Dr Theresa Oakley
@archaetexts.bsky.social
Work: Special Collections & Archives Librarian at Uni of Worcester, UK Non-work: Archaeologist with PhD on sheela-na-gigs. Ancient & historic buildings & landscapes, music (rock & metal, folk), dance, plants, art - all passions. Devon maid/crone 📚
Our Chief Executive, Hetan Shah, argues in the Financial Times that now is the moment to embrace the humanities, not retreat from them. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vxfGMQ
We need humanities more than ever in the age of AI
Subjects like literature, languages and history are vital to a thoughtful and prosperous society
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What a brilliant place! www.sergehillproject.co.uk/the-plant-li...
The Plant Library | The Serge Hill Project
The Serge Hill Project is a not-for-profit initiative based on the understanding that working with nature can radically transform people’s health and wellbeing. The aim is to foster community inclusio...
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· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #HigherEd · #Redundancies · “Leading writers, broadcasters, academics and theologians have thrown their weight behind a campaign to save 150 jobs at the University of Exeter, amid growing outrage at a sector-wide hollowing out of the humanities.”
Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts
Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences
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We've loved supporting Green Consultants students working with Dr Semih Celik on the Exeter Botanical Heritage Project this term! They have been exploring the University Archive to uncover stories from the University of Exeter's (@exeter.ac.uk) botanical past 🌿 Read the first project post here ⬇️
Why do archives matter for nature conservation? As part of the Exeter Botanical Heritage Project, our Green Consultants students have been delving into materials held in University of Exeter Special…...
Why do archives matter for nature conservation? As part of the Exeter Botanical Heritage Project, our Green Consultants students have been delving into materials held in University of Exeter Special ...
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Are you an enthusiastic ecologist who’s motivated by making a real difference for wildlife and the people connected to it? Apply to be an Ecologist at Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy! 🌳 👉 www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/jobs/worcest...
After more than 1,000 days of international inaction, the crisis in Sudan has reached catastrophic levels - a staggering 33.7 million people are relying on humanitarian assistance. Add your name and urge the Government to take decisive action now. action.cafod.org.uk/page/183860/...
Urge the UK Government to act on Sudan
After more than 1,000 days of international inaction, the crisis in Sudan has reached catastrophic levels. Urge the UK Government to take decisive action now.
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Discover the range and depth of literature in Irish at this special one-day seminar in the Seamus Heaney Centre in Belfast on Friday 22 May. Admission free, email liam@imram.ie to register.
This is a sad loss.His work was so inspiring.
The Dirt | Horticulture News Daily@thedirtnews.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe are deeply saddened to report that horticulture has lost a leading talent today. Professor Nigel Dunnett, internationally respected horticulturist, author & landscape designer, has died. His work reshaped planting design and public landscapes across the world... thedirt.news/landscape-de...
Sign the petition to ban the utterly inhumane CO2 slaughter of pigs action.projectslingshot.com/petition-ban...
Sign the petition: Ban Gas Chambers for Pigs
We, the undersigned, demand that the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) immediately ban the use of CO₂ gas chambers to kill pigs in UK slaughterhouse...
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#FridayFeeling Some of the #hedgerow delights in rural #Worcestershire today: hawthorn, red dead-nettle, garlic mustard, white nettle
Thinking very much about Máire Ní Bhraonain today, her funeral day. Heartbroken 💔 My thoughts and prayers for her and her family, friends, and all who loved her.
The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 4mo agoClannad singer and harpist Moya Brennan dies in Co Donegal aged 73
New Absolute Units is out now! We're joined by the fantastic author and campaigner @guyshrubsole.bsky.social to explore the question: who owns England? We travel as far back as the Norman conquest, through to the Tudors, Brexit, and right up to the present day. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life
Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.
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Great talk last night @thehiveworcs.bsky.social given by Angie Butler tinyurl.com/fzmd6fjt on letterpress, embodied practice, collaboration: artists making & printing books
So shocked and saddened to hear this. Moya had such a magical voice and was a beautiful harpist. I saw Clannad in Bath on their farewell tour in 2021, although hooked since Robin of Sherwood & ‘Legend’. My prayers for her and her family at this sorrowful time. May she RIP. ☘️
Tributes paid to singer Moya Brennan: ‘Her voice was the signature sound of Clannad’
Celebrated musician won a Grammy and an Emmy during hugely successful career
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The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 4mo agoClannad singer and harpist Moya Brennan dies in Co Donegal aged 73
Tickets now on sale for what will be a fascinating two-day conference in June! #ArtHouse #ritual #folklore #wellbeing @worcesteruni.bsky.social www.therapeutic-landscapes.org/events
General 2 — Therapeutic Landscapes
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Just found out Glen Baxter has died and am feeling very sad. Have loved his work since I was a student in the 1980s. What a genius he was. www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Glen Baxter – RIP
British cartoonist Glen Baxter has passed away. Glen Baxter March 4, 1944 – March 29, 2026 From WePresent in 2020 comes a wonderful account of the life and times of Glen Baxter by Liv Sidall: Confusin...
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Really engaging afternoon in the #archaeology dept @exeter.ac.uk as part of the @UKRI #RICHeS programme #HeritageScience is a gateway to various understandings of material culture! Fascinating to hear about the @prizepapers.bsky.social, and all the science!
Had a fantastic time last night at the 1986-1989 Year Gaudy. So great to be back @lincoln.ox.ac.uk and meet up with old acquaintances!
Submissions are open for the 2026 Stephen Croad Prize, celebrating outstanding research and writing on the UK’s historic buildings. Contributions on building conservation and heritage crafts are also encouraged. 🔗 Full details hbap.org.uk/2026-stephen...
Is there a Labour Watch / Conservative Watch / Green Party Watch too? Accountability, openness, “discrepancies between so-called policies, promises, and things said” and what actually happens, applies to all parties. Frankly, I trust none of them.
Oxfordshire Compass@compassox.bsky.social · 5mo agoReform Watch (launched 6 Mar 26) is dedicated to tracking discrepancies between so-called policies, promises and things said, and the reality of how the Party legislates, how its MPs vote and much more. *Support, forward, publicise, promote and advertise Reform Watch*
I’m sure my library colleague, Tom Mandall, & Jasmine Kee from Explore the Past, have had a fab evening tonight delivering this talk. Wish I could’ve been there! #Worcester www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Worcester's record-breaking female aviator
A pair of researchers are on a mission to make Sheila Scott a household name.
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You'll find a truly mammoth list of other GenAI issues (with examples and links) on @skwinnicki.bsky.social's site, here: www.skwinnicki.com/single-post/...
I would be so ashamed to use generative AI, here’s why
Generative AI (“genAI”) is not harm-free and I do not think the benefits outweigh the harm in its current iteration. I compiled my thoughts about genAI here to keep all the cited sources straight and ...
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#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `Imbolc is associated with the onset of the lambing season, and the lactation of ewes; in fact, in Old Irish, #Imbolc actually comes from words meaning ‘in the belly’, which refers to the pregnancy of ewes.` Source: aliisaac.substack.com/
