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We help academics find bigger ideas, reach larger audiences, get more done. https://scholarsandwriters.com Posts by Anne (early modern lit + food studies) & Daniela (20th c. history). Here to talk about all things #academicsky #writing #publicscholars

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Sep 13

We wrote this with summer in mind, but an academic book is for all seasons. So, if you could use some extra help this autumn while teaching, it's still right there whenever you need it. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-f... #academicsky

How to figure out your book

Want to use summer’s student-free time to work on that academic manuscript? Dive into these tips and exercises to craft a more engaging next draft

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Bobby Lee @bobbylee.bsky.social · Oct 2

Once again, please tell your friends who want to study the modern US but not live in it about this job

Applications close on Oct 27
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920

The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

www.cam.ac.uk

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Katie James @mamaktjames.bsky.social · Oct 3

#academicsky Please check in on your PhD student friends…we are not doing well.

I’ve had so many conversations about how we can possibly go on when the world is crumbling and our livelihoods are under attack. I’ve had multiple friends leave their programs. I’m sad but I’m gonna fight. I have to.

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Oct 3

💥New: Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities

✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social

#OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)

Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences

Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.

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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · Sep 20

Autumn weather is the perfect opportunity to cosy up in your home and write that novel you've been dreaming of all summer🍃

To help you get there, our Opportunities Newsletter just landed—chock-full of residencies, contests, grants & everything else you need to meet, learn and be inspired💫

Autumn Opportunities for Writers in Europe

Festivals, retreats, contests, online and in-person—come get inspired!

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Sep 17

Every day I am thankful that there's an #academicsky filled with people doing fascinating work, changing how we think, challenging uninformed ideas. And just generally making the world more curious, more knowledgeable, and more interesting. We need you more than ever.

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Sep 13

How to figure out your book

Want to use summer’s student-free time to work on that academic manuscript? Dive into these tips and exercises to craft a more engaging next draft

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Sep 13

Is there a better place to be an academic than in a Cambridge college garden? Gratitude to @newnhamcollege.bsky.social for a perfect open day experience. And 🥂 to all the academic mothers working hard to help the next generation of women find the right place to pursue their big ideas. #academicsky

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Tim Wade @tpwade.bsky.social · Sep 10

The picture label just said ‘Reviewer 2 delivers feedback’ #AcademicSky #Skystoriana

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 25

Happy sunny #bankholiday to the UK branch of #academicsky. May you achieve absolutely nothing -- and without guilt. ❤️🇬🇧

Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 20

Recognition 👀 to everyone putting in all that back-to-school love and time for your own kids as you also prepare to receive all the students that other parents and supporters are getting ready to send your way. #academicsky

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ALT: a white circle with two red triangles in the middle on a black background .

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 19

We love to see intelligent people showing other intelligent people how to reach more intelligent people. "A Practical Recipe Book: Get step-by-step instructions and hands-on tips from experts for 24 specific communication scenarios." Yes, please.

Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social · Aug 18

Congratulations to our Departmental Lecturer in Environmental Science and Co-Director of Ecological Survey Techniques, Dr Joanna Bagniewska on the release of her new book, 'The Communicating Scientist'!

🔗 Find out more about the book: buff.ly/k1nIyeD

Use code SPRAUT for a discount when ordering!

Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 19

We always love a good piece about thinking about thinking. Especially when it helps academics turn toward writing what they really want to write. #academicsky

Liz Roemer @lizroemer.bsky.social · Aug 18

I can tell school is getting closer because my mind is getting busier. Here’s a piece I wrote for @psychologytoday.com last year on working with a busy mind. #academicsky

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...

How to Work With a Busy Mind

These suggestions can help us reorient ourselves to more satisfying uses of our minds and bodies.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 18

I suddenly realise that perhaps even British academics don't know Ice Gems unless they regularly travel the children's party circuit.

Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 18

Good luck to all the UK folks working Clearing. May there be good snacks and may you find the season's diamonds perfect for your uni. IYKYK #academicsky

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 17

If you're reading this I hope it's because you've taken the weekend off so that tomorrow your wonderfully rested mind will actually look forward to writing again. Time away is an important part of thinking process. #academicsky

Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 15

Mine too. Thanks to years of complete and total neglect. Now I search for interesting ways to eat them all. They might all go into a fig syrup. How about you?

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 15

I rely of #academicsky humour like this to keep from weeping

Milo Kei @milokei.bsky.social · Aug 15

Developing some course materials, I thought I'd actually take the incessant advice from our school exec's and use AI. The image on the left is what I fed into the machine, the one on the right the output

It is fast and impressive but don't let it teach anyone anytime soon.

#AcademicSky

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 15

'Tis the season.

Marsh Naylor @marshnaylor.net · Aug 15

#academicsky #philsky #edusky

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 13

A gentle late-summer reminder: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” (Annie Dillard) Spend yours the way you actually want to. #academicsky bit.ly/4m7h8lg

Five Techniques for Finding Summer Writing Motivation (opinion)

Here are five techniques for refocusing your mind and getting motivated to write this summer, K. Anne Amienne and Daniela Blei write.

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 12

Some people go to Cambridge to soak up the intense intellectual atmosphere. I go for the rainbow of notebooks. (❤️Cambridge Imprints) #academicsky

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Aug 6

Bans on words like “female”, “disability” and even “safe drinking water” are part of escalating attacks on #DEI in US higher education.

This resource explores how staff can respond with resilience, creativity and care amid the hostility.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/doing...
#Academicsky

Doing DEI when you can’t use the ‘D’, the ‘E’ or the ‘I’ word

‘DEI is dead, long live DEI!’ How to resist attacks on DEI, develop deep resilience and reimagine and reform your practice with kindness

www.timeshighereducation.com

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a black xborg • theory without practice ain't shit @rpaulint.bsky.social · Aug 6

The lack of representation of Black faculty staff and students in British HE is endemic. An important reading on a new report.
#AcademicSky #racism #UK #antiblackracism

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform

Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action

www.theguardian.com

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 6

Good morning academic writers! The Awkward Yeti reminds us we might want to consider this important first step. theawkwardyeti.com #academicsky

mountain with a sign that says "goal" at the top. Heat and brain characters are struggling at the bottom under a large rock that says "self doubt." Brain says "Maybe it would be easier if we put this down."

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Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 5

I was thinking more that the UK at least has a concept and a network of "sanctuary universities." This: "Together we are working to make Higher Education institutions places of safety, solidarity and empowerment for people seeking sanctuary."

Scholars & Writers @scholarsandwriters.com · Aug 5

Sometimes on a late summer evening I look up from a desk out on the edge of England and contemplate the wider world. Then I marvel at all the good all the scholars all around the world do every day for so many people. literally #academicsky

late evening sky: love half in the treeline above houses and the upper half is a pink and blue sunset