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Jenny Richards

@jennyrichards.bsky.social
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Researches rhetoric, history of reading, voice & reading. Edits too. Chair of English Association. Leads The Thomas Nashe Project and The Bee-ing Human Project. Lives in Newcastle, works in Cambridge: www.english.cam.ac.uk/people/Jennif…

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Commission an immediate public inquiry to ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again. goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Do find out more about @English Association. It's an honour to work with our members, fellows and trustees.
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The EA exists to bring the English subject community together for support, collaboration, and collective action. We can’t do this without our brilliant staff team, dedicated trustees, and hardworking volunteers! ❤️🥳🙌 Follow 🧵 for more !
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
👀👀 Take a look at our upcoming events - many FREE online #CPD opportunities - Primary, Secondary, Further, Higher - cross sector. Lots to choose from! AND a treasure of an archive to check out! Go! Click on the link and see for yourself ! 😊 Join us & join in! englishassociation.ac.uk/events/
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Events | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
👏🏽 one of our esteemed Fellows - we look forward to David Cooper’s publication in September ! 🙌🏼💫⬇️
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clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social @clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Breaking the mould: A social mobility journey through the arts and humanities. Great article @englishassociation.bsky.social 'However, the opportunity to pursue a humanities postgraduate degree without guilt is invaluable.'
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
John Schofield of York University on the value of archaeology - it’s not just about the past. theconversation.com/six-reasons-...
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Six reasons to save archaeology from funding cuts
The government plans to cut university subsidy for teaching archaeology by 50%, yet it’s never been more relevant to society.
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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
GET EXCITED! Our biennial conference is happening in THAT LONDON in 2027! It's our 💎 Diamond 💎 Jubilee, so get ready for a party. The #Renaissance Beyond Borders Warburg, 30 June-3 July 2027 Deadline for proposals: 25 September 2026 all info: rensoc.org.uk/cfp/12th-bie... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
screenshot of The Renaissance Beyond Borders: SRS conference 2027
30 Jun 2027-3 July 2027
deadline 25 September 2026
Location: the warburg institute and school of advanced study, university of london
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
EVENT! Reading & Empathy: webinar explores this relationship, exploring how, & for whom, book reading fosters empathy;the potentially enriching effects of books, & other texts, to support empathy - with examples of research & books that nurture empathy englishassociation.ac.uk/reading-and-...
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
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University English @univeng.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Have you signed up for the #EnglishCreates summer symposium? This free online event brings together colleagues across Literature, Language & Creative Writing to tackle the challenges facing English - and imagine what comes next. Join us: your view matters. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/englishcre...
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My first photo of spring 2026: a view at the top of a path leading into Jesmond Dene on the way home.
View of a variety of trees at the top of a path leading into a park: Jesmond Dene.
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Arts and Humanities Alliance @artsandhums.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Arts and Humanities Alliance is proud to sponsor the 2026 @britishacademy.bsky.social SHAPE conference. Our session is Myth busting for the public with @ritagardner.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social & @sebgordon1.bsky.social Chair @emmacayley.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/shape-conf...
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SHAPE Conference 2026
The British Academy's annual SHAPE conference will be held in London on 4 March 2026.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
‘These days I snatch words whenever I can, grateful for the books that changed my life’. Wonderful post by @englishassociation.bsky.social CEO Dr Becky Fisher. @ies-sas.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social @gailmarshall.bsky.social #EnglishCreated
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Hotels for solitary bees @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social. Spring is in the air!
Bamboo hotels for bees!
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Hear, hear. This @leverhulme.ac.uk award is life-changing for any hard-pressed, long-serving academic, and there is no one more deserving of this honour than @oldfortunatus.bsky.social.
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Dr Ally Louks @drallylouks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hello, friends! I am back and will be making a concerted effort to post regularly on here, because the other place is truly hideous. I have a huge platform there and will continue to use it for good, but it will be nice to spend more time in sunnier climes if you’ll have me!
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Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
New series of #EnglishCreates beginning now. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @lrb.co.uk @profsarahdillon.bsky.social @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Among the many reasons Jemima Kelly gives for reading fiction is this one: that 'it offers a form of pleasure and attention that the modern world is steadily eroding'. What a great way to empower ourselves. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Why men should really be reading more fiction
Novels require a kind of attention that the modern world is steadily eroding
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The brilliant @emilyrowe1.bsky.social opening the first session at today's Thomas Nashe and Voice conference, St John's College, Cambridge, talking about the writing, mining and colonisation.
Photo of Emily Rowe speating at Thomas Nashe and Voice conference.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
So much happening this year. We would love to work with you. Join the conversation. ❤️ English Studies. 👇
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
January's Wolf supermoon over the meadows, Edinburgh. You can't see it here but it was enormous. Do share your photos if you have any.
January's Wolf supermoon over the meadows, Edinburgh.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
First full moon (nearly) of 2026, over the meadows, Edinburgh.
First full moon (nearly) of 2026, over the meadows, Edinburgh.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy 2026 from Edinburgh!
Fireworks over Edinburgh castle, 2026.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The EA’s response to DfEs #FE #ITE call for evidence is here, to inform new statutory guidance for content & delivery of programmes -to build FE ITE curriculum in subject specific English & for literacy & oracy essential skills training for all #FE teachers. englishassociation.ac.uk/the-english-...
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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Postcard from Paris I have been going to Paris to see paintings for 50-plus years. Friday I visited the Louvre’s glorious David show, loved Minimal at the Bourse, but had a harder time at the Fondation Cartier and the Palais de Tokyo. More on the blog. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/postcard-fro...
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Postcard from Paris - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: I have been going to Paris to see paintings for more than fifty years, and Friday was my most recent such trip. I took a break from prepping for the publication of Magic Rays of Lig...
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
With quotes from @eicathomefinn.bsky.social@eicathomefinn.bsky.social and me on the importance of the return of some element of portability for REF2029. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-ha...
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‘Half in, half out’ approach to REF 2029 outputs ‘not enough’
Rollback of decoupling researchers from their work questioned despite policy U-turn on books
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
'There in the shadows [of the White Paper] lies the call for HE institutions to specialise, with the lurking threat that many will lose their research funding in some, but perhaps many, areas, in order to better fund those with more intensive research.'
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Labour must not repeat history by sidelining research in post-92 universities
The abolition of the binary divide in HE made visible the wealth of research excellence in what became known as the post-92 part of the sector. Katie Normington worries that forcing specialisation ris...
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Menu today at Mary's Milk Bar, Edinburgh. My favourite place for gelato, all year around.
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Ana María Sánchez-Arce (she/her) @anamsanchezarce.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Note to UK government 👇👇 @englishassociation.bsky.social
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margaretheffernan.bsky.social @margaretheffernan.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The extreme polarization of arts and sciences is a huge mistake and explains some of the rigidity and extremism we see all around us: in education, in recruitment, in our politics. But one mindset alone cannot fix the mess we are in. We need creativity now more than ever
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🥳📚📖Tomorrow ! Free! Online! Sign up! 18 November, 16:45 – 17:30 How schools can nourish a reading-for-pleasure culture with community fundraising, wishlists,purpose-driven support. Deborah Maclaren @LoveReading4Kids.bsky.social& Sana Siddiq primary teacher 💫 englishassociation.ac.uk/reigniting-r...
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Reigniting Reading for Pleasure: Empowering Schools with LoveReading4Schools (18 November 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
'The English Association, working alongside other cross-sector bodies in the subject community, welcomes the chance, opened by this watershed Review, to be involved in the further evolution of our national education system'. 👇
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
'The prospect of hundreds of job cuts at Lancaster University could damage the city's economy, students have warned.' 'Could'? Surely 'will'.
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Fears Lancaster University job cuts would hit city's businesses
Lancaster University is seeking to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save £30m.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
'people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated biological ageing than are those who speak just one language.' Good thing that schools, universities and governments are so actively promoting modern languages then, isn't it? 1/2
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Want a younger brain? Learn another language
A vast study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive ageing.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
'Music and modern foreign languages degrees are among courses being suspended at the University of Nottingham, with the institution saying it “cannot rely on additional income” from the coming tuition fee rises.' 1/3
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Nottingham suspends music, language and nursing courses
University says financial uncertainties continue as government’s proposed student levy will ‘wipe out any benefits’ from rising tuition fees
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Do we need humanities graduates to deliver the industrial strategy? Yes we do. www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/do-we-n...
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Do we need humanities graduates to deliver the industrial strategy?
Policymakers should take a broad view of the value of degree courses when building our future workforce, says Charlotte Hallahan
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We just published a response to the white paper on post-16 education and skills: englishassociation.ac.uk/the-english-... Let us know what you think! @bobeaglestone.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Fascinating discussion @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social re essay, ’gone viral’ - focus on #Reading #RfP #Literacy influence, decline, impact #intellectual #criticalthinking #rationality @englishassociation.bsky.social @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Draper @draperel @draperel.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
This looks brilliant! #Reading #Wellbeing #Research 🙌🏼⬇️⬇️
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
What a great opportunity 👇
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Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
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University English Funding
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
'The affected staff, in the schools of foreign languages, history, religion and music, have been warned the university cannot rule out compulsory redundancy.'
walesonline.co.uk
Almost 200 Cardiff University staff left in limbo as they face losing jobs
Cardiff University confirmed it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies as it also apologised to students for problems with a new timetabling system as the academic year begins
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Helen McCabe @drhmccabe.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Is it OK to post jobs here? Hoping so, as we're recruting 7 3-year Research Fellowships as part of a new Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Slavery in War. (More details below). Please share widely, and apply! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Comparative Contexts) (Fixed term)
In 2025, the University of Nottingham and King’s College London will launch the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, funded by the Leverhulme Trust for up to £10 million over ten year...
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Alex Thomson @byebyepride.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Lots to look out for in 2025-6: and a privilege to work with these wonderful humans. @englishassociation.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social @draperel.bsky.social Dr Becky Fisher
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