Come and spend the next academic year embedded in our curatorial teams Two exciting fellowships are open to postdoctoral, early-career researchers which can be undertaken over 12-months full-time or part-time equivalent, as part of the Joanna and Graham Barker Fellowship Scheme Find out more👇

Important reporting on the growing links between UK politicians and US anti-abortion organisations. The aggressive rollback of reproductive rights in parts of the US has shown how quickly hard-won rights can be undermined. Read the iPaper article via the link in our bio.

Does anyone know of any research comparing maternity / paternity / other parental leave pay across HEIs? I have a vague recollection of seeing something a few years ago, so even if this is not current, it would be a useful comparison. Thanks!

Just to be clear how little I’m exaggerating, in 2016, the UK Government actually advised trans people against travelling to certain US states due to the implementation of bathroom bans. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social is now implementing those same bans across the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-u...

UK warns gay travellers about US anti-LGBT laws

The UK government warns LGBT travellers to be careful in the US due to laws affecting LGBT people in North Carolina and Mississippi.

bbc.co.uk

Mark Grimshaw@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congratulations to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social on somehow making Theresa May’s Conservative Party the most socially progressive government of the last decade, I suppose. Really impressive to be that fucking ghoulish a person.

And also, you don’t ‘know’ that someone is trans (unless they told you). So if you see someone who doesn’t conform to your gender stereotypes in a single-sex space then just mind your own business.

Lisa Severn@lisasevern.uk · 3mo ago

For the foreseeable it would really help if, when people see trans folk in single sex spaces, then no they didn't 💜

Reminder that our call for abstracts is still open for our conference on history of philosophy of technology!

Society for the History of the Philosophy of Technology (HPT)@hptsociety.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 Call for Abstracts 2nd International Conference on the History of the Philosophy of Technology 📍 Maastricht University 🗓 Oct 26–28, 2026 Theme: National and Cultural Traditions in the Philosophy of Technology 📅 Deadline: May 25, 2026 #philtech #histtech fasos-research.nl/history-of-p...

We have a very exciting opportunity for someone to become our new Community Partnerships Curator! You'll lead on the co-creation of a major public exhibition, exploring and reimagining Britain’s relationship with displaced communities. Find out more and apply: jobs.reading.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

⏰ 24 hours left ⏰ The national consultation to improve healthcare for trans, non-binary & gender diverse adults closes tomorrow. Make sure you have your say 👇 https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/transadultspsp/

James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships help decide what health questions most need research.

wp.lancs.ac.uk

En este artículo hacemos una revisión sistemática de la justicia reproductiva como herramienta epistémica para abordar la relación entre reproducción y justicia social en América Latina, buscando las convergencias entre este marco y los feminismos latinoamericanos. Open access!

Martina Yopo Díaz@martinayopo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Very happy that our article on reproductive justice in Latin America with Julieta Chaparro Buitrago, María Ximena Dávila and @lasandunga.bsky.social has been published in Latin America Research Review @lasabluesky.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Alright babes who is doing - oral history - workshops - interviews - podcasts Especially for projects with a social justice angle and/or marginalised community involvement or production? If that’s you and you need transcription support? My team are the very best around to help. Get in touch!

Academic Audio Transcription Ltd@aat-transcribes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're an approved supplier at institutions across the UK, US and worldwide, serving publication and analysis-ready transcripts and closed-captions to Cambridge, Edinburgh, Newcastle, King's College London, The James Hutton Institute, the Imperial War Museum, Georgetown, Swarthmore, Yale and more.

Are you non-binary, over 18 and living in the UK? Fill in the online survey about family relationships, disclosure, stigma and community: https://bit.ly/FBB-survey Find out more at familybeyondthebinary.com

Please share! Two PDRA jobs available on the UKRI-funded interdisciplinary MoonRISE project researching the effective governance of sites of cultural, scientific and environmental interest on the Moon. One Geography/STS slant, one law/governance. A great team at the OU led by Dr Alessandra Marino.

Job advert now available for 3yr post doc on the Leverhulme Trust funded project ‘the Horror of Place-based Harms’. Please share with your networks! work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

We continue DAY 2 at #SLAS2026 with the counter-keynote by Katucha Bento (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) titled "Amefricaladina as Counter-Keynote: Cuír QuilomboMaking and Reimagining of What Is Yet to Come".

Welcome event for #slas2026 at Left Bank, catered for by Bliss Bites Cafe with entertainment provided by Pitanga.

if you work in a UK uni, drop everything and read this (not news to many of us, but sobering to have the dots joined up; the stories are outrageous and heartbreaking)

‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK

The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

theguardian.com

Honored to be part of the @ucpress.bsky.social Atelier series with such a stellar group of anthropologists. #AnthroSky For those somehow trying to write a book amidst ALL that is going on & interested in the series, I’m happy to share my experience so far (spoiler alert: it has been great!).

As part of my attendance survey, I ask a random question. Monday's was "What technology do you hope will be obsolete in 20 years?" And it turns out: students, they're just like us.

👀 this looks amazing!

Rosamund Greiner@rosgre.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m co-organising a workshop at on community-engaged creative methods for environmental justice research: Join us for an afternoon of knowledge exchange and networking on Friday 19th June ✨ The event is in person and open to researchers at all career stages.

I’m co-organising a workshop at on community-engaged creative methods for environmental justice research: Join us for an afternoon of knowledge exchange and networking on Friday 19th June ✨ The event is in person and open to researchers at all career stages.

In case you missed our announcement last week - we are hiring a Research Assistant! The application deadline is Sunday 5 April. Full details can be found below 👇

Voices of Motherhood@voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're hiring! We’re looking for a Research Assistant (0.4FTE, 12 month FTC) to join us and work with @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social. Role can be held flexibly (though not remote); centres around outreach + engagement, archival + oral history work in Worcestershire jobs.worcester.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

📢Are you a doctoral student in/around London looking for teaching experience? We are looking to hire postgraduate teaching assistants (PGTAs) for our BA History and Politics of the Americas programme, starting Sept 2026. Apply: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Deadline: 8 April 2026

the girl guides in the UK just kicked out all their trans members specifically bc they were threatened with a lawsuit from a rowling-funded group

mattie lubchansky@mattielubchansky.com · 4mo ago

i think sometimes cis people truly have a hard time understanding that jk rowling is a living person actively using her wealth to fund the international assault on trans lives. she’s not some Complicated Author we can have a spirited debate about separating from the art with!!!!!

🍄More than human UCL: a transdisciplinary mini-series🍄 Bringing together anthropology, archaeology, heritage, visual art, and environmental humanities, the series will explore alternative ways of co-living with plants, fungi, animals and other non‑humans. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4m7b5dnn

My latest comic is about the rise of ChatGPT Dads and why it’s bad news for moms.

ChatGPT Dads

and why they're bad news for moms

aubreyhirsch.substack.com

REMINDER Cátedra SLAS applications open! Deliver a master's course in Salamanca with bursaries from SLAS and Instituto de Iberoamérica. More details below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies@slaslatam.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Cátedra SLAS Teach at the Universidad de Salamanca's Instituto de Iberoamérica. Deliver an 8-hour master's course on any aspect of Latin American Studies over 1 week. Bursaries provided by Instituto de Iberoamérica and SLAS. 🗓️ DEADLINE: 15 May 2026

Happy ALCS Day to any writers who publish in U.K. printed journals or who've published a book in the UK (i.e. anything with an ISSN or ISBN)! And if you fall into that category of writers but don't know what I mean, google ALCS and sign up for next year's payout. You're missing out on free cash...!

This is, sadly, increasingly relevant as cuts to international AIDS funding, chiefly by the Trump administration in the US but also by other countries, is making access to treatment challenging in many countries.

Counting the costs of global HIV funding disruptions

In a session on US government funding cuts at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) held in Denver, US this week, Dr Jennifer Kates, from the Kaiser Family Foundation...

aidsmap.com

Firstly, this does not contradict U=U (undetectable means untransmittable). This study suggests a transmission risk when someone has a low but *detectable* viral load. A recent WHO systematic review described the risk of transmission when viral load is between 200-1000 as ‘almost zero’.

The risk of sexual transmission of HIV in individuals with low-level HIV viraemia: a systematic review

There is almost zero risk of sexual transmission of HIV with viral loads of less than 1000 copies per mL. These data provide a powerful opportunity to destigmatise HIV and promote adherence to ART thr...

thelancet.com