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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Department of Politics and Europe in the World Centre📚🇪🇺🗣️ invites you to join us to celebrate the launch of Professor Harris’ newest book, The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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Book launch with Professor Erika Harris
The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe
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Liv Uni Politics @livunipol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Department of Politics and Europe in the World Centre📚🇪🇺🗣️ invites you to join us to celebrate the launch of Professor Harris’ newest book, The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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Book launch with Professor Erika Harris
The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Snakes alive! - thanks to some ground-breaking cancer treatment form University veterinary and cancer specialists. Find out how Jodie Foster the reticulated python lived to slither another day here 🐍
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‘World-first’ cancer treatment saves python after tumour destroys part of her jaw - University of Liverpool News
‘World-first’ cancer treatment saves python after tumour destroys part of her jaw
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Colleagues from the University have been talking to sex workers to find out how damaged teeth can often reinforce stigma and disadvantage, becoming more than just a health problem.
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How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage: conversations with street sex workers
Women in street sex work described pain, stigma and barriers to dental care.
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Looking forward to hearing Prof Mark Nixon, the editor of Samuel Beckett's German Diaries, give the keynote at Beckett: Lieben, our Liverpool Beckett Festival, on 17 September. FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996634244... For the full festival programme, please see www.liverpool.ac.uk/beckett
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Beckett: Lieben - Welcome and Keynote: Professor Mark Nixon - Erste Liebe
Welcome event and Keynote for Beckett: Lieben. Professor Mark Nixon on "Samuel Beckett, Peggy Sinclair and German Culture"
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🎭Beckett: Lieben 🎥Kino / Cinema 🎭 🎥 If I Fall, Don’t Pick Me Up by Declan Clarke Incl Q+A with Walter Asmus 12 noon, 18 September FREE: everymanplayhouse.com/event/becket... 🎥Beckett Shorts 2 pm, 19 September FREE: everymanplayhouse.com/event/becket... Full programme: www.liverpool.ac.uk/Beckett
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Beckett: Lieben 2026 - Film Screening: If I Fall, Don't Pick Me Up - Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails @jblinkhorn.bsky.social University Research Fellow, Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, @liverpooluni.bsky.social writes for @theconversation.com 👉 theconversation.com/europes-ston...
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Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails
People reached the Mediterranean island at least 8,500 years ago.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A custom car, all dressed in black and sporting snake tattoos, meet Medea in Mexico, the *other* mythical Greek figure you should be reading about this summer. Niamh Thornton, Professor in Latin American Studies, reviews Dahlia de la Cerda’s latest book:
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Medea goes on a Mexican odyssey in Dahlia de la Cerda’s new book
Dahlia de la Cerda blends the myth of Greek tragedy with modern Mexican culture.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Blue skies over the Square for Bluesky today. The lawn could do with some rain though... ☀️
The Abercromby Square rotunda under blue skies with high clouds
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Liverpool City Region has UK’s strongest music-focused large creative economy, with one in five creative businesses operating in music, according to analysis revealed through Soundings, an interactive mapping platform developed by @liverpooluni.bsky.social 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/08/04/l...
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Liverpool is UK’s most musical big city economy - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool is UK’s most musical big city economy
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#SlaveryRemembranceDay is coming up on 23 August. To mark the event, @csis-liverpool.bsky.social and National Museums Liverpool will be hosting a week of events from 17-23 Aug. Find out what's happening and get involved here:
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Slavery Remembrance Day 2026
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Telling the story of women of Irish heritage in the north of England, the exhibition 'St Brigid’s Arms' opens at the @victoriagallery.bsky.social in October. Learn more about the untold experiences of women from the Irish diaspora in their own words here:
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Exhibition to celebrate untold stories of Irish women - University of Liverpool News
Exhibition to celebrate untold stories of Irish women
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School of the Arts at University of Liverpool @sotauol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Liverpool School of Architecture Lecturer Dr Stephen Finnegan recently gave the Keynote speech on sustainability at the R&A 154th Open Championship, discussing Whole Life Carbon assessments and future impacts for golf events and global supply chains ⛳ Read more 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture...
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🎭Beckett: Lieben🎭 As part of our Beckett Festival we will be hosting two FREE screenings @liveveryplay.bsky.social: 🎥"If I Fall, Don’t Pick Me Up" by Declan Clarke 12 noon, 18 September everymanplayhouse.com/event/becket... 🎥"Beckett Shorts" 2pm, 19 September everymanplayhouse.com/event/becket...
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Beckett: Lieben 2026 - Film Screening: If I Fall, Don't Pick Me Up - Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres
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Eddie Meehan @eddiemeehan99.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026
Postdoc job alert! Early medieval charters, monastic economics and XML-TEI, starting January 2027. Come join a lovely department @livunihss.bsky.social, brilliant project team with @unituebingen.bsky.social and awesome city! #medievalsky #digitalhumanities www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSO571/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Liverpool
An opportunity for an academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Opening this weekend at the @ransomcenter.bsky.social, University of Texas, discover the private and public lives of Modernist titan Gertrude Stein in this fascinating exhibition curated by Dr Sophie Oliver from @livunienglish.bsky.social www.hrc.utexas.edu/press/releas...
Gertrude Stein at Bilignin, France, with her dogs Pépé and Basket, ca. 1933. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Hommage à Basket [Homage to Gertrude Stein’s poodle], n.d. Collage sculpture in frame, with annotated calling card for Paul Picasso. Carlton Lake Art Collection, 70.35. Harry Ransom Center. © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Lots of stuff. Lots of exciting stuff." Adrian Dunbar previewing Beckett: Lieben, which we are delighted to cohost with Unreal Cities (Adrian Dunbar and Nick Roth) and @ndirishstudies.bsky.social. For more info and booking links, please go to www.liverpool.ac.uk/beckett Thanks to Culture Ireland.
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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A good time to re-share my piece revealing how a matrifocal Iron Age was not restricted to aDNA science since 2024, but was suspected first by 19thc. ancient historians and subsequently by French and then British archaeologists since the late 20th century: theconversation.com/ancient-dna-...
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Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
Genetics shows that women stayed put in Late Iron Age Dorset, while men moved to other groups.
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It’s coming home! The Liverpool film screening, book signing and in conversation about A Hard Day’s Night is happening. You can buy tickets here..🎟️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/literary-fes...
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Samira Ahmed | Liverpool Literary Festival | University of Liverpool
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Prof @alexbalch.bsky.social from @livunipol.bsky.social is amongst the experts exploring the real statistics and language around small boat crossings into the UK, as well as what needs to change for immigration policies to succeed.
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Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react
Pressure is mounting on Andy Burnham to address small boat crossings into the UK.
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Beckett: Lieben 2026 🗣️Samuel Beckett and German Expressionism: An Abiding Love Artist / architect Richard Pierce on Beckett’s discovery of German Expressionism 🗓️ 1pm, 20 September 2026 🧭Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, @liverpooluni.bsky.social FREE registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996979506...
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Beckett: Lieben - Richard Pierce: Samuel Beckett and German Expressionism
Artist / architect Richard Pierce presents a visual account of Samuel Beckett’s discovery of, and reaction to, German Expressionism
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"The only alternative is that these Mesolithic hunter-gatherers were making repeated, long distance sea voyages between Malta and Sicily..." Find out how the Faculty's @jblinkhorn.bsky.social and colleagues solved the mystery of stone age hunters' maritime adventures.
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Europe’s stone age hunters made sea voyages to Malta – thousands of years before evidence of sails
People reached the Mediterranean island at least 8,500 years ago.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Are you an early career researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Join the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium to network with fellow researchers in an in-person symposium in Bonn, Germany. Apply now: bit.ly/4yL3Stm
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Project Merlin: Unlocking Britain’s Nuclear Secrets ☢️ Dr Jon Hogg, Susie Boniface and guests reveal the human cost of Britain’s Cold War nuclear programme and its impact on society. @cfpjustice.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social and Research England Policy Fund www.youtube.com/@MerlinProje...
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Merlin Project
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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Step into the world of Samuel Beckett at Beckett: Lieben 2026 a four-day festival exploring the playwright's fascination with German Expressionism through theatre, music, visual art, film and more. 📍 Liverpool 📅 17-20 September 2026 View the programme & book tickets: www.liverpool.ac.uk/beckett
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We're not saying there was a semaphore of autumn in the air this morning, but we're not NOT saying that either. We just want to start wearing nice jackets again.
A midsummer morning view of Abercromby Square.
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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Emily Wilson can be as cross as she damn well likes. She’s the expert.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New research led by the Uni's @jblinkhorn.bsky.social and colleagues has upended long-standing views about the maritime capabilities of Europe’s last hunter-gatherers. Evidence shows long-distance sea journeys taking place for at least a millennium. 🚣
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Earliest Mediterranean long-distance sea journeys were sustained over at least a millennium - University of Liverpool News
Earliest Mediterranean long-distance sea journeys were sustained over at least a millennium
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Autocrats, spin dictators and the façade of legitimacy. @felixwiebrecht.bsky.social from @livunipol.bsky.social looks at Daniel Ortega's plans in the context of today's dictatorships.
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Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua plans to scrap elections – what that says about today’s autocrats
Many autocrats rig elections to stay in power. Nicaragua’s longtime president has gone one step further.
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
N8 welcomes No. 10 North as opportunity to connect Northern research with national growth @liverpooluni.bsky.social www.n8research.org.uk/n8-welcomes-...
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N8 welcomes No. 10 North as opportunity to connect Northern research with national growth - N8 Research Partnership
The N8 Research Partnership welcomes Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s appointment and the announcement of No. 10 North, as a significant opportunity to strengthen the role of research and innovation in d...
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Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place @livuniheseltine.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In our latest policy briefing, @dph-mashton.bsky.social John Ashton and Craig Hamilton look back at 40 years of WHO Healthy Cities work in Liverpool, and consider what this can teach us about successful long-term, place-based leadership. livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194543/1/PB...
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Museum professionals are invited to explore how scientific analytic methods can transform heritage collection research and interpretation. Join colleagues from @livancworlds.bsky.social, NML and @garstangmuseum.bsky.social on 10th September. Full details ⤵️
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Heritage Science for Museum Professionals Conference
Connecting heritage professionals and materials scientists to demystify advanced techniques used in archaeological science.
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Department of English at the University of Liverpool @livunienglish.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Dr Sophie Oliver's new book, What The Dresses Know, is now available to pre-order at Waterstones! Take 25% off with code SUMMER26 today or tomorrow (23-24 July). The book explores the extraordinary lives of female modernists, told through the clothes they wore. www.waterstones.com/book/what-th...
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What the dresses know by Sophie Oliver | Waterstones
Buy What the dresses know by Sophie Oliver from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Dr Ben Cartlidge from @livancworlds.bsky.social explores how addiction, guilt and trauma play out in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey 🪷
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What the lotus flower reveals about veteran PTSD in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
The magic flower is used by the nymph Calypso to purge Odysseus’ trauma.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Fantastic news as Liverpool is awarded UNICEF Child Friendly City status. Here's a short video we made a while ago outlining the University's part in helping win the accreditation. Well done all!
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Helping shape environmentally responsible futures for major sporting events, Dr Stephen Finnegan from School of Architecture was the keynote speaker on sustainability at the The R&A 154th Open Championship last week. He discussed carbon assessments for events like the Open and their supply chains.
Dr Stephen Finnegan presentingDr Stephen Finnegan and other event attendees and the CupDr Stephen Finnegan and the Open Championship cup.
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
My new short piece in the @uk.theconversation.com discussing @andyburnham.bsky.social's first speech as the new Prime Minister, his route to power, and a few thoughts on his political agenda! Read, comment, discuss! Retweet! theconversation.com/no-lectern-a... #Labour #Burnham #Starmer
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No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’ – what we can learn from Andy Burnham’s speech
With his first speech, the new prime minister tried to lay down a marker as a different kind of leader.
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School of the Arts at University of Liverpool @sotauol.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🎙️ Researcher Reflections - Episode 2 Three Postgraduate researchers share their PhD journeys, reflecting on their research, lessons learned, and the importance of recognising progress and achievements @livunihss.bsky.social @uolhsspgr.bsky.social More info 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/arts/study/p...
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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Research by @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Centre for People’s Justice at the heart of Hillsborough Law ⚖️ @cfpjustice.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social Read more 👉 news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/07/15/r...
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Research by Liverpool’s Centre for People’s Justice at the heart of Hillsborough Law - University of Liverpool News
Research by Liverpool’s Centre for People’s Justice at the heart of Hillsborough Law
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A stellar line-up has been announced for this year's Liverpool Literary Festival taking place in October. Join @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, @claremackwrites.bsky.social, Roger McGough and many more for an inspiring weekend of literary love 💙📚. #BookSky
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Bringing the page to life: Liverpool Literary Festival returns - University of Liverpool News
Bringing the page to life: Liverpool Literary Festival returns
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Delighted to announce the shortlist for our Annual John McGahern Book Prize Congratulations to ✒️ Gethan Dick ✒️ Seán Farrell ✒️ Liadan Ní Chuinn More on the shortlist in @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... @tramppress.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social @stingingfly.bsky.social
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John McGahern Annual Book Prize shortlist celebrates best Irish debuts
Three books in running for £5,000 John McGahern Annual Book Prize judged by Colm Tóibín
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Prof Ekaterina Balabanova from @commmedia.bsky.social, alongside Gemma Horton, explores how British press coverage has negatively impacted the perceived legitimacy of the ECHR over many years.
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How the British press has undermined the ECHR over many years: new study
Media coverage of political institutions can undermine the legitimacy they rely on.
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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
All you need is LOVE...and a Liverpool honorary degree! ❤️🎓 Congratulations to legendary musician Ringo Starr for receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Music yesterday from the University of Liverpool – welcome to #TeamLivUni 💙 Read more: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/07/08/p...
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🛶 Best of luck to to Dr Penny Ding, from Dept of Languages, Cultures and Film & the Confucius Institute, and the rest of Team BG, competing at the European Dragon Boat Championships in Munich this week 🐉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
GB Senior A Women's Team
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Could you join us? The University is looking for 10 exceptional and internationally recognised professors for our new 150th Anniversary Chairs. This is a unique opportunity to extend your research and grow UoL's global reach. All the details here ⤵️ #AcademicSky
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Global call launched for exceptional academic leaders to shape future of the University - University of Liverpool News
Global call launched for exceptional academic leaders to shape future of the University
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UoL HSS PGR @uolhsspgr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In the second segment of our chat with Dr Diederik Halbertsma, we ask him what was tough about getting his PhD. He speaks frankly about dealing with global situations, family responsibilities and his own internal uncertainties. So much to relate to here...
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Next week - don't miss this fascinating brace of talks ⤵️
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Coming up on 14 July, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for their annual lecture with guest speakers Adala Leeson & Elizabeth Bennett (Defining Services for Arts, Culture and Heritage) and Professor Nicholas Temple (Inheriting Culture in the Age of the Environmental Crisis).
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The Heritage Institute: Annual Lecture
Join us for talks with leading experts in the heritage field discussing historical understanding of environment and heritage value.
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Garstang Museum and Research Centre @garstangmuseum.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We are proud to celebrate the opening of the Garstang Research Centre - a new cutting-edge research hub. With new facilities and the forthcoming Garstang Archaeology Portal, collections across 100+ institutions will be more connected than ever. Read more: orlo.uk/nPuCl
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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Posting shade. So we can remember what it looks like later 🌞
Morning shade in Abercromby Square
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