Dr Penny Bradshaw

drpennybradshaw.bsky.social

16 September 2026 21:30

Lovely audience at Verey Books in Pooley Bridge this evening for my talk on Beatrix Potter and some wonderful questions to follow. Thank you for inviting me to kick off your autumn ‘Words on Wednesdays’ programme of events 🍄📚🍂

Margot Finn

eicathomefinn.bsky.social

06 August 2026 12:37

Tip for top education journalists: Dr James Orr of Cambridge University's Faculty of Divinity's 'Key publications' list include "Being and Eternity: Phenomenology and Thomism in Edith Stein (Bloomsbury, forthcoming 2022)." Bloomsbury's online catalogue lists no such item. Time to do some hunting?

Dr Ian McCormick

wokestudies.bsky.social

04 August 2026 12:10

Fiddlesticks: a post-millenial comeback ?! #English #archaic #language #fantasy

Simon Kővesi

kovesi.bsky.social

03 August 2026 20:43

Four baselines for academic conference attendance: 1) keep to your allocated speaking time. 2) everyone is clever; stand out by being warm & kind. 3) be interested in everyone equally - from postgrad to Prof to conference administrator to catering & hotel staff. 4) in Q&A, ask an actual question.

Naomi Baker

drnaomibaker.bsky.social

03 August 2026 20:42

Today I discovered that a letter attributed to a man was actually written by Ann Bathurst, the 17th-century visionary woman I’m researching. 🤩 Archival work might be slow and painstaking but it’s totally thrilling to be going in search of lost voices from the past and finding them! 📚