The British Academy is inviting proposals to deliver Writing Workshops in developing countries. These workshops should aim to develop the skills of early-career researchers, including promoting the uptake of their research in journals & publications email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/cr/AQimihMQ0...

Reposting so I can circle back to this weekly for a chuckle

Buckinghamshire Archives@bucksarchives.bsky.social · last yr.

Welcome to the archives.

Another sorry state of affairs in UK higher ed when when unis who bemoan that they absolutely must tighten their belts on core functions, also chuck 10-30% commission at fraudulent recruiters to exploit prospective international students on.ft.com/4jUZU9G

Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents

Cash-strapped institutions turn to unregulated firms to reel in lucrative overseas income

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I wrote a piece for @sapiens-org.bsky.social! Teaching with unprovenanced artifacts is tricky at best, so I discuss how my experiences with the Carlos Museum and my work in Iraq meet somewhere in the middle.

We’re pleased to announce a new event series: Common Futures 🌱 As some of you know, Makespace was chosen to run a civic space on George Street. We’ve been granted a 40-year lease, so it's a step on our mission toward community ownership and long-term leases to affect multi-generational change

Join ACH, AHA, & MLA to talk about the appeals process for terminated NEH grants. Why is it important to appeal and how might you go about doing so? 11am Eastern on Wed, April 30. Please share!

ACH@ach.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us Tomorrow, 4/30 at 11am est for an Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process. This event is hosted by the Association for Computers and the Humanities, the American Historical Association, & the Modern Language Association. Register and find more info at: buff.ly/bfVNUhR

The new season of Black Mirror introduced us to Peter Capaldi’s plague of evolutionary Thonglets. Craving more? Coincidentally, my article on evolution in computing is out now! I explore the history of scientists presenting machines as evolving creatures and discuss distinguishing science from hype

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Final week of parental leave and feeling wobbly about getting back into research mode. For those who’ve taken time away: what worked for you to re-connect with your field? Also STS and AI Ethics has moved faster than usual in the past few months — any favourite new reads very welcome!

Hello 🦋! Newbie here and rekindling my good vibes for academic social media. I'm Selin, an anthropologist studying how AI and tech hype influences our sense of identity, community, and heritage. Hit me up if you like: Digital Heritage, Data Science, HCI, STS. Sharing research, some ranting. 🏺🤖🧪