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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 13h

Meet our people @tmcasimiro.bsky.social is an archaeologist specialising in material culture, urban marginality, and the intersections of place and memory, community archaeology, waste and urban ecologies, the archaeology of abandonment, and non-human interactions in urban and non-urban spaces.

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 20h

Join us online at 16:00 BST for Professor Rob Wilson’s talk, “Norming Human Individuality,” part of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory Autumn 2025 seminar series.
Details and link: placememory.net/events-2/#Wi...

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · 6d

PSA 🔈Our call for abstracts for EPSSE 2026 is now open! Our 2026 annual conference will be hosted in Germany by Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt on 24-26 June 2026 💫

Deadline for abstracts on all things philosophy of emotions: 1 December 2025

www.epsse.org/call-for-abs...

Call for Abstracts | EPSSE

www.epsse.org

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow: Norming Human Individuality with Professor Rob Wilson (16:00–17:30 BST, D1 Pathfoot & online).
Register now → forms.gle/kfZ5W4SZr5L7...

#Philosophy #CognitiveScience #PlaceMemory

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 5d

🌍 | Oxford’s Planetary Health Informatics group is applying AI to real-world data to fill the gaps in global health.

Learn more about how this work is tackling climate-related health crises such as malaria. ⬇️

#OxfordClimate

Planetary Health Informatics explained

YouTube video by University of Oxford

www.youtube.com

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Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology @anthroencyclo.bsky.social · 12d

New #OpenAccess article "Dementism: A New Line of Inquiry in Dementia Studies From a Social Psychological Perspective"

Too often dementia is reduced to memory loss. This article offers a new framework for #Dementia studies, centering dignity, inclusion & personhood.

doi.org/10.1111/jtsb...

Dementism: A New Line of Inquiry in Dementia Studies From a Social Psychological Perspective

The progression of dementia often leads to significant life changes, with particular emphasis placed on memory decline and increased forgetfulness. People living with dementia (PlwD) are frequently s...

doi.org

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infoclio.ch @infoclio.bsky.social · 9d

Winter School : The Future of the Past. Research Pathways in Digital Humanities and Memory Studies

December 10-12, 2025. University of Pavia. Online participation possible. Registration free of charge. #digitalhistory #digitalhumanities #memorystudies

www.infoclio.ch/fr/winter-sc...

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · 9d

In case you missed it...Read reflections from the Lab research team, Dr Kate Marrison, Dr Ben Pelling and Prof Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden about their participation in the worlds biggest conference on memory studies.

Reflections from the Memory Studies Association Conference, Prague

The research team of the Landecker Digital Memory Lab recently attended the Memory Studies Association’s annual conference, the world-leading event in the field, this year held across Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Czechia. During the packed, five-day programme, the Lab contributed to five sessions and joined many others. Find out

www.digitalmemorylab.com

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Centre for European Studies @ulceuros.bsky.social · 7d

Join us for the upcoming Conference "Cultural Memory – Memory Culture(s)", hosted by the Centre for European Studies.
Keynote speakers: Aleida Assmann, Bill Niven, Amy Williams, Bill Rolston, and Eva Umlauf

🗓️ 9-11 October 2025

Please register and check out our programme! www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 6d

✨Upcoming Seminar Session!

🔎The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Coimbra (CEIS20) invites you to the 7th session of the seminar "Violence, Memory, Networks-Interdisciplinary Connections"!

❗Registration is free, but mandatory!

bit.ly/3VO25Bx

#MSA #Seminar #Violence

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 6d

Inviting people to a discussion with my life partner and comrade Brit Griffin about writing, place, memory.
We are discussing her new book and our 30 year obsession with the dark and untamed history of Cobalt.
Perfect Books
Ottawa
Thursday Oct. 9
blogcritics.org/book-review-...

Book Review: ‘The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien’ by Brit Griffin - Blogcritics

The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien The Haunting of Modesto O'Brien by Brit Griffin is a tale of wonder

blogcritics.org

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annamariaaeder.bsky.social @annamariaaeder.bsky.social · 5d

🥁🥳🍾It’s finally out! 📣💃🏻🎉 Needless to say, it’s on a very relevant and timely topic 😉, featuring contributions from EXPERTS in epistemology and philosophy of science.

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 5d

We encourage responses from anyone who works with collections, whether in a paid or volunteer capacity. Read our guidance to starting the conversation in your organisation and submit your response by 11 December via our survey 👇

#MuseumCollections #EmpoweringCollections

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Revisiting Empowering Collections 2025: call for evidence - Museums Association

Reviewing our Empowering Collections report to reflect our changing world

www.museumsassociation.org

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 6d

We will make recording available soon!

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder – register now – Professor Rob Wilson – Norming Human Individuality – the significance of eugenification
Wed 8 Oct, 16:00–17:30 BST | D1, Pathfoot Building, @stir.ac.uk + online

👉 Register here: forms.gle/TotVHDoBHibn...

#PlaceMemory #Philosophy #Eugenification

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 6d

I had a mid-career fellowship and it was exactly what I needed to finish my book. The BA application forms are far simpler than you might expect if you’ve only ever seen forms for other funders. So, if you’re eligible, do explore further. Best of luck if you apply.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 6d

We’ve opened a call for our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships which enable established scholars to have the time to complete a significant piece of humanities or social sciences piece of research, through a one year period of leave
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships

The British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a signi...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 15d

Are you an early career researcher with an interest in our collection? Apply to develop an independent research project funded by AHRC.

Hear more about the opportunity at a virtual town hall event on Monday 6 October: bit.ly/BL-EarlyCare...

A group of students sat at a table examining documents and books from the Library's collection.

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HCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 7d

The 2025 Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be given on 15 October by Professor Christopher Brown on 'The Atlantic Slave Trade and the American Revolution'. Tickets (free), edin.ac/4nHBpya

#History #Classics #Archaeology #Slavery #Edinburgh

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IEA de Paris @ieadeparis.bsky.social · 23d

⏳Don’t forget to apply! The deadline for the Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Fellowship is October 14, 2025.

📆Stays will take place between January 2026 and December 2028.

👉Informations and application: www.paris-iea.fr/en/apply/cal...

#NetIAS #CATprogram #Research #CallforApplications

Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Programme 2026 – 2028 - Institut d'études avancées de Paris

L'IEA de Paris est un centre de recherche dans le domaine des sciences humaines et sociales qui accueille des chercheurs de haut niveau pour des séjours de recherche. L'institut organise dans ses loca...

www.paris-iea.fr

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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...

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 16d

The Leverhulme Trust has teamed up with @britishacademy.bsky.social to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a new podcast by ECRs for ECRs. Tune in now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

Read more about this collaboration: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/confess...

White text on magenta background: Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. leverhulme.ac.uk/news
"We are excited to be collaborating with the British Academy on this new podcast to help early career researchers navigate every stage of their career journey."

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Angela Marques Filipe @angelaofthenorth.bsky.social · 8d

Part-time RA role in my Leverhulme project "Reframing Ecoanxiety". Ideal for PGRs in the social sciences and environmental-medical humanities looking for flexible, remote work. Oppts for career advacement detailed. Right to work in the UK required. Apply by October 17th for a start November 1st.

CASUAL ACADEMIC - Research Assistant

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

durham.taleo.net

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 8d

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 7d

Join us today for Confronting Colonial Imaginaries – stories of a postcolonial road trip with Professor Uma Kothari
Wed 1 Oct 2025
16:00–17:30 (stream opens 14:50)
D1, Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling + online
join online: placememory.net/events-2/#Um...

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 8d

How does heritage-making intersect with homemaking? Join Professor Emma Waterton, Leverhulme International Professor at the University of York
Tuesday 21 October
16:00–17:30 (stream opens 15:50)
in Pathfoot Building D1, University of Stirling + online
Register here: forms.gle/Guv9U9vJTvV7...

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