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Lucy M

@lucyelm.bsky.social

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medievalist • MA • interested in: royal legitimation, historical narratives and legends in 13-14th cent. Wales, Scotland, and England • in a constant state of wanderlust • in Melbourne/Naarm • she/her

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · Feb 24

As we head into the new academic year in Australia, I'd like to reshare this document of #neurodivergent study tips that I compiled.

It's based entirely on tips by neurodivergent people, and I have had learning advisors tell me it was very helpful and had good info.

#historysky #academicsky

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Neurodivergent Study Tips.pdf

drive.google.com

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2h

This is an excellent image

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2h

Even trying to parse it as an adult to see what it could be saying if it wasn’t nonsense is difficult with how much it’s all nonsense

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2h

I’d say that is covered under a mental health day so a health day tbh, they don’t need to know the details

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 3h

Oh it’s lovely!!!

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 4h

#HistoryEducation

Katie Parker @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 5h

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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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 3h

Hope you feel better soon!

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 3h

If it’s cynical, I’m joining you in the cynical boat because Ooft

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Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 4h

This looks fantastic!

Kristen Haas Curtis @hellomizk.bsky.social · 5d

My buddy’s book is out now! www.arc-humanities.org/978180270096... Fantastic read for my medievalist friends and fellow @guildmedmak.bsky.social mates! E-book available open access!!

Public Engagement in the European Middle Ages - Arc Humanities Press

This manual uses the medieval past to teach modern scholars how to succeed in public engagement. Combining a careful study of public engagement in Europe bet...

www.arc-humanities.org

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Do not ever apologize for sharing your art, even when world events are awful.

I know I still feel badly about it, but think of what you’d tell a friend. You’d tell them to share their joy, right?

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, I am about to hit year 4 of a chronic neck injury that began while I was working on my laptop on the couch…

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

How dare you use your cognitive function for anything that isn’t work…

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

“You don’t look sick”.

Chronic illness is often invisible

Many disabilities are invisible

People can look “fine” on the outside and have devastating disease processes inside their body

They can be living in constant pain, fatigue & exhaustion

Don’t judge a book by its cover

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

Strange!

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

Being a 90s kid is kind of fascinating because I’m old enough to have needed to memorise landline numbers and had a roll out projector with slides in primary school but young enough to have had smart white boards in classes and a smart phone by the time I finished high school

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

Suggested pitch: ‘I took a shot every time King and Conqueror did something inaccurate, I do not remember the second half of the movie well enough to review it’

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

Super keen for this!

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

My #tinyjoy of the day is I had a cheeseymite scroll for the first time in a million years and they are in fact still delicious

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Dr Sarah Corrigan @corrigans.bsky.social · 1d

Only THREE places remaining!

ANZAMEMS @anzamems.bsky.social · 26d

As part of the 2025 ANZAMEMS conference, a one-day intensive palaeography workshop will be hosted at University of Melbourne on Tuesday 2 December for HDRs and ECRs. See the below flyer:

Flyer for the Intensive Palaeography Workshop to be hosted at University of Melbourne on 2nd December 2025. More details at https://conference.anzamems.org/anzamems-seminar/

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 1d

I can give 4 numbers off my head: mine, both my parents, the landline of my childhood best friends home 😂

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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 2d

Right, talk to me:

I want to know what you'd like from me and the team at @aat-transcribes.bsky.social as a freebie or offer under £10 that might add value either in the context of transcription or closed captioning OR in addition to it.

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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · 2d

This is tomorrow! Come hang out with me and @inigopurcell.bsky.social and get shit done!

Academic Audio Transcription Ltd @aat-transcribes.bsky.social · 3d

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2d

I also have no expertise in this area but I wonder if it’s a case of what caused the fire? Dying by browning because the river flooded vs being pushed into the river.

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2d

The impulse 9pm cooking (if you can call this cooking 😂)

Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2d

I say as I eat several spoonfuls out of the jar

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Lucy M @lucyelm.bsky.social · 2d

I had to add a chunk more sugar than the recipe asked (whether that is because who knows what a regular size avo is meant to be or my ridiculous sweet tooth 😅)

It’s not bad but not the best on its own - but I think might be nice as a topping

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