Naomi Wells

Meditations — Esther King on Leo Boix's Southernmost: Sonnets Esther King finds kinship in Argentine British poet Leo Boix's Southernmost:

I wrote a piece for Wasafiri about living in multiple languages and finding home. With thanks to the thoughtful editors at @wasafirimag.bsky.social

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We’re developing Mapping the Humanities and AI with the @dh-researchhub.bsky.social's @amsichani.bsky.social and Shani Evenstein Sigalov to visualise networks, gaps, and collaboration.

Learn more here: blog.humanities.org.uk/2026/02/25/i...

#MappingtheArtsandHumanities

Screenshot of slide presented by Emma Gallon on her reflections on developments in experimental publishing, particularly on publishers as collaborators

Excellent overview of some of our work in experimental publishing @uolpress.bsky.social by our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social at #copimconference

‘Publishers as collaborators’ and experimental publishing as part of positive research culture 👏

@oipassoc.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social

Lecturer in Spanish | King's College London

Great new post to join a wonderful department: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/139585-...

Forging the Future of Sociolinguistics: The Expanding Pluriverse of Language and Social Justice Click on the article title to read more.

❓What can a social-justice oriented, pluriversal sociolinguistics look like? @yecidortega.bsky.social reflects on this question in his review essay of 3 brilliant new books on critical sociolinguistics, language & social justice. Early view version here! 👇

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New report urges broader definition of “open research" to include arts, humanities and social science practices As Open Research gains traction across the research landscape, a new report challenges funders and institutions to expand their understanding of openness to better reflect arts, humanities and social science (AHSS) research.

New report urges broader definition of “open research" to include arts, humanities and social science practices https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/morphss-open-research-report

The 1st book in an exciting brand new #OpenAccess series on #DigitalCulture, Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage by Eirini Goudarouli from @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @amsichani.bsky.social and @jfwinters.bsky.social from @sas-news.bsky.social, May 2026:

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- Artificial Intelligence, Art and Indigeneity by @theapitman.bsky.social, Sandra De Berduccy & Andreas Rauh

- Open Data in Ancient and Byzantine Studies by @nottinauta.bsky.social & @palaeofuturist.bsky.social

- Insiders and Outsiders in the History of Law by @gwenseabourne.bsky.social & @jhmccunn.bsky.social

- Literature for Change by Charles Burdett, @drjoeford.bsky.social, Godela Weiss-Sussex & @naswells.bsky.social

Wasafiri is Seeking New Trustees Wasafiri, the UK’s leading magazine of international contemporary writing, is seeking new trustees to expand our board…

We're recruiting for new Wasafiri trustees with expertise in the following areas: Legal, Treasurer/Finance, Fundraising.

The deadline to apply has been extended to Sunday 1 March.
Please share in your networks!

Full details:

I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...

🚨 * VACANCY! *
We're currently recruiting a new Production Manager to join our small, friendly team. More info below:
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⏰ Deadline: Sun 15th Feb

Please share with your networks!
#PublishingJobs #JobsInPublishing
@oipassoc.bsky.social @alpsp.bsky.social

REMINDER! Deadline for Call for Papers coming up on 30 Jan.

"Teaching Anti-Fascism Today: Developing and Shaping Practices"

Still time to submit your proposal 👇

Today the @softwaresaved.bsky.social alongside our international partners launches the 2026 Research Software Engineering Survey. If you write code for academic research we want to hear from you - even if you have a different job title.

@society-rse.org @ukiedh.bsky.social @dariaheu.bsky.social

We spoke to our British Latinx issue guest editors – writer and lecturer Karina Lickorish Quinn and poet Leo Boix – about their journeys of editing this landmark issue.

They discuss what led them to creating this issue, the importance of foregrounding Indigenous languages, & more.

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University of Brighton, The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Exeter, King's College London, University of Leeds, School of Advanced Study University of London UK DARIAH DAY 2025 IMAGINING FUTURE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES blog.humanities.org.uk

Wonderful to look back on #UKDARIAHDay! 🔮

Colleagues from SAS, King's & Edinburgh reflect on the future of digital infrastructure.
Huge thanks to Lisa Otty & Edinburgh Futures Institute for leading such an inspiring event! ✨

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#DigitalHumanities

We’ve updated our ‘Training Hub’ on our @uolpress.bsky.social website - please share!

All docs and videos featured from training sessions are now accessible and easier to find, with extra resources added to help students, researchers and anyone keen to find out more about academic publishing…

We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages.

Find full details, including fee and residency requirements, below.

Application deadline: 15 February, 2026

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CFP: Navigating Digital Humanities Careers Beyond the Ivory Tower | Debates in the Digital Humanities Transforming scholarly publications into living digital works

How does DH travel outside the academy? What impact and what careers do DH skills enable? CFP for our next excellent (and necessary) book in the DDH series, edited by Jeanelle Horcasitas, @lisaironcutter.bsky.social, and @kallewesterling.bsky.social

dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/page/cfp-dh-...

I'm happy to share a creative zine, "Ten annoying things about digitizing under-resourced and under-represented languages - And what might help fixing them" from our OCR/HTR Workshop for Under-resourced and Under-represented Languages in Digital Humanities held at CEU: zenodo.org/records/1823...

UK-Ireland DH Association 2026 Annual Event - CFP Information Session

There are just 3 weeks left to submit your proposal for the 2026 Annual Event, to be held at the University of Southampton, 15-16 June. Theme: Sustainability. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...

Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

RESHAPED RESHAPED is our new online training platform providing free and accessible training resources designed to support the learning and development needs of humanities researchers.

Well worth checking these SAS Reshaped Humanities resources out. Courses and hubs available include Open Access in the Humanities, Public Engagement, Interviews as a Research Method, Digital Humanities, Going Freelance with a Humanities PhD and more. Free, but you'll need to register. 2/2

The School of Advanced Study 'has developed Reshaped, an online training platform offering free resources for humanities researchers in the UK and further afield, covering topics such as digital skills for research and open access in humanities subjects.' 1/2

Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia — British Latinx Writing & Art Our winter special issue, guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn…

📣 Orders are open for our latest issue, Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia — British Latinx Writing & Art!

Guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn, this issue critically explores the vibrancy and creativity of the British Latin American and Latinx communities.

Online Open Day: University of London MA Languages and Cultures Across Borders

Did you know we have bursaries available for our MA in Languages and Cultures Across Borders?

Come along to one of our open days, either online or in person, and find out more about the programme and funding possibilities!

📅 4 Feb online
📅 4 March in person (details at bottom of linked page)

Britain isn’t a serious country if it only speaks English In the age of AI, language skills are becoming national security infrastructure. Britain is dismantling its own.

'Investing in languages is not a sentimental project; it is a strategic one.' Great blog from Martha Lane Fox
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Congratulations to Dr Kaspar Beelen (@dh-researchhub.bsky.social) and colleagues Dr Ruth Ahnert (@qmul.bsky.social), Dr Mariona Coll Ardanuy (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) and Dr Daniel Wilson (@ucl.ac.uk) who've received a grant from Schmidt Sciences to bring AI to humanities research.

Great #MultilingualDH food for thought, reflecting on global Englishes, the afterlives of British colonial education, and how that intersects with what writing is judged to be "human".

The collateral damage of people upset (often with good reasons) about generative AI is their digital humanities colleagues. It’s outpacing 2010 levels of vitriol, by a lot. The irony is we’re the best allies — we understand how the tech works and can translate between the doom and the hype. +

Labour must not repeat history by sidelining research in post-92 universities The abolition of the binary divide in HE made visible the wealth of research excellence in what became known as the post-92 part of the sector. Katie Normington worries that forcing specialisation ris...

Good piece from Katie Normington at De Montfort University reminding us the post 92 universities have done excellent research for a long time and that this ought not be endangered by the White Paper call for specialisation
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