Katherine CM Cross

[a mother hands her child a plate of food]

SAM ALTMAN: fucking wasteful

Also, it was extremely hard work all round but the students I taught History in 2020-21 learnt a lot… they had nothing else to do. I was surprised they turned up, but in that case at least it wasn’t the learning side of university that suffered

It would make more sense to do this about degrees affected by strike action, something universities actually had some control over and could have ended much earlier

York History Department - Academic Jobs Uncover the past to define the future. We are seeking research-led historians to join our world-class, collaborative community. Discover career-defining opportunities within one of the UK’s most disti...

3x Lecturers and 1x Associate Lecturer in History

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I absolutely love this

What’s the difference between the fixed term Lecturer and Associate Lecturer posts, Emilie?

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics to join our dynamic team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Autumn 2026. As Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics, you will contribute to the teaching of ancient Greco-Roman history and Classics in the School of Historical Studies - this includes our BA Ancient History and Archaeology, BA Classics, BA Classical Studies, as well as MA Classical Civilisation and MA Classics. This post is offered on a permanent contract at Birkbeck, full time, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £44,247 rising to £60,858 per year. Teaching hours will vary from 6-9pm Monday to Friday. To be successful, you will bring research expertise in ancient Greek history, broadly understood (this could include the history of Greek-speaking lands under the Roman empire), as well as ancient Greek literature, and demonstrate a capacity to contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching, participate actively in curriculum development, supervise doctoral students, and help shape the intellectual life of our vibrant academic community. We would also welcome applicants who could contribute to collaborative teaching programmes or research in the Faculty, in areas such as identity, race/ethnicity, or gender - experience of collaboration with cultural institutions, whether through research or teaching, is also welcome. The postholder could potentially take advantage of Birkbeck’s new Immersive Learning Centre for teaching or research. As Lecturer, your core responsibilities will initially include programme/module administration, teaching, supervision, assessment, student support and pastoral care. You will also be equipped to supervise doctoral students. With a PhD in any area of Ancient History/Classics relating to the ancient Greek world,...

We're hiring at Birkbeck!

Lecturer in Ancient History and Classics, full-time and open-ended. Closing date March 18th.

Details here: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Interesting thread about ChatGPT repeatedly failing at a basic reformatting task. Can anyone explain to me what exactly it is doing when this happens?

I don’t tend to think of UK and US English as that different - but the NYT Connections game has at least one phrase EVERY DAY that I have never heard of

Thank you!

Doesn’t the list in your image also include ‘Palestine (State)?

Would also be very interested to know this, #medievalsky

Come work in the research team @socantscot.bsky.social on our ScARF project!

We are looking for 3 new people to help us complete the last of the regional archaeological research frameworks for Scotland.

Closing date the 8th March 2026

#HESFunded #Archaeology #HeritageJobs #Scotland 🏺

If the former, I want to know too!!

Chapman, C. R. (2012). “Oh that you were like a brother to me, one who had nursed at my mother’s breasts.” Breast Milk as a Kinship-Forging Substance. The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 12. doi.org/10.5508/jhs....

Great question… Do you mean they talk about it in the Islamic context or they have their own idea about milk kinship? On the latter see…

BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts

BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄

And lo, the number of measles notifications started to drop almost immediately. By mid-1995, there were 2 or 3 confirmed cases per week, a drop from 25+

It took me four seconds to find the impact report of this vaccination campaign. Maybe we should be acting...now?

I really love Wuthering Heights, but the idea that it’s’the greatest love story ever told’ is… just worrying

Stephen Baxter the scholar: an appreciation (1969-2026)

Stephen Baxter the Scholar: an Appreciation by Julia Smith
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There's also a lot of moving tributes to him on the St Peter's webpage: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/news/in-memo...

Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

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The 9th century Saxon font from St. Mary’s Priory Church at Deerhurst in Gloucestershire. Remarkably, the font was discarded in 1653 and rediscovered on a local farm in 1843 where it was being used as a drinking trough for livestock! 📸 My own. #FontsOnFriday #Deerhurst

The Melsonby Hoard is thought to be the largest collection of Iron Age metalwork ever discovered in the UK. It was found in December 2021 by amateur metal detectorist Peter Heads in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire. The hoard consists of over 800–900 artefacts dating back approximately 2,000 years (late 1st century BC to mid-1st century AD). Image: Gareth Buddo/York Museums Trust

🧵 (4 posts) More than 800 Iron Age objects discovered at Melsonby in North Yorkshire are to go on public display for the first time in a major new exhibition. Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard will run at the Yorkshire Museum from 15 May 2026 to summer 2027, offering 1/4

Definitely the scariest and most politically charged aspect of planning our wedding

Silver Crucifix

✝️ The Viking Age 'Birka Crucifix'. Decorated in silver filigree, it may have originally been gilded.

A grave find from Bj 660, it's one of the oldest cross pendants known from Scandinavia.

Note how the Christ figure is tied to the cross with ropes.

My 📷 Historiska museet

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

I wonder if the year 8s are allowed to answer the questions using AI?

Meanwhile on the History degree I’m teaching with this in a seminar tomorrow www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Was this at our august institution?? I’m ready to fight someone…