Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant. Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply

The founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork will take place on Zoom on February 24 at 6pm UK time (19.00 CET, 20.00 EET). Message me to get the link.

A wall around the Andorsrud hillfort in Øvre Eiker in Buskerud, Norway (Photo: Kristine Friis Jørgensen). There are c. 450 hillforts in Norway. Most Norwegian hillforts are from the Late Roman Period to the end of the Migration Period, c. 200-600. #HillfortsWednesday

Does anybody have anything against timing the founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork on February 24 at 6pm UK time? If not, I will get the link sorted...

Wes Streeting has admitted that Israel is committing war crimes. In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law. The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.

LAHS is delighted to welcome Ulla to the Transactions!

The founding meeting of the non-permanent #MCRHumNetwork will be on February 24 on Zoom. Do you want during the work day or 6pm?

You can be a self-employed, a part-time tutor, a project employee, a grant holder without job security, working in a museum or in archaeological fieldwork, in admin to pay the bills, there are different situations there. Join us! #MCRHumNetwork

‘The political divide has grown even starker on migration, with 57% of supporters of Conservatives, Reform or the UK Independence Party saying that immigration is bad for the economy, compared with 13% of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green supporters.’

The new British Social Attitudes Survey shows the bloc politics faultlines: ‘In 2025, 29 per cent of Conservative and Reform supporters favoured reducing taxes and spending, compared with the 10 per cent average for Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green supporters.’ www.ft.com/content/28c4...

A great pleasure to visit @britschoolathens.bsky.social today which we are pleased to support. Enjoyed seeing this visitor book which bears the signature of Agatha Christie, who was married to British Academy Fellow and archaeologist Max Mallowan

Seriously pondering the idea of an archaeology cookbook "Last Meals: Culinary Delights from Mummy Stomachs". 🤤😉

One of the most scenic Roman roads in Britain runs from the fort at Burrow fort north to the fort at Low Borrowbridge in the lune gorge running along the slopes of the Howgill fells in Cumbria. The shot shows the road passing Low Carlingill farm. The road continues up to the Eden Valle #Margary7c

And in other news, thanks to Storm Chandra, our colleagues from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Maritime Archaeology have found a part of the Fame of Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631 #Archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You can be a self-employed, a part-time tutor, a project employee, a grant holder without job security, working in a museum or in archaeological fieldwork, in admin to pay the bills, there are different situations there. Join us! #MCRHumNetwork

The founding #MCRHumNetwork Zoom meeting will be on a Tuesday. How does February 17 feel like? What would be good time (needs to be UK time and suitable for CET and EET at least).

🇫🇮 Yle has revealed the UMK 2026 running order. 1. Komiat 2. Etta 3. Kiki 4. Antti Paalanen 5. Chachi 6. Sinikka Monte 7. Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen [📹 uudenmusiikinkilpailu]

We are planning an #MCRHumNetwork founding Zoom meeting. Will advertise on different social media platforms. So it will not be Facebook exclusive.

🏺 As well as acting as an insightful review of ancient DNA as it relates to the Bell Beaker Phenomenon in 3rd Millennium BC Europe (particularly the variability and nuances), this also has some great straightforward explanations of analytical methods in aDNA. cris.unibo.it/handle/11585...

1. Clearly we need to pay them much more. 2. Who really wants to stick around long enough to see that their dynamic new refocusing strategy creates more problems than the ones it claimed to solve?

Thanks @ullamr.bsky.social , great initiative.

BBC3? Never heard of this series... Have to have a look on iPlayer! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

You can be a self-employed, a part-time tutor, a project employee, a grant holder without job security, working in a museum or in archaeological fieldwork, in admin to pay the bills, there are different situations there. Join us! #MCRHumNetwork

A Roman mosaic with the months of the year, here February. From the first half third century AD from El Jem. Now in the Archeological Museum of Sousse, Tunisia. #MosaicMonday

I created a PRIVATE Facebook group 'Non-permanent MCRs in Humanities' at www.facebook.com/groups/14504... This is a temporary measure and aims at carrying out a survey among the MCRs and offering initial peer support and advice while gathering together those with 7+ years from PhD... #MCRNetwork

Or this fresco? #MCRNetwork

Or a woman in a fresco from Pompeii? #MCRNetwork

How about Rodin's Thinker as a header photo for a Facebook group? Or should I look for a female? #MCRNetwork

#Eurovision odds: Finland now even with Israel 🤩

If I start the MCR network with a Facebook group, how should I call it? 'Jobbing MCRs in Humanities' or 'MCRs in Humanities' or something completely different? Do suggest! #MCRNetwork @hetanshah.bsky.social @christophersmith.bsky.social

#StandingStoneSunday I'm in #Lewis #Leòdhas and it's littered with megaliths, both standing and 'resting'. How to choose? So here's a nice gate I saw at #Callanish #Calanais interpreting the raising of the stones.

🇫🇮 Meta sulki Digitaalinen itsenäisyys -aloitteen Threads-tilin. Mitä seuraavaksi? 🤔 Kansalaisaloitteemme, joka ajaa digitaalista itsenäisyyttä, sai juuri karun esimerkin siitä, mitä riippuvuus ulkomaisista alustoista tarkoittaa. #DigitaalinenItsenäisyys #Meta #Threads #Sananvapaus #Suomi 1/

First class in our new Archaeology & AI module tomorrow! We're reading Gattiglia's 2025 overview and @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com's Algorithmic agency to discuss basic concepts and the importance of critical engagement with AI and digital technology in archaeology. 🏺

European archaeologists:

All new 'Roman Empire By Train' series on UK Channel4 with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social www.channel4.com/programmes/r... In this episode she is shown around Pompeii by resident archaeologist @pompei79.bsky.social.

Tras unos días extraordinarios, el TAG ibérico viene a casa :) ¡En 2028 nos volvemos a ver en Santiago de Compostela! @cretus.usc.gal @pollutedpast-erc.bsky.social @ecopast.bsky.social @jasarqueologia.bsky.social

A public or private #MCRNetwork Facebook group?

If I start the MCR network with a Facebook group, how should I call it? 'Jobbing MCRs in Humanities' or 'MCRs in Humanities' or something completely different? Do suggest! #MCRNetwork @hetanshah.bsky.social @christophersmith.bsky.social

Galicia in Spain belongs to the Atlantic megalith tomb area. Dolmens are Neolithic Age constructions formed by large stone slabs. In Galicia, with the abundance of granite rock, dolmens are common. In picture Dolmen de as Maus de Salas. #StandingStoneSunday

Leléka won #Vidbir #Eurovision

Felicia won the second heat of #Melodiefestivalen #Eurovision

#Melodifestivalen #Eurovision Will it be Felicia or The firefighters?

Moldova's Satoshi playing in #Vidbir #Eurovision

#Vidbir Jerry Heil and Leléka will have a close fight. Not as crisp on stage as the recorded version of Catarthicus (Prayer). #Eurovision

#Eurovision national final in Ukraine. Leléka is one of my favourites in #Vidbir.

📢 A major new study led by the University of Stirling with an international team including our Dean, Professor Claire Gorrara, has been awarded £1.5m from the AHRC to explore how healthy language-learning cultures are built and sustained across the Celtic nations. 👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

NBC in Olympics is basically acting like the European Broadcasting Union in Eurovision.