Did you know the world’s first wireless Morse code radio message was sent from the Victoria Building’s Jubilee Clock Tower? It was made possible by Sir Oliver Lodge, who features in our Lightbulb moments exhibition. Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm Free 🔗 Read our blog: https://orlo.uk/ykiq8

Today's knowledge commons upload "A Wirral Location for the Battle of Brunanburh" #medievalsky #battles #history #vikings #england #wirral works.hcommons.org/records/xr70...

If you missed Anna Fitzgerald at @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Lit Fest, you can now catch up at youtu.be/emptGZzb-Kc. Anna was awarded the 2024 John McGahern Book Prize for her outstanding debut "Girl in the Making", and she reads from her own work as well as from John McGahern's "Memoir". #booksky

One of the many reasons we love @victoriagallery.bsky.social is all the little details😍 Join one of their FREE guided tours to find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vgm-guided...

The 2025 Seamus Heaney Lecture will be in just 🔟days, and there's just a handful of spaces left so best register now: Professor Sir Simon Schama Leanne Best 🗓️ 6:00 pm, 13 November 🧭 Yoko Ono Lennon Centre @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🎟️ FREE registration REQUIRED: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1765402248...

We love hearing about the experiences of our postgraduate researchers! "Studying at Liverpool has been wonderful and eventful." - Diana. @livunihss.bsky.social

The recording of the 13th EFACIS Roundtable Discussion is now available on our YouTube channel! Rewatch this brilliant workshop on Celibacy in Irish Women Writing at youtu.be/c2rNcLC3_q8?...

Thanks to the staff at @liverpooluni.bsky.social Ness Garden, who have once again put on a superb Halloween Family Trail. If you want to keep the Halloween spirit going a little longer, it's still on until Monday www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens... PS: Entry for students and UoL staff is just £1!

Happy Halloween! With Samhain now widely recognised as the origin for modern Halloween Ireland seeks to tap into it as a new tourist theme. Maynooth University hosted a symposium on the emerging ‘Samhain Industry’, which our Dr Lucy Moreau attended and wrote on: 👀 www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...

Good morning from Abercromby Scare... #Halloween

Welcome back to Liverpool to our alumnus Dr James Gallacher, who is being joined by Derry poet Michael Foley to discuss the life and work of Belfast writer Gerard Keenan. Thanks to all those who turned out on a windy night.

2 weeks until our Annual Seamus Heaney Lecture, but don't leave it too late to register as we are heading towards being oversubscribed. 👉 "Politics and the Poet" by Sir Simon Schama 👉 Readings of Seamus Heaney poems by Leanne Best FREE registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1765402248...

Students, have your say and win £500! 🗣️✨ The SOS UK Sustainability Skills Survey allows you to share what you think about sustainability and how your university can better equip students with green skills. Any student can take part, your voice matters! 🙌 online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/b1...

Coming up on 24 Nov, join this online event 'Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Academics with Energy Limiting Conditions', launching new guidance on systemic changes and individual adjustments for those with ELC. From CHASE & @drbevans.bsky.social

Congratulations to our 2nd year student Aoife Murphy who had been choosen to join the Class of 2025 of the Washington Ireland Program. WIP brings young people from across the island of Ireland to the U.S. to live, work + develop as future leaders. Read her blog: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...

//TOMORROW\\ Public lecture on Gerard Keenan and "The Honest Ulsterman" by our alumnus Dr James Gallacher, who will be joined by Derry poet and author Michael Foley. 🗓️ 6pm, 30 October 2025 🧭 LT7, Rendall Building @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🎟️ FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1764858010... #irishstudies

Don't forget to stop and smell the roses🌹 There's still a few in Abercromby Square, which looks splendid in its autumn colours.

🌍 This year marks 10 years of the UN SDGs. 🎥 Watch how #TeamLivUni is helping build a more sustainable future, and discover the difference we’re making together 👇🏾 🔗 Read the full SDG Report 2024-25: www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacu...

It was great to welcome @dominoajones.bsky.social (PhD student in glaciology) to our Tate Hall! Domino shared their comic sketches and field notes, and explained how they look at data from the Vikings and ice cores for their studies!

Dr Ben Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Law at @livunislsj.bsky.social, explores how far failings at the UN and the International Court of Justice have made them complicit in the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

Listen to actor Liam Neeson share how growing up near Seamus Heaney's birthplace in Bellaghy inspired his love of poetry. Experience that same inspiration this autumn in our award-winning exhibition celebrating Heaney's life, literature and legacy. Book your visit today > tinyurl.com/3t8apusc

For #BlackHistoryMonth a little reminder of 2 films from back in 2021: "Let Her Witness It" reimagines the celebrated readings given by Mary E. Webb, the African American actor, at the Royal Institute in Liverpool as part of her tour of Britain in the 1850s. youtu.be/FLvuXLm2CV0

Quick reminder to make sure you get your tickets for our 2025 Seamus Heaney Lecture in good time as previous Heaney Lectures were oversubscribed. 🗓️ 6:00 pm, 13 November 🧭 Paul Brett LT, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre @liverpooluni.bsky.social FREE registration REQUIRED: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1765402248...

Come and visit us! We are open every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 16:00 😊 #open #visit #campuslife #UniversityofLiverpool #museum

Fancy joining us at UoL? Our prestigious five-year fellowships are now open (with a permanent post at the end). If you have a compelling vision for harnessing the power of AI for research, we want to hear from you. Get all the details here, and we'll see you soon! www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/fel...

🔊Join us on a fascinating 'walkshop' through the streets of Liverpool on Friday 31 October at 12 noon to uncover the links between science and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. #BlackHistoryMonth ▶️ bit.ly/4qsiidO

#Breaking Independent Catherine Connolly to become tenth President of Ireland after resounding election victory | Watch and follow live

Early reanimation of this classic blogpost by our Prof @downham.bsky.social on ⚔️Viking zombies and how to kill them⚔️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie...

Good morning and thank you very much for sharing😍

⚠️1 week warning⚠️ Public lecture on Gerard Keenan and "The Honest Ulsterman" by our alumnus Dr James Gallacher, who will be joined by Derry poet and author Michael Foley. 🗓️ 6pm, 30 October 2025 🧭 LT7, Rendall Building @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🎟️ FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1764858010...

Go raibh maith agat to all those who turned out for Dr Ahern's Irish Language Taster and History Session today despite the autumnal weather. Dr Ahern started with an overview of the history of Irish, before teaching cúpla focail. Slán abhaile!

Abercromby Square looking lovely as usual, and some nice places elsewhere on campus, too😍

Some fascinating events coming up from our health and humanities colleagues at CHASE. Explore the impact of health trackers on women, how institutions can tackle historic 'scientific' racism, and listen to Indigenous views of the Amazon. All bookable here www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-h...

//TONIGHT// Join our Dr Eoghan Ahern to learn more about the history of the Irish language and pick up a few words of Irish. NO Irish needed - ALL Welcome! 🗓️6pm, 22 October 2025 🧭Rendall Building @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🎟️FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1753116200... Part of @livirishfest.bsky.social

Join colleagues from @csis-liverpool.bsky.social and the International Slavery Museum for this in-person / online event: How do we curate slavery? Topics will include exploring their relationships with slavery and how they are engaging with themes of race and violence. Thurs 23 Oct, 5.30pm

Eventbrite is working again, if you had issues registering for one of our events previously, please do so now via www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-instit...

This week (23 Oct) The Centre for People's Justice @cfpjustice.bsky.social will host a major public event including academics, legal experts and campaigners to explore the impact of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill - AKA the Hillsborough Law - on the future of British justice. Register here:

Primary students were asked to come up with modern re-creations of Bagatelle Nouvelle, an 1847 indoor game, using original trade designs from The National Archives. Sophie's game was chosen and it is now on display in all its glory in #Lightbulbmoments Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm Last entry 4.30pm

Seems like Eventbrite is affected by the AWS outage. If you are encountering issues when registering for our Irish Language session on 22 October ( www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...) or Honest Ulsterman talk on 30 October (www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...), don't worry, just pop along.

Just started your PhD? Don't miss this essential session from The Academy: "Managing the 1st year of your PhD in Humanities & Social Sciences". The event takes place on Wednesday October 22nd, book your place today! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-t...

👉Irish Language Taster and History Session👈 Join our Dr Eoghan Ahern to dig into Ireland’s rich linguistic heritage and pick up Cúpla Focal, too! 🗓️6pm, Wednesday 22 October 2025 🧭Rendall Bdg @liverpooluni.bsky.social FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1753116200... Part of @livirishfest.bsky.social

Wishing a happy #Diwali to all our students, staff, alumni and friends celebrating around the world! May the year be filled with health, joy, and prosperity. ✨

On 28 Oct, join Prof Stephen Small in conversation with @drleona.bsky.social for 'Black Liverpool. “The real thing”. West African, West Indian and Afro-American culture at the end of the twentieth century'. Online, and part of #BlackHistoryMonth @wowfest.bsky.social #BHM25

Delighted to welcome Anna Fitzgerald to Liverpool for @liverpooluni.bsky.social LitFest to mark her award of the John McGahern Book Prize. Thoroughly enjoyed her impactful reading from her debut "Girl in the Making" and discussion with @irishinstitute.bsky.social's Prof Frank Shovlin. #booksky

📚 #IrishBookWeek 📚 If you are near Liverpool (rather than in Ireland) you can join by attending today's reading by Anna Fitzgerald, winner of our John McGahern Book Prize, as part of @liverpooluni.bsky.social LitFest 5:30 pm @victoriagallery.bsky.social FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-john-m...

📣TG4 TV is looking for pairs who speak Irish for a new gameshow! It will be filming in Wales between17-19 November + there's 5K Euros to be won... Details and application form 👇 https://form.jotform.com/252573242715355

📚LitFest weekend at @liverpooluni.bsky.social📚 Plenty of events for booklovers to look forward to including the reading and discussion by Anna Fitzgerald, winner of our John McGahern Book Prize 🗓️ 5:30pm, 19 October 2025 🧭 @victoriagallery.bsky.social 🎟️FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-john-m...

Our @downham.bsky.social recently had a chat with the @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social team about her upcoming Penguin Classics volume on the Viking Age and other viking matters. Listen to the podcast at vikingology.substack.com/p/catching-u... #vikingsky #medievalsky #booksky

Tonight is the official launch of #LIF2025 but we had a lovely early start last night hosting Gerry Molumby. Gerry's illustrated talk on stained glass artist Harry Clarke was highly engaging and enlightening. For more @livirishfest.bsky.social events, see www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/