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Vernacular Architecture Group @varchgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

New to vernacular architecture and want to find out more? Why not come along to our training and study weekend at Sutton Courteney Abbey in Oxfordshire on 4-5 October 2025, and discover how we go about examining buildings? Further details at www.vag.org.uk/conferences.....

VAG members studying a vernacular building

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · 23d

whereisheavenfilm.com 💚
Well heaven once was Devon for me, but now I find that rural Worcestershire is pretty fantastic, too. This is a fab film, wherever your off-grid heaven might be 💚

where is heaven? (film) - Homepage

where is heaven? is a film about people living off-grid in Devon and much more by Gerard Bryan and David Rafique

whereisheavenfilm.com

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · 28d

Just the best time at #Icepops2025! Such lovely people, all with a passion for copyright! Held at the wonderful #JohnRylandsResearchInstituteandLibrary @uomlibrary.bsky.social Thank you @jsecker.bsky.social & @cbowiemorrison.bsky.social for organising it all! @copyrightliteracy.bsky.social 😊

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · 28d

Not the only institutions to do this over the next couple of years, I’m sure. The idea of a ‘super-University’ is nonsense, stated in a bid to try and make this sound like a good thing. Oh dear …

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

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

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Dr Kathleen Neal @kbneal.bsky.social · Sep 7

Who could have predicted, etc.

michael veale @michae.lv · Sep 7

UK government report based on internal civil service trial finds Copilot doesn’t increase productivity, and indeed makes Excel take longer and with more errors, and requires Powerpoint users to have ‘corrective action’ applied to their outputs. www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...

M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial

: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

www.theregister.com

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · Sep 8

Beautiful example of effectively an oral history and its archival significance

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Pettigo: Short film shares life lessons of 94-year-old Donegal farmer

Echoes of an Irish Lifetime reflects the simple and quiet life of the director's uncle, Owney McGoldrick.

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · Aug 9

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · Jul 28

My 8-year-old son and I are greatly saddened by the death of the wonderful Tom Lehrer, so good was he that even this gaming, digitally-savvy kid of mine loves his songs. RIP #TomLehrer & may the Vatican Rag be played on the other side www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report

Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · Jul 5

What they’ve done (& are still doing) to Exeter makes me feel ill every time I go home to Devon. And, sadly, huge swathes of shite housing in other parts of Devon. To name a few: Totnes, Barnstaple, even Holsworthy! How to ruin a county. For ever.

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · Jul 2

In raptures finding this wall today - Castle Place, #Worcester

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 30

Very excited to discover this is on! (Just when I’ve popped down to Devon, too!) Will obviously have to go.
www.theboxplymouth.com/events/exhib... Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes | The Box Plymouth

Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes | The Box Plymouth

Surrealism was one of the most influential artistic, intellectual and literary movements of the 20th century, and continues to inspire artists working today. This major exhibition marks 100 years sinc...

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 24

You were fantastic Alice!

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · May 23

If I've been rather quiet of late, that's because there's not much to say now about the university crisis. We've passed beyond the stage at which warnings can do much good, and we're not looking at a planned reconstruction or new policies so much as individual rescue and salvage. (1/?)

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · May 23

This week's university redundancies are the following:
*Bangor
*Cardiff Met
*De Montfort
*Liverpool Hope
*Plymouth
*Suffolk
That's after last week's Aberdeen, Arts Uni Bournemouth, Durham, Exeter, Falmouth, Greenwich, Keele, Newcastle, Nottingham and Trinity St Davids.

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

Goodbye from #darts9! Thank you to all our amazing speakers and delegates - it’s been a superb conference!

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

Completely agree - research support should be for everyone! @lucywoolhouse.bsky.social & #FrankieMarsh #Darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

@lucywoolhouse.bsky.social & #FrankieMarsh Workshop on making open research more inclusive. #TechniciansCommitment #darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

@ducollections.bsky.social Special Collections are a key part of the research infrastructure #StuartHunt #darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

#StuartHunt is our post-prandial speaker #darts9 ‘From Research Enabler to Researcher’ @durhamuniversity Flourish@Durham creates more ownership at institutional level for open scholarship

Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

#StuartHunt is our post-prandial speaker. Stuart’s role encompasses #SpecialCollections @durhamuniversity.bsky.social

Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

Two key (& big!) questions for @drbeth.bsky.social’s workshop - which would be good to reflect on in our day-to-day jobs, I think - “As managers, how do we support people doing research?”
“As researchers, what do we ask for from managers?” #darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

@drbeth.bsky.social just starting her workshop Leading Research Practitioners: Support Where It Is Needed. #darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

Many challenges to being a practitioner researcher @alicecann.bsky.social but huge personal, institutional (and beyond) benefits #darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

@alicecann.bsky.social was transformed by the experience of the #RLUK Research Catalyst Cohort, in creating her self-identity as a ‘researcher librarian’ & developing as an evidence synthesis librarian. #darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

@alicecann.bsky.social talking about being a researcher librarian. As a result of her journey, she now sees herself as a teaching-led researcher. Experience & growth in self-perception / -confidence 💚
#darts9

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Dr Theresa Oakley @archaetexts.bsky.social · May 22

Day 2 begins! #TimWales talking about publishing #darts9
Tip no1: start small (eg internal newsletters); no2: be bold (seize opportunities to publish in bigger publications); no3: write & publish a case study

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