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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And so it begins: breathing space? 1 Henry IV #ProdigalPrince #SlowShakespeare www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo... Here's Richard Coyle as King Henry IV in Player Kings, the 2024 composite version of 1+2 Henry by Rob Icke.

A photograph of a play in performance. A king stands with a big crown, a red velvet and ermine robe, and an orb and sceptre in his hands; he's just been crowned. There are four people in very formal black suits standing around him, bowing; one of them has a purple cushion, which the crown has just been carried on. Other people are watching from the back of the stage, dimly lit. The mood is solemn.

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Lincoln Branch of UCU @uculincolnbranch.bsky.social · 3h

UCU members at the University of Lincoln have voted overwhelmingly to tell University managers - no more compulsory redundancies or face industrial action. A huge mandate to protect jobs, protect our programmes and support out students! @ucu.org.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14h

Universities cannot expect researchers to take risks if they are repeatedly at risk of redundancy while losing professional services support, grappling with the gratuitous vagaries of home and international student number swings and both teaching and assessing in an age of unregulated AI.

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 14h

Awful for employees sacked Bad for employees not sacked Unacceptable for students Disastrous for UKHEI Thread 👇

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What an appetiser! This special issue now online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/clar20/5... Looking forward to a detailed read. From conversations w/ Tim Ingold on Tues and @kateraworth.bsky.social & Robin Wall Kimmerer yesterday, 'Care' (I'd add 'as responsibility') is the unexpected theme of my week.

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Landscape Research

Landscapes of Care. Volume 51, Issue 6 of Landscape Research

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 15h

I won't be falling for the @britishmuseum.bsky.social hype any more The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition has been very poorly managed imo

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 15h

Work on the assumption that your institutional website will either (a) delete you without trace the day you leave or (b) somehow keep implying you work there forever, give people a non-functional email address to contact you on, and never update your achievements past 2015.

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 15h

It's the first day of the Teaching Term today A shout-out to my School of Arts colleagues - many of whom have experienced an extremely challenging month ❤️

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 15h

An English Literature degree (broadly defined) is underpinned by so-called soft skills

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Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ALL Duchy of Lancaster Duchy Chamber pleadings for the reign of Elizabeth I (DL 1/41-213) are now item searchable on the catalogue by name, date, subject, and more. What a time to be a fan of Elizabethan litigation! discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants.'

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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Octobre Le Palais du Louvre, Paris In a field by the Seine, a man sows seed, raked into earth by a stone-weighted harrow behind a horse; magpies & crows ignore scarecrow archer & peck stray seeds. Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry 1412-16 Musée Condé Château de Chantilly

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A bit of a long short that people will see this but if you signed up for my Early Gothic course at Liverpool University, drop me a DM and we can sort out getting you the materials. Access to the module always goes up really late.

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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 Our first seminar of the academic year is nearly here! Declan Kavanagh, University of Kent, will be presenting a paper on: "‘The Fear You Had for Your Eyes’: The Terror of Sight Loss in Gulliver’s Travels (1726)" 🗓️ Tuesday 6 Oct, 5pm 📍 H/G09, Heslington Hall 🔗 www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...

Tiny Gulliver rows a toy boat in a large wooden cistern while an oversized king, a queen and fanned ladies, and stern pikemen watch from a raised platform, a satirical scene emphasizing the comic size contrast and royal bemusement.

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. [graphic] / (Plate 2d), Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker, Lewis Walpole Library

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Jana Byars @janalena.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fabulous @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social talk with the legendary Peter Burke. #skystorians #EarlyModern #Renaissance #ArtHistory

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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨🎉🎉The catalogue for the groundbreaking @Folger.edu exhibit “‘To Hear Her Speak’: Black Women in Shakespeare” is live & open source. But if you are an academic, PLEASE ask your library to buy a copy. We need to show lasting interest in these times! asu.pressbooks.pub/to-hear-her-...

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Acknowledgments – To Hear Her Speak

Recovers a previously hidden theater and performance history of Black women engaging with Shakespeare as actors, playwrights, costume designers, and directors.

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just heard a BBC news report say that a spokesperson for @uniofnottingham.bsky.social said students will not be affected by 2 months of strike action A comment which proves SMTs: - do not value their employees - have no idea what their employees actually do on a quotidian basis

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“I think it’s a shame that students are the only bargaining chip they really have. But I understand it. I would obviously rather it didn’t happen but I do get it." (Final year Geography student, University of Edinburgh, displaying a good understanding of how institutional systems work)

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Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector

Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty

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Neil Chadborn @neilchadborn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today & tomorrow are first days of strike as Uni council makes final decisions on massive cuts of courses &staff. Please show your #solidatity by sharing this, to encourage management to take our alternative financial proposals seriously. Compulsory redundancies not necessary!! @uonucu.bsky.social

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Nottingham today. Everywhere tomorrow. 2,700 staff put at risk. 600+ jobs targeted. At least 48 courses facing closure. What happens here sets the template for the sector. Stand with Nottingham.

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Lisa Hopkins @lisahopkins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Now available for pre-order: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-reading... #edinburghup.bsky.social

Cover of Reading the Coastline in Shakespeare's Britain, edited by Bill Angus and Lisa Hopkins

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Green Party leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has criticised Andy Burnham's plans to scrap the triple lock, calling on the government to 'tax the rich' instead

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‘Tax the rich’ – Zack Polanski criticises Burnham’s triple lock plans

"Why is the government going after pensioners?"

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A. McKenzie @alemckenzie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy International Translation Day. An especially big thank-you to translators of #Caribbean writing. Trésor - translated by S. Schler; Schätzchen - translated by H. Kolleger. #translation #books #reading

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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you’ll be in Durham on 18/11, I’m giving a talk at @durhamhistory.bsky.social seminar “Murder, Magic… Spreadsheets?” about writing my new book on witchcraft in France(1790-1940) due out with Cornell next year. The highs, the lows… the stupid stupid spreadsheets. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/... 🗃️

Black and white photo of a woman manipulating an ox heart with various other magical paraphernalia

History Department Research
Seminars
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Catherine Fletcher (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Wednesday 18 November 2026
Will Pooley (University of Bristol)
Wednesday 2 December 2026
Jane Whittle (University of Exeter)
Wednesday 27 January 2027
Emma Hunter (University of Edinburgh)
Wednesday 10 February 2027
Shamara Wettimuny (The Queen's College, Oxford University)
Wednesday 24 February 2027
Holly Stephens (University of Edinburgh)
Wednesday 10 March 2027
Olesya Khromeychuk (Ukrainian Institute London)
Wednesday 12 May 2027
Mark Bailey (University of East Anglia)

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Rachel Willie @racheljwillie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Come one, come all! Shower us with your lovely abstracts!

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Kate Bagnall @baibi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Received my author copy of this new edited collection – Mobile Lives – today! It’s beautifully produced, with great (colour) reproductions of the many images it includes. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 🗃️

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Solidarity to my Nottingham colleagues ✊️

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Strikes start today at Nottingham. “These are not cash-strapped universities.” Dr Jo Grady on R4 this morning. 700 jobs. 48 courses. All to drive a surplus. Show your support. ✊

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bill Angus and Lisa Hopkins eds. Reading the Coastline in Shakespeare's Britain - @edinburghup.bsky.social, October 2026 edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-reading...

cover of book - green background, with white text and inset map from 16th century showing some of the North Sea and the English coastline

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From the Natural History Cabinet of Anna Blackburne (1768) by James Bolton.

White-cheeked Starling, bramble and Eurasian Comma and Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle on leaf, painted illustration.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Rain, Midland Hotel, Manchester, painting by Paul Lloyd.

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“No one goes into academia to drive a Ferrari or live in a mansion. They do it because they love it. They don’t want to be striking. They just want a little bit of job security,” --- Theo Warshaw, Edinburgh University #HigherEd #teaching #student #strike #cuts www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector

Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty

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Dr Naomi Jacobs @ladylark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you'd like to learn more about the book Bridging Design and Fandom and hear from some of the chapter authors, I will be holding a launch event on 20th October, in Lancaster and online. Please do come and join us! lancaster-uk.libcal.com/event/4574001

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Book Launch: Bridging Design and Fandom, edited by Naomi Jacobs

With her new edited collection Bridging Design and Fandom: Fan Studies and Design Research in Conversation, Naomi Jacobs (Design, School of Arts, Lancaster University) opens new...

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University of Brighton Design Archives @designarchives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A selection of fabrics and wallpapers from the Festival of Britain exhibition, 1951, published in 'Design from the Festival', one of the many digitised resources available on our website - designarchives.brighton.ac.uk/resources/do... @designcouncil.bsky.social archive DCA/32/2/1/78

a 2-page magazine spread with colour and black and white photos of wallpapers and textiles. Patterns include florals, checks, stripes

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Oliver K. Langmead @oliverklangmead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, this is lovely! City of All Seasons by Aliya Whiteley and myself has been shortlisted for the Aldiss Award for World Building in speculative fiction!

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Colleagues at Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Caledonian are all on strike today over job cuts. Please show your solidarity as they take to the picket lines to defend jobs and education.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/09/2026

Access to culture is a right, not a privilege. Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income. That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.

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Culture secretary confirms free admission for all at England’s national museums will remain

The announcement by Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, came after recent discussions of introducing admission fees for overseas visitors

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A fantastic professional first this week... writing a footnote reference in a piece of my writing for a quotation from my first PhD student's monograph

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Beyond Shakespeare @beyondshakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨Latest pod drop - it's... 🥧Thyestes🥧 by Seneca as translated by Jasper Heywood Recorded live at the White Bear Theatre during our Wyrd Revels 2025 More on this play, and the historical moment of the translation, also available on the pod. #drama #theatre #live audioboom.com/posts/895644...

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Thyestes by Seneca (LIVE Full Cast Audio Recording)

Who ate all the pies!

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's Welcome Week here So very good to meet our new students for the first time this afternoon ! A moment when everything in UKHEI makes sense (whereas ever-increasing admin with ever-decreasing staff..not so much ofc)

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike at the University of Edinburgh. The 1,800 jobs UCU estimates will be cut is unprecedented in Scottish higher education. It is happening in the wealthiest Scottish university, and the third richest in the UK, currently sitting with over £3billion reserves.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 29/09/2026

“It’s time for us to stand together.” After fighting off cuts to modern languages, Aberdeen UCU is now facing another major restructure and the threat of further job cuts. Join staff, students and the community at their rally on 6 October. Solidarity with Aberdeen UCU.

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