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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · 3d

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Robert Louis Stevenson Day 2025

Edinburgh Celebrates A Great Scottish Writer

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · 8d

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NEW DISCOVERIES ON A GEORGIAN MURDER CASE — The WS Society

When Katherine Nairn fell in love with the dashing Patrick Ogilvie in 1765, it would have been the perfect match – but for the fact that she was already married to Patrick’s older brother, Thomas. In ...

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · 15d

Is anyone surprised?
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Scots would vote for independence in new referendum, poll finds

SCOTS would vote to leave the Union if a new independence referendum were held tomorrow, a new poll has found ...

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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · 25d

Gaza City Facing Complete Obliteration theorkneynews.scot/2025/09/13/g...

Gaza City Facing Complete Obliteration

There will be a Peace vigil today, Saturday 13 September on the Kirk Green, Broad Street, Kirkwall between 1 and 2pm. The vigils have been ongoing since the end of October 2023 calling for an immed…

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Your Right to Decide

Your Right to Decide sets out the Scottish Government's view that it is for the people of Scotland to decide on their constitutional future. It calls on the UK Government to make a clear commitment to...

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’re really pleased that our Robert Fergusson exhibition, initially held at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library last year, is now available online. If you weren’t able to visit last year, click along and remember Robert Fergusson with us 👇

Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're very excited to announce that our wonderful exhibition 'Celebrating the Scottish Poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)' with the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, has been turned into an online exhibition!

Check it out at the link below: robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/online-exhib...

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Jenni Hyde @wallyberry.bsky.social · Jul 31

Goodbye to the history department at Lancaster University, where the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social was founded 49 years ago. From tomorrow we are
part of a School of Global Affairs. Next year, who knows what will be - please sign our petition against mass redundancies chng.it/PZfTFDjNcr

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Stop Mass Redundancies at Lancaster University – Hold Senior Management Accountable

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 28

Annnd it's oot an it's OA tae!!
Sae thrilled, sae grateful, an sae happy!
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Project MUSE - Scottish Literary Review-Volume 17, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2025

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 28

News from Edinburgh.
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Review of Race and History | The University of Edinburgh

The academically-led review explores historic racial and colonial injustices, including enslavement, linked to the University as well as reassessing current policies and procedures.

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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · Jul 27

Support for independence is at its highest level ever.

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 27

So let us pray
That come it may
For it is coming yet
For a that.😍

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jul 19

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LIVE: Activists gather at Edinburgh demo in support of Palestine Action

Protesters have gathered in support of Palestine Action with reports some are to defy the Labour Government’s proscription of the group Hundreds…

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · Jul 18

You don't need to be a butterfly expert to get involved in the #BigButterflyCount 🦋🔎

Use our free identification guides for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to help you.

Download them and take part here 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide for England with photos of each species

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide in Welsh with photos of each species

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide for Scotland with photos of each species

Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count identification guide in Irish with photos of each species

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jun 7

Token: A Journal of English Linguistics vol. 17 is now online.
A big thank-you to our amazing team in Kielce and to our guest editors for this issue, Irene Ranzato and Luca Valleriani!
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Volume 17

TOKEN 17 Special issue: Adapted Literature and Theatre in Audiovisual Translation Guest editors: Irene Ranzato (Sapienza University of Rome) and Luca Valleriani (University of Tuscia and Sapienza Un...

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'm in vol. 3. You've no idea how thrilled, humbled and elated I am. I could cry every time I think about it, no kidding.

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Jun 1

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Bereavement conference this Tuesday at George Heriot's

George Heriot’s School is hosting a Bereavement in Education Professional Learning for Teachers conference on 3 June from 10am-3.30pm. The conference promises to be a highly insightful day on bereavem...

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · May 17

well, someone has to do the resting part too, don't they?

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · May 10

Free online event
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Events and seminars - Renaissance and Early Modern Research Alliance (REMRA)

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Apr 30

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The future of Scotland’s space sector

YouTube video by The Royal Society of Edinburgh

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Apr 27

The recording of our ISLE Forum is now online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdcu...

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Apr 21

RIP Pope Francis.

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SELCIE @selcie.bsky.social · Dec 9

Hello Bluesky! We're SELCIE, Scotland's Early Literature for Children Initiative 🦉, a children's literature research project housed in English & Scottish Literature @Edinburgh Uni. We work in partnership with Edinburgh's Museum of Childhood 🍂

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Apr 15

As we prepare to remember Culloden.
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Military Cantonments of the British Army in Scotland, 1745-56

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Apr 13

Haste ye back, dear Scotland!
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Alyn Smith: Brussels is holding the EU door open for Scotland

"We need to hear more from you.” A phrase ringing in my ears after a fantastic trip to Brussels to go and meet a cast of thousands in the…

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Marina Dossena @marinadossena.bsky.social · Apr 12

And elsewhere in town and in the neighbourhood.
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Dentro Lorenzo Lotto Tour - Accademia Carrara

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