But of course buildings are assets while staff are costs. Aye. Right.

Now available for download globally: The Code of Hammurabi (from modern day Iraq) and the long history of the rule of law www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

If you study legal history, please consider submitting a proposal for the 2026 conference of the American Society for Legal History in Banff, Canada in November! The Program Committee accepts proposals until March 24! #ASLH #legalhistory 🗃️ aslh.net/2026-annual-...

If you're in Leiden tomorrow: at 15.30, I will speak on "De Principiis Iuris: Tacitus talks Legal History" as part of the Forum Antiquum lecture series. I will be talking about Tacitus' discussion of the origins of Roman law in book 3 of the Annals. DM for location!

Research time ‘sacrificed’ as universities cut costs and jobs. Academics at institutions implementing job cuts warn of “more work falling on fewer shoulders”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Forthcoming! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Rare Roman "pigs" found in Welsh farm www.heritagedaily.com/2026/02/rare...

Nottingham move to cut academics' protected research time to 25%, as staff-student ratios rise, brings strong warning from the UCU branch - this "threatens Nottingham's status as a research-intensive institution".

Rare Roman lead ingots found by metal detectorists in Ceredigion www.bbc.com/news/article...

👀Archaeologists Race to Save 2,000-Year-Old Roman Footprints Found on Scottish Beach greekreporter.com/2026/02/19/a...

This week, The Herald is collaborating with Scottish Affairs - Scotland’s longest running journal on contemporary political and social issues - published by @edinburghup.bsky.social Here, Walter Humes asks if universities have lost their way www.heraldscotland.com/news...

Aberdeen finally sees sunshine after 21 days of gloom

Interesting.

Selden’s Sister presents: the book launch of Celebrating Women in Legal History 4 March 2026 5pm Old Hall Queens’ College Cambridge

Oooh. Law.

👀‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Calling all legal historians! The CFP is now posted for the upcoming ASLH conference next fall (Nov.12-14, 2026). Pre-conference proposals are due by Feb.27, 2026. All other proposals are due March 24, 2026. Full details here: aslh.net/2026-annual-... #legalhistory

Imagine running a higher education system/country so badly that you actually can't afford, or refuse to fund, research that is *literally defined as* "internationally excellent". Stupid, stupid, stupid country.

all academic applications should have consolation prizes. doesn’t have to be much, like a mug that says “i applied for leverhulme 2020” or a t-shirt “UKRI reject 2023”

Today ask yourself only one question. Where were you when Spanish Eddie cashed it in?

Now open for booking: OU Law School's legal histories conference. This year's theme is 'moments of rupture' and we have an exciting range of speakers, topics, jurisdictions and periods. 20-21 November, online, free. Programme and booking at the link.

A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.

After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

I’ve been looking out for this book. It looks like a fun topic. #RomanLaw

France’s Sorbonne University about to leave Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings: "These rankings are...black boxes that operate in a closed system” sciencebusiness.net/news/univers...

✒️ New on the blog @sententiaepauli.bsky.social chats to EUP about his new book: Henry Maine’s Ancient Law as an Expression of Victorian Humanism. Read the post:

Our first event for the coming academic year. It is an in-person event. #RomanLaw www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Join us for this event on Friday. Hybrid. www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

It’s publication day, folks. Available from the website of the Press or from Amazon. May you find it useful in your own work. #AncientLaw #HenrySumnerMaine #RomanLaw

Publication – « A Companion to Byzantine Law. From the Foundation of Constantinople (330) until the End of the Macedonian Dynasty (1056) », éd. Eleftheria Papagianni, Daphne Penna rmblf.be/2025/09/26/p...

Here’s how I sometimes start a new project. First I buy a fancy new notebook. Second I write some very well-ordered notes in my best handwriting on the first page. Third I never look at it again.

#AncientLaw - early November. Good line-up.

Preach it from the hilltops.

Eventually you have to accept that no matter how many different notebooks you buy, they won’t make you a better writer. For that, you need to spend a lot of money on the right pen.

The only suitable replacement for Melvyn on In Our Time

The Cambridge comparative history of ancient law – Bryn Mawr Classical Review bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.09...

I have nothing to declare except my imposter syndrome.

An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.

The Full Moon this month is known as Stationery Moon. Traditionally the time of year for harvesting notebooks, pens and pencils.

Call for Papers - Legal History in Asia and Beyond: Lessons from the Past for the Present 17-18 March (Hong Kong) & 23 March (Oxford) 2026 (participants can join in either location) Deadline 31 October 2025 www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/events/c...

Excited to invite you to the launch of Legal History in the Curriculum: Comparative Perspectives, Critical Approaches and Future Directions. Hear from contributors on how and why to teach it, and its subversive potential! 6pm, Monday 8 Sept, online. Booking: forms.office.com/e/VFgwKs9iHM

Freud, preface to updated edition of The Interpretation of Dreams.

Clifford Ando (Classics Prof at UChicago) is a hero in this story. He's calling out the University at every turn, dissecting their flawed finances, and making sure everyone knows they're a bunch of profit-seeking hypocrites who gambled away tuition money on crypto. chicagomaroon.com/40486/news/u...

Finding that forgotten early draft in a folder.

Selden's Sister has launched an essay competition for undergraduates interested in legal history. £100 @hartpublishing.bsky.social vouchers up for grabs, as well as an invitation to receive your prize at our annual lecture - this year at the University of Nottingham. #legalhistory

Preparing slides for a talk on Marxism in the 21st century I asked an AI programme to give Marx a contemporary hairstyle. I’m sure he served me once at a craft beer place in Shoreditch.