Looking forward to hosting a fireside chat with Leyla Okhai at the 'Advancing leadership and inclusion for Global Majorities nationwide across Higher Education' conference On 24th April at @universityofleeds.bsky.social @whiteroseuc.bsky.social Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advancing-...

Walking tour explores Sikh stories of city: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Several roadhouses in South Australia have been taken over by Sikh families. Spotless with bain-maries brimming with delicious, fresh curries every day. Things are looking up for travelers - especially truckies.

How a tiny village became India's YouTube capital: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Thanks to @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social @mayorofwy.bsky.social and team for engaging with members of the WY Sikh community this evening ...

"The promise of the information age was unparalleled access to every single last bit of human knowledge at every moment, and the reality is a collective civic mental life that permanently teeters on the edge of madness." www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

Here's my first Sikh @lookasingh.bsky.social on Blusky ... Here's Mr Singh in The Adventures of Paddington, 7.45am, Channel 5, Sunday 12th January 2025 ...

Sikh charity takes the worry out of Christmas with presents and food for those in need: www.itv.com/news/central...

Government apologises for NHS smoking poster featuring Sikh man: news.sky.com/story/govern...

We're recruiting for an International Support Officer in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social ... Come and work with me: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Family left 'in tears' after Sikh man's beard cut: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

3 chances for PhD funding in Philosophy/Ethics at Leeds. (1) White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) PhD studentships - home/intl. (2) School of Philosophy, Religion, and the History of Science (PRHS) PhD studentships - home/ intl. (3) IDEA Ethics Centre studentships - UK appls only.

Three Leeds Opportunity Research Scholarships (LORS) @universityofleeds.bsky.social are available to prospective postgraduate researchers from Black, Asian and other minoritised ethnic groups for study in any Faculty in 2025/26. Details here. Please spread the word: phd.leeds.ac.uk/.../234-leed....

Postdoc Opportunity! Two postdoctoral fellowships available at Cornell University! Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2024 More info: Southeast Asian Qualitative Social Sciences lnkd.in/eywSa8yK Southeast Asian Environmental Humanities lnkd.in/eKXSM-hB

The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis

We're recruiting for an International Support Officer in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social ... Come and work with me: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Art showcasing Scottish Sikh community wins Turner Prize: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Despite the week of activities being over, more than 300 additional secondary school pupils are set to take part in further taster sessions in the coming weeks! These sessions will be delivered by Leeds academics and partners. Read the full story below 👇 www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Fellowship Opportunity! Visiting Fellowships at the German Historical Institute Washington The fellowships will be granted for a period of 6-12 months for History of Knowledge; Migration, Kinship & Belonging; History of Race & Ethnicity; History of the Americas. www.h-net.org/jobs/job_dis...

Reflecting on an excellent #SBLAAR - we organised three Sikh Studies panels including one honouring Nikky Guninder Kaur Singh's remarkable contribution to Sikh Studies and another on Prof Pashaura Singh's new book about Guru Hargobind, which I had the privilege of participating in. Thanks friends !

I made a feed for #SBL and #AAR discussion ahead of the annual meeting next week. It grabs a bunch of related tags and gives us all one place to look. Check it out and share it! Tags are not case-sensitive, including: #sbl #aar #aarsbl #sblaar #aarsbl24 #sblaar24

With university departmental closures are we seeing the emergence of geographical 'cold spots' for social science/humanities/arts (SHAPE) subjects? We've developed a new beta mapping tool using HESA data to enable you to explore the situation by subject www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

Ok - who's heading to the AAR/SBL in San Diego this year? And are they on here yet? And which hashtag are we using? #AARSBL24 #AARSBL #SBLAAR24 #AAR #AARSBL

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

🍽️ Langar / Today, until 3pm / Outside LUU A free, traditional vegetarian dinner hosted by the Leeds Sikh Society. Open to anyone and everyone. Info: engage.luu.org.uk/events/4QRTY...

Credit to everyone involved in organising today's Langar on Campus @universityofleeds.bsky.social 🙏🏼🙏🏼

The best place to focus on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak ... Happy Gurpurb 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hey Bluesky 👋

I have remained on X (for now) to try and encourage academic orgs to make the switch as that is key to Bluesky working well for academia. I’ve written about this for the @lseimpactblog.bsky.social & @uk.theconversation.com & have data for over 300 academic orgs. 7/17 blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

In my part of the social web, Bluesky is starting to pick up and gain momentum - feels like Twitter in about 2011. So here's a thread as to how those on here (and still on X) help others make the switch. As I have noted, most research and uni orgs remain active there. 1/17

University of Leeds colleagues! If you haven't yet found this, @diervilla.bsky.social has created this starter pack for those of us working at the university: go.bsky.app/HHa3CL6 Browse and connect with those on the list, and get in touch with Pam if you'd like to be added too 👇

Posted at the other place so I'll post here too: don't believe the Sunday Times 'backdoor international students' hype, this is the analysis you need wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Kudos to the BBC for refering to a Gurdwara as a Gurdwara !! www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

A wonderful piece of writing by Prof. Michael Spence, Provost of UCL. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/fe...

Growing Sikh community wants New Jersey schools to teach more about their faith: eu.northjersey.com/story/news/e...

Trying to get off the X mess ... Tried Threads and now on here friends (thx @mbarcia24.bsky.social) ...

The Raffles Hotel, Singapore is a fascinating case study of how Sikhs are represented Problematic colonial histories aside, I was amazed at how the Sikh doorman has been commodified to represent the hotel itself with a wide range of 'Sikh doorman' goods for sale ...