Really sad news.

Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures@mediumaevum.bsky.social · 15h ago

It was with great sadness that the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature learned of the death of our Past President (2015-2018), Prof. Julia Boffey, on Friday 11th September 2026.

Sure but.... not just lecturers Research and PS staff too!

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 20h ago

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class institution and our members are determined to protect it. With an estimated 1,800 jobs at risk, staff are ready to strike for 25 days to defend jobs and the future of the university. Management can end this dispute: rule out compulsory redundancies.

Selective about the historical truths they value, this lot.

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's that time again, National Trust members. Please use the QuickVote or make your own choices but avoid Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing and Omrani. Hopefully one day "Restore Trust" will give up trying to Restore Empire and deny our full and honest history as a nation.

Has he said he's autistic yet?

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 17h ago

I'm 94% sure that, by this time next year, we'll have heard all about how David #Walliams has suddenly discovered Christianity.

Of course he has. Watson has never had any beliefs or morals that weren't available for the right price. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir

Lord Watson praises his new employers but says there are "legitimate questions" about big tech firms that "require answers".

bbc.co.uk

Is it ok for management to phone students asking them to take modules not validated on their degree because they’ve sacked people and can’t staff the modules listed? A working day before teaching starts? Hypothetically, obviously.

"There was no such Celtic alliance against the Normans, Edward I or Cromwell" 🤡

Johnny McGonigal@flyingcoracle.bsky.social · 18h ago

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Paragraph salad

"an excellent example of, and model for, how to do open-access digital scholarship. The research aims to showcase clearly why a digital edition was preferred over a print one, and the documentation ensures that the project can be replicated in the future". www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

Absolutely dystopian

Sophie Heawood@heawood.bsky.social · 22h ago

This one’s for you @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com

Victory at Bournemouth and Poole College! After months of negotiations and strike action, UCU members have won reduced teaching hours, protected planning and marking time, improved pay and a full Christmas closure without using annual leave. This is union power. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1464...

University and College Union welcomes pay and workload victory at Bournemouth and Poole College

The University and College Union (UCU) has this week welcomed pay rises and better working conditions at Bournemouth and Poole College following formal acceptance of a new workload agreement by branch...

ucu.org.uk

My paper is called ‘Vikings in early medieval narratives: how an occupation became an ethnicity’. I tried to argue against the idea that we can use ‘viking raider’ as a neutral ‘job description’…

Feast your eyes on the gorgeous cover of Livvy Jane Baker's debut, ADVANCED ALCHEMY. These chaotic sapphics will smash their way into your hearts in April 2027 thanks to the good folks over at @alcovepress.bsky.social. See the official cover reveal: reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

OF COURSE IT ISN'T, we're just hugely inconvenient. Also fuck you Wes

Closing off the options for future students to understand and engage with the rest of the world is vandalism, and ultimately self-destructive. It must stop! c.org/yF7rC4wgWR

Firma la petizione

Stop redundancies at the University of Birmingham

c.org

Why bother teaching anyone anything? Genuinely? Why not just have machines speak to each other while we all go and work down the salt mines?

Ted McCormick@tedmccormick.bsky.social · 2d ago

these people axed their writing center

So Ed Sheeran did a gig for Ukraine did he? Apolitical, was it?

Things can get worse. They can also get better - if we fight for it.

Hungary to scrap law that blocked same-sex couples from adopting

Prime Minister Péter Magyar stated decisions about adoption should be made by professionals rather than politicians.

attitude.co.uk

This Is Fine Dog Melts

Alt: This Is Fine Dog in a burning room

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Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d ago

RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after threats from thugs www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Mícheál de Brún@thriftonaut.bsky.social · 2d ago

One wants to be Irish and one denies his Irish heritage, it's the number 1 will they won't they romcom this Christmas.

With the Macklemore move to dare the Kraft guy into donating to Palestine, which worked, we are at the point of the entire tour being back on minus Ed Sheeran lol

Well this seems fine www.joe.co.uk/news/tommy-r...

Tommy Robinson comes out in support for Ed Sheeran in career low for singer

As Ed Sheeran continues to be the subject of anger over the Macklemore-Palestine controversy, the singer has received the last endorsement he needed.

joe.co.uk

Waiting in for a delivery reminds me of waiting in for the Crisis Team and makes me glum AF

This is a wonderful review, so pleased to see @tobiasbecker.bsky.social’s, my, and our contributors’ work resonate like this. Really proud of all our efforts. ☺️

Tobias Becker@tobiasbecker.bsky.social · 3d ago

Just saw that "The Uses of the Past in Contemporary Western Popular Culture" edited by @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social and myself recevied a glowing review in the Journal of Popular Culture. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

hyrox poo athlete replaces ed sheeran's backing band

Just logging in for my afternoon shift as Ed Sheeran's PR agent

BREAKING: Ed Sheeran to represent Piddington at Eurovision

I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank

Got this into an article in Times Higher Ed about ‘journalists’ exposing ‘woke waste’.

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Dr Rory MacLellan@rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 4d ago

A spell in a 15th-century grimoire for summoning a demon to find buried treasure. Sloane MS 3849, f. 18r. #medievalsky

Dear Thames Water. I have told you SO MANY TIMES to stop calling me about a meter reading at the flat WHERE I NO LONGER LIVE AND MY ACCOUNT WAS ENDED ON 7 APRIL. Therefore, please, I beg you: stop!