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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 7d

Nearly 100 years after her death, Oxford’s first female Indigenous scholar honoured
#Academia #OxfordUniversity #EduChat #Māori #Indigenousscholar #Indigenouscommunities
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Nearly 100 years after her death, Oxford’s first female Indigenous scholar honoured

Mākereti Papakura died weeks before handing in her thesis at Oxford university documenting the life and customs of her tribe, work that is still used by Māori today

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 7d

Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists
#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismSupport #ADHD #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #Health #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalWellbeing #Anxiety #Depression #Neurodiversity #SelfCare #Wellbeing
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Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists

Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, study finds

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 11d

#Meat is a leading #emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #CimateChange #ClimateJustice #EmissionsSources #Environment #FossilFuels #GreenHouseGasses #GlobalWarming #GlobalHeating
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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 20d

#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!

Submit free via Submittable 👇
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New Writing Scotland Submission Manager

New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 16d

#LAUNCHEDTODAY in honour of the 3rd anniversary of her death, #OTD 22 September 2022.

The #HilaryMantel #Prize for #DebutAuthors is open for submissions of #adultfiction until 31 December 2025.
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#Writing #amwriting #Books #Fiction #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 20d

#ItsTimeForAction #MentalHealthScotland #MentalWellbeing #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthEmergency #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthSupport #Wellbeing #Health #Disability #DisabilityAwareness

Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 20d

NEW ON MY BLOG

Mental Health for All
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To coincide with the publication of Scotland's Mental Health Partnership Manifesto for 2026, this is my own personal overview of the current state of #mentalhealth services in #Scotland and my hope for the future.

Mental Health for All

Friday, 19 September 2025 MENTAL health awareness has come a long way in the last fifty to a hundred years. A century ago anyone disp...

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 21d

NOW PUBLISHED & AVAILABLE .....
smhp.scot

Scotland’s Mental Health: It’s Time for Action, partnership manifesto for urgent & lasting change.

17 organisations. One call: bold action to end Scotland’s #mentalhealthemergency.

#ItsTimeForAction #MentalHealthScotland #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing

Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 23d

Google’s huge new #Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of #CO2 a year
#Climate #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Carbon #CarbonEmissions #CarbonFootprint #CarbonDioxcide #CarbonDamage #Environment #Pollution #Google #GoogleDataCentre #UK
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Google’s huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of Thurrock ‘hyperscale’ unit as UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · 23d

Today is #InternationalDayofDemocracy
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"Democracy is powered by the will of the people — by their voices, their choices, and their participation."
— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

This year's theme is 'From Voice to Action'
#UN #Democracy #DemocracyDay #HumanRights

International Day of Democracy | United Nations

The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. Democracy is as much a process as a goal, and only with the full participation of and support ...

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Sep 8

Shocking, but sadly entirely expected by those concerned about how #humanactivity is harming the #planet .....

Disposable face masks used during #Covid have left chemical timebomb
#Plastics #Environment #Covid19 #Pandemic #CarbonFootprint #ClimateCrisis #Nature
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Disposable face masks used during Covid have left chemical timebomb, research suggests

An estimated 129bn were being used every month around the world at height of pandemic, with no recycling stream

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Sep 6

‘Inhaling the microplastics’: what is in British children’s school uniforms?
#Parenting #Plastics #Microplastics #Polyester #Synthetics #Education #EduChat #Environment #SchoolUniforms #School #Children
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‘Inhaling the microplastics’: what is in British children’s school uniforms?

Parents question if synthetic fabrics, the most significant environmental pollutants, are suitable for children

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Sep 1

TURNING AMBITION INTO ACTION
Let's do what we can to save our planet

From 1-6 September Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, will host the 2nd #UN #ClimateWeek of 2025 (CW2)
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#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Environment #GlobalWarming #UNEP

Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Sep 1

A very #HappySeptember to all my lovely followers. Thank you for your interest in my timeline & your continuing support. Best wishes to you & all your loved ones.
#Books #BookCommunity #BookSky #Reading #ReadingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Climate #ClimateChange #Environment

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · Aug 30

We'll be hosting our live #WomenWritersNet chat on Bluesky starting this September!
Join us on Thursday, 18 September at 6pm BST when we'll discuss #WomenWriters and Social Media. We hope to see you there! #WritingCommunity #SkyChat

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 29

SAVE THE DATE: 10 February 2026

Really looking forward to reading this. I loved Eleanor Shearer's debut novel, RIVER SING ME HOME (2023).
#Books #BooksWorthReading #BookCommunity #Reading #ReadingCommunity #Fiction #Literature #FirefliesInWinter #EleanorShearer @headlinebooks.bsky.social

Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 29

There have been plenty of studies and articles in the past and no doubt there are still more to come, but it never hurts to be reminded of what is happening to our planet.
#Climate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Oceans
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 27

Scottish government trial of four-day week improves productivity and staff wellbeing
#FourDayWeek #WorkLifeBalance #FutureOfWork #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Productivity #ScottishGovernment #Scotland #Stress #ManagingWorkRelatedStress #WorkRelatedStress
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Scottish government trial of four-day week improves productivity and staff wellbeing

Employees at two public bodies reported less work-related stress and one organisation had drop in sick days

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 23

NEW ON MY BLOG .....

Another Failure on the Road to Saving Our Planet
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#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #Environment #PlasticPollutionTreaty #PlasticPollution #UNEP

Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay2025
2024 was the deadliest year ever for humanitarian workers. 2025 could be even worse. ACT NOW!! Prevent further #temperaturerises. Reduce #carbonemissions, #waste & #plastics, live more #sustainably.
#ClimateChange #Environment #LiveSustainably #CO2 #GlobalWarming

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 15

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt
#Arctic #Antarctica #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #CO2 #Environment #FossilFuels #GlobalHeating #GlobalWarming #GreehouseGasses
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt

Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Aug 1

A poem for #August. It feels incredibly relevant to our time.

TIRED
by Langston Hughes

I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two –
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.

#NewMonth

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Jul 23

‘Long-lived and lucky’ ship wrecked off Orkney was at siege of Quebec
#Archaeology #History #MarineHistory #Orkney #SeigeOfQuebec
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

‘Long-lived and lucky’ ship wrecked off Orkney was at siege of Quebec, experts find

Archaeologists and volunteers identify Sanday timbers as from 18th-century Royal Navy frigate turned whaler

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Carola Huttmann @carolahuttmann.bsky.social · Jul 22

Both fascinating and disturbing to read .....

Manchester’s Royal Exchange rooted in slavery and colonialism, research reveals
#History #HistoryOfSlavery #Slavery #Colonialism
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

Manchester’s Royal Exchange rooted in slavery and colonialism, research reveals

Links to enslavement, exploitation and opium make it ‘one of most important locations in history of global capitalism’

www.theguardian.com

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