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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · 14d

Episode 4 of our Podcast Series hosted by National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement will be launched tomorrow! It explores the strategic & political side of @caerheritage.bsky.social For a taster of what's to come, check out this short 2 minute trailer 👌

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CAER Heritage Podcast trailer EP4 Co-Creating Trust

We are the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE). We advocate for the role of public and community engagement in building a more inclusive higher education sector.

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks mighty @learncardiff.bsky.social, so proud of this truly co-created podcast, critically exploring 14 years of university/community partnership working. Lots more about it on my LinkedIn account - find me there!
@flintdibble.bsky.social @webstermedieval.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social

Dysgu Gydol Oes / Lifelong Learning @learncardiff.bsky.social · 16d

Our friends in Caer Heritage have launched a podcast. Discover more about the Caer Heritage Project in Caerau & the importance of community engagement & lifelong learning. www.publicengagement.ac.uk/caer-heritag... @sharewyatt.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social @cujournmedcul.bsky.social

CAER Heritage Podcast | NCCPE

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Paul Webster 🌈 @webstermedieval.bsky.social · 26d

Our festschrift for @gawainsmum.bsky.social is out! Delighted to see this come to fruition for a wonderful friend and colleague. #medieval #medievalsky
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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Sep 1

Thanks to awesome Russell Todd for this plug for our forthcoming podcast series on @caerheritage.bsky.social 14 year journey of community co-creation, heritage discovery & partnership working coming V soon! @flintdibble.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

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Ep.48 - Introducing the CAER Heritage podcast

A quick introduction to a short podcast series all about the CAER Heritage project in Cardiff, civic mission and how universities and communities can work together. Subscribe to https://soundcloud.c

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Aug 26

Listening to this fab podcast on Grange Pavillion Youth Forum with inspirational co-founders Nirushan & Shoruk - a brilliant example of community/university partnership with @cardiffuni.bsky.social Community Gateway. A LOT to learn for @caerheritage.bsky.social!

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Ep.50 -

For episode 50 Russell heads to Cardiff's Grangetown district in the south of the city to chat with two of the founders of Grange Pavilion's Youth Forum (GPYF) - Nirushan Sudarsan and Shoruk Nekeb. T

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Aug 11

There are 3 weeks left of the Summer Holidays - @caerheritage.bsky.social has a range of activities & events for families – keep a lookout for what’s on CAER Heritage 😊🐝🐞🪴🌻🌸🌞🎤🎧
@flintdibble.bsky.social @drtobydriver.bsky.social
@learncardiff.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

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Rob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here is my farewell talk at Cardiff University -all about the Behaviour Research Group across the years, and some very bad dad-jokes... youtu.be/Nl9EkBLQ3ss

Rob Thomas: Cardiff University farewell talk, July 2025

YouTube video by Rob Thomas

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Ian Rapley @irapley.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today I think is the end of the uni's financial year means it's been the final day for a whole host of colleagues who've taken "voluntary" redundancy. Very unsettling experience.

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Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Jul 29

Losing all that pay was terrible for everyone. If you were early career with no savings it left a financial impact that many are still recovering from.

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Jul 29

Universities never restored our pay despite financially benefitting from the scheme revaluation that the strikes achieved. #ucu

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Jul 29

Can’t help but reflect on the *5 years of strikes* we did to defend our pensions, on this, the day USS announce their £10 billion surplus.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Jul 27

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

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Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Jul 24

Film @ special event @caerheritage.bsky.social Volunteers & students joined @cardiffunimusic.bsky.social for a drumming workshop @ Bronze Age settlement! They were the 1st people to drum on that site in c. 4,000 years! @flintdibble.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social

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DRUMMING AT THE DIG! CAER Heritage and Cardiff School of Music

YouTube video by David Wyatt

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Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎉 Yn ystod #GŵylArchaeoleg eleni, beth am edrych ar archaeoleg yn eich ardal leol? Ewch i Archwilio i ddysgu mwy!

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#BryngaerauDyddMercher #PenDinas

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Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎉 During this year's #FestivalOfArchaeology why not check out some archaeology in your local area? Visit Archwilio to find out more!

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#HillfortsWednesday #PenDinas

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Jul 19

This summer, @caerheritage.bsky.social is hosting an exciting week-by-week programme packed with fun, hands-on activities for all ages. From arts & crafts to archaeology & heritage. Come along and be part of the fun!
Starts Mon 21st July 🙂
@learncardiff.bsky.social
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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Jul 19

Beautiful feature on how our @caerheritage.bsky.social community discovers new pasts, opens up life changing opportunities in the present & helps to create new futures ❤️
@webstermedieval.bsky.social @learncardiff.bsky.social @flintdibble.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social

Changing lives with archaeology

Community in Cardiff learns about its past while building a better future.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · Jul 9

"The One that Haunts Me" is just 3 views away from 200.

The song is dream-pop with big drums, layers of guitar & uke, and ghost vocals.

The video has wild horses on the Gower, graffiti in Grangetown, and hand-drawn pieces by my daughter.

Fun, funky, not to be missed!
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Michael Munnik - The One that Haunts Me (Official Video)

YouTube video by Michael Munnik

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Jul 7

..just like that, @caerheritage.bsky.social community dig is over for 2025. Massive thank-yous to everyone who visited (almost 1,500 of you!), to the 430 volunteers, 220 school pupils, @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social students, staff & volunteers from ACE & amazing communities of Caerau & Ely ✊️

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Jul 6

#NHS 77 years old

Many reasons to be thankful

I continue campaign for care free at the point of need, because no matter whether you are rich or poor you will receive care - something worth fighting for!

A caring society is one where the vulnerable & those in need are treated well & valued

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Dave @sharewyatt.bsky.social · Jul 6

Wow! Crumble time?

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Eve MacDonald @gevemac.bsky.social · Jul 5

‘encounters with observable reality are being flatly denied’ 👏👏 … thank you @archiebland.bsky.social for expressing this all so well

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 5

The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland

Those appalled by Israel’s actions in Gaza, and the kind of media frenzy prompted by Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury appearance, are finding their voice, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

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