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@profjsanders.bsky.social

Vice-Chancellor & Principal Royal Holloway University of London. Proud Trustee at Shakespeare’s Globe, Advisory Board member HEPI. Hopeless optimist. Treading gently. Views my own.

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It was game changing theatre for me; huge thanks to channel 4 as ever for making it available to so many … that verse and so many moments (yes, god on his forklift), not least Judas handing over coins & the sudden sense of audience complicity.

28.09.2025 19:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Shakespeare's Globe Theatre' by Fiona Horan
fionahoran.com

23.09.2025 12:15 — 👍 133    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 0

This looks to be such an exciting exhibition - looking forward

20.09.2025 09:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'October in Bedford Square' by George ER Salter (active c.1956–1959)

(Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre)

16.09.2025 06:37 — 👍 134    🔁 23    💬 0    📌 0

❤️📻An absolute (if occasionally nerve wracking) privilege to have been part of the programme over the years.

03.09.2025 10:51 — 👍 34    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Beautiful! Can’t wait to have this in my paws 🐾 xxxx

29.08.2025 16:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Sending love Richard 🐾❤️

29.08.2025 16:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Sending so many hugs xx

29.08.2025 13:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

☹️

29.08.2025 11:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This was a beautiful programme, “deeply kind” in its own right. Thank you as always @horatioclare.bsky.social #Choughs

17.08.2025 18:47 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
Meditations in an emergency 

Cameron Awkward-Rich

I wake up & it breaks my heart. I draw the blinds & the thrill of rain breaks my heart. I go outside. I ride the train, walk among the buildings, men in Monday suits. The flight of doves, the city of tents beneath the underpass, the huddled mass, old women hawking roses, & children all of them, break my heart. There’s a dream I have in which I love the world. I run from end to end like fingers through her hair. There are no borders, only wind. Like you, I was born. Like you, I was raised in the institution of dreaming. Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart.

Meditations in an emergency Cameron Awkward-Rich I wake up & it breaks my heart. I draw the blinds & the thrill of rain breaks my heart. I go outside. I ride the train, walk among the buildings, men in Monday suits. The flight of doves, the city of tents beneath the underpass, the huddled mass, old women hawking roses, & children all of them, break my heart. There’s a dream I have in which I love the world. I run from end to end like fingers through her hair. There are no borders, only wind. Like you, I was born. Like you, I was raised in the institution of dreaming. Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart.

“Hand on my stupid heart”

04.08.2025 11:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The pavilion is a series of arched panels letting the light in with sections open to the weather. A ginkgo tree is placed at the centre. people can be seen sitting at the edges and also standing and buying coffee at the far end of the structure. It is a cloudy day and the sky is visible in the open sections

The pavilion is a series of arched panels letting the light in with sections open to the weather. A ginkgo tree is placed at the centre. people can be seen sitting at the edges and also standing and buying coffee at the far end of the structure. It is a cloudy day and the sky is visible in the open sections

Marina Tabassum’s summer pavilion at the Serpentine with its references to Bangladeshi wedding pavilions and a welcome pause to drink coffee and chat about space and congregation with my partner. #Saturday

02.08.2025 20:23 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Small detail of painting by Emily Kam Kngwarray with brown white grey and pinkish dots creating lines and networks and in some instances depicting the three toed emu foot

Small detail of painting by Emily Kam Kngwarray with brown white grey and pinkish dots creating lines and networks and in some instances depicting the three toed emu foot

Large exhibition room at Tate Modern with series of hanging batiks in shades of ochre white rust and orange by Emily Kam Kngwarray

Large exhibition room at Tate Modern with series of hanging batiks in shades of ochre white rust and orange by Emily Kam Kngwarray

Another detail of an Emily Kam Kngwarray image showing emu travelling with three toed footprints and pink brown and blueish dots clustering around a central depiction of a waterhole created with blues and creams

Another detail of an Emily Kam Kngwarray image showing emu travelling with three toed footprints and pink brown and blueish dots clustering around a central depiction of a waterhole created with blues and creams

Work that pulls you in and yet remains so utterly and defiantly outside of your cultural vocabulary. The remarkable Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition at a Tate Modern late in London last night. #EmuDreamings

26.07.2025 16:54 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jersey tiger in the garden

18.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Professor Julie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Music

Professor Julie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Music

Congratulations to Professor Julie Brown, Professor Emerita of Music at Royal Holloway, who has been awarded Fellowship by @britishacademy.bsky.social!

The Fellowship recognises her outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.

More: ow.ly/OJMz50WrSbl

18.07.2025 15:31 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Now recognised as one of the UK's best green spaces 🌲

We're delighted that our Egham campus has received a prestigious Green Flag Award, which is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

Read more: ow.ly/qkLc50Wqslp

16.07.2025 11:51 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
Picture of ripening cider apples in bright sunshine with text saying Open Day at Wilding Cider in Somerset - Magical Day in Every Sense

Picture of ripening cider apples in bright sunshine with text saying Open Day at Wilding Cider in Somerset - Magical Day in Every Sense

Bottle of Wilding Cider’s November Perry and a baguette and some hummus and two glasses on a table in the shade - a summer picnic

Bottle of Wilding Cider’s November Perry and a baguette and some hummus and two glasses on a table in the shade - a summer picnic

Blackboard Sign at entry to farm saying Cider Open 10.30 to 16.00

Blackboard Sign at entry to farm saying Cider Open 10.30 to 16.00

Inside space at Wilding Cider on a Saturday open day with owners talking guests through different tastings - there are lots of bottles of cider and perry on display. People are listening attentively.

Inside space at Wilding Cider on a Saturday open day with owners talking guests through different tastings - there are lots of bottles of cider and perry on display. People are listening attentively.

Terrific open day at Wilding Cider in Somerset yesterday. Thanks for the warm welcome and the chance to have a glorious picnic in the shade as well as see the amazing orchards. A wonderful time out from the world for a few hours. 🍎🍐🍾❤️

13.07.2025 11:15 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
The so-called Buck Moon rising in Surrey on the edge of London. It is a striking orange red colour as it rises up above greenery …

The so-called Buck Moon rising in Surrey on the edge of London. It is a striking orange red colour as it rises up above greenery …

Sometimes all you need is a moon rising to lift the spirits at the end of a long hot tiring day!

10.07.2025 21:01 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
82.9% overall positivity score, up from 80.8% last year (National Student Survey 2025)

82.9% overall positivity score, up from 80.8% last year (National Student Survey 2025)

We're pleased to share another year of improvement in the National Student Survey (NSS)!

The results, based on student feedback, reflect another positive step in our ongoing mission to deliver exceptional education and student experience. 👏

#NSS2025

10.07.2025 16:08 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Sunset sky over Colorado mountain peaks, green wildflower meadows and melting snow under a rising full moon.

Capricorn, Full Moon, Capricorn Full Moon, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Venus, Pluto, Aquarius, Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Pisces, Virgo, Moon, Wellness, Ritual, AstrologyReading, MoonRitual,
Colorado, Mountains, Peaks, GreenFields, Wildflowers, SnowBanks, SunsetSky, Outdoors, NaturePhotography, MountainSunset,
Mindfulness, Meditation, Well‑being, SelfCare, Clarity, Grounding, Reflection, Intentions, Rituals, SpiritualGrowth, ConsciousLiving,
FullMoon, MoonMagic, Astrology, FullMoonRitual, CapricornSeason, MoonInCapricorn, LunarEnergy, WaningMoon, Moonrise, NatureTherapy, MindfulMoments, OutdoorWellness

By Eric Meleney @redcranehealth

Sunset sky over Colorado mountain peaks, green wildflower meadows and melting snow under a rising full moon. Capricorn, Full Moon, Capricorn Full Moon, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Venus, Pluto, Aquarius, Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Pisces, Virgo, Moon, Wellness, Ritual, AstrologyReading, MoonRitual, Colorado, Mountains, Peaks, GreenFields, Wildflowers, SnowBanks, SunsetSky, Outdoors, NaturePhotography, MountainSunset, Mindfulness, Meditation, Well‑being, SelfCare, Clarity, Grounding, Reflection, Intentions, Rituals, SpiritualGrowth, ConsciousLiving, FullMoon, MoonMagic, Astrology, FullMoonRitual, CapricornSeason, MoonInCapricorn, LunarEnergy, WaningMoon, Moonrise, NatureTherapy, MindfulMoments, OutdoorWellness By Eric Meleney @redcranehealth

The CAPRICORN ♑️ FULL MOON JULY 10- is a moon of reckoning.
Not in fear, but in remembering who you are without the noise.

#sunset #sky #astrology #mindfulness #nature #moon #inspiration #zodiac #healing #energy #mountains

09.07.2025 17:44 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
View of Colussus a large white polar bear mascot through a sash window. Some trees and balustrades can be seen behind

View of Colussus a large white polar bear mascot through a sash window. Some trees and balustrades can be seen behind

Back view of Colossus being helped down the stairs - of of his large black boots is visible

Back view of Colossus being helped down the stairs - of of his large black boots is visible

Another back view of Colossus with both boots visible - he is waking with intent

Another back view of Colossus with both boots visible - he is waking with intent

Superstar passed by the window on campus today … 🐻‍❄️ #Colossus

08.07.2025 16:36 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Would have loved to hear that …

06.07.2025 19:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Couldn’t think of anyone better for the role, Rachel. ❤️

05.07.2025 18:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It was good to welcome you here today, Chris. Thanks for taking the time to visit.

03.07.2025 12:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Large puppet elephant manouvered by several puppeteers makes a stately procession out of the Olympic Park beside people buying ice creams and coffee from stalls.

Large puppet elephant manouvered by several puppeteers makes a stately procession out of the Olympic Park beside people buying ice creams and coffee from stalls.

A cardboard box clearly marked 1 Wolf

A cardboard box clearly marked 1 Wolf

A cardboard box marked Baboon 6 and “This side up”

A cardboard box marked Baboon 6 and “This side up”

And so after an amazing final day at London’s Stratford Olympic Park site yesterday full of community, dance, procession and wonder @theherds.bsky.social move on … wish I was going with. 🐘🐺📦🚚

30.06.2025 16:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

❤️ It was lovely to catch up last week

30.06.2025 10:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A sustainably made cardboard covered gorilla puppet worked by two human puppeteers dressed in black appears caught in torchlight by a tree.

A sustainably made cardboard covered gorilla puppet worked by two human puppeteers dressed in black appears caught in torchlight by a tree.

Magical moments in St James Park last night as part of the Caught in the Light performance by @theherds.bsky.social ..

29.06.2025 17:47 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stampede in Soho: puppet animals on an epic trek bring wonder and warning to London streets Public art project The Herds is passing through the capital on 20,000km journey from Congo Basin to Arctic Circle, inspiring climate action

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...

29.06.2025 11:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A sustainably made cardboard covered Kudu puppet worked by a team of puppeteers dressed in black appears in front of The Buck’s Head pub on Camden High Street. It is a sweltering hot summer’s afternoon. A crowd has gathered to watch.

A sustainably made cardboard covered Kudu puppet worked by a team of puppeteers dressed in black appears in front of The Buck’s Head pub on Camden High Street. It is a sweltering hot summer’s afternoon. A crowd has gathered to watch.

Two Kudu puppets face off on the high street with the Buck’s Head pub on the left and the BoxPark centre on the right. A crowd has gathered to watch in strong afternoon heat and sunshine. Many are taking photos.

Two Kudu puppets face off on the high street with the Buck’s Head pub on the left and the BoxPark centre on the right. A crowd has gathered to watch in strong afternoon heat and sunshine. Many are taking photos.

A cardboard pangolin puppet is draped over a man’s shoulder - its tail hanging down past his tattooed arm.

A cardboard pangolin puppet is draped over a man’s shoulder - its tail hanging down past his tattooed arm.

Kudus in Camden - another remarkable feat by puppeteers in the @theherds.bsky.social company. And a sighting of a pangolin in the wild too. #TheHerds #PublicArt #ClimateEmergency 🌎

28.06.2025 18:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
 Sustainably made cardboard covered gorilla puppet - facilitated by three humans - looks out with deep black eyes

Sustainably made cardboard covered gorilla puppet - facilitated by three humans - looks out with deep black eyes

A number of large animal puppets - two giraffes, kudu and others - move into place around the back of the London assembly building on a sunny summer morning.

A number of large animal puppets - two giraffes, kudu and others - move into place around the back of the London assembly building on a sunny summer morning.

In the courtyard of Somerset House in intense late afternoon sun puppeteers dressed in black sit by the now inanimate puppet animals they have spent the day operating. A crowd watches moved.

In the courtyard of Somerset House in intense late afternoon sun puppeteers dressed in black sit by the now inanimate puppet animals they have spent the day operating. A crowd watches moved.

Has been the most amazing day following @theherds.bsky.social through London. Astonishing teamwork, creativity and camaraderie demonstrated by the puppeteers and a message about climate change and extinction that grew in potency through the day. 🦓🦍🦒

27.06.2025 19:30 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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