Yesterday 142 academic staff at the University of Lincoln were put at risk of redundancy including the entire Politics and International Relations team. This follows cuts since 2024 which have already seen over 500 people leave the university. This is the 'University of No Regrets'.

This is not ideal. #ENGvSA

Again.

All the participants in my 'playing (historical) gender' focus groups who played Pentiment so far have gone home wanting to buy Pentiment. @jesawyer.bsky.social should clearly be paying me a commission.

Shocking news about redundancies in the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire, despite their exceptional research activities. I have signed the petition against these actions: it would be great if you would as well: c.org/kDQynZV7J4 @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social

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@rafnicholson.bsky.social Do you believe me yet?

We are still eager to hear from you. 🤗

Disastrous batting from WI. Okay they were never going to win this, but they could try not to lose it quite so hard.

This is not enough runs from WI.

There are loads of school groups at or arriving today to the semi final, it's great to see!

Seem to have picked up some new followers - welcome! Fair warning, you will get plenty more complaining about academic precarity here, but also at this time of year there is a lot of women's cricket chat...! It's semi final time!

I think this quote really demonstrates for me something that is quite weird and hard about watching reactions to sector redundancies while precarious - because I am expected to do exactly this next year. And no one seems to find it a problem. (1/2)

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I'm in KCL this am running my first (/3) 'Playing Gender' focus groups! Participants play a historical game for an hour, then discuss it. It's a pilot audience study, so should be very useful for thinking about next steps for this kind of research. Hosted by the Digital Humanities game lab!

#WCCWiki just keeps trucking on! Now at 899 #Wikipedia pages created or edited for women and non-binary classicists (very broadly conceived)🩶💚💜Thank you to everyone who has contributed, big or small, it makes a huge difference @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social

· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #HigherEd · “Across continents, universities are witnessing the emergence of a new academic precariat.”

"UNESCO sees adjunctification as a systemic, global problem that undermines job security, academic freedom and career attractiveness." And yet UK uni leadership see it as 'an agile workforce dedicated to cutting edge teaching and research'. Funny.

Still recommending this course. Plus this way, that does not have to be the last time we see Devine and Bates and Tahuhu, since they now have to go around again! Perfect!

I am having fun at the world cup, I vote we double the length. Everyone plays again! To amuse me.

Changing weather at the oval is providing some fantastic skies

I am going to miss the NZ grandmas so much.

That was really quite unnecessary Melie.

The first women's cricket match at The Oval was played between England and the Rest of England in 1935.

We go again!

Ireland!!

Seriously there is another thrilling game in THE SAME COMP on right now, why would you not show that?

Not sure the oval are showing the right game on these screens...

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Cricket Scotland should now go straight to the ECB and demand regular bilateral matches.

It is devastating for them tonight, but they should be so proud, they've played so well across this tournament. They are all pretty young... My hope is that they get a good schedule of fixtures and a great run into the next world cup!

If nothing else Scotland have absolutely shown that they deserve a proper schedule of fixtures against the full nations over the next two years; they have really pushed many of them now.

This game is TOO STRESSFUL! #SCOvSRI

I am such a Kirstie Gordon fan.

Highest total by an Associate nation at a Women's T20 World Cup: 162/7 SCO v ENG at Headingley, 2026 161/5 SCO v IRE at Old Trafford, 2026 151/6 SCO v SL at Old Trafford, 2026 150/3 THA v PAK at Sydney, 2020 #T20WorldCup icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...

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Today it's some series editing things, then #WCCWiki! And then I'll finish the day with more mythological games I think.

And the way the absolute denigration of the humanities has means ever shrinking departments and ever increasing casualisation that had meant so many brilliant academics I know live in a constant state of precarity - we who should have moved to ‘mid career’ years ago but can’t because of precarity.

Cleaning out my photos and found this, which may be a helpful guide at this time of year, when discussing jobs with the precarious academic in your life:

I've got a lot of writing to get on with in what is looking likely to be my last summer in academia. So today it's claims to historicity in paratexts of mythological games, and modern restagings of tragedy's women! And as I'll keep adding, I need a job from March, so if you know of anything...!

Happy to have contributed a small part to this news piece. #papyri #Herculaneum #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky

The next #WCCWiki online editing session is tomorrow, Fri 26 June, 13.00-15.00 BST. We meet on Zoom, have a chat, help each other out, & edit #Wikipedia together to improve the gendered representation of classicists (broadly conceived) online. All welcome us06web.zoom.us/j/85192010168

I've got a lot of writing to get on with in what is looking likely to be my last summer in academia. So today it's claims to historicity in paratexts of mythological games, and modern restagings of tragedy's women! And as I'll keep adding, I need a job from March, so if you know of anything...!

I am having fun at the world cup, I vote we double the length. Everyone plays again! To amuse me.

Attendance confirmed at over 14k which is not bad at all given all the travel issues today. Good job everyone!

England review, and Matthews is given out caught behind for 14 (17), due to a spike on the microphone, but with a clearly visible gap between bat and ball on the available frames. West Indies 21/1 (3.4) need 166 off 98. #T20WorldCup icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...

Are we not concerned about apparently also being able to see a big gap when that spike was up...? :S

#T20WC England v West Indies 🏏

I don't personally feel that a group sing along of Adele's Someone Like You is a very cheerful or celebratory activity...