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Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 1h

What was it like to use Roman wax tablets? Anna Willi (British Museum) Wednesday 7th October 17:00 BST, Institute of Classical Studies, London. In person. Register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... The Cutting Edge: Conversations in Epigraphy

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What was it like to use Roman wax tablets?

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is also a conference being organised under the auspices of the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome, so for those of us working on #classicalreception in ephemeral kinds of ways (greetings, the entire internet), here is a chance to think about theoretical ways into that challenge.

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

SO EXCITED to share this CFP for Binning The Classics? Discard Studies and Classical Antiquity, a one day conference on 23rd June 27 I'm co-organising with @rhiannone.bsky.social. Deadline for abstracts is 16th January 2027. If you have thoughts about ephemera, junk, debris and waste, share them!

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CFP: Binning the Classics? Discard Studies and Classical Antiquity

Very glad to share this CFP for a conference I’m organising with my fab colleague Rhiannon Easterbrook under the auspices of the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome. Conference date: …

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 3h

Was wondering if the UK Amazon does this. It does. It also tells me that I organise home spaces systematically, so not only do I feel slightly surveilled, I also feel as if my housekeeping is being weighed in the balance and found wanting. (You haven't seen the front hall.)

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 17h

I have created a departmental MHRA style guide. You may now clap. Particularly if, throughout following me on the MA journey, you remember how much I personally loathe MHRA style.

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 17h

Just looking at the Future Nottingham program and spotting that one of its planks is 'our Tutoring for Students Success initiative will replace traditional one-to-one personal tutoring'. Namely, breaking the link between pastoral support in a department and a student. I have VIEWS.

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News - Shaping Nottingham's future - University of Nottingham

Over the past two years, we have been developing a clear plan to strengthen our organisation for the future. Known as Future Nottingham, the aim is to create a university that is more focused in its a...

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Grace Thomas @gracerethomas.bsky.social · 22h

Hi everyone, I convene a Climate Book Group and the next one is planned for THIS THURSDAY 8th October at 7pm GMT online We are going to chat about The Wilder Path by Deborah Tomkins If you are planning to attend please email canon.missioner@manchestercathedral.org for the link

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 23h

You can now pre-order Women, Art, God by Ayla Lepine at 20% off on the SCM Press and Church House Bookshop websites! Women, Art, God provides a bold and fresh approach to feminist theology and art history. scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

An endorsement for women art god from alex farquharson, director of tate britain. He says it's a bold a moving invitation to find in works of art meaning and inspiration that are at once personal, societal and spiritual.

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The thing is, we don't know what knowledge and capacity future generations will need No knowledge is absolute - science works by a process of removing falsehoods; humanities work by interpretation and reinterpretation Whilst a discipline may not seem relevant today, who knows what tomorrow needs?

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Which means that universities are stewards of knowledge and practice which inform generation after generation after generation So when a university decides to close a department, the impact is felt not just by us today, but by future generations too

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Universities are also here for the long run - as my #HigherEducationPostcard blogs on @wonkhe.bsky.social illustrate, the UK's universities have mostly been around - in one form or another - for 100-200 years plus, and some for much longer

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Universities do many things Obviously teaching and research, but also working with industry and local communities to share knowledge and to facilitate Good Things This is enabled by universities' core elements: knowledge and expertise

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Morning! On to campus today, for a departmental leadership meeting and then a bunch of personal tutor meetings and check ins with colleagues. Around which I shall be trying to do many and sundry other things and also wondering how #puer's Latin homework has been received.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

the UK has three industries: higher education, whisky, and Games Workshop.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/10/2026

You're never too old to get excited about seeing a really big tree.

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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins.

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Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

41% staffing cuts in the Faculty of Arts at UoN. We're entering a wilderness of creativity and critical thinking.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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CFP: Binning the Classics? Discard Studies and Classical Antiquity

Very glad to share this CFP for a conference I’m organising with my fab colleague Rhiannon Easterbrook under the auspices of the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome. Conference date: …

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Kat Beyer @katbeyer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#TinyJoys Two old friends from my mother’s kitchen

A wooden spoon that’s been worn down on the top of the curve & a worn steel spatula w/a black melamine handle

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Kat Beyer @katbeyer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#TinyJoys A perfect October day that my 14yo & their bestie spent mostly out in the garden, playing story games & teaching the Husky how to jump through a hoop It’s so incredible to see 2 gamers hop off their screens & touch grass without any more prompting than “btw it’s gorgeous out” 🩷

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So this second dance reveals that #puer apparently thinks braces are weird and you should just wear a belt. The more you learn. #Strictly

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Nicholas @nicholasbenn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What a throughly lovely day. So proud of a Vestry team who work together so well to deliver Sunday worship - we know one another so well it is easy to trust that everything has been or is being done, and to go home feeling like we helped others to worship well #tinyjoys

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today, Oct 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi: the day when you can bring your pets to church for a blessing.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Runner beans from dinner later planted beans #TinyJoys

Photo of a handful of runner beans on a page wood table

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am in no way ready for it to be Halloween shopping season.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

all this is both foolish and unnecessary

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Our first ever 'pet blessings to go': we blessed 13 dogs, 2 cats and 2 guinea pigs, the majority of them accompanied by people with little or no prior connection with church. A very fun way to spend a sunny afternoon! #TinyJoys

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Look at this battalion of tiny fungi gathered around a tree stump on campus #TinyJoys #SurfaceStudies

A tree stump on green grass surrounded by tiny fungi

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A moment of beauty from this afternoon's walk with Patrick (while the apple cake baked in the oven). #TinyJoys

This photo shows a flowering Harlequin glory bower tree hanging over a stone wall in the sunshine. Each flower is shaped like a vivid pink star with a blue berry at its center.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There have been a number of "I can't believe I get to do this and call it work" moments this week. This was one of them 😍 #TinyJoys #PetBlessing

A priest wearing a cassock is crouching down to bless a tiny dog, along with its human.

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Folks, I know there are lots of us out there with insight, so please do go and help Zara out if you possibly can.

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Another donation in the bag. As it were.

Photo of an NHS Blood Service sign reading Give Blood Here.

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's my off-rota Sunday, which means it's the perfect time to go and try and give blood after my last appointment was cancelled. Right? Right.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

thank you to @mgiraldi.bsky.social, who pointed me to the insta acct for the photographer (www.instagram.com/kevinlohmanp...). the story and the other two photos are 24k gold.

kevinlohmanphotography
Santa Cruz, California
Are You Kidding Me?
Can this Great Horned Owl's eyes get any bigger?
I'm excited that my photo "Are You Kidding Me?" was selected as one of just 43 finalists in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, from more than 10,000 entries representing 112 countries!
The story behind it is just as crazy. I was photographing this seven-week-old owlet when a squirrel suddenly launched from a nearby branch and landed directly on its head, knocking both of them out of the tree.
And believe it or not, a squirrel knocked this same owlet out of the tree THREE TIMES that morning! Fortunately, the owlet was fine and eventually settled down next to its mother.

(photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history)

second photo showing the squirrel in question making contact with the owl like the lil furry-tailed (if short-sighted) badass he is

third photo showing the squirrel in question making contact with the owl like the lil furry-tailed (if short-sighted) badass he is

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

mistakes were made

california post headline: california squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition

photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history

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secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · 04/10/2026

💡Oh my gosh, brainstorm.💡

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 02/10/2026

"The University of Cambridge refused to sign plagiarism detection software Turnitin’s new licence agreement, which could have allowed students’ work to be used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models."

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Uni opposes Turnitin AI training plans

The University is now exploring alternatives to the plagiarism detection service, according to the SU

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Anna @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oo I forgot there was a new series of Shakespeare and Hathaway #TinyJoys

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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 01/10/2026

y'all i'm working on this data collection project looking at dissertations & sometimes I get reminders that we are not all playing the same game (1999 edition)

not the least, I would like to thank my family: my parents, for buying me a lovely condominium at Harvard Street so that I could concentrate on my research with out worrying about paying rents,

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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I chatted with my partner tonight about a plan for how to proceed but I am wondering: Did anyone else have a (highly sensitive, likely neurodivergent) kid start school and feel they had to advocate and intervene early on to ensure they didn’t both dislike school AND disappear into sadness?

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Morning! Back into campus, anticipating at least five and a half hours of being student-facing, also pre-emptively looking forward to the sofa when I get home.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The first rainbow I've seen in months #TinyJoys

Photo of a rainbow arcing left to right over the rear roof of a terrace of houses

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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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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Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Looks like this would interest lots of @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social and #wccwiki people!

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We've only watching up to the end of the selection round table, but with that line up, what else were you going to do for maximum entertainment value. #CelebrityTraitors

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am not sure there are many things I wish to do less than complete annual review forms.

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rom comrade @savasavasava.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026

I say these things to friends and colleagues and they nod and acknowledge and continue to use it. so they are actively choosing to ignore harms for their own perceived convenience. I say perceived because there are also labour and ethics implications within academia that folks seem not to get :(

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