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Elspeth King obituary Museum director and curator of the People’s Palace in Glasgow who reshaped it into a living record of the city’s social history

Our Custodian, @sorchadallas.bsky.social has written an obituary for Elspeth King in The Guardian.
King transformed how Scotland’s museums told the stories of everyday people—https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/16/elspeth-king-obituary

Rally to Save Jobs at UoE UCU, with the Joint Unions, EUSA and the SSSN, will rally at Parliament as the big finish to our upcoming 3 days of strike action.

Join the Rally at Parliament on Wednesday, if you're in Edinburgh:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rally-to-s...

Yep - Sending vibes! Good luck! 🤞

la commune is one of my favourite films ever & you can watch Universal Clock, a documentary about his methods with footage of la commune's making here www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS7v...

A satirical poem about universities. All Staff Assembly Unlike other universities We do not have an emergency However, we must continue To take action with urgency Don't let there be rupture In trust over the new role families This is not a restructure There are always some redundancies We do not work with arms companies We work with engineering firm subsidiaries Who produce dual use technologies That kill people Some of us are paid very differently But this is very good for the university You see, the disparities in our salaries Are contributions to Diversity

Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?

This is awful. Solidarity with UK colleagues against this cruel and stupid gutting of university education and disciplinary knowledge

City of Edinburgh Council - Thursday 30 October 2025, 10:00am - Start video at 0:10:26 - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts City of Edinburgh Council - Thursday 30 October 2025, 10:00am - Start video at 0:10:26 - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

My branch (LEITH!) of @living-rent.bsky.social absolutely killing it in their deputation at the last council meeting as part of our campaign against rogue landlords - see 3a and stay for the Q&A. 5 mins of your time to find some hope in dark times: edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/... ✊

Still some spaces left for this talk tomorrow.
Please share.

Excl: Edinburgh University begins compulsory layoffs with department set to be axed Seven staff in the Instute for Academic Development are set to lose their jobs when the department closes

University of Edinburgh cutting its Institute for Academic Development which offers crucuial training and support for students, lecturers and researchers. I woked at the UNSW learning centre and know what a huge difference these services make. #AcademicSky

thetab.com/2025/10/31/e...

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

This book is brilliant and Ståle is a great speaker - join us for the launch in Glasgow on Tuesday the 4th!

£600 fine. Incredible. That'll show em.

David Bowie in Japan. He's waling up some steps while wearing a long black coat and smoking a cigarette.

David Bowie in Japan. He's standing in front of a train while wearing a long light-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's riding a subway car while wearing a long dark-colored coat.

David Bowie in Japan. He's walking away from a train while wearing a long black coat, gray checked scarf, charcoal trousers, and black shoes.

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize Explore the article collection: Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize. Published in Visual Culture in Britain.

To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!

Super delighted to be included in this book - my chapter focuses on the histories of Take Root, an incredible self-build housing collective established in 1993 in Glasgow. 'Taking Root and Raising Roofs: Reimagining the Housing Question'....

Can I recommend going to the ombudsman? I didn't think it would work and it took ages but they forced the insurers to pay despite the policy small print (which they found to be utterly unreasonable). I think the insurers now just bet on the fact that most folk can't be bothered to escalate.

So sorry to hear this Karen. Sending lots of love to you both xxx

Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died The DJ, producer, promoter and label head was a celebrated icon of UK dance music

Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died.

RIP to an all-time great of UK dance music 🖤

Edinburgh University lecturers set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute Picket lines are expected around the University of Edinburgh every day until Friday September 12.

Edinburgh University staff set to walkout amid £140m cuts plan dispute www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Twenty-Second Annual Conference Registration - Historical Materialism Online registration is now open. Please register and pay the correct conference fee as soon as possible, as it helps us to plan ahead and ensure the smooth running of the conference.  You can select ...

Comrades, registration for the twenty-second annual Historical Materialism Conference in London is now open. The plenaries and programme will be released soon.

Join us this year (and every year) in November!

Holding the Line: Gentrification and the Dispossession of the Kirkgate Benches EXCLUSIVE FEATURE

Interesting reflection on the removal of the Kirkgate benches by Connor Robertson. What did it signify and why does it matter? "The benches are back, but the battle for the right to the city continues."

"And what is happening may yet come to define its darkest eras, one that casts a stain on humanity which will endure for generations"

Truly chilling two minutes here.

Well deserved - big congratulations!

Don’t omit my family’s history from lessons on Empire UK government ministers want the British Empire's benefits taught in schools. Don’t let them ignore the death and destruction it inflicted

another example of the connections between UK healthcare and colonialism that go well beyond labour. Bhambra is really good on the later relationship between colonial tax regimes and the NHS: www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconom...

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“Palestine: A Sociological Issue is a way to reflect on the role of sociology in times of genocidal violence & settler colonialism" @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
All the articles in the special section are free to access here
journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOR/73/2/

This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.

“This is an abomination.”

(🎥 Middle East Eye)

Delighted about this. 🇵🇸

Join us on Tuesday in Edinburgh for the relaunch of 'Culture is Bad for You'....

Funded PhD Scholarship opportunity! Come work with me and Claire Haggett in partnership with @living-rent.bsky.social on a project looking at retrofitting, housing, and tenure in Edinburgh. Please share with anyone you think might be interested, and get in touch with us if you have any questions.

YouTube video by Dundee UCU We Are The 632: University of Dundee staff speak out

632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee.

Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee.

Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632

youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI