Researcher, author, mostly UK & 18th-20thC social history especially friendly societies, banners, the Open University, the Labour Party and the history of local history. Escapes through running.
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Community history suffering 'neglect bordering on vandalism'
Israel remains a divided society. Greater support for those promoting peace, equality & social & environmental justice is required.
Having written about the Ancient Order of Druids I'm tempted to apply...
Pleased to spot this account of a new banner project which references belonging, sharing celebrating and history.
Underpinning research article open access here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
'Among the universities that have done the most to offer non-traditional students the benefits of a higher education is London Metropolitan University. And I’m one of 120 academic staff who are being made redundant at the end of July: approximately 20 per cent of the teaching complement.' 1/3
More than twenty interviews with some of the leading figures in economic history in the last century are now available to watch on our website & YouTube channel.
Interview with Professors Margaret & Peter Spufford:
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www.youtube.com/@EconomicHis...
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Universities are using a short-term cash crunch to make long-term structural changes, including greater reliance on private providers, says Glyn Robbins
Why would we want to learn from our pasts, or ponder the power of the written and spoken word, or explore the deep questions of humanity? According to the University of Hertfordshire, we wouldn't. They've just cut all of our undergrad Humanities programmes
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Margot Finn
Photovoltaics on rewetted peatlands has been proposed as a way to generate renewable energy while curbing greenhouse gas emissions through peatland rewetting. We used audio recorders, the BirdNet alg....
Broadsheet Edition: Disinformation no longer needs to lie. It takes something true and removes the distinction that would let you read it correctly. The answer is not a better argument.
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Economic History Society
The 'stinging rebuke' is open access here. You don't need to be an historian to applaud it. #Skystorians 2/2
Stay in the Room
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #museums
Even for those familiar with bleak times, this has been a particularly bad few weeks in UK higher education. Confirmed job losses at the University of Essex were followed by further bad news from Hert...
By current polling, Netanyahu's bloc would lose their majority, if elections were held today. The "change bloc" have made gains in recent weeks particularly.
Ceri Houlbrook
This morning I got to met members of St Hilda’s East Community Centre’s over 50s group called Chit, Chat, Chai. We started a banner project together. I discussed history & shared sources. We thought about belonging. I’m making a banner square celebrating what goes on behind the centre’s front door!
Israeli Voter Bot 🇮🇱
Icymi: Very positive findings about solar on peatland. Co-benefits of renewables just keep piling up.
Researchers in Germany have found that solar panels on rewetted peatland provide a unique habitat for bird species along with generating green energy and potentially locking up carbon. Installing sola...
