Dr Theresa Oakley

YouTube video by Guy Schofield Star Carr : After The Ice

To ease you into the weekend, here's a lovely film by Guy Schofield, one of two winners of this year's President’s Award.

The film is about an interactive mural commissioned by York Museums Trust for the exhibition Star Carr: Life After The Ice.

Enjoy! 😊

#Archaeology 🏺

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Two vacancies have arisen on the editorial team of the Sport in History journal, and the Trustees of the BSSH are looking to make appointments that will begin in January 2026. See below for application details
www.sportinhistory.org/articles/edi...

Fantastic walking tour of #Coventry last weekend with #DocomomoUK #ModernMovement #architecture

Only if you’re ‘measuring’ a certain way. Steiner kids don’t even start formal reading till they’re 7, and it’s not a problem (in fact, a benefit! More creativity & play). Same in Scandinavian countries. What’s more significant is the lack of contact with others that Covid restrictions caused.

A Master’s Touch: Mister Masuda and the global journey of oriental art on paper This archival photo captures Mr Katsuhiko Masuda in action during hands-on training at the "Workshop: Conservation of Oriental Art on Paper," held in Rome in…

Katsuhiko Masuda’s hands-on training in Japanese paper conservation in 1982 launched a legacy of cross-cultural learning – inspiring courses worldwide in mastering the techniques.

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Single storey 1940s buildings with Crittall windows of original Worcester teacher training college

Delighted to share I’m starting a new role as #SpecialCollections & #Archives Librarian at the #UniversityofWorcester! Creating a new University archive will be both challenging & deeply rewarding. Looking forward to re/connecting with alumni old & new, hearing those stories, seeing the photos!

VAG members studying a vernacular building

New to vernacular architecture and want to find out more? Why not come along to our training and study weekend at Sutton Courteney Abbey in Oxfordshire on 4-5 October 2025, and discover how we go about examining buildings? Further details at www.vag.org.uk/conferences.....

where is heaven? (film) - Homepage where is heaven? is a film about people living off-grid in Devon and much more by Gerard Bryan and David Rafique

whereisheavenfilm.com 💚
Well heaven once was Devon for me, but now I find that rural Worcestershire is pretty fantastic, too. This is a fab film, wherever your off-grid heaven might be 💚

Just the best time at #Icepops2025! Such lovely people, all with a passion for copyright! Held at the wonderful #JohnRylandsResearchInstituteandLibrary @uomlibrary.bsky.social Thank you @jsecker.bsky.social & @cbowiemorrison.bsky.social for organising it all! @copyrightliteracy.bsky.social 😊

UK's first 'super-university' to be created as two merge from 2026 - BBC News Universities are facing ongoing financial worries, with the regulator saying other mergers could follow.

Not the only institutions to do this over the next couple of years, I’m sure. The idea of a ‘super-University’ is nonsense, stated in a bid to try and make this sound like a good thing. Oh dear …

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Who could have predicted, etc.

Pettigo: Short film shares life lessons of 94-year-old Donegal farmer Echoes of an Irish Lifetime reflects the simple and quiet life of the director's uncle, Owney McGoldrick.

Beautiful example of effectively an oral history and its archival significance

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@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

My 8-year-old son and I are greatly saddened by the death of the wonderful Tom Lehrer, so good was he that even this gaming, digitally-savvy kid of mine loves his songs. RIP #TomLehrer & may the Vatican Rag be played on the other side www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What they’ve done (& are still doing) to Exeter makes me feel ill every time I go home to Devon. And, sadly, huge swathes of shite housing in other parts of Devon. To name a few: Totnes, Barnstaple, even Holsworthy! How to ruin a county. For ever.

In raptures finding this wall today - Castle Place, #Worcester

Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes | The Box Plymouth Surrealism was one of the most influential artistic, intellectual and literary movements of the 20th century, and continues to inspire artists working today. This major exhibition marks 100 years sinc...

Very excited to discover this is on! (Just when I’ve popped down to Devon, too!) Will obviously have to go.
www.theboxplymouth.com/events/exhib... Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes | The Box Plymouth

You were fantastic Alice!

If I've been rather quiet of late, that's because there's not much to say now about the university crisis. We've passed beyond the stage at which warnings can do much good, and we're not looking at a planned reconstruction or new policies so much as individual rescue and salvage. (1/?)

Goodbye from #darts9! Thank you to all our amazing speakers and delegates - it’s been a superb conference!

Completely agree - research support should be for everyone! @lucywoolhouse.bsky.social & #FrankieMarsh #Darts9

@lucywoolhouse.bsky.social & #FrankieMarsh Workshop on making open research more inclusive. #TechniciansCommitment #darts9

@ducollections.bsky.social Special Collections are a key part of the research infrastructure #StuartHunt #darts9

#StuartHunt is our post-prandial speaker #darts9 ‘From Research Enabler to Researcher’ @durhamuniversity Flourish@Durham creates more ownership at institutional level for open scholarship

#StuartHunt is our post-prandial speaker. Stuart’s role encompasses #SpecialCollections @durhamuniversity.bsky.social

Two key (& big!) questions for @drbeth.bsky.social’s workshop - which would be good to reflect on in our day-to-day jobs, I think - “As managers, how do we support people doing research?”
“As researchers, what do we ask for from managers?” #darts9

@drbeth.bsky.social just starting her workshop Leading Research Practitioners: Support Where It Is Needed. #darts9

Many challenges to being a practitioner researcher @alicecann.bsky.social but huge personal, institutional (and beyond) benefits #darts9

@alicecann.bsky.social was transformed by the experience of the #RLUK Research Catalyst Cohort, in creating her self-identity as a ‘researcher librarian’ & developing as an evidence synthesis librarian. #darts9

@alicecann.bsky.social talking about being a researcher librarian. As a result of her journey, she now sees herself as a teaching-led researcher. Experience & growth in self-perception / -confidence 💚
#darts9