Dr Sarah Irving

For those unlucky enough not to remember the 1990s, Bobby Gillespie has always been a twat, although he has now excelled himself. 🤦‍♀️

“Her written reports for the Guardian provided vital coverage of a war most journalists were banned from witnessing,” they said. “Working alone, she faced deprivation, the constant risk of bombs and the threat of targeted attack for their work.”

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We are so pleased to announce we were awarded Highly Commended at the Haringey Community Awards 2025. Our work has been recognised for promoting Black British history, culture and creativity.
Thank you to Haringey Community Collaborative.
A big thank you to all of our followers for your support

Are these hybrid? Would love to see especially Muna Dajani’s talk but am unlikely to make it to London.

Yeah not reposting that 😬

#OtD 11 Dec 1913 3000 council workers went on strike in Leeds for better wages to match rising prices. Scabs, including local university students, were brought in to break the strike, and police attacked workers. It ended in defeat on January 14 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8278...

Poster with the titles and speakers of the five seminars that are coming up at Birkbeck in 2026. Click on the link for more details and booking - https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events?tag=1200

Last day of term @bbkhistorical.bsky.social, but look what's coming up next term! The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies seminar series on Collaborative Archaeologies in (Post)Conflict Contexts!! Come join us: www.bbk.ac.uk/events?tag=1...
Archaeology, it's important!!!

This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!

'Dirty secret' of higher education revealed as senate inquiry calls on universities to change The final report into governance has called for state and Commonwealth legislation to refocus universities on teaching and research.

A Senate inquiry in Australia has found that corporatised universities have 'betrayed' students and staff. Good stuff.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Latest monthly visa application figures are out.

Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.

Slow clap.

Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...

British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...

Closing date for British Academy/Cara/Leverhulme Researchers at Risk applications is 14 January 2026.

'Grants are available to support research project activities for eligible researchers in all disciplines except medical and health sciences.' 1/2

The 12 Days of ACAB, Day 12: "DON'T LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS BEHIND – police station and court support means no one faces the state alone. Get organised!"

On the twelfth day of ACAB, my true love said to me... "DON'T LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS BEHIND – police station and court support means no one faces the state alone. Get organised!" greenandblackcross.org/guides/polic...

#12DaysOfACAB

This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time

"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"

Chair says "have English as a second language"

Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"

Baby dies of exposure in flooded tent as Storm Byron batters Gaza Displaced Palestinians in dire need of tents, blankets, warm clothing in harsh winter climate.

Displaced Palestinians in dire need of tents, blankets, warm clothing in harsh winter climate.

Liam Neeson can do one

bsky.app/profile/walk...

Also that’s not a horse it’s a fucking My Little Pony 🤮

Prisoners For Palestine – A prisoner-led collective in the UK representing all those detained under charges related to Palestinian liberation.

Support the hunger strikers

In prison for over a year without trial. They are victims of a system that has used the Terrorism Act to attempt to silence opposition to Israel’s genocide.

They are now at serious life-threatening risk. They must be given fair trials.

www.prisonersforpalestine.org

Children groomed for murder through video games, Europol warns The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, says Catherine De Bolle.

Good to see European leaders increasingly speak out on the dangers of youth radicalization. @europol.europa.eu Executive Director Catherine De Bolle tells @politico.eu that online networks targeting minors “now pose the greatest single criminal threat to the EU.” www.politico.eu/article/chil...

weevil knight

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin?  If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...

The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

You won’t regret it. There will be other chances that don’t involve sinking personal funds. If there are cool people there, read work by them and then reach out by email.

Coffee Corner Bushra al-Maqtari on how Sana’a, Yemen, has changed. Translated by Sawad Hussain.

‘The cafés have become ruins, victims of widespread destruction, destruction that you can smell and touch.’

Today in #PENTransmissions, Bushra al-Maqtari on how Sana’a, Yemen, has changed. Translated by Sawad Hussain.
pentransmissions.com/2025/12/11/c...

UK universities report further decline in international students - Research Professional News Survey finds second annual drop in postgraduates starting courses, as visa applications sink

UK universities report further decline in international students.

Annual fall in the number of international students starting postgraduate courses in September (for the second year in a row) adds to concerns about the sector’s precarious finances.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Hundreds of artefacts stolen from museum in Bristol in 'high-value' raid The items were taken from Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection on 25 September, say police, who now want the public's help.

news.sky.com/story/hundre...

Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount-WBD bid | Mohamad Bazzi The president’s son-in-law is once again at the center of an international business deal that will require administration approval

“In Trump’s transactional and corrupt approach to governance, it certainly helps that Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros directly involves Jared Kushner and the three Arab petrostates that have struck lucrative business deals with the Trump Organization” — my latest for @theguardian.com

📚 Just published: 'Governance of Resistance in North and East Syria'

Edited by Zeynep Kapa and Robert Lowe, the book is the latest addition to our Kurdish Studies Publication Series in collaboration with I.B. Tauris.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vufn50XGNhV

Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade As Europe sends increasing amounts of illegal waste to Turkey, activists and investigators are revealing how the country’s state-backed recycling boom depends on fraud, off-the-books subcontracting an...

Europe sends increasing amounts of illegal waste to Turkey. Activists and investigators are revealing how the country’s state-backed recycling boom depends on fraud, off-the-books subcontracting and a rising death toll of migrant laborers.
www.merip.org/2025/12/dirt...

UK Universities need to urgently provide safety advice for those considering travelling to the US for conferences, placements, or other partnerships.

In the absence of advice staff and students should protect themselves accordingly.

See also ➡️ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...