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Faculty of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social · Feb 17
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The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at @exeter.ac.uk is excited to be here and we are ready to connect!

Follow us to read about all the amazing things our HASS community is getting up to 💚 #exeterforever
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Myths about rapid spread of the Black Death influenced by single “literary tale”, experts show https://ow.ly/tk7u50XvSgz
Myths about rapid spread of the Black Death influenced by single “literary tale”, experts show
Myths about how the Black Death travelled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single fourteenth-century source, experts have found. Modern portrayals of the plague quickly moving across the continent, following
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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New historical prize launched in memory of Second World War veteran https://ow.ly/moOs50XvSee
New historical prize launched in memory of Second World War veteran
The relationship between 20th-century conflict and the challenges facing the world today is to be the focus of a new history prize launched for secondary school pupils in Cornwall. The Tony Hibbert Prize, established in
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Post Office cases cast doubt on the “golden thread” of British justice, study says https://ow.ly/FoRT50XvU66
Post Office cases cast doubt on the “golden thread” of British justice, study says
The “golden thread” of British justice – the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty – has been exposed by the Post Office Scandal as more deeply tarnished than previously thought, a new study
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Legal flexibility helps UNESCO Biospheres boost nature conservation and human wellbeing, study shows https://ow.ly/fIey50XvS64
Legal flexibility helps UNESCO Biospheres boost nature conservation and human wellbeing, study shows
The legal flexibility associated with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves has helped communities to become more involved in conservation, new analysis shows. The focus on less prescriptive regulations allows these Biospheres to promote a more harmonious existence
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November 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity
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‘Pathbreaking’ history book charts migrant influence on India’s diplomatic identity
The story of the Indian ‘coolie’ and how the journeys of more than one million migrants influenced India’s diplomatic identity has been explored for the first time in a new history book. Coolie Migrants, Indian
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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New military focus on “leaving well” and strengthening social connections should be core part of defence strategy https://ow.ly/Nfj550XvTGS
New military focus on “leaving well” and strengthening social connections should be core part of defence strategy
A new military focus on “leaving well” as well as serving well is essential for the health of veterans, society and defence, experts have said. Researchers have made a powerful plea for more to be
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November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme
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UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme
Schools Across the Ocean to be showcased at COP30 alongside Nature Poetry and Climate Cards Schools from the UK and Brazil are to team up on a collaborative learning programme focused on improving climate literacy
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November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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🌍 HASS Sustainability Launch success!🌍
This week we launched our HASS SAP, with attendees able to explore HASS research on sustainability & climate, plus join a panel discussion on HASS’s role in global solutions. Student vlogs & full discussion coming soon!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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On 13 Nov, VP & DVC Prof Richard Follett welcomed HASS Global Scholars to an evening of celebration! For 2025/26, HASS awarded 180+ scholarships to students from China, India, Thailand, Canada & Nigeria. A great opportunity for our international students to celebrate their success!
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Congratulations to Dr Marc Palen @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, following the award of the Elise M. Boulding Prize in Peace History to his book, Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World (Princeton University Press, 2024).

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Peace History Society
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November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Featuring analysis by @katiecrosson.bsky.social from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social 📺🎭#playfortoday

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Play for Today is back after 40 years — can it still speak to the nation?
The strand that produced Abigail’s Party and Cathy Come Home returns on 5, but it will struggle to outstrip the funny, moving and ever relevant originals
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November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Dr Carly Ameen @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has also jointly-authored a piece in The Conversation, explaining more about this decade-long study, which involved scores of international research centres.

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It’s a myth that the Victorians created modern dog breeds – we’ve uncovered their prehistoric roots
Dogs were already remarkably diverse more than 10,000 years ago, long before kennel clubs and pedigrees.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Kindness comes in many forms. It may just be sharing your fruit with a good friend (which we would like to think is what's happening in this illustration!).

📷 Illustration of a malbrouk and a mandril from 'Animated Nature' (1828); Reserve 590 BUF

#WorldKindnessDay #KindnessDay #RareBooks
Colour illustration a malbrouck sitting on a branch and holding a piece of fruit. It appears to be smiling rather sweetly. Next to the malbrouck is a colour illustration of a mandril, who is sitting on the ground with its knees pulled to its chest, one arm resting on its knees. It appears to be looking rather hopefully at the piece of fruit.
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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🌍Join us for the next Languages in a Global World event!
Oliver Gadsby, Publisher & Charity Trustee, in conversation with Professors Li Li and Adam Watt.
📅Wed 26 Nov, 17:00–18:00 (hybrid)
Explore how multilingual skills shaped Oliver’s career.
https://ow.ly/lSGw50XqrAQ
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Fascinating listen: Professor Matt Lobley of @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social talking about the challenges facing small farms.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Join our Centre for Commercial and Corporate Law for an online and in person event on Thursday 13 November, with Costantino Grasso, Mihail Danov and Konstantinos Sergakis from Exeter Law School.
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Governance in Crisis: The Contentious Coexistence Between Corporations and Democracy
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November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Read more about a new study by Dr Ellen Gordon-Bouvier: "Domestic abuse and financial remedies—making the case for a new approach" published in the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Vol 39.
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#FamilyLaw #LegalReform
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The law turns a “blind eye” to the severe financial consequences of being in an abusive relationship, study warns.
The law is failing victims and survivors because it is turning a “blind eye” to the long-lasting and severe financial consequences of being in an abusive relationship, a new study warns. The law shoul...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
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Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Dr Hanne Stegeman from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has been commenting on why people may be using VPNs to use adult sites

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Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Egenis seminar
Monday 10th November 2025, 15:15-17:00 GMT

Kinesthesis in action: How do we feel movement?
Speaker: Prof Susanne Ravn (University of Denmark)

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November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Fascinating new study by @irenefmolina.bsky.social, from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social shows how the EU’s longstanding territorial undifferentiation practices have been successfully challenged through “lawfare”, or legal activism, from the Polisario Front, producing compelling case-law.
EU ambiguity on Western Sahara frozen conflict is a “glaring source” of vulnerability for Sahrawis, study shows
The European Union’s legal ambiguity on the Western Sahara frozen conflict is an increasingly glaring source of vulnerability for Sahrawis, a new study shows. The lack of an EU firm position on the no...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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As Halloween approaches, things have been getting spooky in the DH Lab!

Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃

We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻

#Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Today is the RSPB's Feed the Birds Day! 🪶

Some of the most common birds we feed in UK gardens are house sparrows, wood pigeons, starlings, and magpies. These early 19th century watercolours of birds are from our archives.

Which is your favourite?

📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
Watercolour illustration of a house sparrow in side profile, perched on what appears to be the top of a post. The handwritten caption above reads: 'Fringilla domestica. The House Sparrow'. Watercolour illustration of a rotund pigeon in side profile, sat on a branch. The handwritten caption above reads: ‘Columba cenas. The Wild Pigeon’. Watercolour illustration of a starling in side profile, perched on a lichen-covered branch. The handwritten caption above reads: 'Sturnus Vulgaris [?] The Starling'. The watercolour is dated 22 June 1804. Watercolour illustration of a magpie in side profile, perched on the ground, as if about to take flight. The handwritten caption above reads: ‘Corvus Pica La Pie The Magpie'.
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Insightful short report by Charles Masquelier at CRPR University of Exeter about the challenges as well as solutions from farmers/land managers on implementing nature recovery and engaging with environmental land management practices: bit.ly/4hxt4eB
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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New Book: The Power of the Crowd: How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information' by Florian Stöckel @florianstoeckel.bsky.social of @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, S. Stöckli, B.A. Lyons, H. Kroker &
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Social media comments can act as “quick warning signals” against misinformation, study shows
Comments from ordinary users on social media platforms can be a force for good, helping others identify false information and navigate what is accurate, new research shows. However these same comments...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM