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A supportive community of practice of mostly doctoral students and postdocs on Twitter since 2012. Our free online quiet study room opened 24/7 in 2020 and is filled with wonderful people. www.thephdforum.com
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PhD defended! My thesis asks why, in 2025, we still explain housing crises, border regimes and climate breakdown through “overpopulation” – even when the evidence points to extraction, speculation and colonial histories instead.
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
PhD defended! My thesis asks why, in 2025, we still explain housing crises, border regimes and climate breakdown through “overpopulation” – even when the evidence points to extraction, speculation and colonial histories instead.
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We supported Harry Griffiths with a research bursary. His report is on our website 👇
sslh.org.uk/2025/11/27/h...
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Harry Griffiths (Bangor) on anti-fascism in South Wales and the North West of England
My PhD research examines the development of anti-fascist activism within industrial communities in twentieth-century Britain. It explores localised anti-fascist movements and how factors such as cl…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We supported Harry Griffiths with a research bursary. His report is on our website 👇
sslh.org.uk/2025/11/27/h...
sslh.org.uk/2025/11/27/h...
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Great book launch at the Marx Memorial Library yesterday for Henry Dee’s ‘Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa’. Dee pictured right; beside him is Dr Wayne Dooling of SOAS, who kindly acted as discussant sslh.org.uk/2025/11/04/m...
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Great book launch at the Marx Memorial Library yesterday for Henry Dee’s ‘Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa’. Dee pictured right; beside him is Dr Wayne Dooling of SOAS, who kindly acted as discussant sslh.org.uk/2025/11/04/m...
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Yup - scribbles on paper rule.
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Yup - scribbles on paper rule.
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In Innsbruck for the talk tomorrow. It’s cold - am glad I covered up. The Alps ranges are snow capped in the background. There are Christmas markets.
Come if you around tomorrow.
www.uibk.ac.at/en/peacestud...
Come if you around tomorrow.
www.uibk.ac.at/en/peacestud...
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In Innsbruck for the talk tomorrow. It’s cold - am glad I covered up. The Alps ranges are snow capped in the background. There are Christmas markets.
Come if you around tomorrow.
www.uibk.ac.at/en/peacestud...
Come if you around tomorrow.
www.uibk.ac.at/en/peacestud...
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Attempts at fixing gender equality at leadership level all tell us to adopt behaviours largely exhibited by men to ‘get there’: be more assertive& ambitious, less humble, sensitive & reflective etc. They don’t tell men to adopt any of our dominant behaviours. This messaging is in itself patriarchal.
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Attempts at fixing gender equality at leadership level all tell us to adopt behaviours largely exhibited by men to ‘get there’: be more assertive& ambitious, less humble, sensitive & reflective etc. They don’t tell men to adopt any of our dominant behaviours. This messaging is in itself patriarchal.
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Very pleased to be giving keynote: ‘Duties to Posterity and the “Me Generation”’ at the KCL Public Policy Graduate Conference on Nov 26th.
kclppe4pp.github.io
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KCL PPE for Public Policy Graduate Conference 2025
Graduate conference at King's College London on November 26, 2025. PPE for Public Policy.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Very pleased to be giving keynote: ‘Duties to Posterity and the “Me Generation”’ at the KCL Public Policy Graduate Conference on Nov 26th.
kclppe4pp.github.io
kclppe4pp.github.io
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American humanist James Baldwin speaking at the University of Cambridge in 1965. His words on racism still resonate today. An incredible piece of #HumanistHeritage. A true 'pin drop' speech. No one said it quite like Baldwin. #BlackHumanism.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
American humanist James Baldwin speaking at the University of Cambridge in 1965. His words on racism still resonate today. An incredible piece of #HumanistHeritage. A true 'pin drop' speech. No one said it quite like Baldwin. #BlackHumanism.
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Honoured to receive the 2025 Brian Barry Prize in Political Science. My essay reconstructs and evaluates state anxiety about civil disobedience, and reflects on how political philosophy can reflect and align with such anxiety.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
#philsky #polisky #polsci 🗺️
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
#philsky #polisky #polsci 🗺️
October 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Honoured to receive the 2025 Brian Barry Prize in Political Science. My essay reconstructs and evaluates state anxiety about civil disobedience, and reflects on how political philosophy can reflect and align with such anxiety.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
#philsky #polisky #polsci 🗺️
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
#philsky #polisky #polsci 🗺️
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A little positivity posting for once in my life: I am actually having a lot of fun being a postdoc. All this time to just think about research and do research…FINALLY! 🥳
October 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A little positivity posting for once in my life: I am actually having a lot of fun being a postdoc. All this time to just think about research and do research…FINALLY! 🥳
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University of Birmingham PhD on dietary polyphenols, stress and brain health, exploring effects on cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function. Closing date: 30th November
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-diet...
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PhD: Diet Stress and Brain Health - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
University of Birmingham PhD on dietary polyphenols, stress and brain health, exploring effects on cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
University of Birmingham PhD on dietary polyphenols, stress and brain health, exploring effects on cognition, mood, vascular and cerebral function. Closing date: 30th November
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-diet...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-diet...
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How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
Changing The Record
How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
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This Saturday, we will be doing a Visual Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
We will imagine, discuss and draw cities of the future and it is free to join.
For more info and to register, click here: museum.care/events/imagi...
We will imagine, discuss and draw cities of the future and it is free to join.
For more info and to register, click here: museum.care/events/imagi...
Imagining a Future City: Visual Assembly in Vienna
The Visual Assemblies are coming to Austria! On Saturday October 4, 10:00 - 12:00, Barış Eser will facilitate a Visual Asesmbly. We will imagine, discuss
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September 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This Saturday, we will be doing a Visual Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
We will imagine, discuss and draw cities of the future and it is free to join.
For more info and to register, click here: museum.care/events/imagi...
We will imagine, discuss and draw cities of the future and it is free to join.
For more info and to register, click here: museum.care/events/imagi...
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Resources Review Editor sought for Practice: Social Work in Action journal.
Want to build your own networks, develop and promote the research in your field, and be recognised as a leading figure within the academic community?
Read on: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Want to build your own networks, develop and promote the research in your field, and be recognised as a leading figure within the academic community?
Read on: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Resources Review Editor needed for Practice
think.taylorandfrancis.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Resources Review Editor sought for Practice: Social Work in Action journal.
Want to build your own networks, develop and promote the research in your field, and be recognised as a leading figure within the academic community?
Read on: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Want to build your own networks, develop and promote the research in your field, and be recognised as a leading figure within the academic community?
Read on: think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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Very sad to hear of the passing of social worker and activist Angi Naylor, who gave so much of herself, her humour, her unforgettable character, her time and energy to standing up for people and supporting others whenever and wherever she could. Rest well Angi xxx
September 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Very sad to hear of the passing of social worker and activist Angi Naylor, who gave so much of herself, her humour, her unforgettable character, her time and energy to standing up for people and supporting others whenever and wherever she could. Rest well Angi xxx
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"Oxford becomes first UK university to offer ChatGPT Edu to all staff and students" - imagining a lot of staff there pretty upset about, but also it says much about OpenAI's education strategy that it's targeted Oxford as its first institutional capture in the UK www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...
Oxford becomes first UK university to offer ChatGPT Edu to all staff
OpenAI’s flagship GPT-5 model will be provided across the University and Oxford Colleges through ChatGPT Edu, a version of ChatGPT built for universities that includes enterprise-level security and
www.ox.ac.uk
September 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Oxford becomes first UK university to offer ChatGPT Edu to all staff and students" - imagining a lot of staff there pretty upset about, but also it says much about OpenAI's education strategy that it's targeted Oxford as its first institutional capture in the UK www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...
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Hello #academicsky! I'm sharing a cfp for an edited collection on "Naming & Classifying," pulled together by me, Kristin Girten, & @aaronrhanlon.com . We'd love to see your work! Please also circulate to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline 10/31. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Naming and Classifying cfp final
CFP: Naming and Classifying in the Long Eighteenth Century Whereas “the nineteenth century can be seen as the century of counting and measuring,” the eighteenth century can be seen as the century of ...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hello #academicsky! I'm sharing a cfp for an edited collection on "Naming & Classifying," pulled together by me, Kristin Girten, & @aaronrhanlon.com . We'd love to see your work! Please also circulate to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline 10/31. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The #Carnival4David will take place tomorrow.
Come along if you are in London. Radical Optimism is all you need to bring along.
Come along if you are in London. Radical Optimism is all you need to bring along.
September 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The #Carnival4David will take place tomorrow.
Come along if you are in London. Radical Optimism is all you need to bring along.
Come along if you are in London. Radical Optimism is all you need to bring along.
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Reading is just teleporting, but quietly.
September 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Reading is just teleporting, but quietly.
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Here’s the page you need if you want to join the class action:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
September 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Here’s the page you need if you want to join the class action:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
And the Authors Guild statement on who may be eligible for a part of the settlement:
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
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Looking forward to participating in this workshop. I’ll be talking about whether there’s a human right to participate in science.
This 2-day workshop @royalsociety.org on the right to participate in science and science as a global public good brings together scientists, philosophers, and policy makers. The event is open to everyone and can also be attended online. Programme coming soon. Registration required 👇
Science as a global public good? From the right to participate in science to science governance | Royal Society
Science+ meeting organised by Professor Geoffrey Boulton FRS FRSE MAE and Professor Michela Massimi FRSE FRAS MAE
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September 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Looking forward to participating in this workshop. I’ll be talking about whether there’s a human right to participate in science.
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Including translations of my books I seem to have more than a dozen books here. I hate filling in web forms but maybe I’ll make an exception this time.
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Including translations of my books I seem to have more than a dozen books here. I hate filling in web forms but maybe I’ll make an exception this time.
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#Carnival4David
In two weeks there will be a carnival in London to celebrate the life of David Graeber.
Workshops will be taking place too! Save The Date!
In two weeks there will be a carnival in London to celebrate the life of David Graeber.
Workshops will be taking place too! Save The Date!
September 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#Carnival4David
In two weeks there will be a carnival in London to celebrate the life of David Graeber.
Workshops will be taking place too! Save The Date!
In two weeks there will be a carnival in London to celebrate the life of David Graeber.
Workshops will be taking place too! Save The Date!
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Question for historians of Scotland:
I am following a style guide that asks for first names but I cannot find one. Can anyone help me?
Finlayson, W. H., ‘The Boyds in Bruges’, Scottish Historical Review (1949). Does anyone know what the W stands for? I can only ever find: W. H. Finlayson- Thank you!
I am following a style guide that asks for first names but I cannot find one. Can anyone help me?
Finlayson, W. H., ‘The Boyds in Bruges’, Scottish Historical Review (1949). Does anyone know what the W stands for? I can only ever find: W. H. Finlayson- Thank you!
September 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Question for historians of Scotland:
I am following a style guide that asks for first names but I cannot find one. Can anyone help me?
Finlayson, W. H., ‘The Boyds in Bruges’, Scottish Historical Review (1949). Does anyone know what the W stands for? I can only ever find: W. H. Finlayson- Thank you!
I am following a style guide that asks for first names but I cannot find one. Can anyone help me?
Finlayson, W. H., ‘The Boyds in Bruges’, Scottish Historical Review (1949). Does anyone know what the W stands for? I can only ever find: W. H. Finlayson- Thank you!