You open the cupboard and see a scroll; it's torn but you can make out the spell Wall of Ants. But... the words writhe under your gaze. Now it says 'Cloud of Sparrows'!
It's European Day of Languages, so here are some of our favourite untranslatable and wonderfully-specific words from across Europe that we wish we had in English ✨
And so the open water swimming season ends at the wonderful Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre. What a beautiful day for a final swim, too.
Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat, which will explore whether or not Transnational Education (TNE) partnerships require new ways of thinking, being and doing with @alysonklewis.bsky.social & @heatherpennington.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT/ BST. Read the blog post: lthechat.com/2026/09/13/l...
LTHEChat 372: Entering into Transnational Education (TNE) partnerships potentially means new ways of thinking, being and doing… or does it?
Join us on Wednesday, 16th September at 8:00pm (BST) with our guest contributors, Alyson Lewis (@alysonklewis.bsky.social) and Heather Pennington (@heatherpennington.bsky.social) for a though…
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Apply for our Senior Library Manager (Business Systems) vacancy. We're looking for a strategic leader to manage and lead a key Library service area, ensuring our services evolve to meet our community's needs. 👉 https://ow.ly/X6SJ50ZLb4R Closing date: 24 September 2026 #LibraryJobs
I've been posting a daily poem for just over a year In celebration I'm sharing the 10 most popular poems of the last 12 months 6th – has echos of Niemöller’s poem ‘First They Came’ The 1st houses are already ashes. Many still think the wind is blowing in the opposite direction #poetry #poemofday
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Development comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’ Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data. Bookshops contacted by the Guardian say they have been receiving orders from buyers in the US, Canada, continental Europe and the UK. The increase has been replicated around the world, with booksellers in the US, Australia and Europe also reporting unusual orders. Continue reading...
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💥New | Information literacy needs to be more than fact checking ✍️ Anupama Saini #InfoLit #FactChecking #Experts
Information literacy needs to be more than fact checking - LSE Impact
To remain relevant does information literacy need to evolve beyond fact-checking towards the examination of frameworks, assumptions, and forms of visibility?
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Join us for #LTHEchat with @abbis.bsky.social at 8 pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/06/21/c...
Constructing the professional identity of Digital Education Specialists in UK higher education: perceptions, networks, and the value of CPD
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education. To…
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Join us for #LTHEchat with @abbis.bsky.social at 8 pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/06/21/c...
Constructing the professional identity of Digital Education Specialists in UK higher education: perceptions, networks, and the value of CPD
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education. To…
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore digital education specialists' professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education with @abbis.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/06/21/c...
Constructing the professional identity of Digital Education Specialists in UK higher education: perceptions, networks, and the value of CPD
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education. To…
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore digital education specialists' professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education with @abbis.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/06/21/c...
Constructing the professional identity of Digital Education Specialists in UK higher education: perceptions, networks, and the value of CPD
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition, and collaboration in higher education. To…
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Folk, this one will be great. Do join.
LTHEchat@lthechat.bsky.social · 3mo agoConstructing the professional identity of Digital Education Specialists in UK higher education: perceptions, networks, and the value of CPD Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 24th June at 8pm BST with guest Abbi Shaw (@abbis.bsky.social) to discuss professional identity, recognition,…
Join us for #LTHEchat with IIwi Ugiagbe-Green @profiwi.bsky.social at 8 pm GMT today. lthechat.com/2026/06/14/l...
LTHEchat 369:Be Brave: Let’s talk about…
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 17th June at 8pm BST with guest Iwi Ugiagbe-Green (@profiwi.bsky.social) to reflect on how we can create brave, caring and purposeful spaces for conver…
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The memorial fountain says nothing/of the weeks before the rescue failed// but mentions God which, as my grandfather/ used to say, is just the name of the plateau// you view the consequences of your living from. poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/the-cu...
The Curfew – The Poetry Society: Poems
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore how we can create brave, caring and purposeful spaces for conversations about inequalities in higher education, with @profiwi.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/06/14/l...
LTHEchat 369:Be Brave: Let’s talk about…
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 17th June at 8pm BST with guest Iwi Ugiagbe-Green (@profiwi.bsky.social) to reflect on how we can create brave, caring and purposeful spaces for conver…
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Should be a great one.
LTHEchat@lthechat.bsky.social · 4mo agoLTHEchat 369:Be Brave: Let’s talk about… Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 17th June at 8pm BST with guest Iwi Ugiagbe-Green (@profiwi.bsky.social) to reflect on how we can create brave, caring and purposeful spaces for conversations about inequalities in higher education.…
Join us for #LTHEchat with @egillaspy.bsky.social @suebecks.bsky.social @profearle17.bsky.social @rosegann.bsky.social at 8pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/06/08/l...
LTHEchat 368: Shining a Spotlight on Scholarship
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 10th June at 8pm BST with guests Emma Gillaspy (@egillaspy.bsky.social), Earle Abrahamson (@profearle17.bsky.social), Sue Beckingham (@suebecks.bsky.so…
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This looks very cool.
LTHEchat@lthechat.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Scholarship Spotlight and SoTL with @egillaspy.bsky.social, @suebecks.bsky.social, @profearle17.bsky.social and @rosegann.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/06/08/l...
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore pracademia with Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Monika Foster (@monika-foster06.bsky.social), and Debbie Rigby (@debbierigby.bsky.social) on Wed 8pm - 9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/05/31/l...
LTHEchat 367: Pracademia and professional identity: Navigating research cultures(s) in HE
Join us on Bluesky for the #LTHE chat on Wednesday 3 June at 8pm BST with guests Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Monika Foster (@monika-foster06.bsky.social), and Debbie Rigby (@debbie…
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore pracademia and professional ID with Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Monika Foster (@monika-foster06.bsky.social), and Debbie Rigby (@debbierigby.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/05/31/l...
LTHEchat 367: Pracademia and professional identity: Navigating research cultures(s) in HE
Join us on Bluesky for the #LTHE chat on Wednesday 3 June at 8pm BST with guests Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Monika Foster (@monika-foster06.bsky.social), and Debbie Rigby (@debbie…
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Join us for #LTHEchat with @ka81.bsky.social at 8 pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/05/24/l...
LTHEchat 366: The Inclusion Gap: Why HE Outreach is not Really Outreaching!
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm BST with guests Caroline Michelle Keep (@ka81.bsky.social) to discuss why HE outreach needs to move beyond marketing events and become …
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore outreach, with Caroline Michelle Keep (@ka81.bsky.social ) on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/05/24/l...
LTHEchat 366: The Inclusion Gap: Why HE Outreach is not Really Outreaching!
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm BST with guests Caroline Michelle Keep (@ka81.bsky.social) to discuss why HE outreach needs to move beyond marketing events and become …
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore outreach, with Caroline Michelle Keep (@ka81.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/05/24/l...
LTHEchat 366: The Inclusion Gap: Why HE Outreach is not Really Outreaching!
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm BST with guests Caroline Michelle Keep to discuss why HE outreach needs to move beyond marketing events and become a clearer, more incl…
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LTHEchat 366: The Inclusion Gap: Why HE Outreach is not Really Outreaching! Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm BST with guests Caroline Michelle Keep to discuss why HE outreach needs to move beyond marketing events and become a clearer, more inclusive bridge between…
LTHEchat 366: The Inclusion Gap: Why HE Outreach is not Really Outreaching!
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm BST with guests Caroline Michelle Keep to discuss why HE outreach needs to move beyond marketing events and become a clearer, more inclusive bridge between schools, universities, and students’ developmental journeys. Introduction Having spent most of my career in secondary education, with time in primary, secondary, and Higher Education (HE), I have spent years mapping the educational landscape in the UK.
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore curiosity driven informal learning with @puiyin.bsky.social and @johnbrindletel.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2026/05/18/l...
LTHEchat 365: From Curiosity to Community
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 20th May at 8pm BST with guests Puiyin Wong (@puiyin.bsky.social) and John Brindle (@johnbrindletel.bsky.social) to discuss how curiosity-driven conver…
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