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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Jul 9

Modern British History maternity leave cover (7 months in first instance) teaching position, predominantly 20th century, UCL History Dept. Starts 1 October 2025. Friendly department with excellent students and great library resources. PhD required. Deadline 24 July.

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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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hey Bluesky! Just wanted to share that I’ve finally started my substack. I’ve been thinking about it forever. I’ve launched with a reflection on train journeys, London, and being myself.

Hope to see you over there!

open.substack.com/pub/drhannah...

Places we pass on the train...

... and the feelings they conjure

open.substack.com

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Jun 23

First dahlia - “golden sceptre” - of 2025. Woo!

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TaPRA @tapra.bsky.social · Jun 11

DEADLINE: a reminder to anyone hoping to join us at Warwick for our annual conference in August that the early bird rate closes on Sunday (15 June).

Please follow this link to book your place:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sca...

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Jun 6

You too. What a time for the sector. x

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Jun 6

My @uonucu.bsky.social ballot has arrived. My husband is also a union rep so no ADHD forgetting allowed. Voted and walked it to the postbox right away. Obie is ready to sit on a picket line and wag his tail at the cars if needs be.

Image of a pale hand with brightly painted nails and a bee tattoo posting a UCU envelope in to a red letterbox

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · May 27

Combining archival research, Black studies and musicology with critical race theories, @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social aims to fundamentally reshape the application of intersectionality in musical theatre studies and training. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr... @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 25

If you are looking for the most soft, straight to DVD rom com but in a book but there happen to be dragons, I can recommend this. I imagine it’s marked as cosy contemporary romantasy but it’s much more like pet cafe owner vibes with pet owner and the pet - a dragon. Light summer blanket of a book.

Digital cover of The Baby Dragon Cafe by A.T. Qureshi

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 23

So, the news is out! I will be delaying my start as Head of Music until Summer 2026 in order to take up a Leverhulme Research Fellowship and finish my second book for @cambridgeup.bsky.social ☀️🎭✊🏽

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · May 22

I love how every few months Gordon Brown pops up to say “child poverty is bad, we should do something about that” and every few months Tony Blair pops up to say “we need a state-issued ID card that will use AI to train drone police officers”

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 22

My doom distraction is learning about plants. I’ve been committed to my garden (properly) since February and it’s so striking how many more butterflies, moths and birds we already have in the garden for me turning the soil, weeding, and adding some insect friendly seedlings and veg!

Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 22

Chaos bears are happy I’m home lol

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 22

Tiny bit of research on Whitney Houston unlocked 🩷

a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is making an ok sign with his hands .

ALT: a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is making an ok sign with his hands .

media.tenor.com

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 20

I love a version of this. I add roasted carrots with this and it’s so good. Sometimes roast the chickpeas with them too.

cookieandkate.com/herbed-quino...

Herbed Quinoa & Chickpea Salad with Lemon-Tahini Dressing

This fresh, herbed quinoa and chickpea salad makes a satisfying lunch. It's also a great side dish for holidays and potlucks. Gluten free and easily vegan.

cookieandkate.com

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 18

Two of my favourites 🩷🙂

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Dr Chris Noone @chris-noone.bsky.social · May 10

Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · May 8

He picks Russell *and* Prendagast just to wind up RSA fans as much as possible.

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TaPRA @tapra.bsky.social · May 2

Details of our (online) AGM next Friday have gone out to members via our newsletter. Please contact us if you are a current member and have not received this information. We look forward to seeing you there.

Mottled background with "TAPRA AGM. Details out now" written on it.

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · Apr 26

The Lush display was nice...

In the words of my friend: "Wild how ten years ago I might have thought it was a bit pandery, but Jesus Christ, these days trans peeps deserve some pandering".

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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · Apr 26

So the EHRC wants to turn the clocks back to 1969, and now I'm blogging like it's 2012:

cnlester.wordpress.com/2025/04/26/t...

I had too many thoughts on the transphobic direction of travel to fit it into one message. I hope it helps.

Turning the clock back on trans rights

If you’re a trans person in the UK – love one, or even like one – then you will have already seen the transphobic guidance released by Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC): a cowardly releas…

cnlester.wordpress.com

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Apr 26

The Mo Siewcharran Prize this year is for non fiction. The prize is to help discover unpublished non-fiction writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Details in link.

Please Share :)

www.thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/landing-page...

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Apr 26

Doing some cleaning up of my web resources and reconnected with this blogpost I wrote in 2022. It's about all the things you might not know when applying for a PhD in the Arts and Humanities in the UK. As we are at the start of a new cycle, here it is:

hannahmarierobbins.com/2022/05/16/t...

Things you may not know about applying for a PhD in the Arts and Humanities in the U.K.

Hello. This is a very short resource for people looking at the PhD application process in the UK right now. Some of this information may be obvious but there is a real lack of democracy and transpa…

hannahmarierobbins.com

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Apr 25

That neurodivergent stomach drop when you realise you’ve somehow added a week to the month in your mental calculations 😭

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Apr 24

It’s DOUBLY important if it’s because they are pursuing ANTI equalities policy. The pro-discrimination lobby are noisy and rich and organised.

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Apr 24

If you can engage with people doing the work, it’s important to name the reasons you are rejecting Labour (if you are).

The “ordinary voter” has to tell the party. The press won’t do it.

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