Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Anna-Maria is also the co-editor with Michael Donnay of @uolpress.bsky.social 's newly published open-access ‘Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship’ which gathers reflection pieces from across SAS including @jfwinters.bsky.social, @cmohge.bsky.social and @naswells.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Y69HAn

Final Call! OSR applications close 30 November! If you’ve been planning to apply, this is the moment. Join an international community of researchers & open science practitioners for a week of focus, creativity, collaboration, and connection in Machynlleth. Apply: buff.ly/6z1PhfU

📢 Save the date for RSE Midlands 2026! 🗓 20 April 2026 📍 University of Nottingham Details coming soon—watch this space! #RSEMidlands2026 #RSEng #Networking #Midlands rse-midlands.github.io

Very excited to publish this #OpenAccess #DigitalHumanities book today! Available to purchase in paperback, hardback and EPUB, can be downloaded for free as a PDF, or read online for free via our instance of Manifold: 🔗https://uolpress.co.uk/book/reframing-failure-in-digital-scholarship/

📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly @sas-news.bsky.social

Want to know how to start a #DH association? Probably not - but lots about building sustainable orgs that support researchers, practitioners & students. Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social

We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫 Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream! Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...

This looks like a dream job, working with the team @ukiedh.bsky.social and @dh-researchhub.bsky.social to support the digital humanities community in Ireland and the UK! #DH #Jobs

What better way to mark #InternatationalRSEDay (coming up on Thursday!) than applying to help organise #RSECon26, the tenth annual research software engineering conference run by @society-rse.org in Sept 2026? Learn more: society-rse.org/rsecon26-com... Apply: forms.gle/ooKQ5na6Bx9q... 📆 10 Oct

A great opportunity for people working on career pathways and leadership for digital research professionals. Perhaps something for @ukiedh.bsky.social or @turingway.bsky.social to explore? discourse-network.github.io/funding/roun...

there's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is

Come join me on the organising committee for next year's #RSECon. It's a great way to give back and get to know the community, plus we'll cover the cost of your registration at the conference!

What strange times, when the commander of RAF Greenham Common is coming out as a liberal supporter of the right to protest

This is a great opportunity to develop your own professional practice, connect with the amazing community of @softwaresaved.bsky.social fellows and help research software better! Open to UK and international applicants. @ukiedh.bsky.social @dariahie.bsky.social

Hear from Mareike Wehner and Dr. Natalie Wallis of #LivUni's Outputs Development team, who are looking to support more diverse research outputs and foster a research culture that drives innovation. Find out about NTOs and their impact. 👉 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Today's copyediting bugbear: journals that have a 'published online' date and different 'publication' date for the print edition. And you'll never guess which one is the 'official' one... 🙄

🥳 Officially out in the world in November! A great collection of reflections on what failure means for people who digital research-type things.

POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY! @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies. 🖊️ Apply by 14 July

We're giving you an extra week to get your design entries in! Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker! 🏆 Prize includes: - Your design on official merch - Free t-shirt + sticker pack - Community recognition 🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST) rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...

The folks organising the @ukiedh.bsky.social are some of the best in the business (generous with their time and fun to work with - a winning combo)! I'd highly recommend joining them to help shape the future of #DH in Ireland and the UK. @dariahie.bsky.social

BREAKING: Justice Jackson cites the Colored Conventions Project Digital Archive her dissent in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. These public collective digital projects MATTER and they WILL be heard. 👏👏👏 @ccp-org.bsky.social @profgabrielle.bsky.social @jimccasey1.bsky.social

Need to print this out and frame it near my desk

This is extremely niche UK higher ed content, but: How is there a HECOS code for Christopher Marlowe studies but not digital humanities!? #DHproblems

I've just scheduled my last training session @dh-researchhub.bsky.social - come join me and learn about how you can 3D printing for humanities research. #CreativeCritical #DHmakes

We're pleased to announce we've published a proposal for the Association’s governance approach, which lays out a structure for the Association, a model for membership for individuals & institutions and a timeline for elections. Check it out & let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you!

A powerful reminder from @michellefrancl.bsky.social about the everday reach and importance of federal science funding. #NIH

I do not see how we’re going to have productive academic discussions of "AI" until we stop accepting the marketing that lumps all machine learning methods & technologies into one amorphous thing called "AI"—so we get minimalist & maximalist responses that echo that marketing—we don’t have to do this

📢Calling all Digital Humanities graduates from UK & Ireland! We want to hear about your career paths and your thoughts on the future of DH education @melissaterras.bsky.social Take part in our DH Career Survey before 31st Jan and let's define DH together! 📝Survey Link: forms.office.com/e/zKqFu4fK4D

Happy #DayofDH2024! I’m celebrating this year in the traditional manner, by taking a day of TOIL after doing 4 major events the other week 🎉

👇 #CalendarsAreMyLoveLanguage

We are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2025 Annual Event, to be held at University of Glasgow from 17-18 June 2025 with selected sessions streamed online. The theme for this year’s event is Collaboration beyond Boundaries. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2025-annual-...

Still coming down from a truly delightful (and eclectic) week of work events. Digital preservation live streams, queer books, and a musical! #DH

We are so excited for tonight's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event - Seized Books! The Musical! We've been collaborating with an incredible group of artists for a year to put this together and can't wait to share what they're working on. #BeingHuman2024 www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/seize...

There are still a few spots for our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event on 8 November! Come listen to an amazing new musical about the 1984 raids on Gay's the Word bookshop and the subsequent defense campaign. @dh-researchhub.bsky.social www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/seize...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,124,564!

📆🎉 Save the date! 📆🎉 The Association is pleased to announce that its next annual event will be 4-5 June 2024 at University College Cork, Ireland. More details and a CFP will be forthcoming. We look forward to seeing you all there! @ucc.bsky.social

I understand people here like cute animals 🤔