The main function of punctuation is to resolve ambiguities. There is no ambiguity here, as far as I can see.
28.02.2026 19:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The main function of punctuation is to resolve ambiguities. There is no ambiguity here, as far as I can see.
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Men studying a dragon
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE
My home department at Uppsala University is advertising an endowed professorship in the history of science. This is the best position in the field in Sweden, and probably in all of Scandinavia. Apply before 30 April 2026. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Thread: imagine you're a historian surveying 16th century copies of the world's most famous ancient astronomy book, and you see one where somebody with handwriting VERY similar to GALILEO (!?) has transcribed... a psalm.
"Galileo, a prayer? That's something that doesn't work," Ivan Malara thought.
The UK Green Party stormed to victory in Thursday's by-election in the Labour stronghold of Gorton and Denton, bagging over 40 percent of the vote.
The result deals a serious blow for PM Keir Starmer.
Read the full story: www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...
Hi #HistSTM #MaterialCulture #VisualCulture #ECR ,
Please submit you unpublished articles for the 2026 Nuncius Prize.
We would love to see your article published.
I think there's a clue in the term 'Parliamentary' monarchy. They've been changing the rules of succession since 1701
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Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
OBS / Lincoln College research associate position!
We invite early career / grad scholars to apply to our new 2-week research associate position @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Any interesting projects that will benefit from 2 weeks at Lincoln -- £500, accommodation and meals. Deadline 27th March
This sounds absolutely amazing!
22.02.2026 12:54 — 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0I hope not!
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Permanent post in the history of the Middle East after 1800 at York!
Plus three fixed term posts
1) Medieval History 1100-1450
2) Modern China
3) Britain/Public History
🚨 BREAKING
US Supreme Court rules Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal.
If you have graduate students working with medieval manuscripts this free online training might be useful 👇
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
L: Private Eye front cover, yesterday.
R: News headline, today.
Stay ahead of the news; buy the Eye.
The SAES (Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur), the main society for academics in the English studies field in France, left X in December 2024
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Epstein saw Brexit as incredible opportunity: "Descent into “tribalism”, as he called it, would open the door to millions of back door deals among the wealthy who would be the only remaining bidders in the fire sale of the UK’s collapsing assets"
georgetsakraklides.substack.com/p/power-mone...
Jobs: Dutch, French, Indonesian; Computational Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sociolinguistics: Language Annotation Expert - Bahasa Indonesia, Canadian French (preferably), Dutch, Rime Labs
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University of Illinois Press Ready to Launch Your Career? Internship Opportunity UIP invites applications for an assistant to the director 8-12 hours/week for the full calendar year ideal for grad students hybrid position pay rate is $20/hour For full consideration, applications should be received by February 13. Apply Now
Ready to launch your career? UIP has an internship opportunity for you!
Position: Assistant to the Director
Time: 8-12 hours per week for the full calendar year
Pay rate: $20/hour
For full consideration, applications should be rec'd by Feb 13.
Apply here⤵️
secure.osfa.illinois.edu/vjb/detail.a...
#jobfairy this is an intriguing one - 18 month research fellowship for an object-focused historian, museums studies person or similar at Chatsworth House! £48k + £11k travel, outreach etc #skystorians
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK358/d...
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
The North East’s Green Super Port: 18 months on, the opportunity remains vast
The next step is decisive action. Done right, the Green Super Port will not just coordinate ports and airports - it will transform the North East economy
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...
Graphic showing Peter Thiel - chair of Palantir Technologies - and some of the powerful figures in his network including Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Peter Mandelson, Steve Bannon
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Larry the Cat spot on as usual
27.01.2026 17:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Has Patel defected yet?
26.01.2026 12:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0the worms had fun with it too
21.01.2026 16:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0To get a free book
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Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval Studies to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026. As Lecturer in Medieval Studies you will contribute to the teaching of Medieval English literature and Medieval history across the Faculty, within our School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, and School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA English and BA History programmes, as well as postgraduate taught programmes in the two subject areas. This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6pm - 9pm, Monday to Friday. To be successful, you will bring research expertise in the literature, history and culture of the Late Medieval period (c.1300-1500), and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community. We would also welcome applicants who would be able to contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome. Core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students. With a PhD in any area of Medieval Studies, you will contribute the Faculty’s and Schools’ research impact and culture, and to the intellectual and cultural life of the institution and the various communities and partners with whom we work and serve.
Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended.
They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision.
Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
‘Edward George brings images together in ways that seek, as his film narration explains, to show both “the movement of images of race through time” and also, more expansively, “the warping of time through images of race”.’
Francis Gooding on ‘Black Atlas’.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
