Susannah Eckersley
@susannaheckersley.bsky.social
Prof of Critical Heritage & Memory Cultures, Newcastle University, UK
Director, AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium
AHRC-DFG Project Cultural Dynamics: Museums & Democracy in Motion
HERA Project en/counter/points
Horizon 2020 Project CoHERE
Director, AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium
AHRC-DFG Project Cultural Dynamics: Museums & Democracy in Motion
HERA Project en/counter/points
Horizon 2020 Project CoHERE
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For avoidance of confusion, that’s just about all academic staff, excluding Heads of Dept and- of course - Senior Management Team.
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For avoidance of confusion, that’s just about all academic staff, excluding Heads of Dept and- of course - Senior Management Team.
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New Vacancy at the European University Viadrina @viadrina.eu
Full Professorship (W3) in Ukrainian Studies
📍 Faculty of Cultural Sciences
📅 Starting: 1 October 2026
⏳ Permanent position
🔗More details: www.europa-uni.de/de/universit...
Full Professorship (W3) in Ukrainian Studies
📍 Faculty of Cultural Sciences
📅 Starting: 1 October 2026
⏳ Permanent position
🔗More details: www.europa-uni.de/de/universit...
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New Vacancy at the European University Viadrina @viadrina.eu
Full Professorship (W3) in Ukrainian Studies
📍 Faculty of Cultural Sciences
📅 Starting: 1 October 2026
⏳ Permanent position
🔗More details: www.europa-uni.de/de/universit...
Full Professorship (W3) in Ukrainian Studies
📍 Faculty of Cultural Sciences
📅 Starting: 1 October 2026
⏳ Permanent position
🔗More details: www.europa-uni.de/de/universit...
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Call for Papers "Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe" für einen Workshop des "Mercator Forum Migration und Demokratie" vom 11.-12.06.2026 in Dresden. Die Deadline für Abstracts ist der 20.01.2026.
Zum Call: forum-midem.de/wp-content/u...
Zum Call: forum-midem.de/wp-content/u...
forum-midem.de
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Call for Papers "Polarized Democracies: New Lines of Division in Europe" für einen Workshop des "Mercator Forum Migration und Demokratie" vom 11.-12.06.2026 in Dresden. Die Deadline für Abstracts ist der 20.01.2026.
Zum Call: forum-midem.de/wp-content/u...
Zum Call: forum-midem.de/wp-content/u...
Just got an early Christmas present @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social - my author copy of the Transdisciplinary Compendium of Historical Authenticity! Its lovely to see my chapter on Belonging in such company. Thanks to @valuepast.bsky.social for the invitation to write in both English & German versions!
December 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Just got an early Christmas present @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social - my author copy of the Transdisciplinary Compendium of Historical Authenticity! Its lovely to see my chapter on Belonging in such company. Thanks to @valuepast.bsky.social for the invitation to write in both English & German versions!
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This is wonderful and also true.
The analogies you draw, the thoughts you suddely have, the roads you pursue, the structures you comprehend, simply because a piece of art or theatre shakes you up and makes you think differently.
The analogies you draw, the thoughts you suddely have, the roads you pursue, the structures you comprehend, simply because a piece of art or theatre shakes you up and makes you think differently.
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is wonderful and also true.
The analogies you draw, the thoughts you suddely have, the roads you pursue, the structures you comprehend, simply because a piece of art or theatre shakes you up and makes you think differently.
The analogies you draw, the thoughts you suddely have, the roads you pursue, the structures you comprehend, simply because a piece of art or theatre shakes you up and makes you think differently.
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So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So kid, in your heart you want to study humanities but you worry about your job prospects? Let’s play a game.
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
On the latest data, who is more likely to be unemployed after 15 months after graduation. The English Lit grad or the Maths grad?
WRONG!
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You can explore the data in this great report. My point is not to set one subject against another but that the stereotypes about humanities employability need a bit of probing, and shouldn’t be the thing that put someone off what they want to study
graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io/graduatemark...
graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io/graduatemark...
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
You can explore the data in this great report. My point is not to set one subject against another but that the stereotypes about humanities employability need a bit of probing, and shouldn’t be the thing that put someone off what they want to study
graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io/graduatemark...
graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io/graduatemark...
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
Beautiful early morning walk to Cullercoats, to remember a friend.
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Beautiful early morning walk to Cullercoats, to remember a friend.
I highly recommend happening upon a murmuration over the coast as a very relaxing way to end a long and busy week! #Aberystwyth @wigsblog.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I highly recommend happening upon a murmuration over the coast as a very relaxing way to end a long and busy week! #Aberystwyth @wigsblog.bsky.social
Lovely 2days at the #W+IGS conference in Aberystwyth. I really enjoyed all the presentations and the friendly, supportive atmosphere - Women+ in #GermanStudies is the group to join if that sounds like your cup of tea!
The #W+IGS committee have landed in @aberuni.bsky.social for our annual conference #W+IGS #GermanStudies
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Lovely 2days at the #W+IGS conference in Aberystwyth. I really enjoyed all the presentations and the friendly, supportive atmosphere - Women+ in #GermanStudies is the group to join if that sounds like your cup of tea!
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We are seeing multiple university course closures across a range of arts, humanities & social sciences. I'll be in the East Midlands at De Montfort University on Thurs 27 Nov talking about why these disciplines are essential to the future of the UK. All welcome
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-...
Shaping a Brighter Future
The first event in our Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series, delivered by Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We are seeing multiple university course closures across a range of arts, humanities & social sciences. I'll be in the East Midlands at De Montfort University on Thurs 27 Nov talking about why these disciplines are essential to the future of the UK. All welcome
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-...
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Wo gräbt WELT nur immer diese Leute aus: Ein Peter Hoeres, Professor für Neueste Geschichte an der Uni Würzburg, schreibt irres Zeug über den scheidenden Chef der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Thomas Krüger. Den Nachfolger Sönke Rix (SPD) hält er auch für einen "linken Chefideologen".
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Wo gräbt WELT nur immer diese Leute aus: Ein Peter Hoeres, Professor für Neueste Geschichte an der Uni Würzburg, schreibt irres Zeug über den scheidenden Chef der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Thomas Krüger. Den Nachfolger Sönke Rix (SPD) hält er auch für einen "linken Chefideologen".
I could not agree more with this - AI use by students robs them of the ability to learn, including the hugely important opportunity to from their own mistakes.
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I could not agree more with this - AI use by students robs them of the ability to learn, including the hugely important opportunity to from their own mistakes.
Interesting 2day Cultural Dynamics project workshop at the NS Dokuzentrum in Cologne. We invited critical friends to give feedback on our draft Toolkit on Democracy in Museums, we explored the exhibitions and tried out the interactive educational game, Remote Island.
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Interesting 2day Cultural Dynamics project workshop at the NS Dokuzentrum in Cologne. We invited critical friends to give feedback on our draft Toolkit on Democracy in Museums, we explored the exhibitions and tried out the interactive educational game, Remote Island.
In response to my photo, my teenager sent me this taz.de/Daemliche-Na...
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In response to my photo, my teenager sent me this taz.de/Daemliche-Na...
You know you're in Germany when you count at least 35 different types of freshly baked bread in the baker's!
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You know you're in Germany when you count at least 35 different types of freshly baked bread in the baker's!
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And a reminder that in 2024 jewelley stolen in similar historical policies was returned to families because it was wrong www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And a reminder that in 2024 jewelley stolen in similar historical policies was returned to families because it was wrong www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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"Eigentlich ist es ganz anders, man könnte fast völlig gegenteilig zu der Erkenntnis gelangen, dass er zu nichts mehr schweigen darf, egal, ob er sich nun mit dem Thema auskennt oder nicht."
Hahahaha großartig 🤩 Danke @julyarabinowich.bsky.social
Hahahaha großartig 🤩 Danke @julyarabinowich.bsky.social
He said, he said
Richard David Precht hat ein gut gewartetes Megaphon. Das setzt er hauptsächlich dafür ein, zu verkünden, dass man nichts mehr sagen dürfe
www.derstandard.at
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Eigentlich ist es ganz anders, man könnte fast völlig gegenteilig zu der Erkenntnis gelangen, dass er zu nichts mehr schweigen darf, egal, ob er sich nun mit dem Thema auskennt oder nicht."
Hahahaha großartig 🤩 Danke @julyarabinowich.bsky.social
Hahahaha großartig 🤩 Danke @julyarabinowich.bsky.social
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Interesting short article - drawing on the research/detective work of Prof. Sally Foster @stir.ac.uk - re: the travelling Stone of Scone fragments. Doubly welcome as it comes from the construction industry, often held up as the nemesis of archaeology/heritage: tinyurl.com/4wyzd975
And finally… crack the case
New research led by the University of Stirling has revealed the existence and fate of many fragments of the Stone of Destiny, notably those which were secreted away after the ancient artefact was take...
www.scottishconstructionnow.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Interesting short article - drawing on the research/detective work of Prof. Sally Foster @stir.ac.uk - re: the travelling Stone of Scone fragments. Doubly welcome as it comes from the construction industry, often held up as the nemesis of archaeology/heritage: tinyurl.com/4wyzd975
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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"After 16 years in academia, I’ve become more selective about collaboration. It remains a joy and a blessing, but I’ve also learned how quickly 'we' can turn wicked." #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/47KHDXC
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"After 16 years in academia, I’ve become more selective about collaboration. It remains a joy and a blessing, but I’ve also learned how quickly 'we' can turn wicked." #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/47KHDXC
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📣 Application deadline extended: The new application deadline for the Academy in Exile Fellowships is 30 November! Are you a researcher who is under threat because of your academic work or civic engagement? Then apply now!
📍KWI Essen / @tu-dortmund.de
INFO: www.academy-in-exile.eu
@mellon.org
📍KWI Essen / @tu-dortmund.de
INFO: www.academy-in-exile.eu
@mellon.org
Academy in Exile
www.academy-in-exile.eu
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
📣 Application deadline extended: The new application deadline for the Academy in Exile Fellowships is 30 November! Are you a researcher who is under threat because of your academic work or civic engagement? Then apply now!
📍KWI Essen / @tu-dortmund.de
INFO: www.academy-in-exile.eu
@mellon.org
📍KWI Essen / @tu-dortmund.de
INFO: www.academy-in-exile.eu
@mellon.org
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My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!
PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983) | University of Stavanger
Job title: PhD Fellowship in Museum Education (288983), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My colleague Marie-Theres Fojuth has advertised a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship in Museum Education @unistavanger.bsky.social with the «Into the Fjords: Blue Museums as Arenas of Learning about Vulnerable Ecosystems (FJORDS)» project. Perfect for Scandinavian-speaking #envhum #envhist people!