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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks to Jo for an important essay giving a first hand insight into the impact of a sector in crisis on academics and students 👇

Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 10h

I wrote something on my time on returning to Goldsmiths as an associate lecturer, 17 years after graduating with my first degree. It’s a plea to Frances Corner’s successor to learn from mistakes made over the last 6 years and change course. #UCU #UKHE

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Cutting Corners: a message to the next Vice Chancellor at Goldsmiths

On 1 October 2025, a short announcement was put on Goldsmiths’ website to say that Vice Chancellor Frances Corner was stepping down with immediate effect. This came off the back of an announcement …

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 10h

I wrote something on my time on returning to Goldsmiths as an associate lecturer, 17 years after graduating with my first degree. It’s a plea to Frances Corner’s successor to learn from mistakes made over the last 6 years and change course. #UCU #UKHE

ucucommons.org/2025/10/06/c...

Cutting Corners: a message to the next Vice Chancellor at Goldsmiths

On 1 October 2025, a short announcement was put on Goldsmiths’ website to say that Vice Chancellor Frances Corner was stepping down with immediate effect. This came off the back of an announcement …

ucucommons.org

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 4d

@constancebantman.bsky.social something to circulate amongst colleagues!

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Ben Davies @bendavies.bsky.social · 8d

Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

University English Funding

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 20d

The British Academy and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are inviting applications from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to attend a research collaboration symposium on the broad theme of Truth, Justice and Peace in Germany. https://bit.ly/4nyWsmv

Graphic that reads ‘The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium, with the date 10-12 June’

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 4d

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 5d

Digital surveillance, stalking, helicoptering, whatever you want to call it. None of it anarchistic…

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 5d

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 7d

It is!

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 7d

Love it when a reviewer gets my book ❤️

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 7d

T o celebrate the forthcoming print publication of our Encyclopaedia and Palgrave’s 25th anniversary this year, four chapters are free-to-view throughout October. blogs.surrey.ac.uk/medievalwome...

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RCN History of Nursing Forum @rcnhistory.bsky.social · 13d

#histnursing - don’t we know it - invisible nurses wherever you look in the history of health care and culture

End Sexism In Schools @endsexisminschools.bsky.social · 14d

We’re launching the results of our research into gender balance in the History curriculum today.

The report - The Great History Heist: Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum - found only 12% of History lessons feature women as their main focus. 59% featured no women at all.

Sexism in the History Curriculum - End Sexism in Schools

End Sexism In School’s second crowd research project is looking into the History curriculum taught at KS3 (years 7-9) in England and Wales.

endsexisminschools.org.uk

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 15d

22 Sept 1693: d. Sr Mary Cary #Benedictine daughter of Falkland Lord Deputy of #Ireland & Elizabeth Tanfield Cary #writer at Our Lady of Consolation Cambrai #otd She was also a biographer of her mother.

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 22d

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 22d

You mean because it says are not were? 👻

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · 22d

Really enjoyed giving my talk at the #gloshistfest and @historyrage.bsky.social gave me this great mug! Love it 🥰

A mug with medieval women are not stay at home mums written on it

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks so much for coming along. Great to meet you (again).

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Bex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · Sep 5

The talk by @dianewatt.bsky.social at the history symposium this morning was wonderful! I highly recommend her book about Margaret Paston!

Bex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · Jan 18

It's my birthday today and the first present I opened was @dianewatt.bsky.social fabulous book about Margaret Paston

A copy of God's Own Gentlewoman by Diane Watt

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had a record about Puff the Magic dragon as a kid. 😢

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Sep 4

❤️❤️❤️ 🐉

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Carolyne Larrington @profcarolyne.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Little Book of Dragons is published today (though you wouldn't know it from the British Library shop website). But all good retailers should be able to supply, unless you're in N. America where you have to wait a whole month for lovely dragon pix ..

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hopefully there will be a few more people next week!

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Aug 29

Oh no! I am so sorry ☔️

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Aug 29

You are right! Well spotted. They must have been gutted when the lost it. It was found in the nineteenth century by a wagon driver entering a gate.

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Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Aug 29

What a lovely location for the launch of my paperback yesterday—The Holloway in Norwich. Support your local independent bookshop.

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