Genesis, 1969 Lithograph by UK artist Barbara Hepworth, born on this day in 1903 #WomensArt

People are saying that this is a problem for all library catalogues but that's not true: this is a problem for, in this case, Ex Libris Primo and more generally for outsourced proprietary library catalogues that libraries don't control. The answer, as always, is to build and control our own tech.

Upcoming RoRI webinar: Do Narrative CVs really change research evaluation? Join us on 13 January as we discuss new data from funding panels at major European funders: tinyurl.com/ms7bkcd9

BREAKING: Flat cash settlement for curiosity-driven research at UKRI up to 2030. UKRI has released a breakdown of how it will spend its £38.6 billion four-year research budget. Spending on government priorities will increase. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...

Day 16 of our strike action! What better time to bring out this classic banger The rain won't dampen our sprit today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZV...

It's another day of striking on the #DigitalPicket along with my fellow members of @sheffielducu.bsky.social - the scale and pace of the continuous restructures by management are disruptive for students and staff. Read more on ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... You can donate to our strike fund here ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/hardship-fund/

Order by December 15th to get these goddamned delights before Christmas. And don't forget to add greeting cards and stickers for the perfect holiday package. effinbirds.threadless.com

Great to see media coverage of the hostile and punitive approach taken by management at @sheffielduni.bsky.social towards @sheffielducu.bsky.social staff striking to protect jobs. Threats and intimidation won't work. We're out until we win! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hello from the #DigitalPicket line. I'm simultaneously disappointed by senior management's communication around negotiations and impressed with all the amazing @sheffielducu.bsky.social colleagues that have been on the picket lines and continue to engage in constructive discussions Solidarity!

Great news! You can now register for this event here, we'd love to see you there👇 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

It's good to re-up this for World AIDS day. If you don't know the whole story I'd recommend reading the thread. It really sucks that Grohl and the band have been allowed to sweep this under the rug, because their support had real, significant consequences.

🦇 An Adopt a Bat subscription is a lovely Christmas gift and you will be making a real difference to bats in the wild. Subscribe by 9am, 8 Dec to make sure it arrives on time: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

This book is something really special and you all need to read it. Read my review for Northern Soul to find out why it’s so bloody good: www.northernsoul.me.uk/bog-people-a... #bogpeople #folkhorror

Call for mass pickets at select locations last week so I joined this one at the Wave which meant I got to meet some brilliant people, including @sheilawebber.bsky.social who has inspired me to pursue my pipedream of one day doing a PhD by publication ❤️🙌 #ucustrike @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Comrades out in force on the pickets today @sheffielducu.bsky.social

On strike again today, though it is ##DigitalPicket for me being so far away from Sheffield. Solidarity with all the amazing colleagues that have been on the picket lines for @sheffielducu.bsky.social you can read here about why we are on strike ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/industrial-a...

Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus: @sheffielducu.bsky.social

I love publishing day. Today we publish ORCA & BIRD by Anna Chilvers and launch tonight at Hebden Bridge library 7pm It is her 4th novel with Bluemoose. Marvelous.

It's not even Halloween yet but we're gonna say it. Christmas shopping season is here soon. Get a head start on it. Support your favourite museum of punani, pissflaps and pussy and treat your friends, family and polycule to some unique gifts vaginamuseumshop.co.uk

💡 ICYMI: Submissions are open for #ICRMC2026 – and ideas are already coming in! We’re seeing amazing ideas from across disciplines, all exploring creative ways to do and share research. Find out more here 👉 creativeresearchmethods.com #CreativeResearch #CreativeMethods #ICRMC

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'Real Women Fart' embroidery by Jan Lewis from the Profanity Embroidery group, Whitstable, UK #WomensArt

Exciting news! We are simply delighted to announce @bonstewart.bsky.social as opening keynote for this year's conference #ReclaimOpen25! Find out more about the keynote "Rewilding voice in a time of enclosure" and what else is in store reclaimopen.com/schedule/

The government's ‘pride in place’ programme aims to revitalise local places and empower communities. But it remains to be seen whether the expanded regeneration scheme will mark a meaningful shift in power from the centre, writes @alwalker.bsky.social. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/unpacki...

I'm really looking forward to chatting to @luluallison.bsky.social about her new novel #Beast published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social on Thursday night. Feel free to join in the chat over on our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social feed. It starts at 6 pm UK time. #authorinterview #WomenWritersNet

Yuko Shimizu, New York based award winning Japanese illustrator #womensart

T-shirts for every worst-case scenario: eatf.art/tees

The water industry is unpopular but more seriously, is it fit for purpose as the nation tries to meet the challenges of climate change | Darryl Rigby northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/...

“If we are able to listen without talking over them, [medieval women] give us hints and whispers of a world that is all the richer and stranger for being so different from our own.” —Kathryn Hughes

You know it's bad when your whole "government efficiency" pitch collapses because you didn’t bother to read the detail. 🙄 The Bear goes into Reform UK’s latest scandal-that-wasn’t, ⤵️

‘The Comprehensive Bookshop” - my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."

WomensArt blog: German Expressionist Painter Gabrielle Münter womensartblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/g...

Fans expressing disappointment that the dwarfs will now be CGI fail to realise how the role impacts people with dwarfism in public. Read more 👉 tcnv.link/0oVBViT #Disney #SnowWhite #remake #cgi #dwarfism

Why not visit Bradford this spring, 2025's UK city of culture? The programme of events can be found here. #Yorkshire bradford2025.co.uk

Paid Internship opportunity!! Please share! EDICa has a 4-week-equivalent flexible internship aimed at under-represented groups in research. This role requires skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and social sciences degree, equivalent or near complete. edicaucus.ac.uk/internship/

Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇

Born #OnThisDay in 1938, Pauline Boty was one of the founders of British Pop Art. Read more about her in this story 👉 buff.ly/XmJYBVn 'Colour Her Gone' by Pauline Boty (1938–1966) © Courtesy of the Pauline Boty Estate. 📷 The Boty Family #WomensHistoryMonth

The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear. I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...

Just had a 1:1 with a researcher in the US where, for the first time, I had to say ‘ since you’re investigating differences in ethnicity, please let me know if the information you’re looking for has gone missing and I’ll link you to some of the data rescue projects who will hopefully still have it.’

CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals. Read more👇 www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...

Ready, set, SHOW TIME 🎬 Join us at the Barbican on 12 March to hear: • Advice on creating sustainable exhibitions • Lessons from co-production with diverse communities • How to create immersive experiences in gallery spaces • Ways to build accessibility and inclusivity into the design process

We are delighted to introduce the Urban Radar podcast, which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. The trailer is available here, and Episode 1 will be released imminently! podcastindex.org/podcast/7216...

Amongst all the doominess of BlueSky today, this was an unexpectedly delightful read. Of course, I have to thank @anitranot.swifties.social for the fact that I even clicked on it 😂 (And I may be Gorton pilled too!)