Ghost turnip, Fintown, County Donegal, Ireland, c. 1900 (replica), National Museum of Ireland

'While researchers typically publish in academic journals and books, the authors found, higher education managers are more likely to consult practice-oriented journals, newsletters, conference inputs and social media platforms such as LinkedIn.' Physician, heal thyself.

Trusts fans: CoA decision on LPA 1925, s53(1)(b) today: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

TIL that people actually did call each other 'varlet' in the past and also that 'loggerhead' was once an insult

👇🎯 These people will never stop trying to get rich by telling everyone they can learn & teach w/o doing the actual hard work of learning & teaching. They peddle fake alternatives to the hard daily grind of education because they're greedy & lazy. They're charlatans, & we should treat them as such.

It is vital that #historyteacher s continue to make the case that history is an evolving discipline - as we apply new lenses, reconsider (or even discover) source material to derive new interpretations. 👏Quotes from William Doyle and David Andreas in recent @histassoc.bsky.social HA news.

Interested in London trades in the 16th Century? Court of Requests proceedings in REQ 2 have you covered. One way to find a bunch of cases (over 500) is to search REQ 2 for "citizen and". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_a...

I found a cool Shakespeare document, but why was it missing in the first place? www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/s... [1/4]

Universtities forcing more and more dogs to dig up bones while the number of bones in the ground gets smaller each year. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

ICYMI: AHRC project sheds light on the life of 17th century memoirist #AHRC #AcademicSky

'Two of four autobiographical volumes were discovered by Cordelia Beattie, a history professor at the University of Edinburgh. One was handed by a descendant of Thornton to Beattie’s father in a pub in Ludlow, Shropshire, and the second was unearthed in the library of Durham Cathedral.'

The King has approved the appointment of six Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal. He has been pleased to approve the appointments of Mrs Justice Cockerill, Mr Justice Dove, Mr Justice Foxton, Mrs Justice May, Mr Justice Miles and Mrs Justice Yip. www.judiciary.uk/appointments...

We went through all of this during Brexit European Union law is a species of international law agreed between member states. It can't conflict with German law, or Hungarian law. Anymore than they can conflict with one another. They're separate systems. /1

That MIT study should be the death knell of every "pivot to AI" strategy in education. That MIT study should land immediately on the desk of every administrator that imposed AI upon their institution. Yes, I am talking about my employer, the California State University system.

As a case in point, a certain crowd-funding publisher that went bust recently owed nearly £360k to HMRC in PAYE it had withheld from peoples' payslips but hadn't actually, you know, paid across to HMRC - there are a *lot* of SMEs and this adds up, even disregarding the umbrella scams going round.

Preliminary study on use of AI & its effects on critical thinking. ‘The group that wrote essays using ChatGPT all delivered extremely similar essays that lacked original thought, relying on the same expressions and ideas. Two English teachers who assessed the essays called them largely “soulless.”’

With the rise of Generative AI, a return to in-person assessment is the only way to protect the integrity of our degrees. Coursework still has a place, but only in conjunction with vivas/in person exams. Gen AI is a useful tool, but it's no substitute for learning how to think in the first place.

Lord Reed's recent speech on judges in an age of populism includes this passage on the high quality of MPs and an accurate summary of Judge John Deed

IHR Tudor & Stuart seminar news: it's time for our annual call for papers! If you'd like to speak to us in the coming academic year, full details below. Get in touch with any questions or if you would like to be on our mailing list. Please RT.

Great new episode of The World Turned Upside Down on John Bradshaw, the judge who sentenced King Charles to death www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/sent...

10 Apr 1594: Sir Edward Coke appointed Attorney-General for #England & #Wales #otd At the Walter Ralegh prosecution in 1618, he said: "Thou viper, thou hast an #English face but a #Spanish heart"

I saw someone criticizing a very funny poster for making jokes instead of posting about politics, and I am reminded of a favorite line from E. B. White: We should strive not for balanced books but balanced libraries

Just catching up on the Penelope Keith nonsense, gang. I'm sure plenty of people have already pointed out that Richard Briers -portrayer of history's greatest monster, Tom Good- was *obviously* the assassin, but did he rope Margo in? Second shooter? Because that's that selfish fucker's M.O.

In AD410 emperor Honorius sent his letter to the Brittons telling them their cities had to look to their own defence: the notional end of Roman Britain. No doubt he assured everyone that this would help Make Rome Great Again.

New project funded with £1 million by Lloyd's Register Foundation at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy explores the history of transatlantic slavery. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/m... 1/3

Funded PhD opportunity at UCD School of Law! This year we particularly welcome applicants interested in pursuing a PhD in Legal History. Closing Date 27 March; feel free to get in touch if you have an idea for a project. #history #legalhistory #loveirishresearch www.ucd.ie/law/study/sc...

Academics with an interest in the assessment process! A judicial review in Scotland raising an issue of discrimination in operation and examination of classes.

We really enjoyed speaking to @transkribus.bsky.social recently, and are delighted to see this write-up of our project. The blog post provides an overview of our project and how we're using Handwritten Text Recognition 📜✍️ @uoearchhist.bsky.social @zooniverse.bsky.social @leverhulme.bsky.social

Charles v Prior of Royston (c1440) petitioner possessed ‘the Kinges foul called an Estrich’.Petitioner earned income charging the public to view the bird but complained that the defendant had taken & exhibited it ‘in the common strete & hym openly made to be seyn for nought of all manner of people.’

This is definitely one of my less popular views, but I have real qualms about compulsory ADR. One paragraph in this latest judgment gets to the nub of the problem: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2024...

Article in Cambridge Law Journal about escalating ground rents. Views must be tested in court (**leaseholders must still pay for now**) but terms may not be enforceable against consumers. Complex legal arguments, and fact specific application. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

'So can universities actually make money through branch campuses, particularly in India? Or do their overseas ambitions risk worsening their already dire financial prospects?' Profits figure throughout each part of this extensive analysis; pedagogy and research are nowhere mentioned. Speaks volumes.

"Abigail Kimball's law book...1785." Bc I can never visit a library w/ out stopping in Special Collections, bc the brilliant Eric Slauter mentioned this remarkable volume when he was @jcblibrary.bsky.social last month. And bc the history of women and law is so impt. Fr Lapidus Collection. 1/ 🗃️

'The educational crisis triggered by generative AI has an especially profound impact upon first-year college students, who are sometimes using ChatGPT to bypass the cognitive effort that is essential to their attainment of course learning outcomes and general education outcomes.'

I found an 1830s burial register in Norfolk that records cause of death before death registration demanded it. Lots of fits, old age, fevers and consumption deaths but also... teething. And oral thrush. And poverty. But Sarah Wakefield apparently died of EVIL

Challenge accepted! 🎤I am the very model of a modern crashed economy I've underperformed vegetables like lettuces and broccoli I know the cheese of England, and I want a Keir apology From pork markets to pensions too, my life is tragicomedy

The Learned and Lived Law: Essays in Honor of Charles Donahue brill.com/display/titl... - with enticing chapters on history & literature: @lizpappkamali.bsky.social, Consent in Medieval English Marriage and Misconduct; @sallyhadden.bsky.social Lawyers & Their Books in the 18C @lpcprof.bsky.social

Come and work on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project about the history of ‘hurt feelings’ & the law with @katieebarclay.bsky.social Alice Krzanich and me! We’re looking for a historian of medicine (or similar) for a 4 yr postdoctoral research fellow position elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

“Women of a certain age”, state pensions, Suffragette costumes, and disappointment. My blog in the WASPI campaign and its supporters’ expectations of compensation, now disappointed by the government open.substack.com/pub/bleakhou...

RIP Jimmy Carter - pictured here, aged 95, volunteering in Nashville after sustaining injuries from a fall that morning. A life well lived.

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.

Home for Christmas

'In a world where everything is data driven, what happens when the quality of data drops? If we were ever making good, data-driven decisions, a problem with the raw material suggests a problem with the end product.' An important read for university staff dependent on survey scores.

I was recently reminded that there are attorneys younger than myself who have never had the joy of reading this particular opinion, which is instructive about the practical dynamics of litigation Enjoy casetext.com/case/hyperph...

It’s now in the shops…

These policies are incoherent. Research is the lifeblood of a university. Research-led teaching is required to ensure that we provide high-quality, up-to-date courses. Without research to support the discipline, courses grow stale, students and staff become disengaged from the subject matter.

At the opening of the Long Parliament in 1640, Lord Keeper Finch claimed England was doing just great. ‘Where was there a Commonwealth so free, and the balance so equally held as here?'. The Countess of Carlisle was there, and considered this ‘the worst speech, to my thinking, that was ever made’.

Fabulous 2-year fellowship at @theul.bsky.social / @theulspeccoll.bsky.social! The Munby Fellowship has been doubled this year! They're particularly seeking applications that combine Bibliography/History of the Book & Natural History. Closing date 17 Jan, start October 2025. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/munby