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Tom Shiels
@itstomshiels.bsky.social
Writer, currently working as a comms manager in academic publishing. Interests include food, coffee, books and music. Irish living in Yorkshire.

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First introduced by British Rail in 1994.
July 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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2/4 As we said at the time, our mission has always been to create an equitable research and publishing environment, and we remain dedicated to this mission, especially at a time when academic freedom is under threat.

Read through this thread to learn about what we've done since.
April 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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3/4 We announced our partnership with the @everylibrary.bsky.social Institute in the US and co-created a series of webinars with them to support the academic library community.

We've introduced a publisher’s note to be included in every journal we publish. You can read it here: bit.ly/3YnOene
#DefendResearch
Emerald is passionate about leading change and aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve our goals around the environment and sustainability.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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4/4 We've launched resources to assist and inspire you to get involved. You can find those here: bit.ly/4iDXISA

Join us and thousands more to #DefendResearch.
April 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If it’s not perfect then it’s damn close! Hope you have a good one too.
April 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I hadn’t realised he was no longer with us. Sad to hear that, and will appreciate the work even more having heard he was one of the good ones!
April 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Go raibh maith agat. Such an important play.
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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"Translations" is my favorite play.
Not my favorite Brian Friel Play.
My favorite play.
April 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I hope you get plenty of enjoyment out of it.
April 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A beach hut is the dream!
April 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM