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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Protestant Women and the Making of Global Religious Worlds This new research network will investigate whether the category ‘Protestant woman’ functions in an analytically coherent way across diverse historical and cultural contexts Learn more and read a Q&A at bit.ly/4AIBucs
Protestant Women and the Making of Global Religious Worlds term card, Michaelmas Term 2026.Protestant Women and the Making of Global Religious Worlds logo.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Visit our 25th anniversary exhibition! 🎉 Knowledge in a Fractured World CRASSH, CB3 9DP 5 Oct- 11 Dec 9am-7pm weekdays PV 19 Oct 5.30pm RSVP bit.ly/3VBgR1x A showcase of interdisciplinary research alongside a fascinating collection of works by international artists.
Knowledge in a Fractured World exhibition.List of exhibitors.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Introducing our Research Networks for 2026-27 🎉 Our Research Networks programme facilitates the exchange of ideas across disciplinary boundaries and allows Cambridge researchers to explore new forms of collaborative work. Events are free & open to everyone Find out more at bit.ly/3Vr0aWy
Collage of nine Research Network logos.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Protestant Women and the Making of Global Religious Worlds This new research network will investigate whether the category ‘Protestant woman’ functions in an analytically coherent way across diverse historical and cultural contexts Learn more and read a Q&A at bit.ly/4AIBucs
Protestant Women and the Making of Global Religious Worlds term card, Michaelmas Term 2026.Protestant Women and the Making of Global Religious Worlds logo.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Research Practice Seminars are back ✍🏼 In the seminars we explore some of the creative, critical, ethical, political or methodological aspects of research as a practice Thurs, 12-2pm, lunch is provided 🥪 Check our website or join the seminar mailing list to receive readings bit.ly/3LYjCFL
Research Practice Seminar programme.Research Practice Seminar programme.
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A writeup abt the special issue of Studies in HPS which @martinkusch.bsky.social and I edited based on a 2022 conference held @crasshlive.bsky.social & @kingscollege.bsky.social The standard of articles is high, my own submission got rejected! So I poured my heart into the introduction. Have a read
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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
2nd day of #Skin2Script workshop with @crasshlive.bsky.social about to start Checking how drying has progressed - various results. Next pushing on with sanding, scraping & finishing touches
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Visit our 25th anniversary exhibition! 🎉 Knowledge in a Fractured World CRASSH, CB3 9DP 5 Oct- 11 Dec 9am-7pm weekdays PV 19 Oct 5.30pm RSVP bit.ly/3VBgR1x A showcase of interdisciplinary research alongside a fascinating collection of works by international artists.
Knowledge in a Fractured World exhibition.List of exhibitors.
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Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very happy to announce the seminar programme of the Decolonising Plant Knowledge research network @crasshlive.bsky.social for Michaelmas term 2026 www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/net...
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌟Introducing the Cambridge Inequality Lab! Celebrate the launch with @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk & his team with their two-part series. 🔵 Learn more: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/res... @crasshlive.bsky.social @chiacambridge.bsky.social
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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let the dehairing begin! #Skin2Script @crasshlive.bsky.social
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📣 Open for applications Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Apply to spend time at CRASSH as a salaried fellow from September 2027 to May 2028 ⬆️ Read the eligibility criteria and FAQs at bit.ly/44IBme6 ⏳ Apply by 16 October 2026
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tender Whispers from the Heart: An exhibition of embroidered poetry 🧵 🪡 This exhibition features embroidered poems by students of the ‘Tender Whispers from the Heart’ course, run by textile artist Rebecca Devaney 28 Sep - 2 Oct Atrium, Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4xoI3xK
Tender Whispers from the Heart: An exhibition of embroidered poetry.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📣 Open for applications CIRN Intesa Sanpaolo Visiting Fellowship Are you an early career postdoctoral scholar whose research focuses on Italy? Join us for a Fellowship on the theme of 'Italian Ecologies' in Spring 2027 Find out more at bit.ly/3CfiaXi ⏳ Apply by 18 September 2026
CIRN Intesa Sanpaolo Visiting Fellowship.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Language, Craft and Community 🧶 29 Sep from 7-6.30pm @mmll-cambridge.bsky.social bit.ly/3TwV4HJ Join Sura Qadiri for an in-conversation event with artist and author Ekta Kaul and community textile artist, curator, banner maker and writer Clare Hunter
Language, Craft and Community event and Tender Whispers from the Heart exhibition.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tender Whispers from the Heart: An exhibition of embroidered poetry 🧵 🪡 This exhibition features embroidered poems by students of the ‘Tender Whispers from the Heart’ course, run by textile artist Rebecca Devaney 28 Sep - 2 Oct Atrium, Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4xoI3xK
Tender Whispers from the Heart: An exhibition of embroidered poetry.
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Trust, Open Knowledge & Infrastructure Research Network @toki-crassh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We are looking forward to sharing our programme of events for 2026-2027 with everyone very soon. In the meantime, learn more about TOKI at the @crasshlive.bsky.social website: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/net...
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Trust, Open Knowledge, and Infrastructure (TOKI): Scholarly Communication Futures and Community-led Models - CRASSH
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Are you interested in finding colleagues working on a related topic, to plan a collaborative grant application or start building an interdisciplinary network? CRASSH can help by offering an opportunity to convene a simple event or meeting Apply by 18 October 2026 bit.ly/4pMnj01
CRASSH Connections Networking events.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Language, Craft and Community 🧶 29 Sep from 7-6.30pm @mmll-cambridge.bsky.social bit.ly/3TwV4HJ Join Sura Qadiri for an in-conversation event with artist and author Ekta Kaul and community textile artist, curator, banner maker and writer Clare Hunter
Language, Craft and Community event and Tender Whispers from the Heart exhibition.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tender Whispers from the Heart: An exhibition of embroidered poetry 🧵 🪡 This exhibition features embroidered poems by students of the ‘Tender Whispers from the Heart’ course, run by textile artist Rebecca Devaney 28 Sep - 2 Oct Atrium, Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4xoI3xK
Tender Whispers from the Heart: An exhibition of embroidered poetry.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Call for papers ✍️ Making Biosecurity: Life Sciences, Security and the Futures Being Built Submit a 150–200 word abstract by 21 September Further details at bit.ly/46VNpWl
Call for papersCall for papers
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Language, Craft and Community 🧶 29 Sep from 7-6.30pm @mmll-cambridge.bsky.social bit.ly/3TwV4HJ Join Sura Qadiri for an in-conversation event with artist and author Ekta Kaul and community textile artist, curator, banner maker and writer Clare Hunter
Language, Craft and Community event and Tender Whispers from the Heart exhibition.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Experimental Ecologies: Exploring the wildscape between art, science and belonging Experiments, encounters and collective making. Move between art and science, story and landscape, collection and imagination, and the visible and hidden 21-22 Sep, Cambridge bit.ly/4A2u2bH
Exprimental Ecologies collaboration, LEAP Lab and Natural England.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Experimental Ecologies: Exploring the wildscape between art, science and belonging Experiments, encounters and collective making. Move between art and science, story and landscape, collection and imagination, and the visible and hidden 21-22 Sep, Cambridge bit.ly/4A2u2bH
Exprimental Ecologies collaboration, LEAP Lab and Natural England.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Got an idea for an event or creative initiative? CRASSH offers funding & support to Cambridge postdocs/academic staff for activities that spark interdisciplinary exchanges, build collaborations, and bring research to wider audiences Apply by 18 Oct 2026 at bit.ly/3CaV97M
What will your event be?
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Call for papers ✍️ Making Biosecurity: Life Sciences, Security and the Futures Being Built Submit a 150–200 word abstract by 21 September Further details at bit.ly/46VNpWl
Call for papersCall for papers
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us on 17 September at 6pm to explore the stories and thoughts that underpin our current art exhibition 'Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity' Led by Beverley Carruthers with Clio Lloyd-Jacob, Idit Elia Nathan, Sara Paynter, Sarah Wood & Rachel Wooller ℹ️ bit.ly/4wWFAuV
Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity: An artists’ talk.
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Churchill Archives Centre @chuarchives.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📢 We will be holding a drop-in Open Day on Wednesday 16th September 11.30am-3.30pm as part of Open Cambridge. Come along to meet our friendly team to learn more about both our collections and the work that goes into sharing them #OpenCambridge @cambridgefestival.bsky.social buff.ly/S2YvFER
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Churchill Archives Centre Open Day
Home to over 600 collections on the history of modern Britain, Churchill Archives Centre opens its doors for an open day. The Archives Centre looks after the papers of politicians, civil servants,
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📚 The Politics of Rare Books: Colonial legacies, libraries, provenances 21 September Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4gcpiXM This event aims to advance conversations on how historical connections to the slave trade within library collections can be communicated to the public
The politics of rare books
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Playing the Past: How to write a historical video game 10 September 5-6.30pm Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/3V1Tii6 Join us for a behind-the-scenes look into the writing and narrative design of a historical video game, with @ben-angell.bsky.social, Narrative Lead at CaptureAge
A hero, army and temple from the Chronicles series for Age of Empires.
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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🌍🚀 Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk on his new role as Founding Director of the Centre for Space, Earth and Energy (CSEE) at @crasshlive.bsky.social! Looking forward to the Fall 2026 launch & the exciting work to come: 🔗 climatraces.org/csee
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Centre for Space, Earth and Energy — climaTRACES Lab
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Researchers who use thick concepts . . . are responsible for recognising the evaluative content in their work." I regularly revisit this short piece @annaalexandrova.bsky.social wrote for @crasshlive.bsky.social on thick concepts. www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/eve...
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Thick concepts - CRASSH
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Playing the Past: How to write a historical video game 10 September 5-6.30pm Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/3V1Tii6 Join us for a behind-the-scenes look into the writing and narrative design of a historical video game, with @ben-angell.bsky.social, Narrative Lead at CaptureAge
A hero, army and temple from the Chronicles series for Age of Empires.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
💼 Join our admin team as Research Grants Administrator We are looking for an experienced administrator who can support the effective planning and delivery of research projects across the School of Arts and Humanities Find out more & apply by 13 Sep via bit.ly/44apcuf
CRASSH staff group photo.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
📣 Open for applications Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Apply to spend time at CRASSH as a salaried fellow from September 2027 to May 2028 ⬆️ Read the eligibility criteria and FAQs at bit.ly/44IBme6 ⏳ Apply by 16 October 2026
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Affective Encounters: Making Space for Disturbance 18-19 Sep Faculty of English, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4cFDkQG This event brings together practitioners and researchers who work in dramatic spaces that can cause psychological disturbance such as West End theatres, lecture halls & clinical settings
Affective Encounters: Making Space for Disturbance – A symposium for reflections and response.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📚 The Politics of Rare Books: Colonial legacies, libraries, provenances 21 September Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4gcpiXM This event aims to advance conversations on how historical connections to the slave trade within library collections can be communicated to the public
The politics of rare books
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🎲 Scenes of play in German literature from 1750 10-12 Sept 2026, CB3 9DP Register at bit.ly/3TwubDn With speakers from nine countries and fields ranging from architecture to toy history, we’re excited to kickstart Play Studies in the UK and rethink how we play today
Scenes of play in German literature from 1750.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Join us on 17 September at 6pm to explore the stories and thoughts that underpin our current art exhibition 'Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity' Led by Beverley Carruthers with Clio Lloyd-Jacob, Idit Elia Nathan, Sara Paynter, Sarah Wood & Rachel Wooller ℹ️ bit.ly/4wWFAuV
Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity: An artists’ talk.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
💼 Join our admin team as Research Grants Administrator We are looking for an experienced administrator who can support the effective planning and delivery of research projects across the School of Arts and Humanities Find out more & apply by 13 Sep via bit.ly/44apcuf
CRASSH staff group photo.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Got an idea for an event or creative initiative? CRASSH offers funding & support to Cambridge postdocs/academic staff for activities that spark interdisciplinary exchanges, build collaborations, and bring research to wider audiences Apply by 18 Oct 2026 at bit.ly/3CaV97M
What will your event be?
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Join us for 'From Skin to Script', a hands-on workshop in traditional parchment-making – one of the UK's most critically endangered crafts Explore how living craft knowledge affects how we understand medieval manuscripts 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2026 bit.ly/4gcqbRn (limited places)
From Skin to Script is a practical workshop in traditional parchment making.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Save the date! 🗓️ The Community Design Lab are holding events on 2 & 16 Sep, which examine the city at eye level and question the development. More details to follow soon! •The city’s spaces and frameworks, building a common language •Urban development in practice, your opportunity to influence
Community Design Lab.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Join us for 'From Skin to Script', a hands-on workshop in traditional parchment-making – one of the UK's most critically endangered crafts Explore how living craft knowledge affects how we understand medieval manuscripts 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2026 bit.ly/4gcqbRn (limited places)
From Skin to Script is a practical workshop in traditional parchment making.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Affective Encounters: Making Space for Disturbance 18-19 Sep Faculty of English, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4cFDkQG This event brings together practitioners and researchers who work in dramatic spaces that can cause psychological disturbance such as West End theatres, lecture halls & clinical settings
Affective Encounters: Making Space for Disturbance – A symposium for reflections and response.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📚 The Politics of Rare Books: Colonial legacies, libraries, provenances 21 September Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4gcpiXM This event aims to advance conversations on how historical connections to the slave trade within library collections can be communicated to the public
The politics of rare books
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📣 Open for applications CIRN Intesa Sanpaolo Visiting Fellowship Are you an early career postdoctoral scholar whose research focuses on Italy? Join us for a Fellowship on the theme of 'Italian Ecologies' in Spring 2027 Find out more at bit.ly/3CfiaXi ⏳ Apply by 18 September 2026
CIRN Intesa Sanpaolo Visiting Fellowship.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Save the date! 🗓️ The Community Design Lab are holding events on 2 & 16 Sep, which examine the city at eye level and question the development. More details to follow soon! •The city’s spaces and frameworks, building a common language •Urban development in practice, your opportunity to influence
Community Design Lab.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join us on 17 September at 6pm to explore the stories and thoughts that underpin our current art exhibition 'Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity' Led by Beverley Carruthers with Clio Lloyd-Jacob, Idit Elia Nathan, Sara Paynter, Sarah Wood & Rachel Wooller ℹ️ bit.ly/4wWFAuV
Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity: An artists’ talk.
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