Sarah Lidwell-Durnin
@sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social
History of archaeology, Knossos, archives, gaming, wine
Ancient History PhD candidate @ Bristol working on craniometry, Arthur Evans & Minoans🏺💀 Volunteering @ Griffith Institute
In Oxford/From Dublin
Reading: Ringworld by Larry Niven
Ancient History PhD candidate @ Bristol working on craniometry, Arthur Evans & Minoans🏺💀 Volunteering @ Griffith Institute
In Oxford/From Dublin
Reading: Ringworld by Larry Niven
Especially the @bodartlib.bsky.social !
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Especially the @bodartlib.bsky.social !
It is beautiful - about to leave the house to go to the Bodleian now & looking forward to being out in the sunshine!
November 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It is beautiful - about to leave the house to go to the Bodleian now & looking forward to being out in the sunshine!
What an epic choice!
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
What an epic choice!
Polis by @nakhthor.bsky.social I’m also deeply absorbed by Bruce Trigger’s History of Archaeological Thought right now.
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Polis by @nakhthor.bsky.social I’m also deeply absorbed by Bruce Trigger’s History of Archaeological Thought right now.
It also gets you a large 4 bedroom house on Charlbury Road. It’s not the height of luxury but central Oxford is very much not representative of house prices in England. If you live in a £2m house here or anywhere else you are very well off indeed.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It also gets you a large 4 bedroom house on Charlbury Road. It’s not the height of luxury but central Oxford is very much not representative of house prices in England. If you live in a £2m house here or anywhere else you are very well off indeed.
They seem to be very different things though (I'd never thought about this before this morning). "Provider" = OfS regulatory catch-all term for anyone who provides a post-secondary course. "Institution" = degree-awarding, public funding, not used by OfS. www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications...
Requirements for initial registration - Office for Students
Requirements for initial registration
www.officeforstudents.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
They seem to be very different things though (I'd never thought about this before this morning). "Provider" = OfS regulatory catch-all term for anyone who provides a post-secondary course. "Institution" = degree-awarding, public funding, not used by OfS. www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications...
I thought that first, but there are over 400 providers in the UK, & only 160 of them are universities. There are all sorts of unexpected organisations that are defined as 'higher education providers' like these, for example: ihe.ac.uk/our-members and I'm not surprised many are struggling.
Our Members
IHE Members are world leaders in higher education, professional training and pathways. The 90 providers in our membership comprise the most exciting and diverse group of institutions in the UK's highe...
ihe.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I thought that first, but there are over 400 providers in the UK, & only 160 of them are universities. There are all sorts of unexpected organisations that are defined as 'higher education providers' like these, for example: ihe.ac.uk/our-members and I'm not surprised many are struggling.
It was the soundtrack to my 1994 before I found out about goth. Didn’t realise it came out in the 80’s! (Things hit a bit late in Ireland)
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
It was the soundtrack to my 1994 before I found out about goth. Didn’t realise it came out in the 80’s! (Things hit a bit late in Ireland)
Having a listen now.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Having a listen now.
My eyes feel like glassy faience this morning after insomnia + 7am train for teaching
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My eyes feel like glassy faience this morning after insomnia + 7am train for teaching
used to handling volunteers & they're amazing. I get great experience, and they get some data entry - everyone wins. The people they *depend* on, they pay. If you are a non-profit, get funding from a donor and PAY someone. Don't ask an early career person to give you free, load-bearing labour.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
used to handling volunteers & they're amazing. I get great experience, and they get some data entry - everyone wins. The people they *depend* on, they pay. If you are a non-profit, get funding from a donor and PAY someone. Don't ask an early career person to give you free, load-bearing labour.
that is - to my mind - quite a skilled and load-bearing one, involving expert knowledge and experience (it specifically asks for it), more than a half day a week. Early career academic volunteering should give as much as it takes, and if it doesn't, it should PAY. I volunteer for an org. that is 2/3
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
that is - to my mind - quite a skilled and load-bearing one, involving expert knowledge and experience (it specifically asks for it), more than a half day a week. Early career academic volunteering should give as much as it takes, and if it doesn't, it should PAY. I volunteer for an org. that is 2/3
Oh gosh - good reminder to do mine from Friday. Ended up sharing an Uber from Didcot to Oxford.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh gosh - good reminder to do mine from Friday. Ended up sharing an Uber from Didcot to Oxford.
Well this was the post above, so maybe it was Odysseus?
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Well this was the post above, so maybe it was Odysseus?
I cannot believe how quickly you have done this!
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I cannot believe how quickly you have done this!