Palantir’s technologies are used by the powerful to attack the powerless. This company should not be involved in our public services. Sign this petition if you agree act.globaljustice.org.uk/get-palantir...

"The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good." —Pope Leo XIV

Just got an email from a former student and the legacy of Bobby the (PetsAsTherapy) Dog lives on! "I studied the module ‘Irish Myths and Legends’ under you in 2018/2019 (with your lovely little dog!) and I loved it so much I still tell people about it".

Letting a handful of oligarchs control AI is already proving to be a recipe for disaster. Instead of fueling more war, we need strong regulations in place right now to ensure this powerful technology benefits all of humanity. (1/2)

The Political History of England, Longmans, 7 vols, £25 for the lot including UK postage, please comment if interested #history #skystorians

UK universities cut jobs, research, teaching amid squeeze in overseas students. 30,000 job losses, brain drain, less student choice. Local economies shattered because of obsession with 'foreign' students. Govt can exclude them from immigration stats during period of study. archive.ph/L0iEn/again

Manuscript facsimiles and related materials for sale. Please comment (no DMs) if interested. 8 vols in total (2 of La Pecia) £100 including UK postage for the lot #palaeography #medievalsky #archives

The Knap of Howar is a stunning piece of architecture. The oldest dwelling in Europe, older than the pyramids. The rafters were made from whale bones as there were no trees but there is decorative stone backing the shelf alcoves. An amazing legacy, both in its building and re-discovery

Obituary of eminent archaeologist and expert in Viking Age Scotland, Anna Ritchie #archaeology www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self. https://elumened.info/npr-cgstories

The Duchess of Gloucester receiving her CoScan ‘Nordic Person of the year award’ from our President Nick Archer, with the Danish ambassador Kristina Beckvard (@Gerald Sharp Photography). The award recognises contributions to British public life. Recipients include Sandi Toksvig and Cat Jarman.

Would anyone like a short run of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society journal? Under 10 kg so £7.95 to post UK #booksky

I have a run of the journal Scriptorium to rehome for the cost of postage only (£12.15 UK) #palaeography #medievalsky #archives

Romans were known to create tombs for their dogs and gave them epitaphs to remember them by. One such inscription reads “I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago.” Original post

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/7swtt... Currently selling catalogues of manuscripts and related materials from the library of David Dumville. Any three books are £10 plus postage #manuscripts #medievalsky email [email protected]

@benpohl.bsky.social more charter books for sale #medievalsky

books on charters for sale #booksky #medievalsky

www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie... Blog post by Irish Studies student Nik Frenzel on the recent Viking Society for Northern Studies Conference hosted by the University of Liverpool. Picture shows Dr Eleanor Barraclough with members of Wirhalh Skip Felagr! #medievalsky

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to @bairishstudies.bsky.social for these #IrishStudies Awards and Bursaries. We know how important thay are to PGRs and ECRs. Delighted that two of our students, David Proud and Fraser Cattini, are in the list. Well done all!

This set of 6 late C19 hardbacks - great condition for their age on Tertullian/ early #church #history #lateantique looking for £50 including postage for the lot. No DMs just comment or email [email protected] if interested

I have a run of the journal of the Worcester Archaeological Society which I’d like to rehome for the cost of postage only (library of David Dumville) #archaeology #worcester please comment or email me at [email protected] if you’d like them (nb. Postage for the lot is £12 or less)

East Asian Studies is being gutted at Sheffield - all staff at risk with 8.6 FTE proposed to go (a third of us). Biggest cuts in Chinese and Japanese Studies. We’ll be taking a few days to process. Solidarity to Materials and Chemistry colleagues who are also dealing with similarly bad news.

In 2021, @luciaakard.bsky.social and I ran Medieval Consent: A Symposium. We are so happy to release the co-edited Special Issue! scholarworks.wmich.edu/mff/vol61/is...

Just had a lovely evening at the Danish embassy to meet the Duchess of Gloucester as she received CoScan Nordic Person of the Year award, the Ambassador & representatives of the Anglo-Danish Society. We also sang Happy Birthday to the Duchess in English & Danish! Official photos to follow

Yeah well one of the country's major employment sectors is collapsing and no one seems to be TAKING ANY BLOODY NOTICE

It’s also very hard to take concern trolling about ‘trust’ seriously when the mainstream media has been on an anti-university tear for decades, writing essentially the same piece over and over again, about how woke students/pink haired professors are destroying the nation. It’s blatant propaganda.

Fantastic hybrid conference co-organised by Sarah Vincent (who I am lucky enough to co-supervise at the University of Caen) "Marginalities in the Insular Worlds of North-Western Europe (8th–13th c.)" 12 June #histoire #history #skystorians #celtic

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRO233/d... one year post in Old Norse #medievalsky

The first publication arising from the NorseMap Project is now available open-access via Boydell & Brewer. It looks at the recent use of the Vikings in and around the MAGA movement. openaccess.boydellandbrewercms.com?fileid=-47834 #Vikings #ERC #FrontierResearch

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #history #skystorians

Cardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

I’ve given half dozen talks to uni Ss past few weeks & in all of them have gone off on Ai & how we can’t give up what makes us human, the importance of struggling, of making mistakes, & all the decisions & surprises along the way that makes us who we are. We won’t be robbed of this. Ss don’t want it

Definitely on the ‘to read’ list, new publication by Karen Bek Pedersen looking at women and Gaelic links in Laxdaela Saga #medievalsky #booksky #herstory #vikings

More than 20 MSPs were sworn in to the Scottish Parliament after saying their oaths and affirmations in languages such as Gaelic, Mandarin, Shetlandic, French and Scots. Here's a full list of the 15 languages MSPs spoke while swearing in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Saddened to hear news of the death of Anna Ritchie, one of the key authors to read when I did an undergraduate module on Vikings in Scotland many years ago. A list of her key publications here: www.ssns.org.uk/news/anna-ri... #archaeology #scotland #medievalsky

Very much a flying visit to Dublin in and out in one day to do external examining in TCD. It’s been great to review such a great range of work (photo of uni loo graffiti) #dublin #ireland

#education #history #skystorians

For all those who have signed up for in-person attendance at the conference, you should all have received an email confirming your place and information for the day. If you missed registration for in-person, we still have spaces open online! Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/norse-in-t...

My 2023 Kathleen Hughes Memorial Lecture, "The Moral Economy in Early Medieval Ireland", is now available as a free PDF download from the ASNC website, for anyone who's interested! #OpenAccess #MedievalSky #Spéirghorm #Speirgorm @ceilteachomn.bsky.social www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/publications...

New exciting book to read on the train to London today #medievalsky

www.ssns.org.uk/events/ssns-... #medievalsky #scotland

Slightly increase a band: Not Bad Religion

Slightly increase a band: The Velvet Ground Level

Vanagon Halen

Slightly increase a band: Rock Paper Scissor Sisters

Slightly increase a band: Fleetwood Mac n Cheese

Utah residents push back after Kevin O'Leary's data center plan turns out to be 40,000 acres, not 40,000 square feet