absolutely enraging government statement at the end of this

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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Scenes from morning runs along Swansea bay

I finished my book amid a culture of genuine support and friendship at Exeter. Now management at @exeter.ac.uk have made a wrongheaded decision to cut 25% of jobs in the faculty by Christmas. Please sign the petition: c.org/kF9WQMfzY4

🐕‍🦺🐴🐦‍⬛🐄 Our new Multispecies Mutualisms project website is now live. The amazing design work is by Sheffield artist Lisa O’Hara. Some exciting announcements to come about our new post docs - keep a 👀 out 👇 multispeciesmutualisms.org

okay but what if a 10-year-old thinks moby dick is better than middlemarch, what then. where are they supposed to go

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BREAKING: The UK Government confirms that Bluesky will be INCLUDED in the ban on social media for under 16s. The government said it will be BANNED because it is a “user-to-user platform who purpose is to enable social interaction.”

TENURE-TRACK DRAMA POST AT TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRR746/a... Come and work with us! Please share far and wide.

Assistant Professor in Drama, Theatre and Performance at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professor in Drama, Theatre and Performance. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

jobs.ac.uk

'The decision to close it was taken despite the faculty continuing to plan high-profile campus events, including the booking this month of US civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw.' 1/2

Closure of Birmingham City University black studies MA ‘blindsides’ staff

Academics and activists condemn Birmingham City University's closure of the eight-month old course.

bbc.co.uk

they can pay me a few million to tell them it can’t

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sony and Bandai Namco announce generative AI collaboration to find how the tech can "effectively contribute to realising a creator's vision" www.eurogamer.net/sony-bandai-...

May at the @greenhouseuis.net with our regular Monday book talks, Wednesday research talks and many special events featuring @mmendoza.bsky.social, Hauke Ohls, @erikahanna.bsky.social and others. #envhum 🌷

The next memoir on my list to inspire my own writing

You folks did change my world. Your bundle of free ebooks that you offered at the start of covid fundamentally reshaped my thinking, and you're the main reason I became a leftist.

Haymarket Books@haymarketbooks.org · 3mo ago

This year, we‘re celebrating 25 years of publishing books for changing the world! 🌻 We’re so grateful to @ollycostello.bsky.social for this beautiful new illustration. Another world is possible if we fight for it.

In celebration of May Day and the radical history of the working class, we've put together this Class War Reading List. See you in the streets tomorrow!

Class War Reading List

In celebration of May Day—international workers' day—and the radical history of the working class, we've put together this Class War Reading List. All of these books are 40% Off until the end of ...

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A wonderful initiative & tribute

Carla Freccero Fellowship - The Humanities Institute

Carla Freccero, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Literature at UC Santa Cruz, was a beloved colleague and a formidable intellectual presence across many fields, as attested by her three books, […]

thi.ucsc.edu

A joy to discuss my book for Greenhouse book talks. Here is the recording if you didn't get the chance to join live: newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for subgrants through our partner organisation, @eurodadnews.bsky.social Groups working to promote economic, gender and climate justice initiatives may be eligible for grants ranging from €5,000- €60,000. Full details: www.financialjustice.ie/news/call-fo...

Call for grant applications - Connecting the dots: Linking economic, gender and climate justice to tackle global challenges | Financial Justice Ireland

This call for grant applications is linked to the overall aim of promoting climate, gender and economic justice in an integrated manner. We are looking for groups that would help us achieve the &#8230...

financialjustice.ie

Huge thanks to the Light House Cinema for having us at their screenings of "All that's left of you". It's the only cinema in Ireland showing it, your last chance to see it on the big screen, Wednesday 25th 14.45 and Tuesday 31st 14.45. #FreePalestine www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/all-tha...

📢 Don’t miss our next Adapt for the Future seminar! 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 🗓️ Tues 24 March ⏰ 12pm-2pm 📍 MoLI, 86 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, D02XY43 Details & tickets 👉 tinyurl.com/5n6cksma #Communities #Culture #Heritage #Policymakers #UNESCO

'Exploring the Future of Community-led Open Access Books: A Copim Conference' In this post, @alittleroad.bsky.social summarises the recent #CopimConference and shares recordings and slides from all panels. Catch up here! 👉 copim.pub/exploring-th... #OAbooks #OpenAccess

Exploring the Future of Community-led Open Access Books: A Copim Conference - Copim

On 26–28 February 2026, the Copim community gathered for a conference to discuss the future of community-led open access books. This post reflects on that eve…

copim.pub

When food, land, and water – our basic human rights – are treated as profit-making ‘assets’, what happens to people and the planet, and how can we win these essentials back for everyone? On #WorldWaterDay, read our news and analysis article: https://bit.ly/3Pavq9a

When food becomes a gambling game

When food, land, and water — our basic human rights — are treated as profit-making ‘assets’, what happens to people and the planet, and how can we win these essentials back for everyone?

waronwant.org

🥳The Routledge Handbook of Health and Environmental Humanities is published today! Ed. by the fab Amber Abrams, @victoriabates.bsky.social & @rothiotome.bsky.social. It also includes a chapter 'Research on the Move' by @draflint.bsky.social and me. (Probably one to ask your library to order tho' £)

The Routledge Handbook of Health and Environmental Humanities

This handbook delves into the innovative intersection of health and environmental humanities, capturing its multidisciplinary creative spirit by showcasing key concepts and tools, on-the-ground applic...

routledge.com

Staff Reads from our Executive Director: " @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social has deep wisdom to share. 'Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war. Too many people still expect it to look like war.'"

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

nytimes.com

I would say I’m fairly knowledgeable about the corruption, violence, coercive authority, and brutal imperial power that pervades extractive sectors and yet I am still in shock at this Trump admin move to secure Zambian minerals

Reminder today that I am discussing my book the nonhuman narratives of energy: newnatures.org/greenhouse/e... Captured here: myself and the book and my nonhuman companion

Very excited to be discussing my book Monday 16th March for Greenhouse Book Talks!

Dolly Jørgensen@dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us online Monday, 16 March 2026 for Josephine Taylor discussing her book The Nonhuman Narratives of Energy: Multispecies Encounters in Extraction Zones (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Starts at 16:00 Central European / 15:00 GMT. Note! 11am Eastern, 8am Pacific newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...

Issue 3.1 of ‘Plant Perspectives’ is now live online. This journal is #openaccess again in 2026 through #subscribetoopen – with warm thanks to all of our subscriber-supporters! Read it here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/index #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social

🗞️ Great News: 4 × 3-year postdoc positions in the Multispecies Mutualisms project at the University of Sheffield. 🗓 Deadline: 12 April. Please share & encourage great applicants! 🌱 jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/4-x-Rese.... @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social

Some stuff from my art therapy sessions

Last week Audrey Plan (UCD Research Culture) and myself on behalf of the #PostdocsSpotlight project had a chance to discuss our experience with running the project during the UCD-University of Strathclyde Joint Seed Funding Workshop & Everyday Cultures Collaboration Conference in Glasgow🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 [1/2]

A sunny 5k in Dublin - a break from article writing