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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 8d

It’s invisible to most people in the UK, but any TikTok post that’s remotely political is flooded in the comments with bots saying variations of “vote reform”.
And that’s just got to be swaying young people who haven’t got party loyalties or who don’t consume mainstream media.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 13d

Good luck. Make sure you vote for younger candidates when you're able to vote in elections. It's a real oligarchy out there.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 13d

I can send you my successful application from way back if it helps. Just send me an email.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 14d

I thought I knew every episode. Is this a hidden one?

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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 16d

Very much looking forward to Dan Gosling (TNA) speaking on 'A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield’s “judgment” on the sex of the Chevalier d’Eon' this Wed. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome online or in person, but please register: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield’s “judgment” on the sex of the Chevalier d’Eon

www.history.ac.uk

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 16d

Managed to convince 0% of my students to use footnotes in their dissertations this year. Sad face.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 16d

If you write professionally in the UK, make sure to sign up to ALCS for your fair share of royalties

ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 16d

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!

Find out more:
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-di...

Your distribution questions answered

This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.

www.alcs.co.uk

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Raff Viglianti @raffazizzidh.bsky.social · 21d

Do you use TEI by Example (www.teibyexample.org)? Please fill this survey to help the TEI Consortium know what to do with it going forward. forms.office.com/e/HeB5mWpAwU #tei2025

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 20d

Reading through lots of job applications today. There are so many talented people out there.

Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 20d

Peter, you're not supposed to start preparing that until January!

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 21d

Box for Broadcasts is supposed to have everything that was on TV isn't it? Year upon year I end up having to drop clips because they disappear from what I thought was an archive.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 22d

I am very honoured to be working with Jin to lead such a brilliant DH centre. We're already busy behind the scenes making plans for a great year for #DH!

UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · 22d

We’re thrilled to welcome our new Co-Directors:
@jin-gao.bsky.social & @adamcrymble.bsky.social

Together, they’ll be leading the Centre into its next chapter of innovation, collaboration, and digital scholarship. The future is #DigitalHumanities

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 22d

Bilingual long term romantic partner is helpful. Super expensive though.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 22d

Vote for Sarah and vote for early career candidates. They very rarely get elected in the RHS

Sarah Fox @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social · 22d

This is your friendly reminder to VOTE in the @royalhistsoc.org Council elections. Not necessarily for me (though if you felt moved in that direction it would be appreciated), but for any candidates you feel represent you and your experiences of 'doing' History. #skystorians #academicsky 🗃️

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23d

Trailer for British History in the Long 18th Century seminar on 24 September 2025: www.tiktok.com/@long18thcen... 2/2

Live hybrid seminar 5:30-7:30 (London - see link in bio) 24 September 2025. Dr Daniel F. Gosling, ‘A question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield’s “judgment” of the sex of Chevalier d’Eon’. In July 1777...

TikTok video by Long 18th Century Seminar IHR

www.tiktok.com

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 23d

Lecturer Humanities Data Science (in my team at UCL) closes today: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Still time to apply.

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 28d

Be sure to check out this upcoming immigration history manuscript workshop from our colleagues with the @ihrc-umn.bsky.social :

Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 28d

Are you writing your first book on immigration history? Then apply for our Immigration History Manuscript Workshop and present your work in progress at OAH 2026. Applications due Sept 30. More info at z.umn.edu/ManuscriptWorkshop @oah.org @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 26d

If you want something practical, Daniel Van Strien's tutorial on Programming Historian could work: programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/c...

Computer Vision for the Humanities: An Introduction to Deep Learning for Image Classification (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part lesson introducing deep learning based computer vision methods for humanities research. Using a dataset of historical newspaper advertisements and the fastai Pyth...

programminghistorian.org

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 26d

You might want to look at explainable AI or "XAI". There are people looking to de-black-boxify AI so we can follow the source base and logic and make sure it's doing good history.

AI tools we can use online change faster than academic publishing timelines, so by the time something's out it's dated.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 28d

First university merger announced in the UK. People in HE will have feelings, but I don't think this is the last.

One vice chancellor.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK's first 'super-university' to be created as two merge from 2026

Universities are facing ongoing financial worries, with the regulator saying other mergers could follow.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · Sep 5

🏛️Join my academic team at UCL. Still time to apply for:

* Lecturer Humanities Data Science *

✅Full time
✅Open ended
✅In lovely London 💂‍♀️
✅Closes 15 Sept.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI089/l...

Lecturer Humanities Data Science at UCL

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer Humanities Data Science opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · Sep 5

🏛️Join my academic team at UCL. Still time to apply for:

* Lecturer Humanities Data Science *

✅Full time
✅Open ended
✅In lovely London 💂‍♀️
✅Closes 15 Sept.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI089/l...

Lecturer Humanities Data Science at UCL

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer Humanities Data Science opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · Sep 4

Job Klaxon: Lecturer (Teaching), Publishing, Knowledge Production, Platforms, and Society.

A few more days to apply.

Full time, open ended lectureship working with me and my team at UCL:

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI086/l...

Lecturer (Teaching) Publishing, Knowledge Production, Platforms and Society at UCL

An academic position as a Lecturer (Teaching) Publishing, Knowledge Production, Platforms and Society is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic ...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Peter T. Evans @petertevans.bsky.social · Sep 3

#DigitalHumanities jobs

Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are hiring 4 lecturers in our dept!

🟦 Lecturer (Teaching) Publishing, Knowledge Production, Platforms and Society
🟦 Associate Lecturer (Teaching) Digital Humanities Methods
🟦 Lecturer Humanities Data Science
🟦 Lecturer/Associate Professor in Publishing Practice

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Search UCL Jobs

Find the latest UCL job opportunities here.

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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are hiring 4 lecturers in our dept!

🟦 Lecturer (Teaching) Publishing, Knowledge Production, Platforms and Society
🟦 Associate Lecturer (Teaching) Digital Humanities Methods
🟦 Lecturer Humanities Data Science
🟦 Lecturer/Associate Professor in Publishing Practice

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Search UCL Jobs

Find the latest UCL job opportunities here.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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