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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It was an absolute pleasure to read and discuss such a fine thesis.

Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Yes. The awarding institution said there was no plagiarism. The doctorate was awarded and not rescinded. Plagiarism pertains to the institution in which the offence is allegedly committed. They investigated and said it was not plagiarism.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“LJMU - which awarded Arday his PhD in 2015 - concluded that he had not plagiarised work.” (BBC News) That should have been it.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Where was the safeguarding? Aren’t we supposed to be trained in this? To protect all kinds of vulnerabilities? Where was the collegiality?

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“And you in ruff of your opinions clothed; What had you got? […] by this pattern Not one of you should live an agèd man, For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought, With self same hand, self reasons, and self right, Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes Would feed on one another…”

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Fielding and supporting the English PGR Essay Prize is always one of the highlights of the year, and reminds me what a privilege it is to edit the journal of the @englishassociation.bsky.social. Follow the link for details of the winners!

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It might not be anything new under the sun, but I’m again compelled to express my gratitude as a journal editor to colleagues across the field who, despite facing many challenges within their own institutions and more systemically across the sector, take the time to peer-review, & do so with care.

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Society for Iberian Global Art @siga.spainculture.us · 03/06/2026

🎨📚 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Art & Religion | London, UK The National Gallery, London is recruiting two Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellows in Art and Religion for a 22-month full-time postdoctoral fellowship based in its newly established Research Department. (1/7)

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Addressing the burning issues…

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

And more… sigh… It’s almost like the right wing has a vested interest in an uneducated majority. The Spectator in particular is febrile in its anti-university campaign.

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Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Our conference 'Teaching with Ovid' kicks off today! 2 days of sharing pedagogical insights, theories, and practical exercises from 30 educators who teach Ovid, or teach with Ovid. Here's the programme, and be in touch if you'd like to join! drive.google.com/file/d/1nbLa...

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Programme: Teaching With Ovid 2026

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Agree fully. I was genuinely surprised by the Telegraph addressing precarity. It was really the cynical timing of the other pieces that was depressing (after GCSEs when students are considering A-levels and beyond), but yes, the more visible that the real state of academia can be made the better.

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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 10/06/2026

Nice-looking job in the other great history dept of our city

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It’s that time of year again, when university-educated journalists whose children all go to university tell their readers that nobody should go to university. These three pieces are from the last 24 hours alone.

Independent headline against going to university

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I love the effect that reading has on the rest of the poem. So it becomes the most detailed pass-agg hymn of praise.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

“For I will consider my cat…”

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Bernhard Huss @bernhardhuss.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Just published: New issue of Le Tre Corone #boccaccio #medievalsky #earlymodern @intbocced.bsky.social

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

It’s astonishing isn’t it? So much energy and verve!

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

It’s here for anyone who missed it. Around 6 mins and 30 secs in. Concerto in Dm for three harpsichords, BWV. 1063. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Essential Classics - Refresh your morning with classical music - BBC Sounds

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The Bach piece for three keyboards that was just on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social was so exhilarating that it merits a public announcement. Just thrilling.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

From the same missal, the Nativity of Christ, for Christmas Day. The introit, Puer natus est nobis, has a rich tradition from Gregorian chant to Thomas Tallis to Johnny Mathis. Merry Christmas!

Woodcut of the Nativity from late medieval missal.

More of the page of the woodcut from the late fifteenth-century missal.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Please do share far and wide. We are committed to supporting PGRs through the entire process of submitting work and getting it published. Since taking over as Editor of English this has been one of my core commitments, and I will happily field any queries you might have about submitting your work.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The first Sunday of Advent as marked in a Roman missal (Missale secundum morem Romane curie, c. 1486) held @norwichcathedral.bsky.social library. The introit, “Ad te levavi animam meam” is taken from Ps. 24 (25) and there is a cracking version of it set by Palestrina. #advent #christmas

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

EETS ed. of Lydgate’s Pilgrimage errs in this, reading the crutches of Sickness as letters patent: The tother (if I shal not feyne) bar also, patentës tweyne But Lyd uses the same image in his Testament: One of his bedeles, named feblenesse, Cam with his potent in stede of a mace.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

‘A lot of people know I did two degrees: one in engineering, one in law. But while I can’t remember how to do parallel integration, I can remember how to fix a broken computer—which I learned on my apprenticeship.’ So Badenoch’s capacity to remember some things & not others determines her HE policy?

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Delighted to have this splendid volume arrive in the post today. Am humbled to be in such learned company. Hats off to @mbelle4912.bsky.social, Riccardo and Francesco on doing such a sterling job of bringing this all together.

Cover of Translating Petrarch in Early Modern Britain, ed. by Belle, Raimondo and Francesco.

Contents page of Translating Petrarch in Early Modern Britain. 1/2

Contents page of Translating Petrarch in Early Modern Britain. 2/2

First page of Rossiter’s contribution to the Translating Petrarch in Early Modern Britain volume.

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our CfP – we're delighted by your abstracts and can't wait to put the program together! Registration link coming soon ... keep yer eyes peeled 🥰🥰

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

You’ve seen the Call for Papers for our second annual conference (if not, check it out below) but now it’s time for conference teasers! Each image relates to one of the activities we’ve got planned for attendees… can you guess what they are before we release the schedule? Let us know your thoughts!

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Congratulations on all receiving A-level English Language, Lang & Lit, Literature results! 💫 And to all their teachers ! We commend the fantastic opportunities that study of these subjects offer 🥳. Find out what English studies brings ! englishassociation.ac.uk/case-studies/

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Case studies | The English Association

We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

The English Association congratulates every student who has received results for an A-level in English. 👏🏽 English remains a v. popular A-level choice, the 5th most popular A-level- *not always well-known as entries split across the 3 qualifications – English Lit, English Lang, English Lang & Lit.*⬇️

Results analysis available on our website

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

BIG NEWS! We are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference. Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and online. The Call for Papers is available via the MEMRN website and our social media. We look forward to seeing you!

BIG NEWS! We, the MEMRN committee, are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference.

Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the University of East Anglia and online for three days of panels, social events, workshops, networking sessions, and adventure in the historic city of Norwich.

The Call for Papers and details on how to apply to speak at the event are available via the MEMRN website and our social media. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Friday 12th September.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

CALL FOR PAPERS!!! The MEMRN Committee are delighted to share the call for papers for our second annual Winter Conference: Fragmented Worlds, Shared Histories. Please share widely! Sponsored by @chase-dtp.bsky.social

We, the committee of the CHASE Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN), are overjoyed to announce the return of our Winter Conference this year between the 14th and 16th November.

Join us at the University of East Anglia and online for three exciting days of workshops, papers, social events, and adventure through the historic cathedral city of Norwich.
We welcome papers on a range of topics within medieval and early modern studies for this interdisciplinary conference, including:

* History and politics
* Philosophy and theology
* Literature, drama, performance culture and music
* Latin and vernacular languages
* Art history, architecture and archaeology
* Manuscript studies and book history

For this year's conference, we particularly encourage papers engaging with marginalised histories and communities, global intercultural contact and exchange, or conflict and diplomacy.

We invite abstracts of up to 250 words for individual research papers of twenty minutes in length (or 700 words for a panel of three people presenting on a particular subject or sub-theme).

The CHASE MEMRN conference remains open to all UK and overseas postgraduates. This includes independent scholars who are unaffiliated at this time. When submitting your abstract, please include your institution (if applicable) and, if from a CHASE-affiliated university institution, whether or not you are directly funded by CHASE.
All proposals should be emailed to chasememrn@gmail.com by Friday
12th September with the subject line 'Conference Paper Submission' and your name. Priority will be given to those available to present in-person, but remote presentation applications will also be considered.

Please feel free to contact the MEMRN team via email or social media DM with any questions you may have. We look forward to welcoming you to Norwich as part of this proudly CHASE-funded event.

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Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Stop doing this! Whoever is paying @timeshighered.bsky.social‬ for story after story is also funding environmental vandalism on a catastrophic scale. This isn't journalism, it's naive ethical bankruptcy - and intellectually and pedagogically obtuse.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Only the Beyondest get the big bucks. It’s curious that institutional deficits often correspond inversely to a sudden growth in the number of £100k roles, the sum financial total of which tends to map that deficit almost exactly.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Ah, ofc. “After a thorough review it transpires that we are spending far too much money on paying our staff, which constitutes one of our major outgoings.” A classic.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Yes. If it’s cheap to run it can’t be making any money. As you say, without the low-cost courses they create the death-spiral.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

In what sense? Eng Lit seminars require a room. How astonishing. Presumably they are using an SSR metric.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I daresay staff responses to redundancy plans will now be collated via AI, which in its usual obsequious, fawning, Uriah Heep-like way will misrepresent if not invert those responses.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

And so dangerously amnesiac. Likewise Arts&Hums subsidising sciences & business — and how the idea of a university was promoted at such times — but when Arts&Hums need support they’re on their own.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I’m sorry Liz. The terrible short-term thinking that produces such decisions cannot conceive of the recruitment oscillations that a dept of 60 years’ standing has seen. It’s what got us all in this mess: Subject X is popular now ergo Subject X will always be popular. Subject Y is not, ergo is over.

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Over 1000 signatories in 36 hours! Let's make it 2000 by the weekend 👇 Please sign 👇 Please circulate 👇

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

So random “free speech campaigners” now get to determine our syllabi? This explains the recent FOI request re trigger warnings. It would be nice to say unis should reject such nonsense but the threat of fines cf. Sussex means Uni Execs are scared. Primarily this is a stick to beat Arts&Hums. Again.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I’d like to be optimistic about the relatively small turnout but I live in Norfolk and have read all the FB and local paper comments on the event, as well the comments on Pride, which took place simultaneously, and the huge support for the former & hatred of the latter is almost total, depressingly.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Also even if 3/4 others are involved it doesn’t result in a penalty beyond “poor academic practice” (at best) & marking the essay as if the AI bits weren’t there. This ignores the ruinous effect on essay structure, which reduces the mark further, and the wild variety of usage in terms of AI volume.

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