Ulla Rajala
@ullamr.bsky.social
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This one of the worst decisions of this government. And badly informed to the public, too. I wrote to my MP. Do so as well. This may mean families unable to return to Britain... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This one of the worst decisions of this government. And badly informed to the public, too. I wrote to my MP. Do so as well. This may mean families unable to return to Britain... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social tries to save to the locals the Leicestershire Bronze Age torc. The have started a crowdfunder with the target of £10,000. #Archaeology
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
Help us raise £10,000 towards Leicestershire Museums' acquisition of this unique object so that it can remain in the public domain.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social tries to save to the locals the Leicestershire Bronze Age torc. The have started a crowdfunder with the target of £10,000. #Archaeology
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
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🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
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The initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland. This follows a pilot (for which 2,000 artists were randomly selected from 8,000 applicants).
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland. This follows a pilot (for which 2,000 artists were randomly selected from 8,000 applicants).
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Yesterday, @jkeskiah.bsky.social opened the FitMA lecture series with a wonderful presentation. Have a look at our website for an overview of the upcoming talks!
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Yesterday, @jkeskiah.bsky.social opened the FitMA lecture series with a wonderful presentation. Have a look at our website for an overview of the upcoming talks!
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
hiw.kuleuven.be/dwmc/researc...
Janne and Maija packing a dagger at Cisterna Grande, Crustumerium, in 2008. We worked in February to finish Tomb 18 within our funding period. It was chilly. #FindsFriday
February 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Janne and Maija packing a dagger at Cisterna Grande, Crustumerium, in 2008. We worked in February to finish Tomb 18 within our funding period. It was chilly. #FindsFriday
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Not very often you can agree with Piers Morgan but hey, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Not very often you can agree with Piers Morgan but hey, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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👀 Post Doctoral Researcher - Osteoarchaeology (18mths/PT)
"This post is part of a Historic Environment Scotland-funded project to collate, record and disseminate the archive of a 1970s excavation of an important Pictish/Norse cemetery at Newark, Orkney ..."
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
"This post is part of a Historic Environment Scotland-funded project to collate, record and disseminate the archive of a 1970s excavation of an important Pictish/Norse cemetery at Newark, Orkney ..."
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
Staff - Vacancies - Post-doctoral Researcher - University of the Highlands and Islands
Current listing of UHI jobs with vacancies from all across our partnership.
www.uhi.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
👀 Post Doctoral Researcher - Osteoarchaeology (18mths/PT)
"This post is part of a Historic Environment Scotland-funded project to collate, record and disseminate the archive of a 1970s excavation of an important Pictish/Norse cemetery at Newark, Orkney ..."
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
"This post is part of a Historic Environment Scotland-funded project to collate, record and disseminate the archive of a 1970s excavation of an important Pictish/Norse cemetery at Newark, Orkney ..."
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
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⭐🎉 We are honored and proud to welcome Elisa Perego, researcher and expert patient (Italy), to our federation as a highly qualified member.
@elisaperego78.bsky.social coined the term #LongCovid, giving a name and global visibility to a condition that millions were experiencing in silence.
@elisaperego78.bsky.social coined the term #LongCovid, giving a name and global visibility to a condition that millions were experiencing in silence.
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
⭐🎉 We are honored and proud to welcome Elisa Perego, researcher and expert patient (Italy), to our federation as a highly qualified member.
@elisaperego78.bsky.social coined the term #LongCovid, giving a name and global visibility to a condition that millions were experiencing in silence.
@elisaperego78.bsky.social coined the term #LongCovid, giving a name and global visibility to a condition that millions were experiencing in silence.
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The widespread indifference to the British Library’s crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity.
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
#WATO
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
#WATO
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The widespread indifference to the British Library’s crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity.
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
#WATO
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
#WATO
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Tonight!!! Hope to see you there.
Thursday 12 February, 7.30pm-9pm - Members' Evening
Members of LAHS present on their own research. Come along & hear about a range of current projects on the history and archaeology of Leicestershire
Venue: Clephan Building 0.01, De Montfort University, Leicester
lahs.org.uk/events/2026-...
Members of LAHS present on their own research. Come along & hear about a range of current projects on the history and archaeology of Leicestershire
Venue: Clephan Building 0.01, De Montfort University, Leicester
lahs.org.uk/events/2026-...
2026 LAHS Members’ Evening - LAHS
lahs.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Tonight!!! Hope to see you there.
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How to proceed? How can we remake a democratic association that values social justice? We all need to voice our ideas and concerns. We will call for an open meeting soon!
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
How to proceed? How can we remake a democratic association that values social justice? We all need to voice our ideas and concerns. We will call for an open meeting soon!
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No real steps have been taken to salvage the conference in Athens, resulting in boycotts, and heartfelt withdrawals, such as those by the The Association of Greek Archaeologists: archaeol.gr/anoichti-epi...
Ανοιχτή επιστολή σχετικά με τις εξελίξεις στην European Association of Archaeologists - Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Αρχαιολόγων
Ανοιχτή επιστολή σχετικά με τις εξελίξεις στην European Association of Archaeologists Κατόπιν της ομόφωνης απόφασης των μελών του…
archaeol.gr
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
No real steps have been taken to salvage the conference in Athens, resulting in boycotts, and heartfelt withdrawals, such as those by the The Association of Greek Archaeologists: archaeol.gr/anoichti-epi...
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The executive board wants to install a task force to discuss results, and the President and Secretary have announced to step down only after the Annual Meeting in Athens. Nothing has been said about Gaza. These responses are not sufficient.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The executive board wants to install a task force to discuss results, and the President and Secretary have announced to step down only after the Annual Meeting in Athens. Nothing has been said about Gaza. These responses are not sufficient.
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The EAA votes are out
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The EAA votes are out
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
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Seems we’ve still not got our heads round the fundamental role information plays in today’s security and geopolitics
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie
As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the service
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Seems we’ve still not got our heads round the fundamental role information plays in today’s security and geopolitics
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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#hillfortwednesday - miraculously an hour of sun on Salisbury Plain today enabling a condition survey of Battlesbury Hillfort. Not looking bad and the views were grand. Colt Hoare’s plan in Ancient Wiltshire still works. #archaeology #wiltshire #ironage #celts
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
#hillfortwednesday - miraculously an hour of sun on Salisbury Plain today enabling a condition survey of Battlesbury Hillfort. Not looking bad and the views were grand. Colt Hoare’s plan in Ancient Wiltshire still works. #archaeology #wiltshire #ironage #celts
Magna pre-dates the building of Hadrian’s Wall in AD 122. It lies at the junction between two major Roman roads, the Maiden Way and the Stanegate. Today the site, and its civilian settlement, is a series of fields with humps and bumps, the remains of the rampart and a turret. #RomanFortThursday
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Magna pre-dates the building of Hadrian’s Wall in AD 122. It lies at the junction between two major Roman roads, the Maiden Way and the Stanegate. Today the site, and its civilian settlement, is a series of fields with humps and bumps, the remains of the rampart and a turret. #RomanFortThursday
Good news from the European Association of Archaeologists #Archaeology
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Good news from the European Association of Archaeologists #Archaeology
The #Accordia Early Career Talk on TUESDAY February 17, 2026 at 17:30 via Zoom.
1 (In)visible elements of Medieval landscape in Marche by Alvise Merelli, Cà Foscari
2 Covignano (Rimini) and southern Romagna from the Late Bronze Age to the establishment of Ariminum by Martina Castoldi, Sapienza
1 (In)visible elements of Medieval landscape in Marche by Alvise Merelli, Cà Foscari
2 Covignano (Rimini) and southern Romagna from the Late Bronze Age to the establishment of Ariminum by Martina Castoldi, Sapienza
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The #Accordia Early Career Talk on TUESDAY February 17, 2026 at 17:30 via Zoom.
1 (In)visible elements of Medieval landscape in Marche by Alvise Merelli, Cà Foscari
2 Covignano (Rimini) and southern Romagna from the Late Bronze Age to the establishment of Ariminum by Martina Castoldi, Sapienza
1 (In)visible elements of Medieval landscape in Marche by Alvise Merelli, Cà Foscari
2 Covignano (Rimini) and southern Romagna from the Late Bronze Age to the establishment of Ariminum by Martina Castoldi, Sapienza
Interesting work-in-progress talk from St Antrews #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
February 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Interesting work-in-progress talk from St Antrews #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
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Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
The founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork will take place on Zoom on February 24 at 6pm UK time (19.00 CET, 20.00 EET). Message me to get the link.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork will take place on Zoom on February 24 at 6pm UK time (19.00 CET, 20.00 EET). Message me to get the link.
A wall around the Andorsrud hillfort in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud, Norway (Photo: Kristine Friis Jørgensen). There are c. 450 hillforts in Norway. Most Norwegian hillforts are from the Late Roman Period to the end of the Migration Period, c. 200-600. #HillfortsWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 AM
A wall around the Andorsrud hillfort in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud, Norway (Photo: Kristine Friis Jørgensen). There are c. 450 hillforts in Norway. Most Norwegian hillforts are from the Late Roman Period to the end of the Migration Period, c. 200-600. #HillfortsWednesday
Does anybody have anything against timing the founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork on February 24 at 6pm UK time? If not, I will get the link sorted...
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Does anybody have anything against timing the founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork on February 24 at 6pm UK time? If not, I will get the link sorted...