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Clare Stainthorp

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University-Policy Engagement & ARIs at UPEN/UCL ∣ Impact at the RCA ∣ Researches Victorian literature, social history, freethought periodicals ∣ Book: Constance Naden: Scientist, Philosopher, Poet ∣ she/her https://clarestainthorp.wordpress.com/

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 19d

Check out this new podcast for ECRs - I’m proud to have been one of the guests on episode 3, where we talk about the importance of networks and mentors, and where to find them!

Episode 3 - Two heads are better than one: Networking and mentors in academia. Screenshot of podcast page banner with photo of three women (including me) in green tops smiling and talking in a relaxed podcast studio.

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 20h

*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.

LopaLeach @lopa.bsky.social · 1d

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU

Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 1d

yess!

Cover of Michael Warner’s Publics and Counterpublics. A colour photo of four joyful (trans) women with bobbed hair crowded together, three taking photos of a subject beyond the photo, one pointing at the camera that has taken the cover photo.

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Simon Briercliffe @simonbriercliffe.bsky.social · 1d

I have a set of hand-drawn comics/gossip sheets/newspapers donated alongside our aluminium foundry at @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social, dating from (I think) late 1940s. Does anyone know any lit that will help me explore this as a source? I've found work on company mags but this is very different.

Excerpt from handwritten zine-style text entitled "Burglar's editorial"

Hand-drawn comic panel showing workman thumping a desk and shouting "I demand shorter hours" - the caption reads, "whadoya want then = fifty nine minutes"

Hand-drawn caricature of Ernest Bevin, reading "Bevin says - even Russians read this paper"

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 1d

A sneak peek of what I'll be up to on Sunday October 26: in the studio with the brilliant Cerys Matthews - and a cheesemaker! Tune in and join us! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry I missed these replies - this is a really interesting observation! I’ll admit I don’t have any good suggestions about why but agree that Rousseau can’t be the only catalyst! Will let you know if I stumble upon anything potentially really relevant.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 1d

Just your basic reminder that for Israel under Netanyahu, "ceasefire" never actually means ceasing to fire...

BBC News report, 0845 today, of Israeli artillery strikes in Gaza.

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s some images - more of a scrapbook but I still reckon it would be worth reaching out him. More generally, take a look at various projects under umbrella of Piston, Pen & Press led by Kirstie Blair and Mike Sanders
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/collections/...

Denny Bros. "Arkivz" - Scottish Maritime Museum

David Michelson is a Collections Volunteer at the Scottish Maritime Museum “The Arkivz” is a large scrapbook maintained by Drawing Office staff at the Denny shipyard in Dumbarton, from the…

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a brilliant paper by Ronan McGreechin a couple of years ago - he was (is?) doing a PhD at Strathclyde about shipyard workers literary cultures. Paper was on Denny Brother’s Drawing Office Scrapbook - the images you’ve shared really remind me of those he showed!

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Sarah Bull @sarahebull.bsky.social · 4d

Sent this q to VICTORIA, but also figure I should ask here — does anyone know of scholarship on strategies that advertisers (e.g. of fraudulent or illegal goods or services) used to evade surveillence, esp in Victorian Britain? Or strategies that advertisers used to track responses to ads in +

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Victorian Popular Fiction Association @vpfa.bsky.social · 4d

Submissions for the VPFA First Book Prize are now OPEN! Deadline is 31st December 2025. For full eligibility criteria and submission guidelines, go to: victorianpopularfiction.org/vpfa-book-pr...

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 8d

I’ve not read this essay in so long - I’d forgotten how odd it is in many ways! It was one of her student debate pieces at Mascon College.

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Daniel Williams @dbenjw.bsky.social · 11d

My periodic call for pitches to the 19th-Century Networks section of ✨Literature Compass✨:

Do you have a state-of-the-field essay to propose on #Romantic or #Victorian topics? a little-known or understudied author to spotlight?

Please get in touch!

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1741...

Literature Compass

Click on the title to browse this journal

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks David 😊

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 11d

That’s great to know! I’ll definitely be in touch once I’ve got my feet under the desk - so much exciting stuff going on around ARIs right now!

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Clare!

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Vic! Hope you’re well x

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Jen! Yes i think it’ll be a great thing to be part of!

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Charlie! Hope things are going well with you 😊

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Charlotte 🥰

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Jordan! Hope you’re well 😊

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 12d

Happily, I’ll also be staying on at the Royal College of Art as Research Impact Manager two-days-a-week - I’m really pleased to be able to continue working with the brilliant people and projects here!

Clare Stainthorp @claregs.bsky.social · 12d

With contract signed and a couple of preliminary meetings today, it feels like time to announce that from October I’ll be joining UPEN as Policy Engagement Coordinator for the UK-wide ARI Programme. I’m looking forward to joining a fantastic team at UCL and getting stuck in!
upen.ac.uk

UPEN: Our mission
UPEN's mission is to facilitate a connective and collaborative ecosystem where organisations can work together to strengthen the use of academic research in public policy.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 12d

From developing your PhD, adapting to UK higher education structures, or navigating LinkedIn – is there one right way to be an Early Career Researcher? Join Leonie Smith with @deseonu.bsky.social and Burcin Baskurt in Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR podcast. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

Leonie Smith sits down with Dayo Eseonu and Burcin Baskurt in a podcasting studio.

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Efram Sera-Shriar @dreframss.bsky.social · 12d

We are currently open to receiving proposals for themed issues with @advancesjournal.bsky.social, which is published through Taylor and Francis, and is the official journal of @incsa.bsky.social. If you have ideas for a collection, email me.

Details👇
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Special / Themed Issues Call for Proposals – International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association

Call for Proposals Special / Themed Issues Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research The Journal of the International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association (INCSA) Follow on BlueSky Advances in Ninetee...

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 13d

Been saying this repeatedly - it's not a 'bit', I genuinely don't understand why we waste our time teaching students about research ethics if we're encouraging them to use tools that ignore every single one of those requirements. If we support skipping ethics why just for genAI? sheer hypocrisy.

Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 28d

This point hasn’t been given nearly enough attention. If you applied actually existing research principles to genAI, it would never be allowed anywhere near a university, research project or classroom.

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 29d

Loved how I got to clarify that the 5 principles in section 4 of the paper were nothing new. They came straight out of The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity, that every scientists in The Netherlands already ought to know. All we did is apply them to AI. www.nwo.nl/en/netherlan...

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