Missed Globe4Globe: Shakespeare and Environmental Justice ? Catch up with many of the talks here 👇 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We need to change everything. Step 1 - join.greenparty.org.uk

Thistle and dragonfly, Jacques Le Moyne, c. 1585 (British Museum)

Poppies Attributed to Kitagawa Sōsetsu mid-17th century (Met Museum)

"Coventry University bosses criticised by union on flight expenses" - BBC News share.google/odtvMljzNB5J...

Delighted to share that my first book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England (co-written with the fantastic @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, and Hannah Robb) has been published and is available free and Open Access! doi.org/10.1017/9781... #earlymodern #economic #history

"Daphne" Autumn Equinox 2025

#Soil_Imaginaries "Why cool rock’n’rollers are digging soil science" share.google/ISAwUDuIKGDW...

The Green Party now has 78,000 members. Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line. I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

This petition ⬇️ calls for the Green Party to refuse to platform organisations that want to undermine trans rights at official Party events. Will you sign too? I’ve never attended a party conference before but I’m off to Bournemouth on the 3rd on my own. If I encounter any transphobia I’ll struggle.

These are so beautiful. @indikon.bsky.social’s daily photos are a joy and a masterclass in ‘noticing’.

Found any good fungi recently? Here’s Bryn for scale against a parasol mushrooms #fungi #WelshTerrier #dogs #ParasolMushroom

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#Microbiomes - they're everywhere, and everywhere crucial. #WeAreAllLichens phys.org/news/2025-09...

On this day in 1978, Chic released “Le Freak.” The disco-funk anthem hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, R&B, and Disco charts, selling 7 million copies and becoming one of the most iconic dance tracks ever recorded.

I of course welcome the recognition of the state of Palestine. And there won't be a Palestinian state left if government's continue enabling Israel's unfolding genocide. Labour can't credibly support Palestinian statehood whilst also continuing to arm Israel.

This is not OK www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...

‘No amount of knowledge about medieval literary culture can make the Pearl Manuscript tell us what it means. Everyone has to speculate at some point.’ @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on the manuscript that contains the only copy of ‘Gawain and the Green Knight’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Sunday... we rest. Actually we're going to be working on our 😈Wyrd Revels, which is almost a month away! Five plays (if you include two versions of Faustus as different) over a week. Live, but recording for the podcast, so we'll share it... eventually. #BookNow www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...

The Wildlife Trusts’ Meg Dobson shares the joy of foraging – and top tips to make sure you forage safely and ethically. 🧺 www.durhamwt.com/blog/thewild...

And so much gratitude - of course - to my local unions for helping us make collective noise against proposed redundancies @lancasterucu.bsky.social @unison.org.uk Unite

Do not go quietly into the redundancy pool

And we’re off- with live radio and some ace recordings if you fancy coming @bbc6music.bsky.social

Eliza Read's collection of embroidery designs from the 1800s has some wonderful patterns: archive.org/details/MAB....

Thread: Kingston University 's research I Shakespeare, for example, was important Just one seminar series was this one: 👇 KiSSiT | Kingston Shakespeare Seminar share.google/ovsmuaRpWEyf...

Why wasn't the slashing of Humanities at Kingston University more widely known?

I am outraged for colleagues Is this the model my SMT is following? Looks familiar to me

I was so bound up in our local redundancy scenario that I missed this 👇 Kingston University has closed its Humanities Department? No English Literature? Creative Writing remains Our faculties | Kingston University London share.google/N9C39Dozxoc4...

🌍 Stopping the Boats Starts with Justice It’s simple to stop the boats: ✔️ Create safe routes for those seeking safety. ✔️ Stop waging wars and destabilising countries. ✔️ End the UK’s complicity in genocide in Palestine. #ClimateJustice #RefugeesWelcome #StopTheBoats #FreePalestine

Please stop raining

In the eighteenth century the rise of literacy precipitated the greatest transfer of knowledge into the hands of ordinary men and women in history and helped to destroy the old feudal order in Europe. As literacy recedes a neo-feudal future looms. substack.com/home/post/p-...

A day of peaceful, calming ironing awaits

Re-Reading Diane Elam's "Why Read" (2000) (yet) again today #WeAreTheUniversity

The UK government has confirmed it will finally recognise the state of Palestine - a welcome step. But this must be accompanied by real, concrete actions to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza, including boycotts, sanctions and the end of arms sales to Israel.

Something to look forward to #TheDiplomat Season 3 youtu.be/l6UX4V71jzc?...

#ForestFriday #Lookup #trees #nature #photography 📷

We're less than two weeks away from the annual #AScareADay challenge where we have a spooky read every day for October. Want to join us? Keep an eye on the hashtag. I'll be posting the list of stories soon (with links) A sneak peak... a new story goes up romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/19/t...

I haven't posted an update on the petition for a while 👇 Over 3600 signatories to date Folk are still signing Thank you

"My door is always open for conversations with Jeremy and Zarah, two people committed to making our country fairer who I really respect. All my energy is focused on what I can do towards that end, and that’s to keep growing @greenparty.org.uk" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It's time for environmental, social, racial and economic justice. Anti fascist. Anti racist. And no boot licking. Join.greenparty.org.uk

All wallowd in his owne yet luke-warme blood,

It’s gorgeous this morning

Today's plea: I am an educator who wants their students to have an enjoyable and worthwhile experience in dialogue with me Please will UKHEI management allow me to educate with these values Thankyou

Wondering where the money goes when UKHEIs cut jobs? 👇 "New Sheffield Hallam University campus opens" - BBC News share.google/8FJdoXSyZsyA...

Our local ballot is open ✉️ Vote Yes and Yes! A successful ballot is our most important tool to push the employer to negotiate. LUCU reps are organising departmental meetings with officers. Join in to ask questions and raise concerns. #WeAreTheUniversity #StopTheCuts

🚨Our Wyrd Revels is a week of the strange, the wyrd and the eerie from the past - plays that dance around the edges of what today we might call #horror. But where do the horrors lie? In the possibility of witchcraft, or what people do to people they call a witch in 🧙‍♀️The Witch of Edmonton (21st Oct)

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🦇🎶It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

Let's go! It's now 74,000. Membership rising fast 🚀 Join.greenparty.org.uk