Agent of Chaos
@fionacoward.bsky.social
Archaeologist/anthropologist, SFF nerd. Lawful good, veering chaotic neutral later. Snowflake libtard.
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BTW some of you may know this but others won't. If you're in a place that's free WiFi is _TheCloud then it will give you unlimited credits to the BNA.
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
BTW some of you may know this but others won't. If you're in a place that's free WiFi is _TheCloud then it will give you unlimited credits to the BNA.
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
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Hippos?! In Devon?! Check out this fully-funded PhD opportunity @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social focused on the isotope ecology of the non-analogue faunal communities of MIS5e Britain @ukri.org NERC/BBSRC funded via QUARTILES - open to U.K. & international applicants! 🦛 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
QUARTILES DLA CASE: Hippo and hyena haven: Exploring the isotope palaeoecology of a non-analogue ecosystem in MIS5e Britain at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Hippo and hyena haven: Exploring the isotope palaeoecology of a non-analogue ecosystem in MIS5e Britain at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
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November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hippos?! In Devon?! Check out this fully-funded PhD opportunity @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social focused on the isotope ecology of the non-analogue faunal communities of MIS5e Britain @ukri.org NERC/BBSRC funded via QUARTILES - open to U.K. & international applicants! 🦛 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
Christmas SORTED
First up: scientists said it couldn't be done. But we put our logo on a scroll, and then got a mouse to hold it while riding a lobster.
Be wowed:
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Original artwork from @uorspeccoll.bsky.social.
Be wowed:
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Original artwork from @uorspeccoll.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Christmas SORTED
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We’re proud that a Bantshire student ambassador is on placement at the OBR today.
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We’re proud that a Bantshire student ambassador is on placement at the OBR today.
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Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
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British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Community Engagement and Social Value Project Manager
Oxford Archaeology
Salary: £42,846 - £54,713 per annum
Closing Date: December 9, 2025
Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster
www.bajr.org/job-ad/commu...
Oxford Archaeology
Salary: £42,846 - £54,713 per annum
Closing Date: December 9, 2025
Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster
www.bajr.org/job-ad/commu...
Community Engagement and Social Value Project Manager - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £42,846 - £54,713 per annumClosing Date: 09/12/25Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster
www.bajr.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Community Engagement and Social Value Project Manager
Oxford Archaeology
Salary: £42,846 - £54,713 per annum
Closing Date: December 9, 2025
Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster
www.bajr.org/job-ad/commu...
Oxford Archaeology
Salary: £42,846 - £54,713 per annum
Closing Date: December 9, 2025
Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Lancaster
www.bajr.org/job-ad/commu...
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Finds Assistant
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Salary: starting from £26,899.35 pa
Closing Date: December 10, 2025
Location: Newark
www.bajr.org/job-ad/finds...
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Salary: starting from £26,899.35 pa
Closing Date: December 10, 2025
Location: Newark
www.bajr.org/job-ad/finds...
Finds Assistant - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: starting from £26,899.35 paClosing Date: 10/12/25Location: Newark
www.bajr.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Finds Assistant
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Salary: starting from £26,899.35 pa
Closing Date: December 10, 2025
Location: Newark
www.bajr.org/job-ad/finds...
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Salary: starting from £26,899.35 pa
Closing Date: December 10, 2025
Location: Newark
www.bajr.org/job-ad/finds...
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The new Frankenstein movie is not horror, it's academic wish-fulfillment with a monster
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The new Frankenstein movie is not horror, it's academic wish-fulfillment with a monster
Professor, deep history and archaeology of Africa
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
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Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa at University of Cambridge
An opportunity for an academic position as a Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Professor, deep history and archaeology of Africa
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
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"A woman whose mood improves with a book, a poem, a song or a cup of coffee will not be defeated by anyone; even life loses with it"
~ Khalil Gibran 🌸🌸🌸
~ Khalil Gibran 🌸🌸🌸
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"A woman whose mood improves with a book, a poem, a song or a cup of coffee will not be defeated by anyone; even life loses with it"
~ Khalil Gibran 🌸🌸🌸
~ Khalil Gibran 🌸🌸🌸
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The @royalhistsoc.org is running a charitable donation campaign to fund the research of historians who lack support. The number of applications we're seeing is way up. I've been very lucky to have a career as a historian, I've donated, and I think this Christmas you should too. Pay it forward.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The @royalhistsoc.org is running a charitable donation campaign to fund the research of historians who lack support. The number of applications we're seeing is way up. I've been very lucky to have a career as a historian, I've donated, and I think this Christmas you should too. Pay it forward.
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The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, #Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
Available now – part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat in Orkney’s West Mainland
The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
archaeologyorkney.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, #Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Frikkin amazing stuff.
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MPs told collapse of UK higher education provider could happen by Christmas
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
MPs told collapse of UK provider could happen by Christmas - Research Professional News
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
MPs told collapse of UK higher education provider could happen by Christmas
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Education Committee chair says situation is “not hypothetical”, but skills minister and regulator rebut claim
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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It's not *just* academics and students (two groups that Starmer's Labour despise and see as undesirable) who populate universities. They employ vast work forces! There are administrators, cleaners, cafeteria staff, gardeners, post workers, builders all dependent on their university remaining open.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It's not *just* academics and students (two groups that Starmer's Labour despise and see as undesirable) who populate universities. They employ vast work forces! There are administrators, cleaners, cafeteria staff, gardeners, post workers, builders all dependent on their university remaining open.
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Obviously this government are wantonly reckless and idiotic and their treatment of universities, and see this as a disciplining of an out of touch elite.
But what all of this unwillingness to intervene means is that a critical industry will collapse and a lot of ordinary people will be unemployed.
But what all of this unwillingness to intervene means is that a critical industry will collapse and a lot of ordinary people will be unemployed.
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Obviously this government are wantonly reckless and idiotic and their treatment of universities, and see this as a disciplining of an out of touch elite.
But what all of this unwillingness to intervene means is that a critical industry will collapse and a lot of ordinary people will be unemployed.
But what all of this unwillingness to intervene means is that a critical industry will collapse and a lot of ordinary people will be unemployed.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
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"initiative was rolled back following complaints about inaccuracies, data privacy risks, and increased workload"
"Governments around the world are betting that AI will revolutionize education."
Governments should stop drinking Big Tech kool-aid & stop making uneducated, foolish, disastrous bets.
"Governments around the world are betting that AI will revolutionize education."
Governments should stop drinking Big Tech kool-aid & stop making uneducated, foolish, disastrous bets.
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents alike
https://restofworld.org/2025/south-korea-ai-textbook/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1764037440
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AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
restofworld.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"initiative was rolled back following complaints about inaccuracies, data privacy risks, and increased workload"
"Governments around the world are betting that AI will revolutionize education."
Governments should stop drinking Big Tech kool-aid & stop making uneducated, foolish, disastrous bets.
"Governments around the world are betting that AI will revolutionize education."
Governments should stop drinking Big Tech kool-aid & stop making uneducated, foolish, disastrous bets.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Heads up that there’s a generous Interrail sale for the next 21 days - 25% off all passes, making it an even bigger bargain than usual. Passes can be activated at any point up to 11 months after purchase. From all your usual retailers. www.interrail.eu/en
Collections Assistant
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Collections Assistant - 6 posts at University of Oxford
Explore professional service vacancies, like the Collections Assistant - 6 posts role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Collections Assistant
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