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Robert Sulley

@robertsulley.bsky.social

PhD candidate at the University of Leicester. Researching the history of education. Focusing on local interpretation and implementation of national education policy 1870-1907. https://le.ac.uk/people/robert-sulley

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In Salzburg, which is well known for Mozart (and Maria von Trapp) but it’s also the birthplace of the groundbreaking Christian Doppler.

#Salzburg #HistSci #Histphys

16.09.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At the beautiful Γ–sterreichische Nationalbibliothek today. It felt like being in the lovely world of @darkacademiah.bsky.social

#Wien #Vienna

07.09.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At the White Rose resistance movement memorial in the atrium at Ludwig-Maximilians UniversitΓ€t. This is the atrium where Hans and Sophie Scholl were caught distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, leading to their arrest by the Gestapo and subsequent execution with other White Rose members. #MΓΌnchen #Munich

05.09.2025 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to attending this!

31.07.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Homepage - Innerpeffray Library Turn the pages of history with a visit to Innerpeffray.Β  This tranquil place in rural Perthshire, at the heart of Scotland, is home to a multi-layered story waiting for you to explore.Β  Central to the...

A lovely visit yesterday to Scotland’s oldest free public lending library at Innerpeffray where the new collection catalogue was being launched.

innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk

01.05.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Free webinar about the new Bibliography of British and Irish History interface on 28 April 2025, 5pm (GMT). Register via: https://bit.ly/BBIHwebinar

Free webinar about the new Bibliography of British and Irish History interface on 28 April 2025, 5pm (GMT). Register via: https://bit.ly/BBIHwebinar

Join us and @brepols.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the new Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) interface.

Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Time: 17:00 (Brussels) / 11:00 (Eastern Time, USA) / 16:00 (London, UK)
Duration: 15 minutes, followed by a Q&A

More info: bit.ly/BBIHwebinar

21.04.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The new reading room at Lambeth Palace Library is very lovely, and the staff very helpful! A productive afternoon spent looking through the National Society archive. #histed

03.04.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great to see you in Leicester last Friday - very informative and entertaining!

25.03.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Postgraduate Research Student Hub - History of Education Society

Our PGR Hub has an update!

- NEW Call for Papers site (see #cfp in #histed in one place)
- Updated funding opportunities!
- Updated free resources and open access texts
- Updated PGR Perks available!

GO HERE: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr/

Please share this with PGR students! (1)

#edusky

01.03.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Word of the day is β€˜huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

28.02.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8397    πŸ” 2488    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 187
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The Elizabeth Heyrick Society Abolitionist, philanthropist and campaigner Elizabeth Heyrick’s (1769–1831) groundbreaking pamphlet,Β β€œImmediate, not Gradual Abolition,” shook the foundations of injusti…
25.02.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Word of the Day is β€˜ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

26.02.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 16981    πŸ” 5394    πŸ’¬ 466    πŸ“Œ 407

Too bad UK universities are gutting their humanities programs though, they'd have even more foreign students to enroll if that wasn't the case

21.02.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn't seem to stop it entirely

Parlez-vous franΓ§ais? We're starting to understand how being bilingual really could delay dementia.

23.02.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Early Elsevier exits set tone for UK publishing costs showdown Librarians and negotiators insist embattled sector’s finances and technological innovations will help to achieve long-sought reductions in publisher costs

The early exit of three universities from a nationally negotiated deal with Elsevier shows why a broader reset of UK publishing agreements is necessary

#AcademicSky #highered

31.01.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The scientific secrets to baking the perfect holiday gingerbread The Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley explains how to bake the perfect freestanding gingerbread Christmas tree, complete with strong icing glue, windows and just the right biscuit texture

The Great British Bake Off's Josh Smalley explains how to bake the perfect freestanding gingerbread Christmas tree, complete with strong icing glue, windows and just the right biscuit texture.
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

18.12.2024 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😊 A bit early Larry! First day of Christmas is Christmas Day. This is Advent!

01.12.2024 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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