@owlsandlavender.bsky.social
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The National Archives are hiring a Poor Law Research Assistant (39k for 2 years) working on Paul Carter's AHRC project on poverty/welfare in Wales, 1834-1930. Deadline 16 Dec.
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The National Archives are hiring a Poor Law Research Assistant (39k for 2 years) working on Paul Carter's AHRC project on poverty/welfare in Wales, 1834-1930. Deadline 16 Dec.
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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There's not long left to apply for this role with us!
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/336539/
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/336539/
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
There's not long left to apply for this role with us!
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/336539/
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/336539/
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Behold! The famous Orkney Library & Archive knitted #Christmas tree begins another season of festive cheer in the library! 🎄🧶❤️
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Behold! The famous Orkney Library & Archive knitted #Christmas tree begins another season of festive cheer in the library! 🎄🧶❤️
Edge of Darkness, TV drama Troy Kennedy Martin, Bob Peck. BBC Four. Last two episodes showing now.
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Edge of Darkness, TV drama Troy Kennedy Martin, Bob Peck. BBC Four. Last two episodes showing now.
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This week, the Society's President Lucy Noakes wrote in response to Bridget Phillipson's Labour conference speech - and its implications for history and the humanities in UK higher education bit.ly/3KBX7Fw
#Skystorians
#Skystorians
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This week, the Society's President Lucy Noakes wrote in response to Bridget Phillipson's Labour conference speech - and its implications for history and the humanities in UK higher education bit.ly/3KBX7Fw
#Skystorians
#Skystorians
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We are hiring a tenure track poet! I’m so excited / spread the word… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...
Assistant Professor of English
The Department of English at Wesleyan University seeks a published poet for a tenure-track appointment beginning July 1, 2026. Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester in introductor...
wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We are hiring a tenure track poet! I’m so excited / spread the word… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...
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An absolutely massive hoard! #ironage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Unprecedented' Melsonby Iron Age hoard found by archaeologists
Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
An absolutely massive hoard! #ironage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Open University/Institute of English Studies are delivering a series of 3 Seminars on Creative Writing and Neurodivergence
Tue 18 Feb 2025 to Tue 4 Mar 2025. The seminars are free, but booking is essential.
Details in the link.
Please share :)
Tue 18 Feb 2025 to Tue 4 Mar 2025. The seminars are free, but booking is essential.
Details in the link.
Please share :)
Contemporary Cultures of Writing
This seminar series looks at the ways in which neurodivergence intersects with creative writing, providing an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and teachers to explore linkages, disconnects ...
ies.sas.ac.uk
February 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Open University/Institute of English Studies are delivering a series of 3 Seminars on Creative Writing and Neurodivergence
Tue 18 Feb 2025 to Tue 4 Mar 2025. The seminars are free, but booking is essential.
Details in the link.
Please share :)
Tue 18 Feb 2025 to Tue 4 Mar 2025. The seminars are free, but booking is essential.
Details in the link.
Please share :)
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We live in an amazing community who are falling deeper in love with this tree with every day that passes. Our resolve is strong. We are determined not to give up.
@stopthechop.bsky.social back to the front line with the Protectors.Today is the final planned execution day. Sun not shining but spirits are still high. Come on Wivenhoe Town Council, do the right thing for the planet, the community, for democracy and your reputation.
January 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We live in an amazing community who are falling deeper in love with this tree with every day that passes. Our resolve is strong. We are determined not to give up.
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Our tree (and the two others and hedge we now seek to enfold in our love and protect too) has not yet been felled. We understand a tree surgeon is booked in, perhaps already postponed once. We don't know when. So tree protectors have taken to 24/7 watch to protect the tree and enjoy its company.
January 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Our tree (and the two others and hedge we now seek to enfold in our love and protect too) has not yet been felled. We understand a tree surgeon is booked in, perhaps already postponed once. We don't know when. So tree protectors have taken to 24/7 watch to protect the tree and enjoy its company.
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#OnThisDay 1921 LBSCR signalman Alfred Edwin Mafeking Stanford, 20, injured his knee.
Member of the NUR (now @rmtunion.bsky.social) #Havant branch, he received £4.19.2 compensation.
Just 1 of the people we're researching in our new collaboration:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
Member of the NUR (now @rmtunion.bsky.social) #Havant branch, he received £4.19.2 compensation.
Just 1 of the people we're researching in our new collaboration:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts - Railway Work, Life & Death
Introducing our work with the Havant Local History Group, to find out more about Portsmouth area railway staff & their accidents.
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
January 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#OnThisDay 1921 LBSCR signalman Alfred Edwin Mafeking Stanford, 20, injured his knee.
Member of the NUR (now @rmtunion.bsky.social) #Havant branch, he received £4.19.2 compensation.
Just 1 of the people we're researching in our new collaboration:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
Member of the NUR (now @rmtunion.bsky.social) #Havant branch, he received £4.19.2 compensation.
Just 1 of the people we're researching in our new collaboration:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
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www.eadt.co.uk/news/2485069... read about the campaign to save the tree in the East Anglian Daily Times
Crowd gathers to protest against cutting down of 180-year-old King George oak
A council is set to cut down a 180-year-old King George oak tree on Monday because of fears over subsidence
www.eadt.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2485069... read about the campaign to save the tree in the East Anglian Daily Times
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Resident protectors of the tree. All is cheery and community are providing sustenance. No dramas on site, all very civilised and peaceful.
January 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Resident protectors of the tree. All is cheery and community are providing sustenance. No dramas on site, all very civilised and peaceful.
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So this is very exciting! We have 16 places on our AHRC-funded Print Matters Summer School. There is no course fee, and applicants get 4 nights B&B accommodation and a travel bursary of up to £100. The Summer School is open to all disciplines and career stages.
www.thinicepress.org/events/print...
www.thinicepress.org/events/print...
Print Matters summer school: Thin Ice Press — Thin Ice Press
What does it mean to think about matter and materiality through the medium of letterpress printing? We invite scholars of matter, materiality and/or material culture (broadly conceived) in any ...
www.thinicepress.org
January 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
So this is very exciting! We have 16 places on our AHRC-funded Print Matters Summer School. There is no course fee, and applicants get 4 nights B&B accommodation and a travel bursary of up to £100. The Summer School is open to all disciplines and career stages.
www.thinicepress.org/events/print...
www.thinicepress.org/events/print...
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We are very pleased to learn that the UK Ministry of Justice has dropped a proposal, made by the previous govt, to destroy print copies of post-1858 wills following their digitisation: bit.ly/3WaXud8
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are very pleased to learn that the UK Ministry of Justice has dropped a proposal, made by the previous govt, to destroy print copies of post-1858 wills following their digitisation: bit.ly/3WaXud8
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
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We wish all our followers a happy festive period. This account will be taking a break into the New Year. See you in 2025 for more #FamilyHistory fun!
December 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM
We wish all our followers a happy festive period. This account will be taking a break into the New Year. See you in 2025 for more #FamilyHistory fun!
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Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath
Read more: www.westendtheatre.com/262787/
Tells the extraordinary story of Victorian acting legends Henry Irving & Ellen Terry
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Theatre Royal Bath from 27 June - 19 July 2025
Read more: www.westendtheatre.com/262787/
Tells the extraordinary story of Victorian acting legends Henry Irving & Ellen Terry
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Theatre Royal Bath from 27 June - 19 July 2025
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath | West End Theatre
The Theatre Royal Bath has announced further casting for Grace Pervades by David Hare.
www.westendtheatre.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath
Read more: www.westendtheatre.com/262787/
Tells the extraordinary story of Victorian acting legends Henry Irving & Ellen Terry
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Theatre Royal Bath from 27 June - 19 July 2025
Read more: www.westendtheatre.com/262787/
Tells the extraordinary story of Victorian acting legends Henry Irving & Ellen Terry
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
Theatre Royal Bath from 27 June - 19 July 2025
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Friends of Bath! or indeed further afield, this will be wonderful:
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath | West End Theatre
www.westendtheatre.com/262787/news/...
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath | West End Theatre
www.westendtheatre.com/262787/news/...
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath | West End Theatre
The Theatre Royal Bath has announced further casting for Grace Pervades by David Hare.
www.westendtheatre.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Friends of Bath! or indeed further afield, this will be wonderful:
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath | West End Theatre
www.westendtheatre.com/262787/news/...
Miranda Raison to join Ralph Fiennes in new David Hare play Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Bath | West End Theatre
www.westendtheatre.com/262787/news/...
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#Genealogy Taking a peek at X to see if anyone is still over there for #AncestryHour, leaving a signal for people to join us for #GenHour on Thursdays 8 PM GMT.
November 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
#Genealogy Taking a peek at X to see if anyone is still over there for #AncestryHour, leaving a signal for people to join us for #GenHour on Thursdays 8 PM GMT.
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Important assessment of the state of the field from the English Association. Learned societies and subject associations increasingly vital as many university leaders abdicate from advocating for their institutions' disciplines.
The state of the subject: an EA report (2024) | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
November 26, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Important assessment of the state of the field from the English Association. Learned societies and subject associations increasingly vital as many university leaders abdicate from advocating for their institutions' disciplines.
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Come and work with us! Pitt Rivers is looking for a Curatorial Assistant to join our busy Collections team, working across all collections areas, including objects, photographs, manuscripts, sound & film. Full-time, permanent post. Grade 4: £27,838.00 inc OUW. Closing date: 2 Jan 2025 bit.ly/4fQoy94
November 25, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Come and work with us! Pitt Rivers is looking for a Curatorial Assistant to join our busy Collections team, working across all collections areas, including objects, photographs, manuscripts, sound & film. Full-time, permanent post. Grade 4: £27,838.00 inc OUW. Closing date: 2 Jan 2025 bit.ly/4fQoy94
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5 Top data protection tips for archivists - our guest blog from Naomi Korn Associates is now live here: www.archives.org.uk/news/5-top-d...
Plus: ARA and Naomi Korn Associates webinar: What is Personal Data? Online - Monday 13th January 2025 - 12.00pm to 13.00pm info at archives.org.uk/training
Plus: ARA and Naomi Korn Associates webinar: What is Personal Data? Online - Monday 13th January 2025 - 12.00pm to 13.00pm info at archives.org.uk/training
5 Top Data Protection Tips for Archivists — Archives & Records Association
A guest blog by Naomi Korn Associates It has been over five years since the General Data Protection Regulation was introduced by the EU and later adopted by the UK as the UK General Data Protection ...
www.archives.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:29 AM
5 Top data protection tips for archivists - our guest blog from Naomi Korn Associates is now live here: www.archives.org.uk/news/5-top-d...
Plus: ARA and Naomi Korn Associates webinar: What is Personal Data? Online - Monday 13th January 2025 - 12.00pm to 13.00pm info at archives.org.uk/training
Plus: ARA and Naomi Korn Associates webinar: What is Personal Data? Online - Monday 13th January 2025 - 12.00pm to 13.00pm info at archives.org.uk/training