Lorna M. Campbell
@lornamcampbell.bsky.social
Open education technology, policy & practice at University of Edinburgh. Occasional historian, former Trustee of ALT & Wikimedia UK. Used to be an archaeologist. She/her.
I blog at https://lornamcampbell.org/
#oer #openscot #femedtech #cmalt.
I blog at https://lornamcampbell.org/
#oer #openscot #femedtech #cmalt.
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"Today we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The plight of Palestine Refugees must be addressed so that the region can find peace and stability for all." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Full statement: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
The plight of Palestine Refugees must be addressed so that the region can find peace and stability for all." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Full statement: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Today we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The plight of Palestine Refugees must be addressed so that the region can find peace and stability for all." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Full statement: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
The plight of Palestine Refugees must be addressed so that the region can find peace and stability for all." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Full statement: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
Annoyed by a journalist claiming "Art history A-level is extinct in Scotland & Wales & nearly extinct in England" because the number of schools offering A-level art has fallen. It's SQA Higher Art & Design that's taught in Scotland though. 5,800+ students took the subject in 2025.
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Annoyed by a journalist claiming "Art history A-level is extinct in Scotland & Wales & nearly extinct in England" because the number of schools offering A-level art has fallen. It's SQA Higher Art & Design that's taught in Scotland though. 5,800+ students took the subject in 2025.
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Masquerade is probably *the* book of my childhood. Many many many hours spent poring over it on rainy 80s Sundays, discovering new details in the illustrations, desperately trying to intuit some kind of logic to the clues.
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Masquerade is probably *the* book of my childhood. Many many many hours spent poring over it on rainy 80s Sundays, discovering new details in the illustrations, desperately trying to intuit some kind of logic to the clues.
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Event this Friday organized by faculty member Gary Needham! COSME presents "Paris is Burning at 35" in conversation with a legend: Dinah Bons Xtravaganza from NYC's House of Xtravaganza. Limited seating, please reserve a spot using the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-is-b...
Paris is Burning at 35 with Dinah Bons, House of Xtravaganza NYC
COSME presents "Paris is Burning at 35" in conversation with a legend: Dinah Bons Xtravaganza from NYC's House of Xtravaganza
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Event this Friday organized by faculty member Gary Needham! COSME presents "Paris is Burning at 35" in conversation with a legend: Dinah Bons Xtravaganza from NYC's House of Xtravaganza. Limited seating, please reserve a spot using the link below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-is-b...
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Get out, get your ballot, get it in and tell your colleagues. We’ve got this.
Tomorrow is the last safe day!
Tomorrow is the last safe day!
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Get out, get your ballot, get it in and tell your colleagues. We’ve got this.
Tomorrow is the last safe day!
Tomorrow is the last safe day!
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#WCCWiki holds a monthly Wikipedia editing session to improve the rep of classicists (v. broadly conceived) of those who identify as women & non-binary. Our next #WCCWiki meet-up is happening online on Friday 25 Nov, 11am-1pm GMT. Everyone is welcome!
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#WCCWiki holds a monthly Wikipedia editing session to improve the rep of classicists (v. broadly conceived) of those who identify as women & non-binary. Our next #WCCWiki meet-up is happening online on Friday 25 Nov, 11am-1pm GMT. Everyone is welcome!
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
Join online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168
Good article on the thorny issue of open licensing and LLMs.
💥New: Creative commons licenses and copyright may not stop academic work being used to train AI
✍️ @eve.gd
#CreativeCommons #ScholComm #AcWri
✍️ @eve.gd
#CreativeCommons #ScholComm #AcWri
Creative commons licenses and copyright may not stop academic work being used to train AI - Impact of Social Sciences
Considering the legal standing of creative commons licenses & copyright, Martin Eve suggests legal protections for academic work are unlikely to be forthcoming.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Good article on the thorny issue of open licensing and LLMs.
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Meet the winners of the Reclaim Student Showcase 2025, explore their inspiring projects and hear from the voices of tomorrow that will help shape the web for the next generation. blog.reclaimhosting.com/tag/students...
StudentShowcase - Reclaim the Blog
StudentShowcase
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Meet the winners of the Reclaim Student Showcase 2025, explore their inspiring projects and hear from the voices of tomorrow that will help shape the web for the next generation. blog.reclaimhosting.com/tag/students...
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Propsals have been lodged to crack down on the 'obscene' pay inequality across Scotland's universities and colleges
Plans lodged for crack down on 'obscene' pay of university principals
www.thenational.scot
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Propsals have been lodged to crack down on the 'obscene' pay inequality across Scotland's universities and colleges
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In this supplementary lecture Agana-Nsiire Agana, of @uoedivinity.bsky.social, explains Quasi-Physcalism in African Philosophy, with dualism and conception of substance as the foundational element of being with the perspective of vital force.
#OER #WorldPhilosophyDay
open.ed.ac.uk/quasi-physic...
#OER #WorldPhilosophyDay
open.ed.ac.uk/quasi-physic...
Quasi-Physicalism in African Philosophy
In this open licensed supplementary lecture Agana-Nsiire Agana, of Edinburgh School of Divinity, explains Quasi-Physcalism in African Philosophy. The supplementary lecture compares the We...
open.ed.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In this supplementary lecture Agana-Nsiire Agana, of @uoedivinity.bsky.social, explains Quasi-Physcalism in African Philosophy, with dualism and conception of substance as the foundational element of being with the perspective of vital force.
#OER #WorldPhilosophyDay
open.ed.ac.uk/quasi-physic...
#OER #WorldPhilosophyDay
open.ed.ac.uk/quasi-physic...
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Every factual claim on Wikipedia must be verifiable, backed by reliable sources – independent, published works with a reputation for fact‑checking and accuracy.
Learn more about Wikipedia's policies to protect against misinformation ➡️ w.wiki/FVY
Learn more about Wikipedia's policies to protect against misinformation ➡️ w.wiki/FVY
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every factual claim on Wikipedia must be verifiable, backed by reliable sources – independent, published works with a reputation for fact‑checking and accuracy.
Learn more about Wikipedia's policies to protect against misinformation ➡️ w.wiki/FVY
Learn more about Wikipedia's policies to protect against misinformation ➡️ w.wiki/FVY
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
SNP minister told to intervene in Edinburgh University crisis to protect 1,800 jobs
SNP ministers have been warned they must intervene in the University of Edinburgh's dispute with staff amid fears 1,800 jobs could be lost.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...
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Lively picket with great music outside Old College
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Lively picket with great music outside Old College
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More pictures from Holyrood rally @ucuscotland.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More pictures from Holyrood rally @ucuscotland.bsky.social
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Great placards from the rally at the parliament #StopaStaffCutsatEoE
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Great placards from the rally at the parliament #StopaStaffCutsatEoE
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Great turnout at the Edinburgh UCU rally at parliament to demand an end to the University of Edinburgh management reckless budget cuts and redundancies!
#StopStaffCutsatUoE @ucu.org.uk
#StopStaffCutsatUoE @ucu.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Great turnout at the Edinburgh UCU rally at parliament to demand an end to the University of Edinburgh management reckless budget cuts and redundancies!
#StopStaffCutsatUoE @ucu.org.uk
#StopStaffCutsatUoE @ucu.org.uk
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JOB ALERT! Historic England is looking for a Marine Archaeological Project Officer (Marine Planner). Closing date 7 December 2025 app.beapplied.com/apply/ddfvme... #Maritime #Underwater #Archaeology
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
JOB ALERT! Historic England is looking for a Marine Archaeological Project Officer (Marine Planner). Closing date 7 December 2025 app.beapplied.com/apply/ddfvme... #Maritime #Underwater #Archaeology
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I'll admit I don't know much about economics, but maybe an industry with a business model that can only function through copyright infringement on a truly colossal scale, run by CEOs who apparently didn't see this kind of legal action coming as a result, is not one that really deserves to exist?
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'll admit I don't know much about economics, but maybe an industry with a business model that can only function through copyright infringement on a truly colossal scale, run by CEOs who apparently didn't see this kind of legal action coming as a result, is not one that really deserves to exist?
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
Blogged: On the threat of mass redundancy
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My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
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My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
On the threat of mass redundancy
For three days this week, colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are striking as part of UCU Edinburgh’s ongoing industrial dispute with university management. Colleagues are protesting ag…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Blogged: On the threat of mass redundancy
lornamcampbell.org/higher-educa...
My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
lornamcampbell.org/higher-educa...
My contribution to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social's Lobby Your MSP campaign yesterday, and my own personal experience of redundancy in the past. #ucu #ucustrikes
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#Edinburgh colleagues, remember to contact your MSPs and MP to make them aware of the vandalism senior management are threatening at UoE through compulsory redundancies! #UKHE
Don't cross the picket line!
We are on strike because of UoE's budget cuts that have and will affect students and staff.
We are striking for a better university, join us!
#StopTheCuts
We are on strike because of UoE's budget cuts that have and will affect students and staff.
We are striking for a better university, join us!
#StopTheCuts
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
#Edinburgh colleagues, remember to contact your MSPs and MP to make them aware of the vandalism senior management are threatening at UoE through compulsory redundancies! #UKHE