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UKRI Funding Opportunities @funding.ukri.org · 26d

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025 #ahrc #academicsky

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions. You must: * be an early career researcher * hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience

www.ukri.org

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Dept of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, Univ of Cambridge @department-asnc.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to Dr Ben Guy, who has been awarded an AHRC standard grant to fund a major collaborative project on the early Welsh charters and their boundaries!

www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

Congratulations: Dr Ben Guy awarded an AHRC Standard Grant for project on early Welsh charters | Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic

www.asnc.cam.ac.uk

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Sep 7

A certain cultural heritage course? Noticed that too!

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Early Medieval People & Things (EMPAT) @empatireland.bsky.social · Sep 5

Research Ireland’s COALESCE awards announced

"The Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT) project seeks to create knowledge on how people in early medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100, made, used and discarded things."

www.researchireland.ie/news/coalesc...

Spotlight on COALESCE - Research Ireland

10th September 2025: A sensory walking event co-created by a community of cross-border neurodivergent collaborators, led by artist AlanJames Burns with Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analyti...

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Sep 3

Blimey! They are some very dastardly changes for this year.

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Interested in a Postdoctoral Fellowship at UCD School of Archaeology, Dublin ?

“Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

A salary of €47,273 in the first year of the award and €47,880 in the second year of the award

eligible direct research expenses of €5,000 per annum

Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme - Research Ireland

The Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and manag...

www.researchireland.ie

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Aug 30

Review of my book in the Irish Times: ‘meticulously researched and utterly absorbing’ is about as good as it gets. Downhill from here: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland: A pivotal work

Patrick Gleeson’s beautifully laid out book is meticulously researched and utterly absorbing

www.irishtimes.com

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · Aug 28

🏆 Nominations are open for the @ArchaeologyUK #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards!

Do you know an archaeologist, team, or project that deserves recognition? Find out more about the awards and how to nominate here 👉 shorturl.at/bC8AT

Archaeological Achievement Awards

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks very much for this, it was very kind and very much appreciated. No money changed hands, mind, but was lovely to see!

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Aug 26

These are good choices, basically the entire fuel of my day-to-day

Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Aug 18

Cheers, I don’t think an ebook yet. Just old fashioned heavy hard back with lots of pictures

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Celtic at Oxford @oxfordceltic.bsky.social · Aug 12

Come and join us in Oxford! We're advertising for a two-year full-time departmental lecturer in Medieval Irish Language and Literature. Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'm fundraising for LauraLynn - Irelands Childrens Hospice
fundraise.lauralynn.ie/s/859/858/s

I’m taking part in “Run 100K in September” challenge to raise funds for LauraLynn, Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice, for children with life-limiting conditions, be grateful for your support

Aidan O’Sullivan

I'm fundraising for LauraLynn - Irelands Childrens Hospice and would love if you could support my challenge.

fundraise.lauralynn.ie

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Aug 2

A Framework for Archaeological
Involvement with Human Genetic Data for European Prehistory www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

A Framework for Archaeological Involvement with Human Genetic Data for European Prehistory

A concern with ethics and commitments to ethical conduct and standards has increasingly been raised within archaeology, recently also concerning aDNA data. We suggest that codes, whether for working w...

www.degruyterbrill.com

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Aidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · Aug 2

Very exciting opportunity, Assistant Keeper, in Irish Antiquities Division, National Museum of Ireland

www.museum.ie/en-ie/about/...

Vacancies | National Museum of Ireland

Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

www.museum.ie

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The Gefrin Trust @gefrintrust.bsky.social · Jul 22

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Jul 22

My book Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland is finally out, and it’s a beaut. In bookshops tomorrow but you can order online here - only €45! First interdisciplinary study of early Irish kingship, focusing on landscape/spatial dimensions of rule: www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2025/l...

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · Jul 7

Currently recruiting 5 yr archaeological science research post for @ahrcpress RICHeS project @arcpalqub. 5 yrs initially but potentially much longer term, working on material/elemental/chemical characterisation, including specialist geochemistry/radiocarbon. pls RT: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU880/r...

Research Fellow Archaeological Science (RICHeS Scientist) at Queen's University Belfast

Apply now for the Research Fellow Archaeological Science (RICHeS Scientist) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Jun 10

Cash loss on research deepens to £6bn across UK universities.

Cost recovery rate for research fell to 67 per cent in 2023-24.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Cash loss on research deepens to £6bn across UK universities - Research Professional News

Cost recovery rate for research fell to 67 per cent in 2023-24

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Christopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · Jun 4

@hetanshah.bsky.social 'innovation policy needs to link more strongly with industrial strategy for a services based economy.'

www.cityam.com/dont-forget-...

Don't forget the arts when it comes to R&D spending

The UK's creative economy is worth more than our life sciences, aerospace and automotive industries combined

www.cityam.com

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Jun 2

Nerc ‘puts environment front and centre’ for growth and security

Research council leader Louise Heathwaite on geopolitics of ice-free Arctic and “taking risks” on understanding geoengineering

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Nerc ‘puts environment front and centre’ for growth and security - Research Professional News

Research council leader on geopolitics of ice-free Arctic and “taking risks” on understanding geoengineering

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · May 27

Still a few days left to apply for this post. Get in touch if you are interested!

Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · May 20

Come join our team in ArcPal at QUB advertising for a lecturer in archaeological science with a specialism in biomolecular and/or isotope geochemistry. Closing date 2nd June: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND779/l...

Lecturer (Archaeological Science) at Queen's University Belfast

An academic position as a Lecturer (Archaeological Science) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · May 27

Big changes in difficult times

Christopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · May 27

My account of the difficult decisions we at Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have had to make around PGR provision at

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/chan...

Changes to AHRC doctoral funding are right and necessary

UKRI’s largest proportional spender on PhDs will ensure transparency, access and geographical equity via its new schemes, says Christopher Smith

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · May 23

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Patrick Gleeson @papgleeson.bsky.social · May 20

Come join our team in ArcPal at QUB advertising for a lecturer in archaeological science with a specialism in biomolecular and/or isotope geochemistry. Closing date 2nd June: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND779/l...

Lecturer (Archaeological Science) at Queen's University Belfast

An academic position as a Lecturer (Archaeological Science) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk