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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 6d

🖥 We have a number of online research training courses starting in October.

Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 1d

This makes me so angry. These people view all life as training for lifelong servitude/work. There's no room for interest, enjoyment, and culture in their bleak vision of education. At least she'll never be in power to see it through. Though Reform are probably worse.

Badenoch: Curb students taking "rip-off" degrees such as English. The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 2d

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.

Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.

Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 2d

Ahhh thank you so much! It was very windy but they did so well - and the walk as a whole raised over £36k, which is amazing. (They’re pretty good kids, even if I do say so myself 🥰)

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 2d

The fundraiser is still open, so you can help kids in Gaza and inspire my little champions too if you’d like www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

Evelyn, Alastair & Elspeth's Walk for Children in Gaza | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Help raise funds for women and children in Gaza with Forgotten Women Charity

www.launchgood.com

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 2d

My lovely kiddos did a fundraising march for kids in Gaza at the weekend, raising over £900. And today my middle kiddo made a Palestinian flag at school - complete with a stick so it can be taken on a protest. Kids are the best.

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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Yet another poll finding the same thing polls have found for months: 66% of Israelis want to end the war, 69% think Netanyahu should resign either now or after the war. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 6d

We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians.

Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd

Please let us know if there are gaps.
#Skystorians 1/2

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7d

I've just discovered that the @theguardian.com has now got a entire team to write NIMBY articles.

Explains a lot. I assume they'll be covering the wider effects of NIMBYism; climate catastrophe, housing crisis, collapsing infrastructure in the same way?

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 9d

Read our response to the Government’s announcement that university maintenance grants will be reintroduced for certain courses, funded through a levy on international student fees
https://bit.ly/4gPz7uO

British Academy responds to government announcement on university maintenance grants

The British Academy has issued a response to the government's announcement on using a proposed levy on international students to fund maintenance grants.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 9d

No, it never existed, and then the imaginary target was scrapped by the Conservatives years ago anyway.

The rise in numbers going to uni was entirely down to higher demand from students.

a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms.bsky.social · 9d

did that 50% uni target thing actually still exist in any meaningful sense?

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 8d

When I pick my nearly 2 year old up for a cuddle she pulls her knees into her chest and tucks her arms in across her knees. Basically, she has absolute trust that the world will hold her. What an abomination it is that children in Gaza have been robbed of this sense of safety. An abomination.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 8d

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 9d

I’m delighted to share the termcards for two scholarly communities I convene at Swansea:
✨ GENCAS – interdisciplinary gender research centre
✨ Mid-Career Mentoring Network – an initiative I’ve founded to support mid-career colleagues.
I’d be very happy to share Zoom links if you’d like to join us!

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Dr Victoria Bates @victoriabates.bsky.social · 10d

Lovely to do a book launch-lunch today with @jennycrane.bsky.social and @sarahcrook.bsky.social - thanks to everyone who came along!

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 10d

It was so lovely! Thank you so much for organising and for the delicious lunch 😍

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 10d

I love a news cycle which is basically “member of a party disagrees with another party!”. Like, yes, that’s the point. That’s the system. I’d like Labour to disagree with Reform MORE.

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Ben Gidley @bengidley.bsky.social · 10d

reminder we’re kicking off tomorrow
5:30- 7:30pm Hybrid/IHR

@profpanayi.bsky.social & @kabcommons.bsky.social will open, then I’ll will speak on history & social studies; @marcloureiro.bsky.social on history & law; and Natalya Din-Kariuki on history & literature.

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 10d

Book now for a special day conference @ihr.bsky.social on Thursday 30 October organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum to mark the 60th anniversary of the introduction of industrial tribunals in the UK. You can register for it via the following link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 10d

Realising I have a deep association between Bristol and profound coolness in part because I watched Skins at a very impressionable age (it is also a cool city)

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 10d

On my way to lovely Bristol to celebrate book publications with the wonderful Jenny Crane and Victoria Bates. And then I’m going to do a ritualistic book stress cleanse, recommendations welcome (douse it in gin?)

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 12d

I’m not

It isn’t.

It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 13d

They have tiny feet and big tempers, so please donate if you can to make the experience of marching them around a Welsh park in the rain more worthwhile

Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 15d

Hello lovely people. My little ones are doing a fundraising walk for Gaza, absolutely no pressure to donate but the link for their fundraising page is here: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

Evelyn, Alastair & Elspeth's Walk for Children in Gaza | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Help raise funds for women and children in Gaza with Forgotten Women Charity

www.launchgood.com

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 12d

Having spent a decent chunk of the last 6 years hoping Swansea would gentrify a bit I just spent £5 on a bougie coffee and I take it all back

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 12d

Tell my children and children in Gaza that you also think genocide is fucking abhorrent by donating here: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

Evelyn, Alastair & Elspeth's Walk for Children in Gaza | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Help raise funds for women and children in Gaza with Forgotten Women Charity

www.launchgood.com

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