Free online seminar tomorrow on global perspectives on cultural heritage repatriation with speakers from Nepal, Cambodia, the US, and the Gulf Region! Registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A chum once said to me - I’ve got another 20 years to go, so that’s writing another 40 papers no one will read and another 20 grant proposals no one will fund. My thoughts were a) thank god I’m not in their Dept ‘cos those are terrible expectations to put on people and b) how very very bleak.

A man has been found guilty of writing a stream of consciousness novel. He is about to start a 4 year sentence.

There's a whole movie in this section alone

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A chum once said to me - I’ve got another 20 years to go, so that’s writing another 40 papers no one will read and another 20 grant proposals no one will fund. My thoughts were a) thank god I’m not in their Dept ‘cos those are terrible expectations to put on people and b) how very very bleak.

I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it. All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference. Tanks

The Dept of #Classics & #Archaeology welcomes EOIs from outstanding early career scholars who wish to apply for a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship through the University of Nottingham. Contact prospective mentors by 5pm Friday Nov 14th 🏺🦣🧪 More info here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...

Made lots and lots of Stay Weird pins today :D www.doodlecatsshop.co.uk/stay-weird-c...

Help! Does anyone know what this is? I bought it at my local south Asian veg store because they didn’t have any spinach. The guy said it was something that sounds like “hosu hosu” but I clearly misheard. Anyway, I tried a bit of stem and it felt like I’d put a nettle in my mouth.

This should be a fascinating talk tomorrow at 6pm. Scottish artist Lachlan Goudie on the fruits of a 15-year industrial pilgrimage. The talk is online, but you have to register.

I wasn't initially intending this to become a thread but then it did.

Iron oxide rings, deposited around decomposed organic matter (possibly plant roots) in a recently exposed mud bank. County Clare, Ireland.

Just been invited to the launch event of a report considering the 'future of the UK's research system' where they will be considering the creation of disruption labs named after Ada Lovelace and the report will be introduced by a panel of five men

In case you’re having a crap day, here’s my dog:

These posts are gold. They directly show how we already have massive documentation from REF impact case studies re: the value of disciplinary expertise in the real world. We can all dig up local examples and publicize them with political leaders & in communities.

a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,

I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently. In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?” And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.

Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus), Jelly babies (Leotia lubrica), White Spindles (Clavaria fragilis) and Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus) all appearing all appearing on my garden lawns now.

Don’t miss Prof Alex Mullen’s free webinar on November 26th at 7pm! She’ll be presenting the Joan Pye lecture on ‘Tales from the Tablets: recovering the voices of Roman Britain’. #archaeology #classics #roman 🏺 Book your tickets here: tinyurl.com/Romanvoices

Happy 56th anniversary to “Sesame Street,” which made its broadcast debut #OnThisDay in 1969.

The metamorphic mineral staurolite with its distinctive penetration twinning forming a cross. It’s positively delightful!! #MineralMonday #GeoscienceBluesky ⚒️🧪

Latest paper: Boxgrove is a key European site dating to 480,000 years ago. At GTP17, hominins knapped handaxes and then butchered an adult female horse. A fragment of the horse's scapula appeared to have evidence of impact from a wooden spear..... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

DAY 4 – ADVENT SALE 🏺✨ Step back over 4,000 years with our hand-crafted beaker inspired by the Bronze Age find from the Wilsford Barrow Group at Normanton Down, near Stonehenge. Burnished surface. Comb-tooth decoration. A real piece of prehistory in your home. 🔗 potted-history.co.uk/products/nor...

I haven’t been posting on here very much recently, but thought I’d post this photo of a Dicyrtoma fusca springtail. What a beauty…

Callanish sunset yesterday #StandingStoneSunday

The resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness must be an opportunity for the BBC to turn a new leaf, rebuild trust and resist those like Nigel Farage who want to destroy it We must stand up for a strong, independent BBC, to stop Trump’s America becoming Farage's Britain.

This is utterly disgraceful.

Join us online this Monday evening as Prof Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association – uncovers the connections between ale houses & playhouses.

If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....

The Hell Lane bridleway, in West Dorset, is an excellent place to visit if you like interdimensional portals and scary Pagan graffiti.

It is #Caturday after all..... Bodleian Library MS. Canon. Bibl. Lat. 61; Gospel Lectionary (Benedictine Use); 1081 CE–1086 CE; Italy, Dalmatia, Zadar (Zara); f.148r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

On the off chance anyone finds themselves short of an actor last minute for pantos (especially in Glasgow or the Central Belt of Scotland), I am VERY available and very good at learning lines REALLY quickly.

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Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this. Stay safe!

The Royal Archaeological Institute serves the archaeological community by providing some really great small grants for research. Check them out!: www.royalarchinst.org/grants

Even 2,500 years ago, people loved a novelty cup! 🦞 🍷 😄 It’s suggested this Ancient Greek terracotta vessel in the shape of a lobster claw was used as a drinking horn at parties! The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... 📷 by me #Archaeology

It’s also key to recognise that the justice “system” picks up the failures of other parts of the State. When I reviewed criminal justice a decade ago it was clear that reoffending by young people was heavily driven by an absence of any other social support for young mothers and others.

Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!

'Women represent around 25% of the researchers involved in the selected projects' @erc.europa.eu may want to reflect, and take action, on this outcome of the latest ERC Synergy Grant call erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

The rich have ensured that the discourse around poverty is that it is a personal failing, not a policy choice. And largely people with means have bought this propaganda. It means that those who are most vulnerable like the unhoused are essentially abandoned.

It is generally frowned upon to mount multiple insects on the same pin. It makes databaseing difficult + the chance that multiple species could be mounted together - a nightmare! Even so, you have to admire the creativity and precision of this example from the UK Latridiidae collection at the NHM

Greetings and good morning it’s the Saturday not rushing hour with Oreo, Widget and our donkeys

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

Leading group field botany sessions for kids over the coming month and digging through my photo archives! Going to use some pictures to illustrate what I'm saying before we embark on our foray. These sessions will focus on moss/bryophytes and field skills! I'm looking forward to it.

Some fabulous talks at this FREE day symposium on Thursday 20th November. You can even hear me chatting about how some tiny tool marks can give us some big insights into the torc makers of the Iron Age. #Archaeology 🏺

PhD opportunity in plant developmental biology for UK based students of Black heritage! How do they know when to grow up? Join us at the University of Bristol to find out. Application deadline Jan 6th www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PlantSciencePhDs @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

I have used this mental glitch to rig "stakeholder sessions" with senior managers and academics.

Fossils in the fabric of the University of Nottingham: Carboniferous corals in the slabs outside the Trent Building, where Important People make decisions. A bad week: the University has announced it is suspending the Plant Biology BSc course I lead, along with many other courses. #FossilFriday