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Rowan

@scatterbones.bsky.social

he/they 🏳️‍⚧️ librarian 🐀 occasional poet ✨ writing: linktr.ee/scatterbones geordie in greater manchester 🖤🤍

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ANMLY@anmlymag.bsky.social · 2w ago

ANMLY is now open for our new folio exploring poetry on desire and devotion that revels in excess. We’re seeking previously-unpublished poetry, multimedia poetry, audio, and video. Absolutely no AI. Deadline: August 28th, 2026

Red background with a stack of white cards. Text reads: "Now accepting submissions for the next ANMLY folio, Fetish. Queer and trans writers are invited to submit poetry and mixed media slash visual poems. Deadline is August 28th, 2026.
TransActual@transactualuk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Researchers from University of East London are recruiting participants for a study exploring transgender and gender diverse people’s experience of receiving a cancer diagnosis. If you are eligible and would like to participate in this study, email researchers at u2808896@uel.ac.uk #TransResearch

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED! Are you a transgender or gender diverse person who has been diagnosed with cancer? I would like to interview you about your experience. I am conducting research as part of a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. WHO DO WE NEED? Participants must meet the following criteria: Identify as transgender or gender diverse, 18 years old or older •Reside in the UK Diagnosed with cancer within the last 5 years.WHAT TO EXPECT: A 60-90 minute Microsoft Teams Interview If you wish to participate, you will be provided with further details about the study Participants are eligible for a £10 gift voucher. ABOUT ME: My name is Marion, my pronouns are she/her. I am a cisgender woman and an ally for LGBTQIA+ people. I am striving to develop research that can hopefully contribute to equitable healthcare for transgender and gender diverse people. If you would like to participate in this study, or if you have any questions, please contact Marion O'Shea at u2808896@uel.ac.uk.
Micro SF/F by O. Westin@microsff.com · 2w ago

I noticed a neighbour had set up a little library box in their front yard. I checked the books and saw they were all jumbled up. I had only moved a few when a net fell on me. "Gotcha! Oh..." "What's going on?" I asked. "There's a feral librarian around." "Ah. Catch, tag, feed, release?" "Yup."

Dr Vanessa@hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 3w ago

"don't cite what you haven't read" remains the basic entry level academic responsibility; & if your discpline "doesn't have that as a norm" then sorry, your discipline needs reforming for this new world. Citations are structural parts of trust and knowledge building, not trinkets or optional extras

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.

Rowan@scatterbones.bsky.social · 3w ago

i do think the media in the UK needs to take some responsibility for the way it reports on heatwaves/high temps and both the (avoidable) deaths caused by the heat and (avoidable) destruction caused by wildfires

Rowan@scatterbones.bsky.social · 3w ago

my mam was telling me i need to go out if we do make it to the final because it’s a “once in a lifetime opportunity” so ofc had to remind her that i was at the 2022 euros final at wembley and witnessed that chloe kelly extra time goal with mine own eyes

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 3w ago

Jesus. 35 UK universities quietly- without debate - joined the Ministry of Defence’s “Battlefield Alliance” which seeks to “reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security” They’re destroying the social sciences and humanities while militarising the institutions

• Durham University • Newcastle University • Northumbria University • Lancaster University • University of Cumbria • University of Lancashire • University of Liverpool • University of Manchester • University of Huddersfield • University of Sheffield • University of York • Loughborough University • University of Lincoln • University of Nottingham • Aston University • University of Birmingham • University of Warwick • King's College London • Kingston University • Queen Mary University of London • University College London • University of Oxford • University of Portsmouth • University of Surrey • University of Bath • University of Bristol • University of Exeter • University of Plymouth • University of Edinburgh • University of Glasgow • University of Strathclyde • Cardiff University • Swansea University • Queens University Belfast • Cranfield UniversityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 July 2026 UK Universities Betray Public Trust by Joining MoD's 'Battlefield Advantage' Alliance Without Debate A coalition of campaign groups has accused UK universities of quietly integrating themselves into Britain's defence infrastructure after 35 institutions signed up to the Ministry of Defence's Defence Universities Alliance (DUA). The Ministry of Defence says the alliance aims to "reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security", strengthen links between universities and the defence sector, and translate research into "battlefield advantage". Campaigners say the move represents a significant shift in the role of higher education and has taken place without meaningful public debate. Among the founding members are the University of Oxford, University College London, King's College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Edinburgh, Cardiff University and Queen's University Belfast. "We are witnessing the formal incorporation of Britain's universities into the defence ecosystem," said Jinsella Kennaway, Founder and Executive Director of Demilitarise Education. "The Ministry of Defence is explicit about its intentions. Universities exist to advance knowledge and foster critical inquiry, not to become pipelines for military research and defence recruitment. Students and staff deserve to know who agreed to this and why." Campaigners are calling on all 35 universities to publish the governance documents and board minutes relating to their decision to join the alliance, and to explain whether staff and students were consulted. Many UK universities already maintain relationships with major defence companies, including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, Thales, Lockheed Martin and QinetiQ. Critics argue that the DUA formalises and accelerates the integration of academia, industry and the state. The coalition warns that, at a time of rising defence spending, universities risk becoming increasingly aligned with governme…
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w ago

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

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Rowan@scatterbones.bsky.social · 4w ago

i’m not a big believer in there being “correct” language. however. the misuse of the word whimsy (when people mean whimsical!!) drives me insane (and half the time it isn’t even whimsical)

James Elder@jameselder.bsky.social · 4w ago

Good news, but the fact that this is only happening now, nearly three years after the cyber attack shows 1) what a huge job BL staff have had rebuilding services, 2) that the BL is underfunded, and 3) the impact this has had on academic research, especially in the humanities.

Digital Scholarship @ British Library@bldigischol.bsky.social · 4w ago

EThOS platform restored! 'Following restoration work, all metadata records previously available on EThOS have now been restored, along with an additional 14,000 records added since the service was taken offline' - more to come https://www.bl.uk/stories/news/ethos-records-restored