Very touched to have received this today after a lovely nomination from a student. Teaching is one of my favourite parts of PhD life, and to know that my students feel I'm getting it right means the world, especially in terms of inclusivity and engagement. A great boost as marking season begins!

Hi everyone, As part of my dissertation, I am researching audiobook narration. If you have listened to an audiobook within the last two years, or have previously been a frequent audiobook user, I would really appreciate your thoughts! You can find the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This accurately sums up a conversation I had with one of my students yesterday about Titus Andronicus

If this is the law, the law is wrong.

I'm very pleased to be supporting Dr Alice Hall and Dr Melissa Oliver-Powell in running the brand new research network, Reproduction and the Humanities, at York. We welcome members working on themes relating to reproduction across a range of disciplines reproductionandthehumanities.wordpress.com

A huge thank you to @thebsls.bsky.social for all the effort that’s gone into #bsls2025. It was a pleasure to present today on Ishiguro’s clones alongside two other fantastic scholars working on ethics and reproductive technologies. Looking forward to the rest of the conference!

I had a wonderful time as a BA & MA English literature student and then as a Faculty Student Success Officer at Leeds, and seeing this news of their commitment to tackling the issues of our time with a focus on EDI and sustainability through the arts and creative practice makes me very proud!

Reasons why employees left Terry's of York (according to the 1910s staff leavers book) Dismissed for using shovel to mix drops in sifting trough. Left to go to Rowntrees (ouch). Skylarking. Went home and did not return. Very fast. Refused to do labouring work. Caught by Police with 25 bars choc.