iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Louise Pichel @louisepichel.bsky.social · 16h

This is a great initiative. If you need support with a digital project, pop an application in!

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🫣 stuart reeves 🫣 @5tuartreeves.bsky.social · 17h

I'm looking for a strong PhD student candidate for applying to EPSRC DLA (Doctoral Landscape Award) studentships (starting Oct 2027) topic: studying software developers' practices with "AI tools" (i.e. LLM-based assistance) and mapping out its implications stuartreeves.mataroa.blog/blog/phd-adv...

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PhD advert: Candidate search for EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award studentship on AI-assisted software development — notes on research

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As a Jew I think what the Greens have done is appalling. As a political commentator I think Andy Burnham is a lucky man.

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 05/10/2026

the statement various green MPs have put out shows nobody understood the meaning or practical effect of what they were voting on, and the only conclusion you can draw that isn't completely contradictory is the party thinks racism is fine

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A statement from the head of the @boell.de Foundation, the political foundation behind the German Green Party. 👇

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 01/10/2026

no group mounting a defence of david miller should be anywhere near a progressive left movement and it would be great if the green party took a more decisive line here

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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Freelancing 101 is now live. Practical guidance and tools for UK freelancers across theatre and live performance, covering money, contracts, finding work, rights, wellbeing and more. Start with the question you need help with today: buff.ly/QaxSw9I

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Freelancing 101 - Freelancers make theatre work

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ah, the MA is up to its bs again – recruiting students, FoH and unwaged museum workers to “volunteer” to work shifts over two 10-hour days at its conference, in return for free entry but nothing towards accommodation or transport. www.museumsassociation.org/events/confe...

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Volunteer at Conference 2026 - Museums Association

If you are a museum studies student, current museum volunteer, front-of-house worker or unwaged then this opportunity is for you. We are recruiting volunteers to help at MA Conference 2026, which take...

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

2yrs after I finished my MA History at Goldsmiths, my research rights were bought and I was hired to work as historical consultant on this TV show. It's had BAFTA and International Emmy nominations. I got a book deal, too. Goldsmiths: "No point in MA History, let's fire everyone and delete it."

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Has it occured to him that someone saying "school wasn't for me" went to a crap school? Or wasn't taught to read properly at primary?

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Manchester’s Northern Quarter is a coffee drinker’s paradise. So far today Idle Hands and Siop Shop – the latter with pistachio and vanilla glazed donut!

Close up of a free-standing sign on the pavement outside a shop. The sign has a white background. At the top the words Idle Hands written in capital letters outlined in black. Then a circle of black lines in a compass formation, inside of which is a line drawing of a hand holding a slice of pie. At the bottom in capitals it says “coffee / pie / kitchen”

Picture of a corner shop. The wall is brick and the columns between windows and the space along the top of all the windows are painted a light teal colour. Towards the corner, the word Siop is written in white paint.

Looking into a brown take away box. Inside a doughnut with a hole in it. It’s covered in a green-brown glaze with a white swirl.

A bright yellow take away coffee cup with white lid. On the cup is printed the word shop is in bright red all caps

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 18/09/2026

referring to people that in your own words you are actively stealing from as "suppliers" is god tier hubris

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Pablo Nepomnaschy @pablonep.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not new, and not discovered...still great news. I offer a, perhaps, more accurate, less colonizing, title: "Western scientists describe a felid known to local communities as Tilcayo. It is the first description of its kind in over a century"

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ah, the man who led a campaign against being placed under surveillance joins a company that sells surveillance tools to the nastiest governments.

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Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'd be fascinated to know if any zoos offer engineers/technicians for a day things (or maybe partnerships with those types of uni courses). There's a whole side of the zoo in terms of how climates are managed and maintained, how specialist equipment is used, etc. Who keeps the penguins' pool full?

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 12/09/2026

as usual, the partnership with openai goes unmentioned

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Catching up with Taskmaster and I’m pretty sure this is the first time they’ve named a filming location. I’m assuming being name checked was part of the filming contract, in which case it’s a very smart move on the part of the Museum of Water and Steam.

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Ben @benfields.net · 08/09/2026

Would really love it if the mainstream UK press made it more clear that the UK's 'Chief Rabbi' does not represent all of British Jewery, he is the head Rabbi for a specific union of Orthodox Rabbis and that's it. The title implies a general coverage of belief that does not reflect Jewdaism.

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 @rotster.net · 08/09/2026

Bang on. Press choosing to hang out and 'debate' at the Reform Party conference is exactly the sort of complicity in and legitimisation of right-wing extremism that has led to the (almost certain) election of an AfD state government in Saxony-Anhalt. We must oppose, not engage with these fora.

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 @rotster.net · 08/09/2026

Always also worth remembering when Universities UK and it's reps behave like massive, contemptuous pricks that they used to be known as the 'Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals' - and that's exactly who they represent - not universities, but themselves and their interests.

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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Passion doesn't pay the bills." Prospect & @pcsunion.bsky.social members at the V&A were out in numbers last weekend for two rainy days on the picket line ☔ Prospect members at V&A East, V&A Storehouse and Young V&A have taken strike action in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A suggested statement for Andy Burnham.

‘The British public decided in the 1930s that they would not tolerate black-shirted militias marching through their streets. They would cherish robust political argument; they would not accept thuggery and intimidation. When Oswald Mosley led his Blackshirts to Cable Street, local people turned them back. A new law – introduced by a Liberal, backed by Labour and carried by a Conservative majority – banned private militias, political uniforms and ‘the use or display of physical force in promoting any political object’. The British people are as determined today as in the 1930s that they will not accept the methods of Mussolini and the Munich Beer Hall. This government will uphold the law and defend the traditions of British democracy’.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This should be the easiest open goal in the world for a progressive government - they are literally violent criminals. Most voters do not like violent criminals.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Huge. Huge testament to the power of organising. Huge relief for Exeter friends and colleagues. Huge waste of time and resources. Huge reputational damage done. Huge warning to universities who want to treat their staff like they don’t matter.

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is a very clear explanation of the constraints that union exec committees are under in restructure and redundancy consultation processes, and the inherent tensions between collective and individual member decision making.

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Oh, come on! Not Tim Curry as well. That is not right.

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Wanted! More committee members for the Heritage and Museum Freelancers branch of Prospect, particularly from outside London. If you're interested and want to know more, please contact us. We'll arrange a meeting to talk about being a rep. Contact details: heritagefreelancersunion.co.uk/contact-us/

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You can contact us by email at heritage.freelancers.union@gmail.com.

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 23/08/2026

it doesn't democratise anything, it *commoditises* the production of creative/knowledge work and sets up a handful of billionaire fascists as the exclusive vendors of the commodity

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 19/08/2026

awe-inspiringly mental pinned post, truly what are the Greens doing

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 18/08/2026

"data centres use far less water than agriculture" oh my god, we'd better put a stop to agriculture then [typing into chatgpt under the table] what is agriculture

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026

Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible

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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Our members at Royal Museums Greenwich are out on strike today and tomorrow over terms and working conditions. Solidarity with everyone taking action ✊💚

Prospect members on strike at Royal Museums Greenwich

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Sarah Churchwell @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Andy Burnham is writing a 10-year plan for the UK. The arts & culture must be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join us: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

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Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

So @prospectunion.bsky.social has launched a freelancers branch for people working in heritage, recognising the scale of the workforce. I feel like this may be of interest here. heritagefreelancersunion.co.uk

heritagefreelancersunion.co.uk

Prospect Heritage Freelancers branch.

A branch of Prospect for museums and heritage freelancers.

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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 04/08/2026

Very short notice (deadline 18 August) but we're advertising a 0.5fte lectureship in public history for next year. Covers my 3rd year undergraduate course on public history of Rome (ancient to modern) plus some MA public history teaching.

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Lecturer in Public History and Heritage - (9363) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers

All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.

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Dr Rachel Souhami @rachelsouhami.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Glowering at the person in this pub who’s having meetings on speaker phone.

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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 05/08/2026

look at that, another guardian article not mentioning their strategic partnership with openai

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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our members at V&A Storehouse are taking strike action because they don’t get proper breaks to drink water and use the toilet on shift. These working practices shouldn’t exist in a flagship museum in 2026. Join our General Secretary Mike Clancy in sending a message of solidarity to V&A workers.

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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We need to separate two distinct failures: 1/Schools stayed closed longer than they needed to bec the govt failed to put in strong mitigation measures to make them safe 2/Johnson failed to invest properly in helping children recover – a failure that led Sir Kevan Collins to resign as “catch‑up tsar”

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Explore York Archive @yorkarchive.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We're Hiring! 2 Archives Positions: - Project Archivist: Fixed-term, 12 months, full-time. - Explore Centre Team Leader – Archives: Permanent, full-time. Apply by 9am, 10th August. More info and application link in comments. #archives #jobs

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Prospect Union @prospectunion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Our members working in collections access at V&A have voted unanimously for strike action because they don't have time for toilet breaks or to drink water. All V&A members have separately also voted to strike over pay and conditions. Read more in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Staff at newest V&A site in London vote overwhelmingly for strike action

V&A Storehouse dispute centres on toilet and hydration breaks as employees across V&A in London also vote to strike in wider action

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Union Chapel @unionchapeluk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#NowHiring ARCHIVIST for our 200+ year collection of architecture, music, faith & social justice. Care for & develop archive supporting volunteers, researchers & visitors + build engaging exhibitions & partnerships Info: unionchapel.org.uk/work-at-unio... Apply by 10 Aug #ArchiveJobs #HeritageJobs

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Dr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The wider issue is the peanuts UKRI is operating with. Under £10bn for the engine of the UK's research in ALL subjects should be a national disgrace. Jodrell Bank is a helpful example but we are losing so much across *every* research field. This underfunding will damage the UK for decades to come.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We had a prompt injection attack yesterday that I think was via using Google Auth to log into Claude (so, um, DON'T DO THAT). An API had been installed that was issuing commands to our inboxes and authoring emails - we managed to shut it down relatively quickly but watching it unfold was 👀

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Just a reminder to everyone: join a trade union. And if you're already a member, please be active. Vote, volunteer, become a rep or an officer. You are the union. The larger the union membership the more strength and agency we have.

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