Dr Hazel Hall
@hazelhall.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor, Edinburgh Napier University; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. http://hazelhall.org
New blog post: Lorna Lloyd on Wikipedia hazelhall.org/2026/07/15/l...
Lorna Lloyd on Wikipedia
Yesterday I was in email contact an old friend of mine from our undergraduate days at the University of Birmingham. When he mentioned that he has connections to Malvern, I told him about Lorna Lloy…
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New blog post: 'iConference 2026 highlights' hazelhall.org/2026/04/30/i... #iconf26 #iConference2026 cc @francesryanphd.bsky.social @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
iConference 2026 Edinburgh highlights
This year’s iConference was hosted by my former colleagues at Edinburgh Napier University, with on-site sessions for 340 delegates taking place at the University’s Craiglockhart campus …
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Blogged: A decade of Dangerous Women: celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 hazelhall.org/2026/03/08/a... cc @iashedinburgh.bsky.social
A decade of Dangerous Women: celebrating International Women’s Day 2026
March 8th 2026 marks a decade since staff in the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh posted the first entry to the Dangerous Women Project web sit…
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Blogged: Young people's career information literacy: three essential skills for decision making hazelhall.org/2026/02/26/y...
Young people’s career information literacy: three essential skills for decision-making
‘Young people’s career information literacy: three essential skills for decision-making’ has been published in the latest issue of IJCLP. This paper is the final output from Dr Ma…
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Blogged: 'Dr Lyndsey Middleton on the move'. Find out about Lyndsey's new job role, 5.5 years since she graduated with her Skills Development Scotland/ESRC sponsored PhD from Edinburgh Napier University hazelhall.org/2025/12/09/d... cc @enuscebe.bsky.social @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
Dr Lyndsey Middleton on the move
Congratulations – and good luck – to Edinburgh Napier University 2020 PhD graduate Dr Lyndsey Middleton as she embarks on the next stage of her career. Lyndsey has recently transferred …
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It's great to see the interest in our research on audience engagement with digitised archive data presented in two different formats. There's more about the paper at hazelhall.org/2025/01/31/p...
‘Podcasting the archive: an evaluation of audience engagement with a narrative non-fiction podcast series’ published
‘Podcasting the archive: An evaluation of audience engagement with a narrative non-fiction podcast series’ is now available in issue 2 of volume 28 of Archives, published last month. I …
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Liverpool University Press@livunipress.bsky.social · 10mo agoMost Read Article | Archives ‘Podcasting the Archive: An Evaluation of Audience Engagement with a Narrative Non-Fiction Podcast Series’ by @hazelhall.bsky.social et al. @britrecs.bsky.social @internetarchiveca.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @humanitiesall.bsky.social
Blogged: Celebrating with Toni Scullion at the Edinburgh Napier University Alumni Awards 2025 ceremony hazelhall.org/2025/11/10/c... All about Toni Scullion, her alumni award, and the other six 2025 winners. cc @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @stacshq.bsky.social @dresscodehq.bsky.social
Celebrating with Toni Scullion at the Edinburgh Napier University Alumni Awards 2025 ceremony
Congratulations to Toni Scullion, Computing Science teacher and co-lead of Scottish Teachers Advancing Computing Science (STACS). Toni was recognised as an Edinburgh Napier University Alumni Excell…
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A transition: bruceryan.info/2025/11/06/t.... @spartakan.bsky.social @hazelhall.bsky.social
Today is the first day of the rest of your life
At midnight on Friday 31 October, my Napier laptop locked me out, telling me that my account had expired. This wasn’t a malfunction: I had just transmuted from a Senior Research Fellow to a Senior …
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Blogged: 'All change for Bruce Ryan' hazelhall.org/2025/11/04/a... Read about some of @bruceresearch.bsky.social's achievements of the past 13 years with Social Informatics colleagues at Edinburgh Napier University @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, and his plans for the next few months.
All change for Dr Bruce Ryan
After 13 years at Edinburgh Napier University, Dr Bruce Ryan’s role as Senior Research Fellow has come to an end. Last Friday, I joined Bruce for a special meal to mark his last day in paid e…
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Blogged: Phil Bradley wins 2025 Jason Farradane award hazelhall.org/2025/10/28/p... cc @philbradley.bsky.social
Phil Bradley wins 2025 Jason Farradane Award
Congratulations to Phil Bradley, named today by the UK eInformation Group (UKeiG) as the recipient of the 2025 Jason Farradane Award. The award is given annually to an individual or a group of peop…
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Bridging Skills for Working Lives: Exploring Career-Ready Skills Through Bridge - Mon 13 Oct, 3:30–6 - Clyde Bridge Centre, 4 Nasmyth Rd, Glasgow G52 4PR - FREE, including pizza, snacks, travel bursaries Register festivalofsocialscience.com/events/bridg... A bit more detail bit.ly/3VTg8py
Bridging Skills for Working Lives: Exploring Career-Ready Skills Through the Card Game of Bridge
A call from a former Napier colleague, Marina Milosheva Calling all students, parents and teachers! Did you know that playing card games can help you with your career? Join us on Monday 13th Octobe…
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Blogged: 'A new recruit and two retirees: news of Dr Rachel Salzano, Dr Peter Cruickshank, and Dr David Haynes' hazelhall.org/2025/10/05/a... Read recent staffing updates amongst Social Informatics researchers at @enuscebe.bsky.social cc @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
A new recruit and two retirees: news of Dr Rachel Salzano, Dr Peter Cruickshank, and Dr David Haynes
Congratulations to Dr Rachel Salzano, who starts the new academic year 2024/5 with a permanent contract as a lecturer in the Applied Informatics subject group of the School of Computing, Engineerin…
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Blogged: 'Deadlines approach for next iConference, hosted by Edinburgh Napier University Spring 2026' hazelhall.org/2025/09/10/d... **NB papers & posters submissions due next Monday 15 September** cc @francesryanphd.bsky.social @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
Deadlines approach for next iConference, hosted by Edinburgh Napier University Spring 2026
There is still time to submit contributions to the next iSchools iConference. However, if you are working on a research paper (full or short), or a poster, next week’s Monday deadline is fast…
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Blogged: 'A new role for Dr Iris Buunk' Read about @edinburghnapier.bsky.social PhD graduate Iris' new role in Switzerland hazelhall.org/2025/08/26/a... cc@enuscebe.bsky.social
A new role for Dr Iris Buunk
All the best to Edinburgh Napier University PhD graduate Dr Iris Buunk, who has recently taken up a new position at the Service écoles-médias (SEM), DIP Etat de Genève. Iris’ new job title is…
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Blogged 'The people's dispensary: launch event at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh' hazelhall.org/2025/07/14/t... new online resource w/ detailed records of illnesses, diseases of poor of C18th Edinburgh. Great for medical/genealogical research. cc @rcpedin.bsky.social
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Blogged: 'Marking the 80th anniversary of VE day with a contribution to The Conversation' @uk.theconversation.com hazelhall.org/2025/05/08/m...
A podcast detailing the wartime diary of 26-year-old Lorna Lloyd resonated deeply with participants of a new study.
VE Day: how personal first-hand accounts help keep everyday narratives of wartime Britain alive
A podcast detailing the wartime diary of 26-year-old Lorna Lloyd resonated deeply with participants of a new study.
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Blogged: March 2025 work highlights hazelhall.org/2025/03/31/m..., including two great @royalsoced.bsky.social events.
March 2025 work highlights
For a retired person, work-wise March 2025 has been a super-busy month for me. I have: Helped edit a draft journal article manuscript Provided feedback on documents related to the next Research Exc…
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