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Lydia Shaw

@lydiashaw.bsky.social
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Teaching & Research Fellow @ University of Tübingen. | Specialising in the Romantics & environmental humanities. 🌿🌊 | My recent article on Byron's arboreal imagery & exilic identity: muse.jhu.edu/article/966053 🌳🌲

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Lydia Shaw @lydiashaw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Nice to be back in beautiful Durham for a few days 🌥️
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Dr Amanda Blake Davis 🌱 @abdavis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thank you @bars.bsky.social & the B'ham #BARS2026 team for a fruitful few days; grateful to our Literary Arboretum panellists & everyone who came along to hear about Romantic trees 🌳 & was an honour to speak about PBS, plants & ooziness on the 18c Ecologies Network roundtable w inspiring scholars🍃
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Lydia Shaw @lydiashaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Had a fantastic time at #BARS2026 presenting my paper on Byron, exile, belonging and pine trees as part of the Literary Arboretum panels🌲. So brilliant to hear so many fantastic papers on such varied topics📚
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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
MHRA Research Fellow Amy Wilcockson was in @uk.theconversation.com back in May, talking about Shelley's 'Mont Blanc' and climate change: theconversation.com/ten-compelli...
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Ten compelling poems about climate change – chosen by our experts
These poems span over 200 years and a range of emotions, from sorrow, to fear and hope.
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Nick Acheson @themarshtit.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
My lovely friend Mary Colwell has fought for a Natural History GCSE, supported by many, including Caroline. For it to be proper natural history, we need lots of naturalists to give their opinions on the proposed framework. Please consider visiting the public consultation www.gov.uk/government/c...
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GCSE natural history proposed subject content
We are seeking views on the proposed subject content for a new GCSE in natural history.
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Association for the Study of Literature and Environment @asle-us.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
ISLE, a leading journal in the environmental humanities, is seeking 2 Associate Editors to begin on July 1, 2026. Read the call for applications (deadline June 15) at www.asle.org/stay-informe...
Green journal cover for Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, stating journal title and featuring logo of a bristlecone pine tree.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Because Wye not?
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River Wye formally recognised as living ecosystem with intrinsic rights
Charter to be adopted along river’s entire catchment from Cambrian mountains to Chepstow and Bristol Channel
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Lydia Shaw @lydiashaw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
In honour of having just taught my first class on my "Byron and Shelley" module at Tübingen University, some photos from my first few weeks here ❤️ Included my very own office that I'm very excited about!
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
For all you #birders out there (including me) - 'Birdbrain' benefits: new research shows that seasoned birders had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to working memory, spatial awareness & object recognition. #BirdBrain Link for more information: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition
New research shows that seasoned birders — including older adults — had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to attention and perception.
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Dr Laura Eastlake @victorianmasc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Byron Society PhD Bursary - up to £5,000 for 2026-27. ​ New & existing full-time PhD students enrolled at a UK university & working on any aspect of the life, work &/or influence of Lord Byron can apply. Deadline: May 1st, 2026. More details: www.thebyronsociety.com/phd-bursary #C19th #byron
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Byron Society PhD bursary -
The Byron Society invites applications for a PhD bursary of up to £5,000 per year.
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University English @univeng.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#EnglishCreates: Futures We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP: 'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.' universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 23/02/2026
Research from our Biosciences Department and the British Trust for Ornithology shows that hotter European summers are reducing migratory birds’ ability to fuel up for their long journeys. These changes could have serious consequences for bird populations across Europe & Africa. 👉 bit.ly/46eofTf
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Hotter European summers put migratory birds at risk - Durham University
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Other work of the Ladybird artists. ‘Missel Thrush’, 1937 Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
An engraving looking up at a song thrush in full voice as it perches on a twig against a white sky in early spring
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Dr Amanda Blake Davis 🌱 @abdavis.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
✨️Job Alert✨️ College Lecturer in English: Eighteenth-Century English Literature 📍King's College, University of Cambridge 📝Full-time, fixed-term. Closing date 19 January ('candidates are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible'). www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQA485/c...
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College Lecturer in English; Eighteenth-century English literature at King's College, Cambridge
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a College Lecturer in English; Eighteenth-century English literature on jobs.ac.uk!
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Lydia Shaw @lydiashaw.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
So nice to be back in Durham for a few days despite the cold weather. ❄️ Always miss this place when I'm away for too long
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Some species declared extinct this year were last seen in the 1800s. Others vanished decades ago. Extinction usually happens quietly, earlier, & out of sight. We don’t lose species suddenly. We lose them invisibly. Dark extinctions are the rule, not the exception. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
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Lydia Shaw @lydiashaw.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Excited to be contributing an essay on Byron and Shelley, human potentiality, and the politics of the ocean to this edited collection! 📖🌊
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