The Seamus Heaney Centre has announced Deborah Levy as its first International Visiting Chair for Creative Writing. A renowned novelist and playwright, Deborah's work is widely translated around the world and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/UbBz50Y7AUc

It’s Friday. Having you been feeling the pressure? Why not decompress with @niscifest.bsky.social in the coming weeks? On Friday 13th Feb at 6:30pm @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social a fire side chat to discuss the life and legacy of Thomas Andrews, first Professor of Chemistry and Vice-President.

Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. That's why the University campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January, due to the amber weather warning across Northern Ireland. See you back on campus soon!

We're counting down the days until @niscifest.bsky.social arrives! 🔬🧬🔭 We're delighted to be involved once again, showcasing how Queen's has been changing your world for the last 180 years. Click here to view the full programme of events happening across campus ➡️ ow.ly/GHIt50XU0Te #NISF26

It's a welcome return to the Seamus Heaney Centre for its latest postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026. Emma Devlin and Matthew Rice have been announced as the Ciaran Carson Writing and the City Fellows, and Marcella L.A. Prince as the new Publishing Fellow. Read more here ➡️ ow.ly/hlPK50XXTM2

A Bluesky challenge! We've got so many great heritage/GLAM accounts here now, that some are flying under the radar From national organisations to niche collections, these active accounts are all (at time of posting) under 500 followers-lowest at 9-how many can we get over 500? go.bsky.app/U16Nwsw

“I was able to eat a potato out of my hand on the ‘Night of the Big Wind’.” How did sharing memories of a devastating 19th-century hurricane help Irish people get their pension? Our social historian, Dr Robyn Atcheson, joins @uk.theconversation.com to explain more ➡️ ow.ly/Vqxa50XSPL1

It's a beautiful, wintery start to our new semester. Welcome back, everyone! #LoveQUB #UniversityLife #NewSemester #Snow #WinterVibes

“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books

We are delighted to introduce Terrance Hayes as the latest Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s. Terrance is an award-winning American poet and educator, and Distinguished Silver Professor of Creative Writing at New York University. Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/fGsY50XA1ST

Congratulations to Dr Kevin Morgan who has been named the winner of the @rsc.org Excellence in Higher Education Prize. He received the prize for his sustained contributions to making #Chemistry and #ChemicalEngineering more engaging, accessible, and relevant to society. Amazing work, Dr Morgan!

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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #Stunday #LandscapePhotography Happy Valley

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'Blue Bird in Autumn' - Ito Sozan, ca. 1910's. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #Waterfalls #LandscapePhotography

The call of autumn in Cumbria. #lakedistrict #cumbria #autumn #landscape #reflections #photography

Hydrangeas hanging on…

Autumn rose

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Flowers Chrysanthemums

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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet #LandscapePhotography

‘Farbe: Orange’ #FotoVorschlag #Flowers #Photography

A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed. Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them. #VaccinesSaveLives

The power of social media companies lies in your data.

Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn

Here it is. The newborn book. My thanks as always to #Trivent Publishing for a beautiful job. trivent-publishing.eu/home/214-404...

Ab 25.09. zeigt das #Museum Kunstpalast in #Düsseldorf die Ausstellung „Künstlerinnen! Von Monjé bis Münter“. Sie widmet sich 30 Künstlerinnen, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Düsseldorf ausgebildet wurden. Zuvor waren die Werke in Helsinki zu sehen: musermeku.org/crossing-bor... #kunst #kultur

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

Yikes www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow | Wei Xin

QUB History research seminars - Fridays at 4pm starting 26 September. All welcome!

RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH: Discovery could lead to new drug treatments for #InflammatoryDiseases including #Alzheimers, #asthma, #arthritis and #obesity. Find out more: ow.ly/LxOx50WQeL9 #LoveQUB #LoveQUBResearch

We’re hiring! We’re excited to recruit four Senior Library Assistants, a new role for Goldsmiths Library. Our SLAs are based in four specialist teams in the Library, while working collaboratively cross-service to maintain operations and provide an excellent user experience. Closing 31 Aug. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools. Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj... All closing 10 August.

📣JOB ALERT 📣 The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has a vacancy for a Project Records Assistant, which will give experience of both Archives & Records Management. Closing date 5 pm on 22 Aug. Come join the Heritage team! cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...

Digital Archivist // RCSI Library (Dublin 2) @rcsilibrary.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/digital...

We're #hiring a Learning and Teaching Librarian to provide the OU community with advice and guidance on using #Library content and resources. For more information and to apply 👉 jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Learning... Closing Date: 22 June 2025

What does it mean to take flight from the world? Delve into the fascinating world of monastic life with Dr Richard Irvine to celebrate the publication of 'The vow of stability': 📅 22 May ⏰ 2pm BST 👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow... @robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology #ReligiousStudies

Librarian // Poetry Ireland (Dublin 1) @poetryireland.bsky.social #LISjobsIE #libraryjobs #jobfairy libraryjobs.ie/item/librari...

Warning over dangers of fake weight loss injections [ From BBC News NI ]

#BlueSkyArtShow #Peaceful

#Photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOodles #EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #Crocuses

Some fab independent #bookshops in Northen Ireland

Meet the independent bookshop owners at the heart of their communities around Northern Ireland.

Why #ChatGPT is a uniquely terrible tool for government ministers. Our experts are here with an explainer ➡️ ow.ly/jpwf50VuG9u #LoveQUBResearch #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

#BlueSkyArtShow #Silhouette

my HORRIFYING cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books