Ulla Rajala
@ullamr.bsky.social
An archaeologist who loves Eurovision and popular tv. Sharing content on heritage, politics and entertainment.
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Excellent column.
“Your teachers don’t know what skills will be most valuable in the future. Your parents don’t know. Even the OECD’s head of skills analysis doesn’t know”.
www.ft.com/content/0409...
“Your teachers don’t know what skills will be most valuable in the future. Your parents don’t know. Even the OECD’s head of skills analysis doesn’t know”.
www.ft.com/content/0409...
We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’
Freeing ourselves of these labels might help young people to think more creatively about the future
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Excellent column.
“Your teachers don’t know what skills will be most valuable in the future. Your parents don’t know. Even the OECD’s head of skills analysis doesn’t know”.
www.ft.com/content/0409...
“Your teachers don’t know what skills will be most valuable in the future. Your parents don’t know. Even the OECD’s head of skills analysis doesn’t know”.
www.ft.com/content/0409...
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Before the threat to research and writing from AI there was the problem of making digital data sustainable in the long term, especially if it is created on proprietary software...an important project to conserve 3D data from the ADS with Wikimedia UK, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project – Archaeology Data Service
archaeologydataservice.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Before the threat to research and writing from AI there was the problem of making digital data sustainable in the long term, especially if it is created on proprietary software...an important project to conserve 3D data from the ADS with Wikimedia UK, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Always pleased too see tree-ring dates published in @varchgroup.bsky.social journal. This year I'm amused to learn that Ye Olde Mitre Inne at Barnet is actually older (1538, 1546-78) than usually claimed (1633). That never happens with pubs! Its still not ye oldest in the country though!
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Always pleased too see tree-ring dates published in @varchgroup.bsky.social journal. This year I'm amused to learn that Ye Olde Mitre Inne at Barnet is actually older (1538, 1546-78) than usually claimed (1633). That never happens with pubs! Its still not ye oldest in the country though!
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Publishing today!🏙️
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Publishing today!🏙️
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
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Another great Oxford study 🧬shows the people who inhabit 1 of the remotest regions of mainland Greece represent 1 of the most genetically distinctive populations in #Europe, shaped by a millennium of isolation w/. many lineages tracing back to the #BronzeAge, #IronAge, & #Roman period of #Greece.
NEW: Oxford study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, represent one of the most genetically distinctive populations in Europe.
Many lineages can be traced back to the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Roman period of Greece.
Find out more ⬇️
Many lineages can be traced back to the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Roman period of Greece.
Find out more ⬇️
New analysis of Deep Maniot Greeks reveals a unique genetic time
A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, represent one of the most genetically distinctive populations in Europe,
www.ox.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Another great Oxford study 🧬shows the people who inhabit 1 of the remotest regions of mainland Greece represent 1 of the most genetically distinctive populations in #Europe, shaped by a millennium of isolation w/. many lineages tracing back to the #BronzeAge, #IronAge, & #Roman period of #Greece.
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Should never have agreed to split value to start. Should have insisted finds go to museums
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Should never have agreed to split value to start. Should have insisted finds go to museums
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Der deutsche Staat verweigert Oskar-nominierten Filmleuten aus Afrika das Visum, um an der Berlinale teilzunehmen, weil das Risiko zu hoch sei, sie würden das Land nicht wieder verlassen. Hier könnte Grosskitschist Wender mal was zu sagen.
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
Acclaimed Sudanese filmmakers pull out of Berlinale Co-Pro Market after visa rejection over “migration risk”
EXCLUSIVE: The director and producer of 'Blue Card' previously produced Cannes award-winner 'Goodbye Julia'.
www.screendaily.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Der deutsche Staat verweigert Oskar-nominierten Filmleuten aus Afrika das Visum, um an der Berlinale teilzunehmen, weil das Risiko zu hoch sei, sie würden das Land nicht wieder verlassen. Hier könnte Grosskitschist Wender mal was zu sagen.
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
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🚨 BREAKING: #Eurovision 2026 Media Accreditation applications are now open.
www.eurovision.com/pages/press-...
www.eurovision.com/pages/press-...
Press Accreditation for Vienna 2026
Press Accreditation for Vienna 2026
www.eurovision.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
🚨 BREAKING: #Eurovision 2026 Media Accreditation applications are now open.
www.eurovision.com/pages/press-...
www.eurovision.com/pages/press-...
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Happening this Sunday!
Don't miss your chance for a behind the scenes tour of our latest exhibition, and to speak to members of our team about the vital work we do and how it can support your own research: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/interg...
Don't miss your chance for a behind the scenes tour of our latest exhibition, and to speak to members of our team about the vital work we do and how it can support your own research: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/interg...
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Happening this Sunday!
Don't miss your chance for a behind the scenes tour of our latest exhibition, and to speak to members of our team about the vital work we do and how it can support your own research: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/interg...
Don't miss your chance for a behind the scenes tour of our latest exhibition, and to speak to members of our team about the vital work we do and how it can support your own research: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/interg...
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Oddly this echoes the #Nazi justification for a pogrom on #Trans individuals….
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/02/1...
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/02/1...
Draft trans guidance for schools treats vulnerable kids as a threat
The guidance won’t become law until September, but the draft shows Labour is intent on kicking trans people and calling it fair play
www.thecanary.co
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Oddly this echoes the #Nazi justification for a pogrom on #Trans individuals….
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/02/1...
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/02/1...
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'Indeed, the disintegration of geography at the University of Leicester is premised on the pretence that it is possible to keep elements of physical geography and deliver undergraduate geography degrees without any human geographers. This fundamentally misunderstands what geography is'. 2/2
February 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
'Indeed, the disintegration of geography at the University of Leicester is premised on the pretence that it is possible to keep elements of physical geography and deliver undergraduate geography degrees without any human geographers. This fundamentally misunderstands what geography is'. 2/2
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Geography's 'combination of STEM, social science and arts and humanities can sit uneasily within university faculty systems, heightening the risk that we are dismantled into separate components.' 1/2
The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings
From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Geography's 'combination of STEM, social science and arts and humanities can sit uneasily within university faculty systems, heightening the risk that we are dismantled into separate components.' 1/2
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Kuohuttaa mediaa: maksuton aamiainen lapsille
Ei kuohuta mediaa: risusavotta orjatyönä
Ei kuohuta mediaa: risusavotta orjatyönä
February 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Kuohuttaa mediaa: maksuton aamiainen lapsille
Ei kuohuta mediaa: risusavotta orjatyönä
Ei kuohuta mediaa: risusavotta orjatyönä
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Happy Pancake Day everyone!
Join us for a little story as we explain the origins of this bell and what it has to do with Shrove Tuesday.
It will leave you as fulfilled as if you had eaten 10 pancakes with lemon and sugar!
Join us for a little story as we explain the origins of this bell and what it has to do with Shrove Tuesday.
It will leave you as fulfilled as if you had eaten 10 pancakes with lemon and sugar!
February 13, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Happy Pancake Day everyone!
Join us for a little story as we explain the origins of this bell and what it has to do with Shrove Tuesday.
It will leave you as fulfilled as if you had eaten 10 pancakes with lemon and sugar!
Join us for a little story as we explain the origins of this bell and what it has to do with Shrove Tuesday.
It will leave you as fulfilled as if you had eaten 10 pancakes with lemon and sugar!
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Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.
Orbán’s pay cheques: Reform candidate fuelled by profits from Russian oil
The Reform candidate at this month’s byelection claims he wants to put Britain first, but is he still on the payroll of Viktor Orbán’s far-right propaganda unit?
goodlaw.social
February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.
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Why should archaeology matter so much to us? The MA Public Archaeology at the University of Chester www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ-G...
Study the MA in Public Archaeology at the University of Chester
YouTube video by University of Chester
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Why should archaeology matter so much to us? The MA Public Archaeology at the University of Chester www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ-G...
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As good as everyone says
My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?
How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
As good as everyone says
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Given no one really knows what subjects to study to be resilient in the future perhaps this might free young people up to study things they enjoy says @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/0409...
www.ft.com/content/0409...
We have to stop calling some jobs ‘low skilled’
Freeing ourselves of these labels might help young people to think more creatively about the future
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Given no one really knows what subjects to study to be resilient in the future perhaps this might free young people up to study things they enjoy says @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/0409...
www.ft.com/content/0409...
Remember IN ONE WEEK the founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork on February 24 at 6pm on ZOOM. Join the group Non-Permanent MCRs in Humanities on Facebook or e-mail me at ulla.rajala (a) antiken.su.se to get the link. #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Remember IN ONE WEEK the founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork on February 24 at 6pm on ZOOM. Join the group Non-Permanent MCRs in Humanities on Facebook or e-mail me at ulla.rajala (a) antiken.su.se to get the link. #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
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Séminaire – Book Launch and Workshop- Lauren Mancia, Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method (Cambridge Elements, 2025)
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Séminaire – Book Launch and Workshop- Lauren Mancia, Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method (Cambridge Elements, 2025)
Le laboratoire ECHELLES (Axe Savoirs et Axe Imaginaires) et CERILAC (Axe Thélème) vous convie au book launch de l’ouvrage Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method (suivi d’un pot) de Lau…
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February 17, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Séminaire – Book Launch and Workshop- Lauren Mancia, Embodied Epistemology as Rigorous Historical Method (Cambridge Elements, 2025)
rmblf.be/2026/02/17/s...
rmblf.be/2026/02/17/s...
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poised to clash. Carnival (below), a figure of indulgence and revelry, sits atop a large beer barrel, while Lent, embodying restraint and piety, is seated opposite on a humble, shallow pull cart. #ShroveTuesday #Lent
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
poised to clash. Carnival (below), a figure of indulgence and revelry, sits atop a large beer barrel, while Lent, embodying restraint and piety, is seated opposite on a humble, shallow pull cart. #ShroveTuesday #Lent
A photo of the Etruscan inscription TLE 890. The text is read from right to left:
1. felsnas : la : leθes
2. svalce : avil CVI
3. murce : capue
4. tleχe : hanipaluscle
It is from the 2nd century BC, and was painted on the arch-wall in tomb at Villa Tarantola, Tarquinia. #EpigraphyTuesday
1. felsnas : la : leθes
2. svalce : avil CVI
3. murce : capue
4. tleχe : hanipaluscle
It is from the 2nd century BC, and was painted on the arch-wall in tomb at Villa Tarantola, Tarquinia. #EpigraphyTuesday
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 AM
A photo of the Etruscan inscription TLE 890. The text is read from right to left:
1. felsnas : la : leθes
2. svalce : avil CVI
3. murce : capue
4. tleχe : hanipaluscle
It is from the 2nd century BC, and was painted on the arch-wall in tomb at Villa Tarantola, Tarquinia. #EpigraphyTuesday
1. felsnas : la : leθes
2. svalce : avil CVI
3. murce : capue
4. tleχe : hanipaluscle
It is from the 2nd century BC, and was painted on the arch-wall in tomb at Villa Tarantola, Tarquinia. #EpigraphyTuesday
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Hi, @britishmuseum.bsky.social, we want 'Palestine' reinstated. The Lawyers for Israel complainded and you jumped. It is a colonial act... #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋 #Archaeolog
www.change.org/p/erasing-a-...
www.change.org/p/erasing-a-...
Sign the Petition
Erasing a Word Erases a People: Reinstate Palestine in the British Museum
www.change.org
February 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Hi, @britishmuseum.bsky.social, we want 'Palestine' reinstated. The Lawyers for Israel complainded and you jumped. It is a colonial act... #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋 #Archaeolog
www.change.org/p/erasing-a-...
www.change.org/p/erasing-a-...
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Dolphin #brooch from #Trimontium decorated with blue & red enamel & shows cultural exchange between the #Romans & the #Celtic peoples of the #ScottishBorders .
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Dolphin #brooch from #Trimontium decorated with blue & red enamel & shows cultural exchange between the #Romans & the #Celtic peoples of the #ScottishBorders .
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust