It’s nearly World Gaelic Week and we’re celebrating with a FREE event on 28 Feb! Join us to meet Gaelic speakers, enjoy tea, coffee and nibbles, and learn the Gaelic names for trees. A free, family-friendly event – everyone welcome! Fàilte! visitdundreggan.co.uk/events/

CFP: Eco-Narratives of Volcanic Ecologies from Past Until the Present: a Geo-Ontological Turn" networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

CFP: Mythical Archipelagos: Islands, Narratives, and Imaginaries Across Cultures and Media. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria dfmti.ulpgc.es/app/pages/in...

CFP: Radical Imaginations: Political Poetics and Forms of (R)existence networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

I have a soft spot for the architecture of Stockport. This is the Market Hall, designed and built in cast iron by the ironfounder James Heywood Jr. of Derby in 1861. St Mary's overlooks the marketplace and has a mediaeval chancel but is mostly a rebuild of 1813-17 by Lewis Wyatt.

How should the UK and Scottish Governments be working with communities and local authorities to enhance Scotland’s high streets and town centres? @rtpiplanners.bsky.social’s response to the Future of Scotland’s High Streets: Call for Evidence from House of Commons’ Scottish Affairs Committee.

If we switched to #renewableenergy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because they're just carrying coal & oil & gas!! buff.ly/dpTrSpO We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal

Workshops, talks, celebration of member and student work, walks, storytelling, art and song—bringing people together in connection with land, place, and one another. More details coming soon!

And treasure, those still moments of reawakening ... Cairn Holy 2 Dumfries and Galloway #TombTuesday #ArchaeologyLife #Archaeology #prehistory #Scotland @archscot.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social

Over on to Canna yesterday - sunny and dry. Looking down to the Nunnery site. Island of Rum in the distance

Inspection of peatland work in Glencoe on Monday. snowy and wet!

We are delighted to announce that we have awarded a record £44,500 to eight castle research projects from all parts of the UK and one from Ireland. To find out what we funded please go here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...

"If you manage or own historic parks and gardens, we want to hear from you. Take our survey to help us understand the current picture, identify what resources exist & inform our future approach to supporting you & the UK’s natural heritage." Closes: 16 Mar www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/is-your...

Thanks to all those who have submitted abstract/summaries for What's the Point Two 2026 on the 14th of April in York. Booking is now live here: lnkd.in/eex5Rg4w but do get a wiggle on because in person places are limited and are going like hot cakes – you can come along online as well.

DAY SYMPOSIUM: CELEBRATING THE STONE OF SCONE/DESTINY on 14 March 2026 comprises a day of papers at Perth Art Gallery, between 9.00am and 6.00pm, followed by an evening wine reception to visit the Stone on display in Perth Museum Scotland. Book now www.culturepk.org.uk/event/the-st...

I'm told that one or two spaces have just become available on the ICS Summer School in 3D Imaging and Modelling for Cultural Heritage: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... If you're interested in learning photogrammetry, RTI, 3D design, 3D printing, paradata and heritage ethics, join us!

Do come along if you're in or near #Nottingham! Free to attend but do register using the link on this page: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...

Nature's wonderful patternings in rock lichens.

First time in the reopened Inverness Castle. I expected it to be a dirge, but I confess it was genuinely impressive: a wealth of interesting presentations and interpretations telling the story of the Highlands, the building fabulously rejuvenated, and of course great views. Locals, with a visit!

One for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (SHAPE) researchers interested in open science, and hot off the press (as well as, naturally, open access).

Just in time for reading week, in the Transactions of the @royalhistsoc.org: historians and our uses of data; sources, GLAM collections, newspapers, access and more... #dh 🗃️ A pleasure thinking and writing with @ruthahnert.bsky.social and @kmcdono.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Anthropology the Gathering #3: From Blade Runner to Luis Arraez Edition (plus Star Wars and power, democracy, anthro community, coastal anthropology, and the value of drawing cell phones): anthropologia.org/2026/02/15/a... #anthrosky #anthropology #roundup

This is so soothing. Oh to be a floating bear!

The Red Tower, York. A fascinating site but also a great community-led heritage restoration story which saw the building pass into the ownership and use of local residents.

Who do I know in LIS who is working on AI slop…? Any pointers well taken, thanks!

"As a shore-dweller ... I’m prone to thinking instead of the land extending out into the sea — headlands, nesses, tongues, spits. Though, at a different time and in a different life, I can imagine how the reverse perspective — eyes seeking bays, inlets, arms — could creep in."

Tomorrow, the UK's first community owned vet practice opens in Tiree. I am indescribably proud of this project, and the team of people who have made it happen. It's been a mission of epic proportions. www.thenational.scot/comment/2585...

To repeat, rewilding and restoration are different activities, Both are relevant for nature recovery, and can be used in combination to achieve wider benefits besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Highly HIGHLY recommend this for anyone who wants to understand why and how real coders think of 'the good part' of AI, which really is a real thing and worth learning about

I *met* social enterprise Climate Cartographics at an online design event last week & am happily exploring their website climatecartographics.com ... I may have hit peak nerdiness with: "Section through the North Sea: A large scale static visualisation of a subsea cable route across the North Sea."

Happy to have been introduced to the work of artist Kindra Crick: "My work explores the intersection between the 'two cultures' of science and art which share a common wonder at the creative possibilities of the material and natural worlds."

Yes, we bring this one out every 14 February. But how many historic Valentine's Day murders do you think there were in Kent! www.kent-maps.online//16c/16c-ard...

Beautiful day yesterday to go up Meall Mor, beside the NTS visitor centre in Glencoe, to inspect this millstone rough out up at 400m OD in Coire nan Cuilc. Thanks to @eddiecstewart.bsky.social for coming along.

Attended, yesterday, the commemoration ceremony for the Glencoe Massacre which took place on 13th February 1692. Short walk from the bridge over the River Coe up to the monument at Carnock. In bright sunshine and blue sky, with snow on the mountain tops.

Such a wonderful thread

Looking forward to everyone's presentations and to chairing the panel on Communication and Information next weekend ☺️

If so, then this tells me much more about late 20thC/21stC job design - as dehumanising/mechanising - than it does the technology. I can see a resurgence of work study assessments and organisational design research in the near future.

can you please make Word a bit more usable, Mustafa

We have a unique @niscifest.bsky.social event coming up on Fri 20 Feb - come along to our Human Library and hear someones story - with human books from Rathlin Island and @ulsteruni.bsky.social nisciencefestival.com/event/ulster...

Great start to the @niscifest.bsky.social on #Rathlin, ‘Connecting Coastal Cultures’ with Dr Michael Pierre Johnson, Kirsten Millar, Jen Skinner. Great start to knowledge sharing, loved seeing their projects and the work they do. Will be exciting to work together @futureislandisland.bsky.social

"Using Data for Good: A Crash Course", from @projectsaltbox.bsky.social - finding data from publicly available US sources (gvt contracts, FOIA libraries, local records), tracking federal procurement to bring transparency to ICE’s activities, including massive detention expansion. 🦾

At Dundreggan, explore ancient pinewoods, experience #rewilding in action, and discover centuries of #Gaelic culture. We’re passionate about helping people to deepen their connection with #nature. 🌳 Our Rewilding Centre is now open for the season ⬇️ Plan your visit 👉

"Professor Rebecca Madgin at the University of Glasgow frames this as arriving “at a critical juncture as we search for ways to grow the economy whilst at the same time needing to nurture wellbeing”. Heritage, properly understood and utilised, offers a route to both." tinyurl.com/3z6nvkyh

'I would set off, with some sense of what I might be looking for, and see what I stumbled across...' Is going for a walk a valid methodology for a historian? And if so, how much theory do you need to read before you start? Some thoughts in my latest blog post: manyheadedmonster.com/2026/02/10/i...

“Planting suitable wetland species alongside rivers and roof tops helps delay surface water runoff by up to 90%…In the Netherlands, there are hundreds of green roofs on bus stops…Each square metre green of roof cover absorbs 20 litres of water, reducing how much water enters the drains.”

Congrats to all the authors and publishers on the longlist! 🎺🎺🎺

A UK court has just ruled that the ban on the Palestine Action Group is blatantly unlawful - EXCELLENT news www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...