Emily Doolittle
@emilydoolittle.bsky.social
Researcher & Lecturer in Composition, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Writes music & words with & about animal songs, zoomusicology, folkore, gender, parenthood & creativity, interdisciplinarity. Plays oboe with whippets: https://tinyurl.com/2wyxc4st
This is a great opportunity for Scotland-based composers and artists to create a new work based on data sonification. Please apply and/or share with people who might be interested! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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February 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This is a great opportunity for Scotland-based composers and artists to create a new work based on data sonification. Please apply and/or share with people who might be interested! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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I'm really looking forward to being part of this show at Transmission Gallery (Glasgow), with crochet by my, origami by @neilbanas.bsky.social, and paintings by Michelle Campbell. Join us for the opening (with drinks and snacks) Feb 24 6-9! #sciart #mathart #seaslugs
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm really looking forward to being part of this show at Transmission Gallery (Glasgow), with crochet by my, origami by @neilbanas.bsky.social, and paintings by Michelle Campbell. Join us for the opening (with drinks and snacks) Feb 24 6-9! #sciart #mathart #seaslugs
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The wonderful thing about Tyggers
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The wonderful thing about Tyggers
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
Is Tyggers are burning bright
Their tops are made out of rubber
In the forest of the night
What bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Immortal hand or eye
Did frame the most wonderful thing about Tyggers,
Their fearful symmetry!
I'm really looking forward to being part of this show at Transmission Gallery (Glasgow), with crochet by my, origami by @neilbanas.bsky.social, and paintings by Michelle Campbell. Join us for the opening (with drinks and snacks) Feb 24 6-9! #sciart #mathart #seaslugs
February 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm really looking forward to being part of this show at Transmission Gallery (Glasgow), with crochet by my, origami by @neilbanas.bsky.social, and paintings by Michelle Campbell. Join us for the opening (with drinks and snacks) Feb 24 6-9! #sciart #mathart #seaslugs
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It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...
Change the law to fix music streaming
It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!
www.megaphone.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...
If I suddenly became very rich (which sadly isn't going to happen) I would start up a moderately competitive grant for a moderate amount of money for mid-career artists to complete the middle phase of a mid-sized project. Obvs other demographics need more funding too. But there's a real lack here!
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
If I suddenly became very rich (which sadly isn't going to happen) I would start up a moderately competitive grant for a moderate amount of money for mid-career artists to complete the middle phase of a mid-sized project. Obvs other demographics need more funding too. But there's a real lack here!
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I'm very pleased to share this creative conversation with my wonderful @rcsofficial.bsky.social friends and colleagues Laura Bissell and Laura Gonzalez, in which we explore "inspiration" in both the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. rdw.rowan.edu/joie/vol3/is...
On Inspiration
In this creative conversation, we three artist-researchers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ponder inspiration in education and in our own creative practices from a range of perspectives. Each o...
rdw.rowan.edu
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I'm very pleased to share this creative conversation with my wonderful @rcsofficial.bsky.social friends and colleagues Laura Bissell and Laura Gonzalez, in which we explore "inspiration" in both the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. rdw.rowan.edu/joie/vol3/is...
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"Breath…is repeatable and trainable, yet also unpredictable and resistant."
This conversation about inspiration goes lots of unexpected places. Ultimately I think it's about finding comfort and rhythm in bodies and creative practices that are always a bit creakier and wheezier than one envisioned.
This conversation about inspiration goes lots of unexpected places. Ultimately I think it's about finding comfort and rhythm in bodies and creative practices that are always a bit creakier and wheezier than one envisioned.
I'm very pleased to share this creative conversation with my wonderful @rcsofficial.bsky.social friends and colleagues Laura Bissell and Laura Gonzalez, in which we explore "inspiration" in both the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. rdw.rowan.edu/joie/vol3/is...
On Inspiration
In this creative conversation, we three artist-researchers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ponder inspiration in education and in our own creative practices from a range of perspectives. Each o...
rdw.rowan.edu
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"Breath…is repeatable and trainable, yet also unpredictable and resistant."
This conversation about inspiration goes lots of unexpected places. Ultimately I think it's about finding comfort and rhythm in bodies and creative practices that are always a bit creakier and wheezier than one envisioned.
This conversation about inspiration goes lots of unexpected places. Ultimately I think it's about finding comfort and rhythm in bodies and creative practices that are always a bit creakier and wheezier than one envisioned.
I'm very pleased to share this creative conversation with my wonderful @rcsofficial.bsky.social friends and colleagues Laura Bissell and Laura Gonzalez, in which we explore "inspiration" in both the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. rdw.rowan.edu/joie/vol3/is...
On Inspiration
In this creative conversation, we three artist-researchers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ponder inspiration in education and in our own creative practices from a range of perspectives. Each o...
rdw.rowan.edu
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I'm very pleased to share this creative conversation with my wonderful @rcsofficial.bsky.social friends and colleagues Laura Bissell and Laura Gonzalez, in which we explore "inspiration" in both the literal and metaphorical senses of the word. rdw.rowan.edu/joie/vol3/is...
The 10 year old: "I want neeps [turnips]! I want NEEPS! I WANT NEEPS NOW! #parentingproblemsididnotforesee #scottishparenting #unexpectedturnipemergency
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The 10 year old: "I want neeps [turnips]! I want NEEPS! I WANT NEEPS NOW! #parentingproblemsididnotforesee #scottishparenting #unexpectedturnipemergency
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I enjoy Spelling Bee, but I also find the allowable words so arbitrary. Why is puppylike a word but eellike isn't. And why is eely a word but elky isn't? And don't get me started on all the excellent Scottish words it omits! I am feeling a bit elky about this!
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I enjoy Spelling Bee, but I also find the allowable words so arbitrary. Why is puppylike a word but eellike isn't. And why is eely a word but elky isn't? And don't get me started on all the excellent Scottish words it omits! I am feeling a bit elky about this!
I enjoy Spelling Bee, but I also find the allowable words so arbitrary. Why is puppylike a word but eellike isn't. And why is eely a word but elky isn't? And don't get me started on all the excellent Scottish words it omits! I am feeling a bit elky about this!
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I enjoy Spelling Bee, but I also find the allowable words so arbitrary. Why is puppylike a word but eellike isn't. And why is eely a word but elky isn't? And don't get me started on all the excellent Scottish words it omits! I am feeling a bit elky about this!
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All the Scottish cafes now serve pumpkin spice lattes in the fall, which seems very out of place because no no one eats pumpkin pie here, so pumpkin spice is not a thing. But haggis spice is pretty similar -- nutmeg, allspice, mace. Why don't they sell these as haggis spice lattes? Sounds delicious!
October 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
All the Scottish cafes now serve pumpkin spice lattes in the fall, which seems very out of place because no no one eats pumpkin pie here, so pumpkin spice is not a thing. But haggis spice is pretty similar -- nutmeg, allspice, mace. Why don't they sell these as haggis spice lattes? Sounds delicious!
All the Scottish cafes now serve pumpkin spice lattes in the fall, which seems very out of place because no no one eats pumpkin pie here, so pumpkin spice is not a thing. But haggis spice is pretty similar -- nutmeg, allspice, mace. Why don't they sell these as haggis spice lattes? Sounds delicious!
October 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
All the Scottish cafes now serve pumpkin spice lattes in the fall, which seems very out of place because no no one eats pumpkin pie here, so pumpkin spice is not a thing. But haggis spice is pretty similar -- nutmeg, allspice, mace. Why don't they sell these as haggis spice lattes? Sounds delicious!
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PRANKSTER SLUG news! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Doorbell prankster that tormented residents of German apartments turns out to be a slug
People suspected teenagers playing ding dong ditch and called police, who found animal crawling on the door panel
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September 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
PRANKSTER SLUG news! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A collaboration between me, @amsouth.bsky.social & Lesley Harrison, performed at @rethinkingfable.bsky.social (www.rethinking-fables.org.uk). Lesley & Alex weave together pieces by me and Alex and a poem by Lesley to create a new fable, "The Gannet and the Whale". www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55d...
The Gannet and the Whale (May 24, 2025, Rethinking Fables)
YouTube video by Kaori Nagai
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August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A collaboration between me, @amsouth.bsky.social & Lesley Harrison, performed at @rethinkingfable.bsky.social (www.rethinking-fables.org.uk). Lesley & Alex weave together pieces by me and Alex and a poem by Lesley to create a new fable, "The Gannet and the Whale". www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55d...
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GIANT STICK INSECT news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia
The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
GIANT STICK INSECT news! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thank you Federica Simone for featuring me and my work on the @sahavoice.bsky.social podcast! It was a pleasure talking with you!
To mark #WorldMusicDay, we interviewed Dr @emilydoolittle.bsky.social , a composer, zoomusicologist, and Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at @rcsofficial.bsky.social
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A SAHA Conversation with Dr Emily Doolittle
SAHA Conversations · Episode
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June 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Thank you Federica Simone for featuring me and my work on the @sahavoice.bsky.social podcast! It was a pleasure talking with you!
Thank you Federica Simone for featuring me and my work on the @sahavoice.bsky.social podcast! It was a pleasure talking with you!
To mark #WorldMusicDay, we interviewed Dr @emilydoolittle.bsky.social , a composer, zoomusicologist, and Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at @rcsofficial.bsky.social
🎧👇
🎧👇
A SAHA Conversation with Dr Emily Doolittle
SAHA Conversations · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Thank you Federica Simone for featuring me and my work on the @sahavoice.bsky.social podcast! It was a pleasure talking with you!
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Apparently it's #invertefest #invertfest, which seems like a good time to share our in-progress series of films about marine invertebrates, Animoceans, made in collaboration with @neilbanas.bsky.social, Clubhouse Animation, Greenlight Creative. vimeo.com/1006905555
Animoceans - showreel
Stop-motion experiments exploring Scottish ocean micro-worlds. Crochet rockpools by Emily Doolittle (who also composed the score) and origami plankton by marine…
vimeo.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Apparently it's #invertefest #invertfest, which seems like a good time to share our in-progress series of films about marine invertebrates, Animoceans, made in collaboration with @neilbanas.bsky.social, Clubhouse Animation, Greenlight Creative. vimeo.com/1006905555
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If you want your own personal #invertefest, remember that there are #origami #copepod diagrams available at origamiplankton.org! Also #diatoms for the copepods to eat and #bowhead #whales to eat the copepods.
April 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If you want your own personal #invertefest, remember that there are #origami #copepod diagrams available at origamiplankton.org! Also #diatoms for the copepods to eat and #bowhead #whales to eat the copepods.
Apparently it's #invertefest #invertfest, which seems like a good time to share our in-progress series of films about marine invertebrates, Animoceans, made in collaboration with @neilbanas.bsky.social, Clubhouse Animation, Greenlight Creative. vimeo.com/1006905555
Animoceans - showreel
Stop-motion experiments exploring Scottish ocean micro-worlds. Crochet rockpools by Emily Doolittle (who also composed the score) and origami plankton by marine…
vimeo.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Apparently it's #invertefest #invertfest, which seems like a good time to share our in-progress series of films about marine invertebrates, Animoceans, made in collaboration with @neilbanas.bsky.social, Clubhouse Animation, Greenlight Creative. vimeo.com/1006905555
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Mr Trevelyan said: "Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew. She's a real beauty. I wanted to represent curlews well because they're such a beautiful bird."
April 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Mr Trevelyan said: "Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew. She's a real beauty. I wanted to represent curlews well because they're such a beautiful bird."
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GIANT CURLEW COSTUME news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man sets off on Nidderdale walk dressed as a curlew
Matt Trevelyan made the Eurasian curlew costume out of polystyrene and bamboo.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
GIANT CURLEW COSTUME news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is the kind of news I am here for: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man sets off on Nidderdale walk dressed as a curlew
Matt Trevelyan made the Eurasian curlew costume out of polystyrene and bamboo.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is the kind of news I am here for: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...