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*Raises eyebrows in critical eugenics studies mode*

lovebird illustrations in the colors of pride flags

It's time for the Pride Birds!
#lgbt #pridemonth

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This is such a brilliant piece by the ever incredible Amy Richau! I cannot stop thinking about the Episode 9 speech.

never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)

Chris is a ridiculously talented writer. Some of the finest Star Wars work out there which blends seamlessly with #Andor S2:

So through a mix of being exhausted and being bad at my job, during the panel with @ferrixpod.bsky.social at Celebration I forgot to talk about a really important example of the additional narrative storytelling in the footnotes for ‘Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’.

If only someone had written a definitive book about this including a call for geneticists to lead the conversation <checks notes> THREE years ago.
www.amazon.co.uk/Control-Hist...

My face if I see ANY #Andor spoilers before I watch all three eps.

FOCUS ON THE FANS/COMMUNITY Celebrity autographs and photos are a HUGE part of the draw to Star Wars Celebration, but they also take up a HUGE part of the convention hall — and a lot of panel time. A new convention could shift the focus toward showcasing what fans are capable of. For instance, one presenter at SWCJ this year did an hour-long deep dive into Mon Mothma. They might just be one of the world's foremost experts on Mon Mothma. Let's highlight MORE PEOPLE LIKE THEM! I'm SURE there are hundreds of capable, knowledgeable folks jumping at the bit to do panels on their own hyperfixations. Speaking personally, I'd be more than happy to talk to a crowd about Star Wars tabletop games for as long as anyone would let me!

@bejeweledmothma.bsky.social saw this on one of the Facebook groups and thought you’d want to see it 👀 (Someone sharing their thoughts on how to make SWC better)

Star Wars Celebration turns me into more and more of a geek each time. What an utter delight it’s been to live in this world for the past few days; it is the best bubble with the best people.

Yesterday was a wonderful day!

A landscape spiral bound notebook with purple text that reads UCL Special Collections are looking for a Small Press in Residence! tinyurl.com/2025SPR

The deadline for our Small Press in Residence is this coming Monday, March 31! Want to come and make things with us (and use the Slade's equipment) this summer? More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...

Okay. The uncomfortable opinion I would like ministers to consider is that they're letting everybody who bloody voted for them down through their refusal to challenge a single right wing culture war shibboleth.

Absolutely same. I’ve been really concerned about how the government’s policies will affect MHC and this is the strong response desperately needed.

The end of term is this week and it has probably been my busiest ever. So excuse me whilst I go sniffle in a corner in response to a student sending me the most lovely detailed list of Japan recommendations ahead of upcoming adventures 🥲🥲🥲 People are just wonderful!!

It’s only a temporary role, so I suspect not I’m afraid - sorry!

I’m hiring! Come and work with me, our brilliant collections, the Department of Information Studies and Wikidata this summer:

Super excited about this workshop exploring African small presses on Wednesday - and there are still spaces available! Come and play: 🗃️📚

Thank you so much!

Brilliant, thank you so much!!

That’s alright, it sounds like a really useful book anyway! Thanks so much.

We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies

Does anyone here have experience in Latin American history (especially 19th century) and could recommend some texts for a complete newbie to this area please? 🗃️

Come hang out with me, @uclspeccoll.bsky.social and @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social as our first ever Small Press in Residence. £5,000 to spend flexibly, access to collections, and some super facilities: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...

Genuinely one of my biggest fears about the USA right now is that the Overton window shifts even further to the right and everywhere starts to think fascism lite is a great idea.

My workplace is now on Bluesky! Huzzah!

🎉 Happy 199th birthday, UCL! 🎉

We’re just one year away from celebrating 200 years of innovation, discovery, and impact.

UCL has always been a place of firsts. Now, we look ahead to an exciting bicentenary year!

Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...

#UCL200 #UCLFoundationDay #UCLBirthday

One of the best things I ever did was my joint honours degree. It would have been nice to have had more considered overlap between the two disciplines but I learned so much about the humanities from studying two subjects concurrently.

English Heritage plans up to 200 redundancies and winter closures of some sites Exclusive: At least 7% of workforce could be affected with curators targeted as part of charity’s restructuring

'Staff at English Heritage have been shocked to discover that the cash-strapped organisation is planning up to 200 redundancies and the winter closure of various...historic sites in its care.

At least 7% of the workforce could be affected, with curators being particularly targeted, it is believed.'