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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 12m

Niche but I've rediscovered one of my favourites, the wallpaper collection!

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 44m

I'd completely forgotten about that too. Use to follow them in the old place - glad they're here now too.

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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 2d

Calligraphy by Arthur Baker. We’re honored to hold Baker’s archive of hundreds of drawings, paintings, phototype negatives, and other material. letterformarchive.org/collections/...

Black calligraphic, swashy M and N on paper

Calligraphic alphabet with long ascenders and descenders on paper.

Calligraphic alphabet with hundreds of ‘a’s on paper.

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 3h

I quite like the idea of a 'bit of everything' role - just the idea! 😉

Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 4h

👀 Looks very interesting:

"This PhD course explores how humanities scholars can study energy and how humanities perspectives can challenge dominating technological and economic narratives of energy."

Applications open until 24 October. Full details 👇

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 4h

The @greenhouseuis.net - Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities invites applicants to attend a week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities, at the University of Stavanger, 1-5 Dec 2025

The course is open to applicants from both within and outside of Norway.

niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/a...

Apply for PhD Course on Energy Humanities - University of Stavanger

The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities invites applicants to attend a week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities, held at the University of Stavanger from 1-5 December 2025.

niche-canada.org

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 4h

👀 Fantastic opportunities (& dream job!):

Lecturers in Information Studies (Digital Humanities) @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Lecturers in Information Studies (Digital Humanities) (R&T)

These roles are available at Lecturer Grade 7 or Grade 8 Level. Please indicate on your Covering Letter which Grade Level you are applying for. College of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Humanities Le...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 4h

I got addicted while living in Australia. There's nothing in the UK as chocolately!

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 4h

Tim Tams!! 😍

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 5h

Q1 - Game frameworks are a game-specific type of scaffolding.
Have you used any kind of frameworks, templates, or starter kits to scaffold learning within your disciplines? What worked (or didn’t)?

Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response @dwjames.bsky.social

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 5h

Welcome to this evening’s chat hosted by @dwjames.bsky.social

Are your typing fingers ready? Have you got a drink ready?

Are you ready?

Let’s get started... #LTHEchat

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 5h

Today @dagomardegroot.bsky.social makes a case for an Environmental History that spans the cosmos.

niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/s...

#envhist #space #cosmos #histsci

Something New Around the Sun: The Case for an Environmental History that Spans the Cosmos

Environmental history studies past interactions between humans and nature—expanding from Earth’s ecosystems to the dynamic, interconnected environments of the entire universe.

niche-canada.org

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Helen Spencer @helspencer.bsky.social · 5h

The reimagined manuscript pages created by Thomas for our #NLHF funded #StoriesOnSkins project are amazing pieces or art, using techniques as close as possible to how manuscript pages would have been made at Portmahomack.

Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 8h

Thomas Keyes demonstrating how manuscripts like the Book of Kells and Lindisfarne Gospels were made. Videos from a Lottery funded project based at the Tarbat Discovery Centre. Thanks to @victoriawhitworth.bsky.social for the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSJd...

Stories on Skins: Calligraphy

YouTube video by Tarbat Discovery Centre

www.youtube.com

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 7h

The next three episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are out!

From navigating the ECR landscape to building your academic community, tune in as fellow researchers share their academia survival tips.

All episodes are now available across podcasting platforms. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH

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Rob Hoenen @robhoenen.bsky.social · 7h

‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 10h

Fantastic to see these together for the first time. 🏺

St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social · 10h

Earlier this year, an excavation in Rousay by @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social uncovered an expressive carved stone face. We have a similar fellow in the cathedral, so archaeologists visited today to examine them side by side!

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Katie McDonough @kmcdono.bsky.social · 13h

Wonderful to hear from Iason Jongepier (Antwerp) & Vincent Ducatteeuw (Ghent ) on ARTEMIS work at the intersection of history, planning, environmental science, and heritage & preservation.

Learn about future events from the Env DH Seminar - www.digital-humanities.manchester.ac.uk/connect/even...

Visualization of the workflow for the ARTEMIS project, from sources, to processing methods, to digital infrastructure development, to research applications in landscape history, ecology, spatial planning, and heritage.

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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 2d

"The Deorhord" is as entertaining as it is informative. @hanavideen.bsky.social brings life to the stories behind the words in a way that is a true delight to read. I very much recommend it to all philologists, etymologists, "word nerds," and of course, natural history enthusiasts. #Booksky

Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 2d

A delightful journey through the weird & wonderful world of #OldEnglish, The Deorhord by @hanavideen.bsky.social is a magical menagerie of new creatures & new words for the modern "englisc" reader to discover.

Now available in #paperback. Explore a free sample: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary by Hana Videen

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 13h

I haven't seen these before. They're wonderful Michelle. I'd love to hear more of their story one day - when you have time!

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 13h

I know plus an imminent clock change. Glad you've found some illumination!

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 13h

😍😍😍

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 14h

Not good or I suspect, legal! I'd be falling asleep all day.

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Heritage Chester @heritagechester.bsky.social · 15h

📣 We need YOUR help! We're in the running for a £5k award from @BenefactGroup's Movement for Good - and your nomination could make it happen!

This funding would enable Heritage Chester CIC to continue to bring our community together through local heritage events.

Vote here👉 buff.ly/bcudOqO

Promotional card for Benefact Group's Movement for Good charity program featuring an illustrated teal cityscape with stylized buildings including an archway and classical columned structure connected by dotted lines. Text announces a special draw for charities supporting arts and culture, open October 10-19, 2025, with £5,000 available. Includes call to action to nominate at culture.movementforgood.com. Benefact Group and Movement for Good logos appear at bottom right.

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 15h

Last few tickets available if you're in London on the 18th 👇

LIVINGMAPS @livingmaps.bsky.social · 7d

Interested in creating more inclusive maps? Join us for a hands-on workshop on the 18th October to learn about and practice inclusive mapping www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-...

Inclusive Mapping Workshop: Creating a Design Brief

Join us for a hands-on workshop to learn about and practice inclusive mapping

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Katie Parker @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 15h

Are you using #maps in research?

Want to learn about their history and use as sources?

In London in late January?

Sign up for @ihr.bsky.social short course, Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place!

#maphistory #skystorians 🗃️

Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place

Discovery Course 1

www.sas.ac.uk

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 15h

Mine too. This is an important reminder of what we risk losing if taken for granted.

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