Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt

Travelling

@tripeuk.bsky.social so glad I found you guys 😍😍😍

This could be any number of people I know on here...

I hate to pull the immigrant card, but as an immigrant, it feels awful when elected MPs say I ‘need to go home’ and propose stripping me and all other immigrants of all our legal rights to live here. No, anywhere immigrants move is their home. The UK is my home.

Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

A few thoughts on High Noon, the film for our times. boxd.it/biZCvt

Current status of the thesis. Oh shit, I might actually get this done! #phd

You won’t remember most of the papers you read.
However, you’ll remember who made you feel like you could keep going. #AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky

peace was never an option

🎞️ Oldest Video of Istanbul, 1897 (View of the Galata Bridge from a Steamship)

Dearest @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, unfortunately Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep is OUT! @romanpalace.bsky.social

Dearest @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, unfortunately Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep is OUT! @romanpalace.bsky.social

Hey @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, Perge is also off your to visit list... @romanpalace.bsky.social

Guess what, @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social

Somewhere else you can't go in Turkey @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social #ephesus

İstanbul. Seni çok seviyorum. #istanbul #turkey #turkiye

The last couple of days #istanbul

Found another hypocaust for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social not to stand in... @romanpalace.bsky.social Don't bother coming to Istanbul, mate...

A very good omen for Small Blue butterflies. Kidney Vetch is the sole foodplant for the larvae of Small Blues - the UK's smallest butterfly. Seeing this flower in abundance on the chalk grassland bodes well for the species.

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision

Oh thank fuck for that #Eurovision

My cat, Polly, is closely analysing my new thesis structure and providing feedback... #phd #phdlife #phdfun #cat #catte

Wrapped up the last transcription for my #PhD research today! 🎉 That’s 507 patient cases from the Sussex County Asylum, spanning 2,719 casebook pages. Every single one hand-transcribed. Honestly, can I just get the PhD for that alone? Feels like I’ve earned it. 😅 #PhDLife #AcademicTwitter #HistMed

I've officially decided to try submitting my thesis this time next year. Which means I have 12 months to make this thing make sense. OH NO. What have I done? Panic mode: activated. #PhDLife #ThesisCountdown #AcademicPanic #12MonthsToGo #ResearchLife #SendHelp #DeadlineDread #ImTryingOk

Wonderful day yesterday @butserancientfarm.co.uk for Beltaine. #Butser #Beltane #Beltaine #Wickerman #Pagan #PaganFestival #Firefestival

The Druidess Odilon Redon (1893) #witchsky

Nice #auspol

Actual proof that Lego has existed, and people have been standing on it, since the 1680s. 📷 = Met Museum (Object No 2002.468)

🌸 Blessed Beltane to all! 🌿 As the fires blaze and the May blossoms open, may your heart be light, your spirit wild, and your path warmed by joy and desire. Celebrate life, love, and the turning of the Wheel. 🔥✨ Art: Nataša Ilinčić #BeltaneBlessings #WheelOfTheYear #Beltane #Pagan

Writing the next chapter of my PhD on children in the Sussex County Asylum. Knew it would be tough, but this line broke me— From a 5-year-old's case book: “Says she does not know when her birthday is but would like it next Friday.” #History #MentalHealth #HistMed #PhD #Archives #ChildhoodHistory

I had smashed avo toast with eggo for lunch today with a flat white. Proper Aussie style. I didn't take a pic because I was too busy eating it. But have retained my Aussie citizenship for one more year. 🦘🥑

Today is Ed Balls Day.

They say doing a PhD is a journey and that you grow along the way - but DAAAAAMN, the latest chapter I wrote is miles ahead of that first piece of crap I wrote a couple years ago. Growth is real. 😤📚 #PhDLife #WritingJourney #AcademicLife #Progress #FeelingProud

Because of my #MS I am on a treatment that is an immunosuppressant. This means I catch everything. I'm currently dealing with a lovely bout of norovirus. I feel like utter trash but what is making me feel the worst? Guilt at being signed off sick from work.

It’s that time of year where every jacket you choose is wrong.

Technological advancements can feel overwhelming, but a strong knowledge foundation lets you effectively evaluate if, when, and how to engage with them My #UKSG2025 workshop focuses on fostering the critical literacy needed to implement new technologies in academic libraries. Hope to see you there!

Sometimes there's good reasons for staying on twitter - this is one of them... ... what a numpty he is!! (read to the end... 🤣🤣🤣🤣)

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE. (President of Mexico on International Women’s Day)

Finished transcribing 700 pages of asylum records today so I'm celebrating by sitting on the sofa and reading a novel with some lovely relaxing piano music on in the background. Happy Sunday night, everyone.

Our PhD Placement Scheme is BACK! Call for applications for 3-6 month placements at The British Library. All current PhD students registered with a UK university are eligible. Deadline 21st Feb, 5pm. For more information, & how to apply, please see our temporary website: www.bl.uk/more/researc...

Another PhD chapter done! Deep in transcribing case histories of older asylum patients between 1890-1913—exploring their experiences in asylums, society, and attitudes toward ageing. This. Thing. Will. Be. Done. #PhDLife #History #Historian #PhD #Research

My NYE plans

Archives are precious, but most of the stuff I work with hasn't even been collected by archives! Defend your local archives. Expand them. Donate things to them. Preserve the things others haven't!

Take a journey to 19th-century #Melbourne! These photos by Charles Nettleton capture iconic locations like Bourke Street, Spring Street, & the Treasury Building during the 1860s-1870s. #History #Australia #AustralianHistory Photo source: State Library of Victoria & robsp2p.tumblr.com

Excellent thread.

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Victorianist: I've preemptively burned everything my descendants might get upset about

If you are playing #Whamageddon, DO NOT watch Carry-On on Netflix.