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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Challenge Apple/Google to remove ReformUK’s hateful ‘Small Boats Watch’ app. Email template here, or use the addresses & write your own.
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Academic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no? We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚
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What made you say yes? OBC open access library support survey
About this survey This survey is run by the Open Book Collective - a charity registered in England and Wales (charity no. 1206287). For the purposes of data protection law, the Open Book Collective is...
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
FanFiction and metaphors we love by bit.ly/4goD2QK My paper on #GoodOmens fic 'Vine Slips of a Strange God' argues that the work transforms traditional Christian metaphors of transgression into frameworks for mutual care & queer flourishing. DESIRE IS A TWINING PLANT #VineSlips #GO #fanfic
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Let’s keep telling our #stories 🏳️‍🌈
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Sneak peek! FanFic & Metaphors We Love By. By special arrangement with UCU here’s my first #fanFiction paper, now in my IR while their LGBT+ Research Conference proceedings get sorted. My take on conceptual #metaphors of #theology and #QueerDesire in #GoodOmens #slashfiction bit.ly/4goD2QK
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Fanfiction and metaphors we love by: a conceptual metaphor analysis of ‘sinful’ queer desires in the fic Vine Slips of a Strange God
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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Treating English as neutral and universally accessible is holding UK universities back. Yolanda Cerda and Bee Bond argue for a rethink of the way non-English languages are understood as a deficit. wonkhe.com/blogs/the-se... via @wonkhe.bsky.social
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The sector needs a language policy reset
Treating English as neutral and universally accessible is holding institutions back. Yolanda Cerda and Bee Bond argue for a rethink of the way non-English languages are understood as a deficit
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
If your research has been almost exclusively based on #distantReading of digital substitutes it’s goosebumpy when you encounter a 1656 #JamesNayler text close up @thejohnrylands #QuakerStudies #earlyModern
Title page of Love to the Lost by James Naylor, with book snake and request slip. Double spread of 1656 book.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
On a scale of 1 to 10, how sad am I for planning potential uni open day visits on a #spreadsheet? Including an elegant #pivotTable of course? #dataNerd #librarianParent
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Oh, my sides. “Ich wil wende forth …” 😆💗🎶
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Eye exposed Covid profiteering back in 2021, long before this week’s inquiry findings that nearly £10bn of PPE was written off as wasted, and that a “VIP lane” fast-tracked the politically connected. 🧵1/2
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Delighted to be able to offer #Perdita Manuscripts (Adam Matthew Digital) at UoManchester Library, alongside our extensive #earlymodern resources.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is what leadership and inclusive church community looks like.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Loads of good stuff coming your way at the University of Manchester #Library
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
‘Thousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned’ www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities
Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s looking (and smelling) apocalyptic across greater Manchester. Since we can’t ban idiocy, could we at least ban fireworks? And disposable barbecues? #moorlandFire #Dovestone
Manchester’s skyscrapers against a yellow smog-filled sky.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Not my favourite purveyor of coffee, but at least they have nutmeg. Curious for the Digital Trust & Society Forum today #CDTSforum26 @UoM_CDTS @DigitalUoM.bsky.social
Cappuccino with nutmeg, banana loaf, and a conference badge.
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Faculty of Humanities @uomhums.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
How safe do women feel using our roads, and where are the gaps in understanding? A new study led by @manchester.ac.uk with GMCA is capturing women’s lived experiences of travel and road safety across Greater Manchester. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w... 📊 Take the survey: uom.link/RoadSafety
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New survey seeks women's experiences of travel and road safety in Greater Manchester
Women across Greater Manchester are being invited to take part in a major new study exploring how safe they feel when travelling around the region, as researchers seek to know more about the unique ch...
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Chinese studies resources from #CNKI available via UoM #NationalResearchLibrary #Manchester
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
“That’s a question for Josefine,” Bargeld says – before proceeding to answer it himself. Yeah, there was a bit of that when Blixa & Gudrun Gut were talking at @britishlibrary.bsky.social David Bowie in Time last year. Good article tho.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Manchester’s and Britain’s history from our #archives #ManchesterGuardian #GeneralStrike #skystorians #skybrarians
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
After the recent exhibition @tatemodern.bsky.social lovers of German Expressionism are being well fed www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/... #nationalgallery #expressionism #germanart #modernart
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German Expressionism: Modern Painting 1900-1918 | Exhibitions | National Gallery, London
Our first-ever exhibition dedicated to the Neo-Impressionists.
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This week is #LesbianVisibilityWeek, celebrating lesbian lives, loves & achievements. We'd like to recommend these books - 'A queer scrapbook', 'Queer beyond London' & 'Eva Gore-Booth' - if you're looking to read more histories celebrating lesbian lives in the UK & Ireland. #LVW26 #booksky
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Good coverage of #Quaker hatiquette in this #OpenAccess article by ... Prof. Capp doi.org/10.1017/S001...
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Looks like Jesus is on the move again this Easter Monday #GoodOmens
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This! #RLUK26
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Today’s weather in Manchester is giving eschatology. Sun, wind, rain, sleet, hail, snow, sun again. And 🥶
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RLUK Research Libraries UK @rluk.ac.uk · 02/03/2026
RLUK is delighted to publish the Developing Inclusive Collections guide on reflective practice, providing a framework for colleagues at all career stages This guide is useful to those working or aiming to work in collection-based decolonisation + build on existing knowledge+skills bit.ly/INC-COLL
Developing Inclusive collections information card, white RLUK logo and text against a yellow background.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Reimagining Openness in Academic Libraries #CFP now open for #ALN conference 2026 #skybrarians #academiclibraries #ALN26
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is utterly inspired! I wanna do the Downhill Bookcart too #skybrarians #librarians #winterolympics #olympics
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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Curious about the future of community‑led #openaccess book publishing? Join COPIM’s free hybrid #conference on 26–27 February. There are still some online tickets available! @copim.bsky.social #scholarlypublishing #OAbooks
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What next for community-led open access book publishing?
Join Copim for a free two day hybrid conference!
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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
[NEW REPORT] International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters Read more on our website 👉 buff.ly/6Ab7hhf @cilipmdg.bsky.social @uksg.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social Photo: Jon Snobri via Unsplash
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Exciting launch of new #CosgraveHall #archive at Sale Library, Trafford yesterday. #Dangermouse #CountDuckula #Chorlton Worth a visit if you’re in the area.
Exhibition pop-up banner for Cosgrave Hall ArchiveHead of DangermouseCostume for Toad of Toad HallModels of Andy Pandy and Looby Lou
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Vigil for Renee in London Monday
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I’ve not been able to get this song out of my head these past few days 😪
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Thogh no thinge No thinge kan keepe us togethir We kan beat them Forevir and evir & we koude be heroes just for one daye 1947-2016
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
“In the meadow we can build a snowman / And pretend that he is Parson Brown / He’ll say ‘Are you married?’ / We’ll say …
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Simon is on strike ✊🏻 @simonxix.com · 08/12/2025
British Library staff are on strike from the 8th to the 12th December 2025. Full solidarity with them, please don't cross the physical or digital picket lines. I wrote a little in my latest piece on the Library about how poor senior management has driven the staff to this position.
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Simon is on strike ✊🏻 @simonxix.com · 02/12/2025
I've got a new piece at @lseimpactblog.bsky.social today following on from my previous piece about the British Library cyberattack and arguing that, since the UK Government clearly doesn't care about the UK knowledge sector, we need to develop our own community-led tech and infrastructure solutions.
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
This is too funny. (You don’t have to have seen the Sid James/Benjamin Britten meme, but it might help.)
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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Everybody has a right to make their own mind up, informed by a range of good information - that's power. It's also a fundamental issue for our profession. Yet is under attack. CILIP members & non-members can join this new #IntellectualFreedom Committee www.cilip.org.uk/news/713670/...
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Thei did the Mash; thei did the Monstere Mash. The Monstere Mash: beholde, sepulchral smash! Thei did the Mash, and it kaughte on moost fast - Hark, heare the Mash! Forsooth, the Monstere Mash!
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
@scribblesscript.bsky.social Google’s AI thinks you are Steven Moffat 😆 (only superficially funny)
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Long got summers are overrated. Emily Brontë had it right!
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Chartered Institute of Linguists @ciol-linguists.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Perfect timing for the first weekend of Autumn - the new issue of The Linguist has just been published on the CIOL website! Full of features and news from the world of languages, download your copy here👇 www.ciol.org.uk/thelinguist #CIOL #TheLinguist #Translation #Interpreting #LatestNews #Languages
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We're hiring! Have you got experience in collections-related higher education library work? Come and work with me @manchester.ac.uk @uomlibrary.bsky.social, and help turn ideas into practical solutions. #skybrarians #library #vacancy #ModernCollections www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Collection Development Librarian:Oxford Road
Please watch the video linked below to learn more about this role -
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CILIP LGBTQ+ Network @ciliplgbtq.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
"Trans & #gender diverse people are present in all areas of #library work" from 'Decistifying #trans & gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review' ⬇️ www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2024/decisti... #Librarian #LibraryWorker #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NonBinary #Queer
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Decistifying trans and gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Do you have skills and experience in managing modern academic library collections? Help me do it AT SCALE in the Uni of Manchester Library @uomlibrary.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk Watch the video for tips on how to apply www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #libraryjobs #skybrarians #colldev
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Collection Development Librarian:Oxford Road
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In diese Stadt hatte ich mich verliebt. In der Stadt auch. 😍
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Rachel J Kirkwood @drkirky.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Free stuff! First batch of items from the Rylands' Early European Print collection is now fully digitised and freely available to explore online via Manchester Digital Collections #EarlyModern #incunabula #TheRylands #HistoryOfTheBook www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/collections/...
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Early European Print
Discover globally significant early European print items within our digitised special collections, including rare incunabula and woodblock impressions.
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