Why not start your new year with an extra spring in your step by joining us at The EA ! 😊Much to gain from membership in 2026 ! Find out ! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ englishassociation.ac.uk

The Centre for Uses of Literature at the University of Southern Denmark is inviting applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (MSCA-PF). www.sdu.dk/en/forskning... @bacls.bsky.social @c21literature.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social

MPs have launched an inquiry into why fewer children are reading for pleasure – and what schools are doing to get pupils into books

'The Scottish Greens have lodged an amendment to the Scottish Government's Tertiary Education and Training Bill – set to be debated this week – which they believe will help to "boost the wages of ordinary workers".' 1/2

✨ Booking is now open for the 2026 London Rare Books School! ✨ EARLY BIRD OFFER 21 November - 23 January: Use code LRBS10 to receive 10% off the booking fee at the checkout @sas-news.bsky.social ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...

'The initiative raises profound questions about the future of science education in the age of AI, including whether there should be a greater role for the humanities and social sciences.' An important read. With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. on.ft.com/4rd7II4

'Fewer than half are even fully aware that universities conduct research.' Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3

Please support and share this petition to help save American Studies teaching at The University of Nottingham. Staff are facing redundancy. The expertise that would be lost would be monumental. Please sign. c.org/26qjPmffNy

In conjunction with @bacls.bsky.social, we are looking for some proposals for panels at BAAS and MSA! Read more here:

Very happy to have received a physical copy of @heyitsdenisew.bsky.social fantastic new book. @edinburghup.bsky.social @bacls.bsky.social

We've refreshed out author guidelines for submissions to our journal, including new guidance for anyone looking to submit an interview. We'd love to hear from you! c21.openlibhums.org/site/authorg...

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

A spooky listen, full of higher ed ghosts ‘n’ ghouls.. but also rich with fresh ideas & possibility for the humanities. Thanks to @mattseybold.bsky.social for having me on & @cnewf.bsky.social for his vision!

Deadline reminder for @univeng.bsky.social funding scheme: 5pm on 10th November 2025.

Apply now for the SAS Public Humanities Fellowship! Applications are invited from those working at the forefront of shaping the future of Public Humanities, deepening its reach, and expanding its impact. Apply by 21 November: www.sas.ac.uk/research-eng...

When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same. Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary "employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class." www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...

We are delighted to host a major international symposium occasioned by the publication of 'Literature and Learning: A History of English Studies in Britain' by Stefan Collini ⏰Thurs 30 Oct 2025, 2-7pm 📍Senate House, London The event is free to attend BOOK NOW ⤵️ ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Award-winning novelist Elif Shafak will deliver the National Humanities Lecture 2026! Book now for this prestigious lecture, which celebrates the vital role of the humanities in public life. 3 February 2026 | 6-8pm | Senate House & Online. Register here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

'Despite AI’s widespread use, 62% of the students said it has had a negative impact on their skills and development at school, while one in four of the students agreed that AI “makes it too easy for me to find the answers without doing the work myself”.' 1/2

My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”

We can't wait to celebrate the #NationalYearofReading! 🫵Tell us how you're going to celebrate - we'd love to share your story in our magazine English 4-11, published with our friends and partners @uklitassociation.bsky.social and @natefeed.bsky.social: bit.ly/4-11YearOfRe...

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Some welcome news from @univeng.bsky.social 👇

We are now also on LinkedIn! Join us over there for updates and news 🗞️ www.linkedin.com/company/arts...

Pleased to announce @univeng.bsky.social small funding scheme now open to members. UE will fund up to 20 projects up to £250 each to support research/pedagogy/continuing professional development activities in Lit, Lang, Creative Writing. See details here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂

Still time to register for this fantastic free event! 📅4 October 🕑10.30-16.30 🏢Senate House Chaucer our Contemporary: Teaching, Reading and Rewriting Medieval Literature Today @englishassociation.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @llc-rhul.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Helpful summary in @timeshighered.bsky.social about why portability matters to humanities and social science scholars at every stage of career with a quotation from me at the end about exceptions expected for "long form and/or longer-process outputs”. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/use-ref...

My university’s Office of Teaching and Learning is offering a workshop on how to “leverage” Generative AI to develop lecture content. The thought of it makes me ill and I am tired of being quiet on social media about how this insidious, environmentally-destructive cult is being so blindly embraced.

Call for Contributors! @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social and Cynthia Johnson are co-editing a new Routledge Companion to Book Studies, and are seeking chapter proposals! Deadline: 30 September 2025 More info here 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news/call-co...

📣The History of English Studies in Britain: a Symposium 📣 Booking now open for this fantastic event! 📅30 October 🕑2-7pm 🏢Senate House 💲FREE This is a major international symposium on the history of English Studies with Stefan Collini ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Pls sign and share this open letter to the Bristol VC, against the School of Humanities's decision to withdraw the BA in English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE): the only part-time, flexible undergraduate degree programme available at the University forms.gle/SbyhXPSJgQTc...

Please help. Our department runs a groundbreaking part-time degree programme in English Literature and Community Engagement, known as ELCE, designed for mature students who didn't or couldn't do a degree at 18. The University of Bristol has decided to close it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#EnglishCreates great futures

Boxes of poetry books arrive at the SPL every week. A much anticipated poetry collection will be in today's delivery and reaching hands are at the ready... www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

#EnglishCreates English, History, all the arts and humanities subjects are critical for all of our futures universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...

#ReadingMatters! @univeng.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @gailmarshall.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @clarelees.bsky.social @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social

The humanities are not a luxury—they are where a society’s ethical and imaginative life takes shape. They won’t give us all the answers, but they keep us asking the right questions—and without that, no future worth having can be built. wonkhe.com/blogs/our-fu...

Yesterday’s Reading Matters salon at English: Shared Futures, sponsored by @ies-sas.bsky.social and @univeng.bsky.social No pics of the Reading Matters panel as I was chairing, but brill papers by @lisablowerwrite.bsky.social Carina Spaulding @readingagency.bsky.social and @georginaemw.bsky.social

We were delighted to facilitate this panel discussion with exam boards. #ThinkingForwards 👏🏽🙌🏼😊⬇️

Huge thanks to Helen Smith wordsmith.bsky.social for an excellent English: Shared Futures conference. It was inspiring, exciting, and fun, and especially moving to hear so many friends and colleagues speaking about why and how English matters to them

And here's the first session! #SharedFutures

Our fabulous final plenary at #SharedFutures 2025, discussing why English studies matters.

Anshuman Mondal, our brilliant keynote speaker at #EnglishShared 2025, York, talking about erasure. @englishassociation.bsky.social @UnivEnglish.bsky.social