E is a really amazing young person who has had to swim against the current of so many things, and has shown up in solidarity again and again even when struggling so much herself - please do help if you can www.gofundme.com/f/help-e-a-l...

Donate to Help E, a lesbian woman of colour, with UK visa costs, organized by East and Southeast Asians North East

E is in urgent need of support with visa costs so that she … East and Southeast Asians North East needs your support for Help E, a lesbian woman of colour, with UK visa costs

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E is a really amazing young person who has had to swim against the current of so many things, and has shown up in solidarity again and again even when struggling so much herself - please do help if you can www.gofundme.com/f/help-e-a-l...

Donate to Help E, a lesbian woman of colour, with UK visa costs, organized by East and Southeast Asians North East

E is in urgent need of support with visa costs so that she … East and Southeast Asians North East needs your support for Help E, a lesbian woman of colour, with UK visa costs

gofundme.com

dark way to discover that Ann 'worst person in the world' Widdecombe's middle name was Noreen

Just for context, Laleh is probably one of the most important academics in the country right now, given the sheer depth and quality of her knowledge and expertise in the Gulf, shipping and logistics.

Laleh Khalili@lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The joys of British higher education:

'About 150 academic roles are set to go at the south-west institution, which said it was targeting areas that are “no longer sustainable” or have seen changes in student demand.' History and English are name-checked. 1/3

University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’

Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go

timeshighereducation.com

very excited to stop using the internet altogether

Matt Gallagher@mattmgallagher.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The UK's youth social media ban will require *all adults* to submit their biometric and personal data to a host of third-party ID verification providers. Some have questionable privacy records – and ties to the Israeli Govt and Peter Thiel. 🧵 bylinetimes.com/2025/07/31/t...

Today marks the start of my last month as a postdoc in Finland. As much as I would like to say I managed to secure myself another position, the (academic) job market is rough right now. I’m officially #OpenTowork. It’s not all bleak as I'm moving back to NL - and my partner and our cats (1/5)

Excellent piece by @stephenkb.bsky.social about the Henry Nowak case and what it does/doesn't show about policing www.ft.com/content/aa94...

Shedding 608 academic posts but creating 75 new managerial posts. No clear answers as to what those posts are, who they will go to, and why we need them.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

2,700 letters sent last month warning staff that they are at risk of redundancy, with Nottingham senior management's goal to shed 608 academic posts, following the 350 professional services staff lost last year. 1/3

Do share this with anyone who might be interested. Hope to see you at one of the events x 3/3 www.bathrefugeefestival.co.uk/whats-on

Bath Refugee Festival - WHAT'S ON

CELEBRATING SANCTUARY AT FAIRFIELD HOUSE Join us for the second edition of the Bath Refugee Festival at Fairfield House, a vibrant community-led celebration of the contributions of refugees and migran...

bathrefugeefestival.co.uk

guys I just learned that there are no moles in Ireland?

trans people will also continue to be around your whole life. you'll be sharing bathrooms & communities w/ us your whole life; we'll be there whether you know we're trans or not. this horrific moment will eventually pass but transness will not, and our memories of how you act now will also remain

Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera@pantibliss.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should

📣 Job Alert (permanent) 📣 Lecturer in English Literature (Romanticism), The Open University www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRQ222/l...

Lecturer in English Literature at The Open University

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

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love how all those 10 GREAT DAYTRIPS FROM BRISTOL articles are like, this town is so nice & so accessible from Briz 😍all you need to do is take 2 buses & change in Didcot & walk for 55 minutes before Ubering the last mile 🥰

I WISH I WAS DEAD

Kevin Potter@kevinmpotter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So let’s review the last two days: -The Commonwealth prize winner likely used AI to compose their short story -The Nobel Prize-winner admits to using AI to come up with ideas -An author of a book about truth and AI has now admitted to using AI to concoct fake quotes. Why bother with anything at all

So let’s review the last two days: -The Commonwealth prize winner likely used AI to compose their short story -The Nobel Prize-winner admits to using AI to come up with ideas -An author of a book about truth and AI has now admitted to using AI to concoct fake quotes. Why bother with anything at all

Academic departments deserve to be saved, supported, resourced, allowed to grow even if they're not "best in the country," "first in the REF," "top-ranked," "at a Russell Group uni," or whatever other austerity-brained nonsense senior managers have been using to flimflam you out of solidarity

Every university should have broad subject coverage; that's what a university is

My Ranking Of Things Students Call Me In Order Of How Much I Like Them From Worst To Best Mrs Masud (💀) Miss Masud (🥴) Professor Masud (undeserved promotion but I'll take it) Noreen/Dr Masud (both absolutely fine&great) and best of all the rarely seen but golden DOCTOR NOREEN SUPERHERO ENERGY!!

prehistoric hippo bones, but also, the collapse of the AMOC

📚 WORDS ALIVE IN LIBRARIES 🌿 Only 3 days left until the creative writing workshop (1 space left) and author talk with A Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social! 📅 26 March 2026 📍 University of Exeter (Streatham) ⬇️ Book and find out more! @swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social

Words Alive in Libraries - Literature Works

Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...

literatureworks.org.uk

haven't had this much fun on the internet since 2020

Marie Gardiner@mariegardiner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Oh my god Lmao youraislopbores.me

Oh my god Lmao youraislopbores.me

Drawing on literary studies, philosophy, social science and neuroscience, @noreenmasud.bsky.social's project at @bristoluni.bsky.social will interrogate the deep structural and aesthetic impact of face blindness on contemporary poets and novelists who identify as face blind.

Blank Face

Drawing on literary studies, philosophy, social science and neuroscience, Noreen Masud’s project will interrogate the deep structural and aesthetic impact of face blindness on contemporary poets and n...

media.leverhulme.ac.uk

Delighted to take part for a second year to help raise money for the charity Magic Breakfast 👇 Goths for Breakfast: Charity Teach-a-thon Date: 28 feb • 09:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goths-for-...

Goths for Breakfast: Charity Teach-a-thon

A full day of back to back classes and workshops on Gothic themes to raise money for the charity Magic Breakfast

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Permanent post in the history of the Middle East after 1800 at York! Plus three fixed term posts 1) Medieval History 1100-1450 2) Modern China 3) Britain/Public History

York History Department - Academic Jobs

Uncover the past to define the future. We are seeking research-led historians to join our world-class, collaborative community. Discover career-defining opportunities within one of the UK’s most disti...

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A consequence of this will be that if the government were to propose lockdowns in the future, universities will stay open and in person. Even if people can't travel to get to them. Even if students or staff or their loved ones get ill or die. And then truly only survivors will get degrees.

📚 WORDS ALIVE IN LIBRARIES 🌿 Looking for a moment of calm, reflection, and creative inspiration? Explore life writing, nature, and wellbeing with A Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social. 📅 26 March 2026 📍 University of Exeter (Streatham) @swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social

Words Alive in Libraries - Literature Works

Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...

literatureworks.org.uk

Can a group of grassroots campaigners collaborate with a 140-year-old trade union resistant to change? @noreenmasud.bsky.social & @iammartinreed.bsky.social examine the @societyofauthors.bsky.social, one of the UK’s largest trade unions for creators, as @fossilfreebooks.org members. buff.ly/A7kzbHa

The discourse around Wuthering Heights has gotten predictably weird, so why not read the book instead with a fantastic afterword by @noreenmasud.bsky.social and yours truly, courtesy @sandtclassics.bsky.social?