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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I mean, I kind of knew this but .... wow.

Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This was the largest picket I have ever seen at Edinburgh College of Art (& I’ve been at a fair few). Massive support from students as we fight against compulsory redundancies. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 18/09/2026

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class institution and our members are determined to protect it. With an estimated 1,800 jobs at risk, staff are ready to strike for 25 days to defend jobs and the future of the university. Management can end this dispute: rule out compulsory redundancies.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My book chapter on the tenant movement's relationship to the artworld is out now in Danielle Child's edited volume 'Art & Capitalism'. It's called 'Which Side Are You On? Ultra-red, Unión de Vecinos and (Anti-)Capitalist Life'. See more here: kirstenlloyd.co.uk/publications...

Open book with page of text - no images. Includes chapter title.

Book cover for Art and Capitalism. Includes line drawing or a map of connections though the writing is not readable.

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Jeremy Millar @jeremymillar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Yesterday we lost one of our better ones, Christine Borland, an artist of rare touch and sensitivity, and one of the kindest, loveliest people you could ever wish to meet. This is how I'll remember her always, a smile on her face, her voice as soft as running water. My love to Ross and the girls. X

A photograph of Christine, a white woman in her late 50s, with short, dark hair, smiling, her head tipped back. She is wearing a cloak made from linen from one of her later projects. Behind her on the wall is the drawing of a figure; a toy skeleton hangs from the wall.

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Giant Tank / Aldo The Chob @gianttank.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Nice guy Fraser Burnett kens that my mind keeps me awake at night, so he made this for me to sleep to. I’ve never made it past the first few mins. Mission accomplished. fordellresearchunit.bandcamp.com/album/somnus #Edinburgh #ExperimentanlMusic #Drone #Noise #DinnaeLetTheBedBugsBite

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Somnus, by Fordell Research Unit

1 track album

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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · 26/06/2026

Save the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University The University of Dundee has announced it will cease offering Philosophy as a named degree from 2027 The philosophy community of Dundee are determined to fight this Please sign and share the petition c.org/TWJwnCQsR8

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Super interesting - is there a source you can point me to on this? We've been discussing this very issue in tenant union meetings connecting the US and the UK and it would be useful to see

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Gair Dunlop @gair.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The fate of Glasgow's last city centre arts production building is crucial to the city and to the role of art in it. Eviction could happen from this Friday. Please sign the petition www.change.org/p/save-trong... Join the protest on Friday. Write to your MSP, MP, councillors. Resist!

A call to join the campaign to save Glasgow's last remaining city centre art production spaces, under threat of eviction despite having a 25 year lease, terms of which are being summarily rewritten by the council.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The session will cover the ethics and theory of oral history, planning and interview, using recording equipment and more. Previous participants have now gone on to conduct their first interviews – you could be next! Refreshments provided, free entry.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

How can we record the narratives of displacement and resistance that mark the history (and present) of housing in Glasgow and beyond? How can we develop the skills and infrastructure that enable workers and tenants to tell their own stories?

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join the Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive for a hands-on oral history training led by historian Kate Wilson. Saturday 14th March, 10am – 2pm The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow DM me to book!

poster for 'Oral History Training'. A woman holding a mic and a man sit at a table talking

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Our Custodian, @sorchadallas.bsky.social, was honoured to write the @theguardian.com obituary for sculptor and educator David Harding. As town artist in Glenrothes he embedded sculpture in everyday spaces, shaping a vision of public art that lives with the weather and the street.

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David Harding obituary

Sculptor and educator who embedded art within the new town of Glenrothes and encouraged students at the Glasgow School of Art to move beyond the studio

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

LaBelle, Brandon, ed. The Invisible Seminar. Les presse du réel, 2017.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Drew is singing again! And it's Bandcamp Friday. Treat yourself: hochmatoch.bandcamp.com/album/a-moun...

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A Mountainous Year, by Hoch Ma Toch

4 track album

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...

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Hundreds of staff leave Edinburgh University amid cuts drive

According to the university, 345 of these departures were the result of a targeted voluntary severance (VS) scheme run by the institution in 2025.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Good times at the Living Rent National Conference today - Joey Simons ran our Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive breakout group @living-rent.bsky.social

people sitting around a long table in a small room with a screen showing documents

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

sending love and good wishes Emma xxxx🤞

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The consultancy Nous takes hundreds of thousands of pounds from universities, leaves the exact same path of destruction everywhere, and keeps trying to avoid transparent contracts. We’re urgently need control over consultancy spent in #UKHE, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

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‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts

Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Clearly the title is 'Where's my mum?'

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

@benmacpherson.bsky.social is my MSP. I'm on strike and heading for the the picket then rally at the Scottish parliament later today. The government's education committee MUST act and intervene in the UoE's entirely unnecessary 'crisis'. Prevent further job losses & crazy sector vandalism! ✊

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

'It is a truth universally acknowledged that if Tom Holland’s Umbrella lip sync appears in your feed, you will watch it all the way through — every. single. time.' And repost. Currently unsure whether this is better for the soul or Kenny McLean's goal from the halfway line last night.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Our Custodian, @sorchadallas.bsky.social has written an obituary for Elspeth King in The Guardian. King transformed how Scotland’s museums told the stories of everyday people—https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/16/elspeth-king-obituary

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Elspeth King obituary

Museum director and curator of the People’s Palace in Glasgow who reshaped it into a living record of the city’s social history

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Yep - Sending vibes! Good luck! 🤞

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badaude @badaude.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

la commune is one of my favourite films ever & you can watch Universal Clock, a documentary about his methods with footage of la commune's making here www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS7v...

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Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

YouTube video by Klaatu Barada Nectarine

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?

A satirical poem about universities.
All Staff Assembly

Unlike other universities
We do not have an emergency
However, we must continue
To take action with urgency

Don't let there be rupture
In trust over the new role families
This is not a restructure
There are always some redundancies

We do not work with arms companies
We work with engineering firm subsidiaries
Who produce dual use technologies
That kill people

Some of us are paid very differently
But this is very good for the university
You see, the disparities in our salaries
Are contributions to Diversity

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Cian O’Callaghan @ciantocallaghan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

This is awful. Solidarity with UK colleagues against this cruel and stupid gutting of university education and disciplinary knowledge

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My branch (LEITH!) of @living-rent.bsky.social absolutely killing it in their deputation at the last council meeting as part of our campaign against rogue landlords - see 3a and stay for the Q&A. 5 mins of your time to find some hope in dark times: edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/... ✊

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City of Edinburgh Council - Thursday 30 October 2025, 10:00am - Start video at 0:10:26 - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

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Kirsteen Paton @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Still some spaces left for this talk tomorrow. Please share.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing. Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This book is brilliant and Ståle is a great speaker - join us for the launch in Glasgow on Tuesday the 4th!

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

£600 fine. Incredible. That'll show em.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

David Bowie in Japan. He's waling up some steps while wearing a long black coat and smoking a cigarette.

David Bowie in Japan. He's standing in front of a train while wearing a long light-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's riding a subway car while wearing a long dark-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's walking away from a train while wearing a long black coat, gray checked scarf, charcoal trousers, and black shoes.

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Dr Sara Dominici @saradominici.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!

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Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize

Explore the article collection: Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize. Published in Visual Culture in Britain.

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Kirsten Lloyd @klloyd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Super delighted to be included in this book - my chapter focuses on the histories of Take Root, an incredible self-build housing collective established in 1993 in Glasgow. 'Taking Root and Raising Roofs: Reimagining the Housing Question'....

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