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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join us for the next TOEBI conference at UoN! Find out more and register online via our UoN online store, or go to our events page (www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...).
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dr Christina Lee, Associate Professor of Viking Studies at University of Nottingham, was featured in National Geographic this month! Read the latest article, ‘New Evidence shows ‘Viking Burials’ predate Vikings’ online now. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
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New evidence shows 'Viking burials' predate Vikings
The discovery of 1,300-year-old ship nails in a burial mound in Norway raises new questions about who was actually entombed there.
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Peter Stockwell, Professor of Literary Linguistics at University of Nottingham, appeared on BBC Radio 5 to discuss 'The perceptions of accents'. Listen in now by visiting www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Naga Munchetty - With Emma Vardy - BBC Sounds
Emma Vardy features news, experiences, and big name interviews from around the UK.
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New blog post is live! Read about how our very own Matthew Welton created his newest poetry anthology, Small Birds Singing. Now available on Words on Words, our School of English Blog - open.substack.com/pub/uonengli...
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Small Birds and Small Blogs
Dr Matthew Welton (UoN) reflects on his approach to poetry after the completion of his newly published book.
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Peter Stockwell @stockwell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
All set here @natecommunity.bsky.social with swag and info about the Nottingham Stylistics Toolkit. Come and say hello
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Join us in celebrating the launch of Matthew Welton's new poetry anthology, Small Birds Singing, at Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham City Centre. Date: Tuesday 14 July, 7pm. Entry is free, but please book in advance by visiting fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/small-birds-singing
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
UoN's Dr. Lorena Salud Gadella Kamstra's, Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, new study looks at how students use AI in the classroom and how this effects language learning. She recently attended a conference hosted by the International Association for the Psychology of Language.
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We're celebrating 25 years of CRAL (Centre of Applied Linguistics! For more information about the centre, and to see our events, follow them on instagram at @uoncral, blusky, @uoncral.bsky.social or visit our website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...
UON English Highlights: Celebrating 25 years of CRAL
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We're now on Linkedin! Join us for more information about school news, research, opportunities, and networking opportunities. Become a member now by visiting www.linkedin.com/company/uon-...
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UoN English | LinkedIn
UoN English | A leading school in medieval studies, applied linguistics, drama, literary studies and creative writing. | We specialise in a wide range of subjects, giving our students the opportunity ...
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The latest Nottingham Medieval Studies lecture at the University of Nottingham will be given by Dr Paul Cavill on 12 June, 5 - 6pm. He will be speaking on 'Names and Texts: Interactions and Interpretations'. See the poster below for full details. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics @uoncral.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Highlighting another CRAL project! Emma McClaughlin worked with geographers and vets to improve communication on animal diseases. Feel free to go check out her staff page, as well as the project poster (links in bio). #uon #disease #communication #health #animals #appliedlinguistics #researchcentre
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We are celebrating Nottingham's literary legacy with a new interactive map highlighting the people, place and tales that earned our city the title of UNESCO City of Literature. This project was led by Dr Matthew Welton, Associate Professor in Creative Writing. www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/notting...
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congratulations to our very own Prof. Lucy Jones! Her new book, Language and LGBTQ+ Youth, Analysing Marginalised Identities Through an Intersectional Lens, has been shortlisted for the British Association of Applied Linguistics Book Prize 2026.
Language and LGBTQ+ Youth by Lucy Jones, part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Queer Linguitics
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
And @abi-on-a-hill.bsky.social, recently of this parish @namestudies.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Good to see @uoncsva.bsky.social folk out spreading their research! @em-ehx.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
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Peter Stockwell @stockwell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We’ve had some great proposals for this so far. If you think yours might be better than those, get an abstract to us in the next few hours: deadline today!
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The Letters Page @theletterspage.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Submissions for the Letters Page Vol.6 are open, and close on the 22nd March! Please send your handwritten letter to this address: The Letters Page School of English Trent Building University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD We look forward to reading your submissions.
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Visit the post for more.
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Malgorzata Chalupnik @mchalu.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Out now! @gavinbrookes.bsky.social and I on feminist protest and political change in Poland link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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From Streets to Sejm: Discourses of Feminist Protest and Political Change in Poland
The events surrounding Ogólnopolski Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike), the most massive gathering since the fall of communism, are said to have inaugurated a new form of feminism in...
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Dr Jodie Marley 🔮 @jodielmarley.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
visited @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social in person today & found my PhD supervisor Jim Moran's new book, Seán O'Casey in Context! So honoured to have a chapter in here, & cannot wait to read the whole book
me in the CUP bookshop holding Seán O'Casey in Context. I am standing by a bookshelf wearing a white t shirt & a long red/pink skirtholding open my book chapter, 'Gender and Sexuality' in Seán O'Casey in Context
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
As we near the end of @ragnasislands.bsky.social, I look back with pride on the last 18 months. Thanks in large part to the core team, @shroomgirl.bsky.social and @matthew-blake.bsky.social, we achieved what we planned and aspects of the project will live on: blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragnasisland...
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Farewell from the Ragna's Islands project team... and some exciting news! - Ragna's Islands: A New Saga
The Ragna’s Islands project has now come to an end. The project was made possible by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and administrative support from the School of English, University of Nottingham. We have many people to thank for their contributions over the last year and a half. A special thank you ...
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Ragna's Islands @ragnasislands.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The Ragna’s Islands project has now come to an end. BUT it is not the end! Read our final blogpost for exciting news about forthcoming publications including the new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by @judithjesch.bsky.social and other resources! blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragnasisland...
Montage of photos of activities carried out during the project including oral history interviews, 'lost places' walks, Saga readings, and community and school activities.
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Temporary post at Nottingham - Teaching Associate in Applied LInguistics. Come and work with us in @uonenglish.bsky.social! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Teaching Associate/Teaching Assistant in Applied Linguistics (full-time, FTC)
Do you have teaching specialisation in Applied Linguistics?  We are looking to appoint either a Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate to work in our team in the School of English. You would join us...
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Jess Norledge @jessnorledge.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Looking to continue your stylistics adventure? Join me and @stockwell.bsky.social at the EMC in December for a brand new CPD LangLit course. New Approaches to Teaching A-level Lang/Lit | 15/12/25 www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/2f9b...
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EMC CPD Face-to-Face: New Approaches to Teaching A Level Lang/Lit (15.12.2025 Autumn 2025)
New approaches to teaching A Level English Language & Literature with guest presenters Peter Stockwell & Jessica Norledge.
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Jess Norledge @jessnorledge.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Are you dreaming of those cooler autumn/winter days? Why not plan ahead and book some LangLit CPD? Starting to teach A-Level Language and Literature | 04/11/25 (N.B. This is a repeat course. If you’re looking for something new, check out the next post!) www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/8a8f...
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EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Starting to Teach A Level Language and Literature (4.11.2025, Autumn 2025)
Cross-spec course introducing Lang &amp;Lit AL, with classroom resources.&nbsp;<em>NB:</em>&nbsp;<em>This is a repeat course.</em>
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Few now at @uonenglish.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social will remember Norman Page, but I am sad to hear he has died, aged 92. He was a kind soul. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Norman Page obituary
Other lives: English lecturer who was a prolific author and editor of books on writers and their literature
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Joel Evans @joelevans.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
It was a pleasure to talk to @zinovievletter.bsky.social about her work earlier this year. We talked about trans politics and representation, modernism, literature, film, archives, Weimar Germany, and much more. @influxpress.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social uonenglish.substack.com/p/fiction-an...
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Fiction and the Archive: An Interview with Juliet Jacques
In February 2025, we sat down with Juliet Jacques, author of Trans: A Memoir (2015), Variations (2021), and The Woman in the Portrait (2024), among other works. We discussed her work, its scope, and i...
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University of Nottingham @uniofnottingham.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We’re proud to share the news that we’ve been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the latest QS World University Rankings. 🎉 Read more at bit.ly/40cSO8u #WeAreUoN #QSWUR2026 #TopUnis
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Dr Kathryn Bullen @kfbullen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
At the Nottinghamshire Names Day, @beccagregs.bsky.social introduces place-names, their origins as descriptions of the world + importance of early spellings. www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f... @namestudies.bsky.social, @englishplacenames.bsky.social @snsbi.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social
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University of Nottingham @uniofnottingham.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
June marks Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 In this post, we're sharing a project by Dr @lucyjones.bsky.social - Words We Live By. This glossary has been produced in collaboration with LGBTQ+ youth groups in England, funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social. www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro... #WeAreUoN #PrideMonth
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
From advice for your first-year self, to the work you're most proud of, we want your thoughts! Answer as many of the questions as you'd like and have your responses used on our website, social media and displays for fellow and prospective students to see. ➡️ forms.office.com/e/AyLWXy2uAF
A group of people watching a presentation. Text: Beyond the Grade, we want your reflections, share your reflections of your university experience with us.
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Colleague Kate Olley @uonenglish.bsky.social has been looking into Viking Age and Norse pregnancy along with @thehem.bsky.social www.miragenews.com/viking-age-p...
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Viking Age Pregnancy Study Unveils New Insights
Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered that pregnant women were
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Bloomsbury Linguistics @bloomsburyling.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Spotted in the wild: An advance copy of The Literary Lifeline, showcasing bibliotherapy in action! Out in July, this insightful book is a tribute to the transporting and consoling power of reading: Bloomsbury.com/literary-lifeline-9781472583604/
A photograph of the book The Literary Lifeline by Kevin Harvey, held up against a countryside landscape with a packet of Walkers crisps beside it
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Peter Stockwell @stockwell.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Very pleased to congratulate Amanda Kale on her successful PhD defence today @uonenglish.bsky.social A great memoir and analysis. Thanks to co-examiner Jonathan Taylor, and supervisors @jonmcgregor.bsky.social Thomas Legendre and Violeta Sotirova (not on Bsky so I am shouting into the void!)
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Spring on campus @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Come along to the University of Nottingham’s Nottinghamshire Names Day and discover how the names of places and people can tell us about history, languages, landscapes and culture, from ancient times to the present day. Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...
A signpost in front of a hedge showing directions for Owthorpe, Cropwell Bishop, Hickling and Melton. Text: Nottinghamshire Names Day, University of Nottingham
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Lucy Jones @lucyjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I couldn't be in better company with this than @queercomrades.bsky.social! Big thanks to @uoninstitute.bsky.social for the recognition of both our work 😀
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A huge congratulations to our very own @lucyjones.bsky.social and our Faculty of Arts colleague @queercomrades.bsky.social for jointly winning the Best Public Engagement Award!
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UoN_Institute @uoninstitute.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Policy Impact and Public Engagement Awards! 🎉 From shaping policy at different levels, to engaging the public and co-creating sustainable solutions with local communities, every initiative reflects a deep commitment to inclusive impact. 1/n
Headshots of all the 2025 Policy Impact and Public Engagement Award winners
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Join us at 6pm, Wednesday 30 April for this year's Fell-Benedikz Lecture! Professor Guðrún Nordal, Director of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, delivers this year's lecture: How will they fare? Runes, manuscripts, books in the digital world. www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...
Image of a shelf of old books and manuscripts. Text: How will they fare? Runes, manuscripts, books in the digital world. Professor Guðrún Nordal. 30 April 2025, University of Nottingham.
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Introducing our new blog The Contemporary Review! We're launching this new blog on contemporary literature and culture by getting Dr Kevin Harvey to sit down to talk with Dr Ben Masters about his brilliant new book, The Flitting.
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The Flitting: An Interview with Ben Masters
Dr Ben Masters and Dr Kevin Harvey sit down to talk about Ben’s brilliant new book, The Flitting. They discuss the range of themes the book covers, from caring for a loved one with terminal illness, t...
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
In Egilsay and Wyre yesterday - the @ragnasislands.bsky.social team.
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Jon McGregor @jonmcgregor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
TFW it's open mic night down at the local but you didn't bring the casio with you
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Emma McClaughlin @emmamcclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚀 Exciting news! We've been awarded AHRC Follow-on Funding! 🚀 Partnering with UKHSA, we’ll evaluate the 'Why We Get Vaccinated' campaign, bringing linguistic research into public health messaging. 👥 Svenja Adolphs & Emma McClaughlin (UoN) | Sara Vilar-Lluch (Cardiff) @uonenglish.bsky.social
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Peter Stockwell @stockwell.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Today is our conference for students of English Lang/Lit at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social To the StylisticsMobile!
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Join us today for The women who WEREn't there: hidden female authorship in the early modern period, a lunchtime lecture for International Women's Day, in LG9 Trent Building, starting at 1pm! Find out more and register: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...
Image of a cartoon group of women. Information about the lecture for International Women's Day, all information available at the link.
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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Delighted to announce that I passed my viva with minor corrections! #runes #runology #phd
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Ragna's Islands @ragnasislands.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This is a week tomorrow!
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UoN English @uonenglish.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
A huge congratulations to our very own @lucyjones.bsky.social who's nominated for Best Public Engagement Initiative in the 2025 #InstituteAwards! Lucy has been nominated for the "Words We Live By” project, which you can read about on our website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...
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The English Place-Name Society @englishplacenames.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We'll be there with our lovely books!
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