sure Felix Platter’s life was any less elusive to him. His diary is... 0257
Reposted by Chris CallowAdam Cook @adamcook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Working on Britain and/or Ireland in the 12th-14th Centuries? I'm putting together an @imc-leeds.bsky.social panel proposal for #IMC2027 on Borderland Communities of Rebellion. Details attached, but by no means exhaustive! If you'd like to chat, or have any questions, please get in touch. 01011
Reposted by Chris Callowdgplacenames (now in Orkney) @dgplacenames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"This study examines AI’s ability to write essays analysing Old English poetry; human markers assessed and attempted to distinguish them from authentic analyses of poetry by first-year undergraduate students in English at the University of Oxford." link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comChatGPT versus human essayists: an exploration of the impact of artificial intelligence for authorship and academic integrity in the humanities - International Journal for Educational IntegrityGenerative AI has prompted educators to reevaluate traditional teaching and assessment methods. This study examines AI’s ability to write essays analysing Old English poetry; human markers assessed an... 162
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I’m yearning for the days when a casual sweater felt necessary. 020
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026It gladdens my heart to see that men have been leaning on other men’s shoulders since at least the 1930s. I’d love to see earlier examples. FAO @tricksterprince.bsky.social @apartridgeqotd.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Chris CallowAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026A rare and fragile survival from Viking-age York! A delicate silk cap made of hand-spun, undyed silk, c. AD 875-950 Silk was an exotic material imported via a vast network of Viking trade routes. Found during excavations at Coppergate in 1980. Yorkshire Museum 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology 10633131
Reposted by Chris CallowCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface 11188452997
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Google translate has got a bit confused here. Though it is good to see a mention of the rare place-name Sakka. nafnid.arnastofnun.is/leit/ornefni...nafnid.arnastofnun.isNafnið.isNafnið.is veitir aðgang að skjölum úr örnefnasafni Stofnunar Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum sem geyma heimildir um örnefni vítt og breitt um landið. 000
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Flekka lasted only 18 months as an outlaw in the wilds of Hornstrandir. And while she suffered a humiliating capture she gets to live on, unlike so many Icelandic outlaws. #grettir 020
Reposted by Chris CallowDr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026🚨General registration is now open for the Gender & Medieval Studies conference on Gender & Creativity in Oxford in Sept! We have an amazing line up of speakers, so please register asap to avoid disappointment! (Numbers are limited!). Link via GMS website medievalgender.co.uk/2026-oxford/ 02015
Reposted by Chris CallowKatherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 15/07/2026A very exciting museum job - working with the BM’s amazing early medieval collections. You’ll be working with an excellent and supportive curator too (which we know matters!!) Fixed term till Dec 28. bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com/applicants/v...bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.comProject Curator: Early Medieval European Collection (Documentation)About the Documentation & Digitisation Programme 0109
Reposted by Chris CallowJane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"Chimpanzees are important and deserve our concern." When she recorded this video years ago, that was the message Dr. Jane hoped you would share. And all these years later, for World Chimpanzee Day today, we want you to share that same message with your followers. 1259
Reposted by Chris CallowJack Kirby @jdk653.bsky.social · 13/07/2026We are seeking to appoint two independent members to our Collections Committee, for up to 4 years: One with significant experience in the management of historic collections in museums or heritage sites One with significant experience in the digital humanities. Closes 24 August: lnkd.in/e38mtWDf 0819
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Great to hear my Birmingham colleague Dr Simon Yarrow talking about saints with @gregjenner.bsky.social : www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me, Medieval saints: miracles, relics and pilgrimageJoin Greg and his guests to learn about the medieval cult of saints and their relics. 12610
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 27/06/2026grapevine.is/icelandic-cu...grapevine.isBefore the Sagas: Iceland’s Oldest Surviving TextWhen people imagine the oldest surviving Icelandic texts, they tend to picture sagas filled with blood feuds, longships, and grim-faced chieftains. 000
Reposted by Chris CallowVenus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 26/06/2026FUCK AI.theguardian.com‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town swelteringEmerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C 46622
Reposted by Chris CallowMatthew Blake @matthew-blake.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Just back from the printers, very excited! Being sent out to Staffordshire Record Society members soon. 053
Reposted by Chris CallowBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 23/06/202610 Years of Brexit 🇬🇧🇪🇺 On the night of the Brexit ref in 2016, as the result came in, this young woman was asked how she felt. Her mixture of anger, grief, shame, shock and despair spoke for millions of us that night — and everything she feared might happen came true. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺 18290120
Reposted by Chris CallowArchives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026#MapOnATuesday is the c. 1911 map of Greater Birmingham coloured to show ward boundaries as proposed. Some of the boundaries differ from those finally adopted. Ref – MAP/456336 #LibraryofBham 0112
Reposted by Chris CallowHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/06/2026One of my favourite funding schemes! We are offering up to £300k for international interdisciplinary research on the theme of mobilities - the movement of people, things and ideas. Apply by 7 October. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche... 03634
Reposted by Chris CallowBirna Anna Björnsdóttir @birnaanna.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Midnight in Iceland, June 20th. 443473
Reposted by Chris CallowGuy De Launey @guydelauney.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Is binning expert correspondents in eastern Europe a good idea at a time like this? Disinformation on the rise, Russia interfering in many countries, threatening several and actually at war with one? Well, BBC News management seems to think so. It's disposing of me and 4 of my colleagues. 931210524
Reposted by Chris CallowJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 20/06/2026One of the largest data centers in the country is rising from the desert of southern New Mexico. At 1,400 acres, it could swallow New York's Central Park While there might be enough land, there isn't enough water. Locals concerned Project Jupiter will destroy the chile & pecan farming ✏️ @npr.orgnpr.orgWorries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desertDevelopers say there's plenty of water for a giant data center in southern New Mexico. Some locals are skeptical. 53024
Reposted by Chris CallowAlex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Almost identical to the ‘weapon dancer’ who features on the Torslunda die matrices! This horned, spear-wielding, foot-stepping figure is ubiquitous across North Sea ‘warrior’ groups, and is possibly Odinic in nature 1229
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 16/06/2026A really good article IMO. Brings together diverse evidence to show how one place had a long-term significance. 010
Reposted by Chris CallowJake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Mini-article out now Open Access in Notes & Queries – take a look for my theory of what Wulfstan II means by ‘injustice in the north’ (spoiler: Vikings and weird legal stuff in the Danelaw) doi.org/10.1093/note... #Medievalsky #Medievalistsdoi.orgWulfstan II’s Complaints of ‘Unlagu in the North’One of the most prolific late Old English writers, Archbishop Wulfstan II of York ‘Lupus’ (d. 1023), is particularly known for drafting law-codes for King 0155
Reposted by Chris CallowMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026'(Ironically, the history degree has proven hugely valuable in a business that is all about first-hand reporting, detecting narrative bias and the second source.)' Weird use of 'ironically'. Surely this value is also part of why so many lawyers have studied history at university.ft.comWhy bother with university?As costs soar and graduate prospects dim, the value of higher education can no longer be taken for granted 37221
Reposted by Chris CallowSimon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 06/06/2026In a new exhibition in the Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen, "Vølvens Varsel", this silver mount is believed to depict Loki wrapped in his son's intestines. Peter Pentz believes it's a rare early depiction of the god. It's c. 2.5cm, and was found near Skanderborg 4 years ago. www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene... 04911
Reposted by Chris CallowRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 04/06/2026The poll shows that trust in historians has risen since 2017, up from 71% to 77% - ranking the profession third after nurses and doctors for the trustworthiness of their expertise: bit.ly/49I9NV7 2/4 #Skystorians 13510
Reposted by Chris CallowMario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Job alert! Postdoc position in late medieval history and literature @uvahumanities.bsky.social in #Amsterdam. Come and work with us on chivalric literature and tournament culture in the project ‘Vivre le mythe'. #medievalsky #skystorians www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3614...werkenbij.uva.nlVacancy — Postdoctoral researcher in late medieval history and literature<p>The Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies (GER) has a vacancy for a postdoctoral research position for three years, 1.0 FTE. This position is part of the research project ‘V... 13231
Reposted by Chris CallowMo Moulton @momoulton.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Join me and @echomikeromeo.bsky.social on 4 June for an evening of trans history at the Birmingham LGBT Centre. Expect fun stories, unexpected connections, serious takeaways, and a little bit of hope. Free but register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-tr... 02111
Reposted by Chris CallowMike Pitts @pittsmike.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Great little film from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social media students at the mindbendingly fabulous Sutton Hoo ship project www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7jh...youtube.comThe Sutton Hoo Ship's Company: A Ship beneath the SoilYouTube video by The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company 0139
Chris Callow @chriscallow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Enjoyed another great medieval research paper in Birmingham this evening. This time from Prof John Baker of @namestudies.bsky.social at University of Nottingham. They’re a real model of sustained collaborative research involving the public and university researchers. 072