@exeter.ac.uk is not in deficit, has £200m+ cash reserves, hasn’t invested in white elephants, doesn’t have a recruitment problem, never had 1000s of international students, and deliveres outstanding outcomes in teaching and research. If UEB’s data projects a deficit won’t they share it with UCU?

Tremendous support from across various segments of our society--businesses, public figures, MPs, & even a former archbishop of Canterbury--against the UNNECESSARY cutting of humanities, arts & social sciences @exeter.ac.uk #DefendExeterUni @exeterucu.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts

Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences

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Here our union @exeterucu.bsky.social summarises 6 key reasons why job cuts are not necessary 👇🏻 #DefendExeterUni

Hey Bluesky crowd! You also should be signing our petition opposing the announced redundancies at the University of Exeter. 📢 We're 17k and growing! Redundancies ARE NOT necessary and we must #DefendExeterUni 🩷 c.org/RFqMvrKb6z

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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We're on Bluesky now! 🦋 Follow us here for updates, we're just getting started. @ucu.org.uk @exetergreens.bsky.social @exeterlabour.bsky.social Here are our six key messages:

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Statement of Solidarity against cuts at Exeter

This statement will be sent to the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellors, Chair of the Council, and Head of Global Partnerships Please add your name through this Google Form - https://docs.go...

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An interdisciplinary workshop I'm co-organising w/ political philosopher, A. Sophie Lauwers, @iashedinburgh.bsky.social bringing multiple approaches to the religion–secular across global contexts. Featuring @mariabirnbaum.bsky.social, @tgifatima.bsky.social, Emma Wild-Wood @uoedivinity.bsky.social

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities@iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"Power, Knowledge and the Religio-Secular" Friday 22 May, 10:00-16:30 How does thinking in terms of ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ spheres shape our understanding of the political world? Register free at powerknowledgereligiosecular.eventbrite.co.uk

"Power, Knowledge and the Religio-Secular" Friday 22 May, 10:00-16:30 How does thinking in terms of ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ spheres shape our understanding of the political world? Register free at powerknowledgereligiosecular.eventbrite.co.uk

Power, Knowledge and the Religio-Secular

How does thinking in terms of ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ spheres shape our understanding of the political world?

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Looking forward to hosting our symposium "1725-2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" with @sheelalipi.bsky.social at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social in 2 weeks! Join us online or in-person; more details available on the IASH website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/1725-2...

Thanks for the books, @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @writersandartists.bsky.social! 😊✨

ICYMI: Fatima Naveed has been announced as the winner of Bloomsbury’s Academic Writing Fellowship for 2025, which supports emerging Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse (BAED) authors to develop their idea through to the final manuscript stage 👇

Fatima Naveed wins Bloomsbury's Academic Writing Fellowship

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Announcing the winner of the 2025 Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, Fatima Naveed! 👏 The Fellowship is designed by @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social & @writersandartists.bsky.social to support emerging Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse authors. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...

Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 | Fatima Naveed | Academic Writing Prizes

Bloomsbury and Writers & Artists have announced the 2025 winner of the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, designed to support emerging Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse (BAED) authors develop th...

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Fatima Naveed has been announced as the winner of Bloomsbury’s Academic Writing Fellowship for 2025, which supports emerging Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse (BAED) authors to develop their idea through to the final manuscript stage 👇

Fatima Naveed wins Bloomsbury's Academic Writing Fellowship

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Excited to talk about censorship practices in Pakistan at IASH next month - sign up to watch online! 📚✍️❌

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities@iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"Censoring A Nation: from free speech to sedition and obscenity" Tue 24 Feb, 4pm-5pm (hybrid) How can art oppose oppression and disenfranchisement? Amid increasing geopolitical tension and rising authoritarianism, can we forge collective resistance? Register free: censoringanation.eventbrite.co.uk

📢 : There is still time to submit your proposal for the "1725 to 2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" symposium in Edinburgh. You might even get to hear me talk about Indian revolutionaries, Russian maximalists, and bomb plots in Edinburgh, Paris, and Muzaffarpur.

Two weeks to go! "1725 to 2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" is open for submissions until 1 Feb 2026 ✨ Link: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/... @sheelalipi.bsky.social @olebirklaursen.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social

Spending a suspiciously sunny day writing in @iashedinburgh.bsky.social ☀️

Two weeks to go! "1725 to 2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" is open for submissions until 1 Feb 2026 ✨ Link: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/... @sheelalipi.bsky.social @olebirklaursen.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social

I have many things to look forward to in 2026, not least speaking at the symposium "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia”, organised by @tgifatima.bsky.social and Sheelalipi Sahana at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social in April. The CfP is now live, check it out!

🚨 CfP Alert! 🚨 Thanks to the generosity of the Susan Manning Workshop Fund at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, my colleague and I are delighted to be organising a symposium, "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia.” PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1IuTn...

🚨 CfP Alert! 🚨 Thanks to the generosity of the Susan Manning Workshop Fund at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, my colleague and I are delighted to be organising a symposium, "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia.” PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1IuTn...

Delighted to have started at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social this month as a postdoc fellow! My project is titled “Censoring a Nation: Blasphemy, Obscenity, and Sedition in Pakistan”: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-f...