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It's also important so as to avoid self-plagiarism, I think.

Royal Bank of Scotland banknotes £5/£10/£20 showing animals mackerel, otters and squirrels respectively.

We've had beautiful wildlife banknotes in Scotland for a while. Little works of art

Sheffielders call everyone love, and sometimes flower. I've heard poppet too, but that's used more for children.

I feel for the BBC archive staff in this; a dispiriting story of senior management getting twitchy about people even knowing that archive material is there, presumably being told that one *can* expose the metadata without having to open the files but deciding it's simpler just to hide it all.

Poster for Queens of Albion. A photo of Stephe, wearing a bronze sequinned jacket, sitting in a circle of rocks, her arms outstretched. Text reads: Saturday 11 April, 8.30pm, Rise @ Bluebird Bakery, York, YO24 4HD

Coming soon to the gorgeous Rise in York!

How come we've forgotten the story of our first, fiercest mythic mothers? Queens of Albion sets the record straight - as well as spilling the beans on how a giant made me miss my ninth birthday party.

#storytelling #spoken-word

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A three panel comic by @alibeehaw Panel 1 - drawing of Stede dressed as The Gentleman Pirate. The speech bubble says “something extremely stupid” Panel 2 - Ed in his leathers with his eyes wide open with a “…” over his head Panel 3 - Ed’s brows are furrowed in confusion with a “?!” over his head. This panel has a rainbow overlay

I can’t watch this scene without thinking about this perfect comic by @alibeehaw.bsky.social

I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed.
Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

CND - Campaigning for peace and a nuclear free world CND campaigns to scrap nuclear weapons and create genuine security for future generations.

In a very 1980s move, I've just joined CND ☮️
cnduk.org

Why the Legend of Zelda games still resonate with players after 40 years Millions of players across the world have grown up alongside the 21-title series.

Millions of players across the world have grown up alongside the 21-title series.

Omg Ed has a whole team to manage his relationship status 😂. I love it. Does Stede have any idea how different his life is going to be???

I'm so excited you have no idea.

a woman in a red dress is dancing in a field . ALT: a woman in a red dress is dancing in a field .

Request that all Yorkshire Catherines automatically get tickets for #WutheringHeights. I've no idea how many Yorkshire Heathcliffes are knocking about although my great grandma did work for one in Huddersfield, so.

Congratulations Rory!

My new book, exploring folk tales in Lincolnshire, is now available for pre-order! Publication: April 2026.

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Colleague sent me an article on commercial gen AI in higher ed, asking for my thoughts. I apparently have MANY feelings about the value of writing to know/learn.

@drjuliabish.bsky.social

Broadside Day 2026 Organised by the Traditional Song Forum with the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, the Broadside Day is a conference for people interested in street literature in all its fascinating aspects, held at...

Next week! Get your tickets for the #Broadside Day 2026 conference on 14 Feb at @sheffielduni.bsky.social with the Traditional Song Forum, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
@efdss.bsky.social and @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social www.efdss.org/whats-on/61-...

It's been a joy to be involved even in a small way in #Rotherham Children's Capital of Culture, and booking is now open for it's epically exciting conference Rotherham Reimagined.
www.childrenscapitalofculture.co.uk/events/event...

Where is the Dark Academia novel in which Dark Academics spend 80% of their time writing grant applications to the Dark Funding Council and most of the rest being harrassed by Dark ResearchFish (RIP)?

Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.

I'm so sorry, I can't imagine.

The UK shouldn’t rush to a social media ban for children under 16 | LSE British Politics Australia's ban of social media for under 16s has re-ignited the same debate in the UK. Sonia Livingstone argues that more evidence is needed before such a ban.

The UK shouldn’t rush to a social media ban for children under 16

@sonialivingstone.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Photo of tinned haggis stacked in a supermarket

Need to find a piper for when I crack this beauty open #BurnsNight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

My eldest complains he's been left unprepared for more likely dangers because he grew up on YouTube fears of quicksand and the Bermuda Triangle.

I'd be too morto to admit that not only was I using this for all my work, but over 2 years I never backed up my computer

It sounds like they outsourced being a whole professor to AI, which is pretty alarming.

Chips Galore!

Qualifications by Billy Bragg! I'll stop now.

Maaaybeee Pulp's Common People - "she studied sculpture at St Martin's College".

Masters Degree by David Roth?