If your research has been almost exclusively based on #distantReading of digital substitutes it’s goosebumpy when you encounter a 1656 #JamesNayler text close up @thejohnrylands #QuakerStudies #earlyModern

On a scale of 1 to 10, how sad am I for planning potential uni open day visits on a #spreadsheet? Including an elegant #pivotTable of course? #dataNerd #librarianParent

Oh, my sides. “Ich wil wende forth …” 😆💗🎶

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thus, needlesse to saye Ich am oddes and endes Yet Ich wil be Trudginge awaye Slowlye learninge that lyfe ys okaye Saye aftir me: "It nys no bettir to be safe than sorrye." Take oooooon me Take me oooooon Ich wil weeeeeeende forth Yn a daye or twoooooooooooooo. #TakeOnMe

The Eye exposed Covid profiteering back in 2021, long before this week’s inquiry findings that nearly £10bn of PPE was written off as wasted, and that a “VIP lane” fast-tracked the politically connected. 🧵1/2

Delighted to be able to offer #Perdita Manuscripts (Adam Matthew Digital) at UoManchester Library, alongside our extensive #earlymodern resources.

The University of Manchester Library@uomlibrary.bsky.social · 3w ago

Need primary sources for an assignment or research project? Explore the Library’s new digital archive collections, featuring voices, stories and evidence from early modern women’s writing to contemporary Britain. https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/new-collections-summer-2026/

This is what leadership and inclusive church community looks like.

Anupama Ranawana@msamrc.bsky.social · 3w ago

Incredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...

Loads of good stuff coming your way at the University of Manchester #Library

Janette Watson@janetteuomlib.bsky.social · 3w ago

New digital archive collections available @uomlibrary.bsky.social! www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

‘Thousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned’ www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

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It’s looking (and smelling) apocalyptic across greater Manchester. Since we can’t ban idiocy, could we at least ban fireworks? And disposable barbecues? #moorlandFire #Dovestone

Not my favourite purveyor of coffee, but at least they have nutmeg. Curious for the Digital Trust & Society Forum today #CDTSforum26 @UoM_CDTS @DigitalUoM.bsky.social

How safe do women feel using our roads, and where are the gaps in understanding? A new study led by @manchester.ac.uk with GMCA is capturing women’s lived experiences of travel and road safety across Greater Manchester. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/w... 📊 Take the survey: uom.link/RoadSafety

New survey seeks women's experiences of travel and road safety in Greater Manchester

Women across Greater Manchester are being invited to take part in a major new study exploring how safe they feel when travelling around the region, as researchers seek to know more about the unique ch...

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Chinese studies resources from #CNKI available via UoM #NationalResearchLibrary #Manchester

The University of Manchester Library@uomlibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

One of only two UK libraries with full access to all 10 China Academic Journals collections, you can access over 9,300 high-quality CNKI E-Books from China’s leading scholars, spanning Art, Literature, History, Geography, and Philosophy, fully downloadable for research, study, and teaching.

“That’s a question for Josefine,” Bargeld says – before proceeding to answer it himself. Yeah, there was a bit of that when Blixa & Gudrun Gut were talking at @britishlibrary.bsky.social David Bowie in Time last year. Good article tho.

German at Portsmouth@germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Still collapsing after all these years: Einstürzende Neubauten on their fifth decade as a Berlin legend www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m... via @theguardian.com @aidabaghernejad.bsky.social

Manchester’s and Britain’s history from our #archives #ManchesterGuardian #GeneralStrike #skystorians #skybrarians

The John Rylands Library@thejohnrylands.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A century ago today, Britain was brought to a standstill as the General Strike began. In our latest blog, Dr Janette Martin explores its impact on Manchester, drawing on material from The Guardian Archive at the John Rylands Library to reveal how the city responded: https://ow.ly/GsoL50YUiVR

After the recent exhibition @tatemodern.bsky.social lovers of German Expressionism are being well fed www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/... #nationalgallery #expressionism #germanart #modernart

This week is #LesbianVisibilityWeek, celebrating lesbian lives, loves & achievements. We'd like to recommend these books - 'A queer scrapbook', 'Queer beyond London' & 'Eva Gore-Booth' - if you're looking to read more histories celebrating lesbian lives in the UK & Ireland. #LVW26 #booksky

Good coverage of #Quaker hatiquette in this #OpenAccess article by ... Prof. Capp doi.org/10.1017/S001...

Cambridge University Press@universitypress.cambridge.org · 4mo ago

From refusing to doff hats in court to resisting hat-snatching highway robbers, England’s relationship with hats goes far deeper than fashion. Read more about early modern England's hat wars in new research published in 'The Historical Journal'. 🎩 🔗 https://cup.org/47R0fGt

Looks like Jesus is on the move again this Easter Monday #GoodOmens

Rachel Talalay@racheltalalay.com · 4mo ago

Here we go...mysterious ways.

This! #RLUK26

Emma Booth (she/her)@emmabooth.eurosky.social · 4mo ago

Libraries hold a form of authority distinct from other parts of the University -enabling an intellectual conversation across generations. They speak to continuity & are at the heart of their institutions; they are not isolated fortresses but link the institution with civic & cultural domains #RLUK26

Today’s weather in Manchester is giving eschatology. Sun, wind, rain, sleet, hail, snow, sun again. And 🥶

RLUK is delighted to publish the Developing Inclusive Collections guide on reflective practice, providing a framework for colleagues at all career stages This guide is useful to those working or aiming to work in collection-based decolonisation + build on existing knowledge+skills bit.ly/INC-COLL

Reimagining Openness in Academic Libraries #CFP now open for #ALN conference 2026 #skybrarians #academiclibraries #ALN26

Academic Libraries North (ALN)@academiclibsnorth.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It might be too late to book a fancy restaurant for a valentines proposal… but it's not to late to propose a submission for #ALN26 Further details on how to submit are at: www.academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/aln-conferen...

This is utterly inspired! I wanna do the Downhill Bookcart too #skybrarians #librarians #winterolympics #olympics

Library of Congress@librarycongress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Once again, we have been so inspired by the amazing athletes at the #Olympics, we decided we needed to celebrate with Games of our own! 📚🥇🥈🥉🤓

Curious about the future of community‑led #openaccess book publishing? Join COPIM’s free hybrid #conference on 26–27 February. There are still some online tickets available! @copim.bsky.social #scholarlypublishing #OAbooks

What next for community-led open access book publishing?

Join Copim for a free two day hybrid conference!

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[NEW REPORT] International Metadata Recommendations and Platform-Specific Requirements for Open Access Books and Chapters Read more on our website 👉 buff.ly/6Ab7hhf @cilipmdg.bsky.social @uksg.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social Photo: Jon Snobri via Unsplash

Exciting launch of new #CosgraveHall #archive at Sale Library, Trafford yesterday. #Dangermouse #CountDuckula #Chorlton Worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Vigil for Renee in London Monday

Stop Trump Coalition@ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Mon 12 Jan at 6:30pm US Embassy, 33 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW11 7US Wear black, if possible, and bring an umbrella

I’ve not been able to get this song out of my head these past few days 😪

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

As long as ther ys sonne As long as ther ys sonne As long as ther ys rayne As long as ther ys rayne As long as ther ys fyre As long as ther ys fyre As long as ther ys me As long as ther ys you #bowie #wherarewenow

Thogh no thinge No thinge kan keepe us togethir We kan beat them Forevir and evir & we koude be heroes just for one daye 1947-2016

“In the meadow we can build a snowman / And pretend that he is Parson Brown / He’ll say ‘Are you married?’ / We’ll say …