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@em-ehx.bsky.social
Landscape and Ecology in Old Norse | Doctoral Researcher, University of Nottingham | Place-Name Enthusiast | she/her
The CSVA is going on summer holiday! We’ll be back with more news on our research and events in September. Until then we leave you with some beautiful views of Shetland (details in ALT text), courtesy of @em-ehx.bsky.social, who recently completed her fieldwork there. #PhDLife #summerholiday
Incredibly proud that the Vikings for Scouts project has won Community Archeology Project of the Year in the Council for British Archaeology’s 2026 Marsh Awards. A truly fantastic collaboration between the @uoncsva.bsky.social and Derbyshire Scout Archaeology 🎉 www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/archaeo...
News - University project wins prestigious archaeology award for inspiring young people through Viking heritage - University of Nottingham
The Vikings for Scouts project, a pioneering collaboration between the University of Nottingham
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🎉WE WON!!🎉We're so proud to announce that the CSVA's 'Vikings for Scouts', an IAA-funded collaboration with the Derbyshire Scout Archaeology Team, has won Community Archaeology Project of the Year at the CBA's 2026 Marsh Awards! Well done to the whole 'Vikings for Scouts' team for their hard work!
Council for British Archaeology@archaeologyuk.bsky.social · last wk.Huge congratulations to Vikings for Scouts, our Community Archaeology Project of the Year 2026! 🏆 From hands-on activities and artefact handling to a new pack of 45 resources, Vikings for Scouts is helping thousands of young people explore the people, places and stories behind the Viking Age.👏
Incredibly proud that the Vikings for Scouts project has won Community Archeology Project of the Year in the Council for British Archaeology’s 2026 Marsh Awards. A truly fantastic collaboration between the @uoncsva.bsky.social and Derbyshire Scout Archaeology 🎉 www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/archaeo...
News - University project wins prestigious archaeology award for inspiring young people through Viking heritage - University of Nottingham
The Vikings for Scouts project, a pioneering collaboration between the University of Nottingham
nottingham.ac.uk
One of the most fun writing experiences in recent memory. Thank you @liamh2os.bsky.social and @postmedieval.bsky.social !
Dr. Timothy Liam Waters@liamh2os.bsky.social · last wk.Publication day! Our About the Cover essay is now out in postmedieval. After @basilaprice.bsky.social and I submitted another co-authored article (forthcoming soon!), the editors invited us to write the accompanying cover essay. Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Wow, congratulations to Vikings for Scouts!
Centre for the Study of the Viking Age@uoncsva.bsky.social · last mo.One step closer! We’re thrilled to announce that Vikings for Scouts, our collaboration with the Derbyshire Scouts Archaeology Team, has now made the shortlist for Community Archaeology Project of the Year at the CBA's 2026 Marsh Awards. 🎉🎉🎉 @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social
A watery trespasser, featuring Jayne Carroll of @englishplacenames.bsky.social and @uonenglish.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How did the River Trent get its name?
There are various theories around how the UK's third-longest river was named.
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The queue for the Mobile Library yesterday 🐈⬛️🐈
Leeds IMC 2027 CALL FOR PAPERS @jonasza4.bsky.social and I are organising more sessions for next year's Leeds IMC - Check out our CfP here on "Communities of the Realm: Shaping Thirteenth Century Norway"
#IMC2026 may be over but the calls for papers for #IMC2027 are just beginning! Call for Papers on Cognitive Communities in the North Sea Zone, organised by the CSVA's @smasters2001.bsky.social and @jessiesummerhayes.bsky.social. Submit your 200-word abstracts by 26 August 2026! #medievalsky
For those already excited for #IMC2027, @marycoconnor.bsky.social and I are organizing sessions on 'The Literary Communities of Old Norse and Icelandic Romance'! 🌟If you would like to get involved, please submit a 250 word abstract and short bio by 18th September 🌟 #medievalsky
Understanding how North Sea heritage is shaped during a time of rapid economic, environmental and cultural change is at the heart of a major new doctoral research initiative led by the University of Aberdeen.
Funding secured for North Sea heritage doctoral research consortium
Understanding how North Sea heritage is shaped during a time of rapid economic, environmental and cultural change is at the heart of a major new doctoral research initiative led by the University of Aberdeen.
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IMC was wonderful… so wonderful that Sam Masters and I are excited to do it all again next year! Here is the CfP for next year on the theme of Communities. @imc-leeds.bsky.social
At @imc-leeds.bsky.social and interested in the Norse diaspora? Join myself and @jakestattel.bsky.social on Wednesday for a full day of fantastic papers in Clarendon 1.01
Looking forward to Leeds IMC (@imc-leeds.bsky.social) next week, where I'll speaking on the first of @em-ehx.bsky.social and @jakestattel.bsky.social 's panels on Wednesday morning! Hope to see some of you there! 🙂 If you'd like to meet up during the conference, send me an email (tom@ssns.org.uk)!
Very excited this is getting off the ground, and hope applicants to Cambridge who want to study the Middle Ages will consider Girton! #medievalsky
Girton College, University of Cambridge@girtoncollege.bsky.social · last mo.📜 Introducing Girton Medieval A new interdisciplinary hub connecting Girton students and Fellows working on the Middle Ages across Faculties and Departments @cam.ac.uk through research, teaching, and collaboration. 🔗 https://girtonmedieval.hcommons.org/ #MedievalStudies #Cambridge
Very exciting day scheduled on Saturday at Nottingham’s Life and Landscape postgraduate research showcase. Looking forward to hearing all of our speakers!
You want to see Norway men’s national football team’s official photo for World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
Excellent view of Orkney on the way back from Faroe! A nice treat after the outbound journey of rain, cloud, and fog.
Are you working on the history, culture, or literature of medieval Norway? If so, consider submitting an abstract for this upcoming volume edited by @marycoconnor.bsky.social and me! #MedievalSky #OldNorse
Dr Katrín Lísa L. Mikaelsdóttir@vanlinduist.bsky.social · 2mo ago📢 Call for Book Chapters in our book series 'Old Norse Studies' TIMES OF CHANGE: NORWAY IN THE 13TH CENTURY, ed. Mary Catherine O’Connor & Jonas Zeit-Altpeter 📅 Abstract deadline: 31 July More information on submissions below. See the full Call here: trivent-publishing.eu/blog/post/36...
The joys of doing fieldwork in the Faroes! Check out this beautiful shot of Múlarfossar in Gásadalur by CSVA doctoral student @em-ehx.bsky.social, who is currently visiting the Islands, researching saga landscapes for her thesis. #faroeislands #PhDlife
For those of you who live near Nottingham, you are invited to this exciting day conference, "Life & Landscape: Postgraduate Research Showcase" @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. See: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even... @uonenglish.bsky.social @namestudies.bsky.social
A month until our research showcase! Register online and visit our website for more details. Program to be released shortly.
A month until our research showcase! Register online and visit our website for more details. Program to be released shortly.
Life and Landscape Research Showcase held at the University of Nottingham on Saturday 13th June is now open for registration! We have a very exciting day of papers from nine Early Career Researchers and keynote lecture by @susan-kilby.bsky.social. Please share, this event is open to all!
Life and Landscape Research Showcase held at the University of Nottingham on Saturday 13th June is now open for registration! We have a very exciting day of papers from nine Early Career Researchers and keynote lecture by @susan-kilby.bsky.social. Please share, this event is open to all!
'A History of Scotland in Five Maps' - a newly confirmed seminar at The National Library of Scotland with Dr Oisín Plumb & Dr Andrew Lind ➕ Thursday 25 June 2026 ➕ At the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh ➕ 5.30pm -6.30pm ➕ Free www.nls.uk/whats-on/his...
A history of Scotland in five maps | National Library of Scotland
Explore how maps have shaped Scotland's perception of its geography, history, and national identity.
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