Megan Cassidy‐Welch

Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 6d

And one more thing. Students. If you have a professor who is, for some reason, outsourcing their own job to ChatGPT....drop the class.

If they tell you to "ask ChatGPT" for sources, drop the class.

Because they apparently don't know their own discipline well enough to teach it.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · 12d

Really they are now straying into comically ridiculous territory now.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · 12d

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 12d

ARC’s new schedule is at www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...

It will now take A YEAR, or more, for researchers to know whether their grants are successful or not.

For example, early-career researchers are to submit DECRA proposals 11 March this year but they may not be announced 'til 9 March NEXT YEAR!

ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 12d

ARC’s new schedule is at www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese...

It will now take A YEAR, or more, for researchers to know whether their grants are successful or not.

For example, early-career researchers are to submit DECRA proposals 11 March this year but they may not be announced 'til 9 March NEXT YEAR!

Premodern Healthscaping @prosanitate.bsky.social · 15d

We're hosting a hybrid conference in July!

"Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches" will explore traditional and recent themes converging on public health history.

To be notified when registration opens, fill out this form: forms.gle/5dMU4rNd8d5q...

Conference poster: Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches
23–24 July 2026, Virtual and at Monash University
Rest of text doesn't fit in alt text, see link here: https://premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org/?p=1656

Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · Dec 24

A happy discovery for holiday reading: the British Academy have put the memoirs (i.e., biographical essays by colleagues) of almost all departed Fellows online: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/m...

(short 🧵 👇)

Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy list

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Dec 18

Important information for those considering or conducting baptisms.

Steffen Hope @hopesteffen.bsky.social · Dec 17

Another beer post for the evening: In 1241, Pope Gregory IX informed Archbishop Sigurd Eindridesson (r.1231-52) that children who are baptised in beer can not be considered to have been properly baptised.

Steffen Hope @hopesteffen.bsky.social · Dec 17

Another beer post for the evening: In 1241, Pope Gregory IX informed Archbishop Sigurd Eindridesson (r.1231-52) that children who are baptised in beer can not be considered to have been properly baptised.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Dec 16

A statement from the Religious History Association in response to the Bondi beach terrorist attack.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Nov 28

I had this cancer and rate it zero stars, do not recommend. Vaccines are the best - get yours now!

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Nov 27

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination

Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

www1.racgp.org.au

Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · Nov 28

"For the first time in history, representatives of the five ancient patriarchal sees—Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem—will stand together at Nicaea to commemorate the council’s 1700th anniversary." orthodoxobserver.org/why-is-pope-...

Why is Pope Leo XIV's visit to Türkiye important for the Orthodox Church?

Pope Leo XIV is about to set foot on Turkish soil for his historic journey to İznik and Constantinople.

orthodoxobserver.org

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Nov 27

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination

Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

www1.racgp.org.au

Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · Oct 16

#SkyStorians, question: are there small pots of money out there for non-affiliated historians to apply to to support their research project? Most of what I can find are full postdocs or small grants for people in a post to buy them out a bit.

With jobs going, some more of those funds would be good?

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Oct 13

I’m so very sorry. Thinking of you x

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Aug 18

This is awful. I’m sorry Matt, for you and your colleagues. What a shortsighted decision.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Aug 18

Terrible news. I’m very sorry.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Aug 16

It was lovely to be back at Monash and see everyone! Sorry you couldn’t be there.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sending you positive healing vibes. Hope you feel better very soon.

Australasian Classical Reception Studies Network (ACRSN) @acrsn.bsky.social · Aug 12

#job📢 #classics #Australia - University of Queensland (Brisbane) - Lecturer in #Greek Literature (Level B) - full-time, permanent, teaching & research - closing date Sept 11 uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo...

Lecturer in Greek Literature

School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Full-time, permanent position based at our St Lucia campus Base salary will be in the range $106,079 - $...

uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

Bronagh Ann McShane @bamcshane.bsky.social · Aug 11

#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic

historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Aug 5

Applications still open! For religious history papers at any academic conference, anywhere! Great opportunity for a bit of funding support to present your research. Tell your networks! Details in post below.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Jul 18

Funding opportunity! Please share!
The Religious History Association is offering bursaries for conference papers on religious history. Up to AUD $1,000. Apps due August 30, 2025. Info and application form on the 'Awards and Grants' menu at: therha.com.au
#AcademicSky

Religious History Association

therha.com.au

Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · Jul 23

A future in which [ANU] brings up the rear of the Group of Eight and then, unable to compete, evolves in short time into a middle-ranking Australian regional university. That is what is at stake here, writes Frank Bongiorno #auspol #ANU

Change proposals risk relegating ANU to middle-ranking regional uni

Well known historian and long-time ANU staff member, Frank Bongiorno, says he has never seen, such a lack of vision, such a vacuum of ideas, such general disorganisation, nor such cavalier decision-making about institutions and programs built up through hard work over decades in all his years at ANU. He outlined his concerns in this submission to ANU management.

johnmenadue.com

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Jul 19

Presenting on a religious history topic at an academic conference? Need some funding support? Apply for a conference bursary from the RHA! Membership is great value: AUD30 (waged)/AUD15 (student or unwaged). Visit therha.com.au for details.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Jul 18

Funding opportunity! Please share!
The Religious History Association is offering bursaries for conference papers on religious history. Up to AUD $1,000. Apps due August 30, 2025. Info and application form on the 'Awards and Grants' menu at: therha.com.au
#AcademicSky

Religious History Association

therha.com.au

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Jul 18

Funding opportunity! Please share!
The Religious History Association is offering bursaries for conference papers on religious history. Up to AUD $1,000. Apps due August 30, 2025. Info and application form on the 'Awards and Grants' menu at: therha.com.au
#AcademicSky

Religious History Association

therha.com.au

Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social · Jul 17

The latest round of cuts at ANU include an outrageous plan to close the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC). ANU has forgotten its vital function as the national university.

Please sign this petition urging ANU to reconsider and protect the ANDC:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Why the ANDC Matters?

- The ANDC is Australia’s leading centre for lexicographical research, jointly funded by ANU and Oxford University Press.
- It is the definitive authority on Australian English—documenting regionalisms, Aboriginal English, and producing landmark publications like the Australian National Dictionary.
- Its widely celebrated “Word of the Year” initiative connects Australians with their evolving language and identity.
- For ANU, it provides immense national and international visibility—while operating as a low-cost, high-impact asset.

The Cost of Closure:
- Damage to Australian English: Halting systematic documentation of our unique national language.
- Setback for Indigenous Languages: Undermining efforts to research and preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
- Erosion of National Identity: Undermining the role of language in shaping how Australians see themselves, their history, and their culture.
- Damage to ANU’s Reputation: Compromising its mission as a national university and leader in cultural heritage research.

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Jul 17

“Australian universities should not be rewarded financially for narrowing the scope of HASS in a manner that
undermines the national interest”.

Effie Karageorgos @eleaud.bsky.social · Jul 16

MEDIA RELEASE: A National Crisis in HASS

The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities.
chass.org.au/docs.ashx?id...

chass.org.au

Effie Karageorgos @eleaud.bsky.social · Jul 16

MEDIA RELEASE: A National Crisis in HASS

The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities.
chass.org.au/docs.ashx?id...

chass.org.au

Dr. Verena Krebs @krebsverena.bsky.social · Jul 14

...and it's out!

"‘People and Things Have Always Been Mixed Up’: Notes on the So-Called Global Middle Ages", my very short essay for the Journal of Medieval History's 50th-anniversary special issue, is now published; limited free access at the link below!

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RAEXD...

Megan Cassidy-Welch @megancw.bsky.social · Jul 10

“When the international community finally acted with resolve, it brought tangible results: military pressure that changed facts on the ground, diplomatic agreements that ended war, & legal frameworks that pushed back against impunity”. A lesson for our time.
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...