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Henry Bartholomew @henrybartholomew.bsky.social · 2d

The cover of my upcoming special issue of @gothicstudies.bsky.social - 'Algernon Blackwood and the Gothic' - is here! Eight essays on Blackwood's fiction, delving into questions of genre, war, empathy, occultism, and much more. Full issue out soon! @edinburghup.bsky.social @igagoths.bsky.social

Proof image of the front and back covers of Volume 27 Issue 3 of Gothic Studies Journal. The back cover lists the contents.

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

'I didn’t study Old and Middle English [...] because I thought a great job awaited me at the end. I did it because I love learning, and studying the middle ages enriched my life while connecting me to the fears and longings and delights of the past.'

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Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author, says author Francesca Simon

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Henry Bartholomew @henrybartholomew.bsky.social · 4d

Something cosmic this way comes... the special issue of Gothic Studies I have been working on - Algernon Blackwood and the Gothic - is now in production ready for its November publication. Thrilled with the depth and breadth of insight and expertise from the contributors. More updates soon!

Three large stacks of first edition copies of Algernon Blackwood books

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 8d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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James Wilsdon @jameswilsdon.bsky.social · 29d

Does STI policy need a strategic brain?

Join us at 5pm on 30 Sept for a talk by @stianwestlake.bsky.social, Executive Chair, ESRC @ukri

Hosted by STEaPP-UCL & RoRI, w/ responses by @britishacademy.bsky.social’s Molly Morgan-Jones & UCL’s Sarah Chaytor

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Does STI policy need a strategic brain?

A seminar on how metascience might sharpen investment decisions across the UK’s research system

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hot off the press, the British Academy's Cold Spots: Mapping Inequality in SHAPE Provision in UK Higher Education report. Read it if you care about universities or access to the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for the rising generation. 1/5

Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education

This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · Aug 14

The time Steve Martin and Gregory Hines showed off their tap dancing skills in 1981.

Happy 80th Steve.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Aug 11

“Gender studies as a discipline…is defined by a set of debates and problematics.” In this 10-Minute Talk, Judith Butler FBA discusses gender as a field of study and its interdisciplinary contributions to research, social analysis and social movements.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvH...

Still photograph of Judith Butler, wearing a black jacket and shirt, and looking into the camera. On the right of the image, white text is displayed saying: "10-Minute Talks / Gender as framework / with Judith Butler FBA

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is extraordinary. An East End woman remembers the arrival of television. I would listen to this woman give a ten hour lecture on the history of media in her lifetime.

www.instagram.com/reel/DMw4yrg...

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Fit Check For My Barb O. Saur Era 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @brentosaur.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time

On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Jul 22

This, on the frailties of human bodies fighting the passage of time and Ozzy Osbourne’s last gig, is well worth a read. thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park | The Quietus

Black Sabbath began with a broken body – Tony Iommi's industrial accident – it is both fitting and inspirational they end in the same way.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jul 15

‘England’s higher education system risks long-term decline unless ministers overhaul their “confused, if not incoherent” approach to universities’

FT interview with outgoing @britishacademy.bsky.social President Julia Black where she pulls no punches!

www.ft.com/content/3162...

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy

Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education

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Paul Nightingale @paulnightingale.bsky.social · Jul 13

Ok.
The "No Kings" movement has kicked off and raised lots of questions about how it fits within political theory/practice.

It's old school Republicanism which is very very very different from what that means today.

It emerged in Italy. Informed the English Revolution, then the American Rev.. 1

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jul 11

Universities and international students play a crucial role in national, regional and local economies. The British Academy has this week responded to the Immigration White Paper. Read our recommendations to the Government here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 7

‘Letting an algorithm do all of your writing for you is like having your mom pack your lunch for you at your corporate job. Grow up.’

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 7

‘Learning how to coherently structure your thoughts, choose words to capture a specific tone, or find a specific voice that’s your own are all incredibly meaningful struggles of a genuine education …

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · Jul 6

Here. This managed to ignite my utter loathing of tech bros enough for me to write this.

othermeans.io/p/get-your-f...

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · Jul 7

Big day @leverhulme.ac.uk - we are celebrating our centenary by investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral centres. Here I explain why... @wonkhe.bsky.social

Research funding requires research capacity wonkhe.com/blogs/resear...

Research funding requires research capacity

The Leverhulme Trust is investing an extra £100m in supporting research next year. Anna Vignoles calls for new thinking on ways to sustain university research infrastructures

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 2

You can read more about our takeaways from this research in this (and the importance of understanding value chains in innovation) @resprofnews.bsky.social piece by myself and @drrathbone.bsky.social

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

The UK needs many industrial strategies - Research Professional News

Smarter growth begins with understanding value chains in innovation, say Daniel Rathbone and Eleanor Hopkins

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our synthesis is drawn from a new economic analysis of UK R&D and innovation, commissioned by the Academy and CaSE, and carried out by Cambridge Econometrics, which maps the UK’s innovation pathways for ten example technologies.

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 2

How can policy effectively support innovation to deliver economic and social benefits? A new report by @britishacademy.bsky.social & @sciencecampaign.bsky.social‬ finds that UK innovation requires tailored support to create economic and social returns.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · Nov 16

Do the French really use “Être de Birmingham” to mean “being bored”? Also: how the Danelaw still haunts British politics.
Some things from the summer, now out from behind the paywall

Of Birmingham and tedium: The linguistic detectives department

Do the French really use “Être de Birmingham” to mean “being bored”? Also: how the Danelaw still haunts British politics.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · Jun 16

Valerie Eliot, TS Eliot’s widow, in a letter to The Times:

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · Jun 15

Last week on Wonkhe: The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation. Pablo Roblero and Alfie Denness introduce the findings

What SHAPE graduates do

The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation. Pablo Roblero and Alfie Denness introduce the findings

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jun 10

We’ve also penned an article for @wonkhe.bsky.social highlighting some of our key findings. TLDR: SHAPE graduates have strong outcomes, working in a variety of sectors and across UK regions. BUT data limitations hide the full picture of grad activity.

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What SHAPE graduates do

The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation. Pablo Roblero and Alfie Denness introduce the findings

wonkhe.com

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Dr Eleanor Hopkins @drejhopkins.bsky.social · Jun 10

The toolkit includes:
🎓 An infographic highlighting SHAPE graduate activity
📊 A data dashboard to explore the data in more detail
🔍 A policy contexts brief discussing how the policy landscape impacts perceptions of grad outcomes and measurement challenges and data limitations

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