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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 5d

What a great opportunity 👇

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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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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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d

'The affected staff, in the schools of foreign languages, history, religion and music, have been warned the university cannot rule out compulsory redundancy.'

Almost 200 Cardiff University staff left in limbo as they face losing jobs

Cardiff University confirmed it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies as it also apologised to students for problems with a new timetabling system as the academic year begins

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Helen McCabe @drhmccabe.bsky.social · Aug 15

Is it OK to post jobs here? Hoping so, as we're recruting 7 3-year Research Fellowships as part of a new Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Slavery in War. (More details below). Please share widely, and apply! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Comparative Contexts) (Fixed term)

In 2025, the University of Nottingham and King’s College London will launch the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, funded by the Leverhulme Trust for up to £10 million over ten year...

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Alex Thomson @byebyepride.bsky.social · 7d

Lots to look out for in 2025-6: and a privilege to work with these wonderful humans. @englishassociation.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social @draperel.bsky.social Dr Becky Fisher

The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 7d

We enjoyed our brilliantly productive annual strategic planning day on Saturday! Stay tuned for all our exciting 2025-26 plans, including celebrations for our 125th anniversary 🤗💫
@jennyrichards.bsky.social @byebyepride.bsky.social @draperel.bsky.social and our CEO Dr Becky Fisher 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Photo of Jenny Richards, Elizabeth Draper, Alex Thomson and Becky Fisher

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 8d

'University of Sussex leader Sasha Roseneil said she felt opposition to higher education was often grounded in an explicit rejection of the expansion of access that has taken place in recent decades.' 1/2

Universities victims of ‘relentless negativity campaign’

Sussex v-c says media attacks motivated by view that fewer people should obtain a degree

www.timeshighereducation.com

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks for sharing this @natefeed.bsky.social 😊⬇️⬇️

National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · 12d

Our friends @englishassociation.bsky.social are collecting stories of how teachers are planning to support the National Year of Reading. Let them know here: bit.ly/4-11YearOfRe... #nationalyearofreading

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 12d

Of course. You are welcome!

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 15d

Helpful summary in @timeshighered.bsky.social about why portability matters to humanities and social science scholars at every stage of career with a quotation from me at the end about exceptions expected for "long form and/or longer-process outputs”. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref...

Use REF pause to review non-portability of outputs, urge scholars

Breaking the link between researchers and their outputs harms academic mobility and disciplinary excellence, argue professors

www.timeshighereducation.com

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · 16d

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Words That Burn: exploring human rights through poetry in the classroom (30 September 2025, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association

We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 18d

@sarahebull.bsky.social Here is my favourite resource; it was my go-to for early modern handwriting long before I arrived in Cambridge: www.english.cam.ac.uk/ceres/ehoc/

English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course

www.english.cam.ac.uk

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 18d

Last evening's September sunset, Edinburgh.

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Naomi Baker @drnaomibaker.bsky.social · 20d

Women have been speaking out about abuse for centuries! I wrote about Anne Wentworth, a 17th-century survivor of domestic abuse, for @theconversation.com #earlymodern

The 17th-century woman who wrote about surviving domestic abuse

In the 17th century, Anne Wentworth spoke out against her abusive husband and the religious institution that protected him.

theconversation.com

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 22d

Important work by @britishacademy.bsky.social, keeping track of emerging cold spots, and contracting opportunities for young people who want to make a difference in the world through the study of SHAPE subjects.

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 28d

Humanities, arts and social sciences degrees are disappearing in many UK regions.

With more young people than ever studying close to home, course cuts are narrowing their choices at university.

@timeshighered.bsky.social covers our 'Cold Spots' report today. Read more at https://bit.ly/46e3wOy

Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK

Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 28d

Humanities, arts and social sciences degrees are disappearing in many UK regions.

With more young people than ever studying close to home, course cuts are narrowing their choices at university.

@timeshighered.bsky.social covers our 'Cold Spots' report today. Read more at https://bit.ly/46e3wOy

Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK

Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns

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John P @drhypercube.bsky.social · 26d

Also totally my jam. & spurs me to look for a question I asked myself y'day: how long does it take for a hive to declare nectar location info "stale". Some bees found an open syrup jar while I was swapping things and foragers kept coming back to the same spot for hours, even though the jar was gone.

Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 27d

Very pleased to see our Bee-ing Human film on the @leverhulme.ac.uk website. I will be sharing more from our science-humanities project on bee sentience soon as we finalise our bee book this autumn media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/charle...

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 27d

With an interdisciplinary, intersectional approach, Helen Atkins's ethnographic study draws on oral histories, archival analysis and participatory action research towards a future free from gendered violence. Read now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/hatk...

Helen Atkins speaking to an audience with a microphone and laptop in front.

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · 27d

Very pleased to see our Bee-ing Human film on the @leverhulme.ac.uk website. I will be sharing more from our science-humanities project on bee sentience soon as we finalise our bee book this autumn media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/charle...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 28d

We've got a chunky @britishacademy.bsky.social report out looking at the emergence of 'cold spots' where you can't study arts, humanities or social science subjects close to home. We call for an urgent review of HE funding & monitoring of at risk subjects
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/univers...

University course closures leave students unable to study many SHAPE subjects close to home - report

A new report shows that students are shut out of SHAPE education in their home regions, as large swathes of the UK are ‘cold spots’ for humanities, social sciences and arts degrees.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Rory Loughnane @loughnrv.bsky.social · 29d

🌟Publication Day!🌟

The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Early Modern Authorship, ed. Rory Loughnane and Will Sharpe

For more details about the book's contents and contributors, see here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp... Winner announced on #NationalPoetryDay!

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Sep 6

Research funding /Grants - opportunities ⬇️⬇️

AEDEAN @aedeaninfo.bsky.social · Sep 5

AEDEAN is announcing the Patricia Shaw Research Funding: 4 grants of up to €800 each.

👩‍🎓 Who?: AEDEAN members with a recent degree in English Studies or related fields.
📅 DEADLINE: 1st October 2025
👉 More details here: aedean.org?page_id=10607

#ResearchFunding #Research

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · Sep 6

My last photo this year from Islay: a Scottish sunset:

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · Sep 4

Today's photo from Islay, another beach, this time deserted Sanaigmore. A beautiful, quiet bike ride to get there.

Photo of a calm sea at Sanaigmore beach, Islay, Scotland, on a beautiful sunny September day.

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Sep 3

Research grants ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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