@markjslater.bsky.social
Fennell funded PhD candidate @EdinburghUni | 20th century historian of American advertising, Black consumerism, and Big Tobacco | Tartan Army member π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Edinburgh lecturers at rally during strike. Poster says Stop the cuts.
Edinburgh UCU members hold rally at George Square
Edinburgh Staff are determined to #StopTheCuts! #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies
08.09.2025 14:48 β π 30 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0
Today's @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social rally to defend jobs and oppose cuts at Edinburgh university #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts
08.09.2025 14:35 β π 26 π 17 π¬ 0 π 0
finally going through my finds from the US archive trip. here are some of the ads that amused me most on my visit to duke. big tobacco really did try their hardest to attract new smokers, i guess
07.07.2025 13:40 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
excellent few days at the @hotcus.bsky.social conference in lancaster! got some excellent feedback on my chapter at the pgr/ecr workshop with andrew preston, met a series of very lovely people, and, most importantly, got this sweet mug. had a blast at my first hotcus and will be back!
21.06.2025 12:29 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0@lewiskjohnson.bsky.social was also a huge fan of my europa league watching setup in the archives. peak part of the trip. (see photo 4)
23.05.2025 17:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
hard at work on my research trip, as you can see by the photos. boston uni was great, but duke was better. gorgeous part of the country! definitely didnβt take a lot of time to explore both cities, only did archive work, of course. anyways, the states has been pretty good to me this trip π«‘
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π¨Registration for Annual Conference is open!π¨
Taking place at the University of Lancaster from 18-20 June, we have now opened registration for the HOTCUS Annual Conference. Full details and links for registration and schedule are available on our website hotcus.org.uk/events/annua... Please share!
delighted to announce that i've won the BAAS research assistance award to supporting my upcoming archive trip to the US! incredibly thankful to @officialbaas.bsky.social for the generous award, particularly in such difficult circumstances. very excited to get into the archives soon!
11.04.2025 15:48 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Unions demand MSPs scrutinise Edinburgh Uni plans @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
www.scotsman.com/education/un...
Capitol Building at Sunset
Events 2026 Call for hosts!π¨
HOTCUS is seeking hosts for our 2026 events, including the Winter Symposium (February) and the Annual Conference (June). We can only run our events with member support and input, so please do consider if this is something that you can support at your institution!
The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis
12.03.2025 15:10 β π 277 π 138 π¬ 13 π 8
Quotes from me in THE.
βDavison, who previously left her position at Goldsmiths, U. London after being handed a redundancy letter, said: βIf you work in higher ed in the UK, it feels like you are running away from a waveβ¦ like a tsunami of job cuts...β www.timeshighereducation.com/news/edinbur...
Read the REAL story of the 'financial crisis' at Edinburgh uni: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/3fzpaa5...
15.02.2025 11:42 β π 17 π 5 π¬ 1 π 2
We are increasingly concerned about the crisis in UK Higher Education. Read our joint statement with @royalhistsoc.bsky.social , History UK and the @histassoc.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4hSg16N #history #skystorians
26.02.2025 10:29 β π 296 π 168 π¬ 3 π 12i have stumbled upon a potential gap in the literature for my thesis. unsure how to feel about this. suspicious, i think. the only option is to spend my saturday evening in the office investigating π«‘
01.02.2025 17:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feels like the right time to join here with the toxic PhD discourse on the hellhole that is Twitter. Iβm ready to entertain with my witty takes here instead
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