www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Very encouraged to hear this.

Hello #MedievalSky and #Antiquity from the #PresentDead! Here's my #cfp for a hybrid conference on "interacting with the Dead in Antiquity & the Middle Ages", to be held in Graz, Austria on 2-4 Sept., 2026 presentdead.uni-graz.at/en/news/blog... Please do circulate it to interested parties :)

LRT there's no point telling bsky that we don't want it by replying to the post, they aren't listening. Just block @attie.ai and pass it on. They'll get the message.

Frightening. Rich religious, capitalist, far-right fanatic attempting to undermine our secular, social democratic, socially liberal culture and way of life.

Looking forward to reading a very interesting looking article in this issue on 'Was Einhard a widower?' by Ingrid Rembold.

JKR is using part of her vast fortune to fund legal cases for women who don’t wish to share space with trans women. There are thousands of other causes that better protect women which that money could be used for. If you consume Harry Potter produce, you are helping to fund transphobia.

Of course he is. Nasty man. Will fight this with everything I’ve got.

Amazing that uni SMTs claiming to be struggling financially, closing courses etc find money down the back of the sofa for senior staff leaving dos. Every time. The cost of the leaving do won't save the uni. But it's a slap in the face to staff who are told there's no money for research costs.

The Carolingian South is now available for preorder! Edited by me and @graemeyward.bsky.social and out in May, the book assembles a crack team of scholars (and me) to turn Charlemagne's empire upside down. @manchesterup.bsky.social #medievalsky manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/978152617630...

Looking forward to this workshop in June, in person and online. www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/i...

this week at the Department of Humanities / Ca' Foscari University of Venice #medievalsky

You’ve done it, folks! We’ve officially ‼️SOLD OUT‼️ All 240 tickets have been claimed. But don’t worry: we’re operating a waiting list in case of cancellations. Thanks to all who signed up. With the Arts & Humanities under constant siege, it’s great to see such interest and enthusiasm! 🙏

Reposting for the afternoon crowd, especially those in search of a new podcast!

Spanish PM Sánchez responds to Trump: "Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

shortsighted decision to cut classical languages at UIowa Petition here c.org/ZVhdNSckD8

Priti, it's not our war. It's of very dubious legality, and civilised nations can't go around assasinating heads of state, even if they are vile. Starmer neatly avoiding the trap Tony Blair fell into is a smart move.

Really like the five to midnight time showing on clock tower. Inspired. (Does not say who the photographer is, thank you). @robinbisson.bsky.social @resprofnews.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Hey! We're in the news again! And if the University believes that all press is good press, they're nailing it.

I'm not at all surprised by this vote. Pity there is no other way to put pressure on senior management, like any external oversight www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Breakdown of trust' at University of Nottm as Vice Chancellor told to quit www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

I'm pleased to be able to share this book review I wrote, now published in Early Medieval Europe – my first publication! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

From mid-February 2026, the MGH is able to make all articles from the DA and NA available in digital form, fully searchable and open access! #medievalsky mgh.de/en/publicati...

More crucial reporting from Josh Hartley at Nottinghamshire Live. At what point will this university wake up to the fact that digging a deeper hole doesn't help turn finances around? #stopthecuts #savehe

When I think what we went through, the UCL case feels very 'market forces' home to roost - "we were buying a product" (a First preferably). I remember the dumping of casualised staff, pressure for ANYONE to take redundancy asap, the workload on those left behind.

This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services. Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you. Please do keep sharing! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

There is no LGB without the T. We rise together and we fall together. Part of my speech in Parliament for LGBTQ+ History Month:

Strip him of his knighthood.

The #Accordia Early Career Talk on TUESDAY February 17, 2026 at 17:30 via Zoom. 1 (In)visible elements of Medieval landscape in Marche by Alvise Merelli, Cà Foscari 2 Covignano (Rimini) and southern Romagna from the Late Bronze Age to the establishment of Ariminum by Martina Castoldi, Sapienza

For academics familiar with the work of Teresa de Lauretis. She has transitioned. Here’s the announcement I received today. She was a kind and generous colleague.

Sound on, hats off.

Nottingham University bought the site for £37.5m in 2021 and spent another £40m refurbishing it Now it’s up for sale at £14m Many hundreds of redundancies later, we can rest assured that those responsible for the fiasco have done just fine www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

I wonder if our university leadership team are grateful that we didn’t vote for their preferred candidate for Chancellor in 2015, Peter Mandelson, and elected Lemn Sissay instead.

We're back this week, welcoming @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social to speak on 'Corteolona and Santa Cristina: the lives and afterlives of a Lombard “palace” and a “Lombard” monastery'. Weds 4 Feb, 5.30pm, IHR Wolfson NB.02. All welcome - please sign up in advance here!

I am very sorry to hear of the passing of my PhD supervisor at Cambridge Professor David Abulafia. A very talented historian as well as a great supervisor and mentor who gave me sound career advice when I needed it. May his memory be a blessing. www.cai.cam.ac.uk/news/david-a...

Absolutely pathetic Keir Starmer. What an affront to democracy!

It's my show tonight! In which I get to be dark and creepy in an intimate space for my friends and other good people of Nottingham. 🎥🌴🩸 YOU OUGHTA BE IN PICTURES 23 Jan, 8.30pm @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/you-o...

It me! Online attendance also available; book on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...

Anyone in the UK who has ever posted or reposted anything about ICE needs to fill this in to avoid being a hypocrite. It’s happening here too.

"Futility" was a novella by Morgan Robertson published in 1898, which depicted the sinking of an "unsinkable" ship called Titan after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic, and the huge loss of life owing to the inadequate number of lifeboats. #wyrdwednesday

Outrageous. Solidarity to all those union members affected.

The inkless doodles of Eadburg, an 8th-c. nun, discovered by new technology: now published by Jessica Hendy-Hodgkinson in EME doi.org/10.1111/emed... (Open access)

Re-posting. Needed to see this again, as we launch soon our indicative ballot; management still does not get our anger, the strength of our opposition to course cancellations, huge job losses, inevitable workload increases, and demise/shrinkage of our beautiful UoN. Listen, bosses👇🏽

You can't say the Poste italiane don't package their parcels well!

Plus reviews of recent books on the Three Chapters controversy, King Liutprand, Hincmar, 11th-century León & Galicia, Alfred the Great, the Regnum Italicum, Ernst Kantorowicz, and cartularies!

Heba Muraisi, who is on day 72 of her hunger strike, has told her friend she is dying. I have signed @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social's letter urging David Lammy to engage with the legal representatives of the pro-Palestine hunger strikers.

Fascinating article for those interested in plant history observer.co.uk/news/first-p...

Why the @royalsociety.org want to be tethered to this sinking ship is beyond me ☹️