Catriona Seth

@catrionaseth.bsky.social

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18th-century cultural history, French literature, art etc. Currently Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, University of Oxford/All Souls College

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Catriona Jane Seth, FBA is a British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas. Since 2015, she has been Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. .. more

Political science 39%

Philosophy 16%

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 1d

A stunning view of Oxford at night 😍

📷 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov

Aerial night-time view of Oxford city centre, with the Radcliffe Camera in the foreground lit in warm yellow light. Surrounding historic college buildings glow against the dark sky, with church spires and rooftops stretching into the distance.

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 2d

I created a PRIVATE Facebook group 'Non-permanent MCRs in Humanities' at www.facebook.com/groups/14504...
This is a temporary measure and aims at carrying out a survey among the MCRs and offering initial peer support and advice while gathering together those with 7+ years from PhD... #MCRNetwork

Fresco from Pompeii with a woman and man with writing equipment

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Pratik Chakrabarti @pratik-hstm.bsky.social · 2d

Friends, my final attempt to secure rights to this image for my book. It’s the installation “Towards a Glass Monument” at Old Quad, U of Melb, created by Tom Nicholson. I’ve tried contacting the uni, the artist, even his assistant. No one replied. Can anyone help?
www.unimelb.edu.au/old-quad/wha...

Towards a glass monument

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Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 3d

Now the Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge...

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 3d

YOU SIGNATURE MATTERS! Help us save Modern Languages at Leicester.

Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/save-moder...

Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 3d

Well you did ask...

Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 3d

I was there too--and a photo of me (improbably) waltzing ended up in a book called *The English Season*!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d

As someone who is in an academic department that is positively pullulating with global talent, I would just like to note the gratuitous, excessive emotional and financial stress and strain suffered by talented globals in the context of swingeing visa regimes and hostile environments.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 4d

Government to explore expansion of UK Global Talent Fund.

Ministers will review scheme for attracting elite international researchers, as government trails further visa reforms.

Free to read.

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Government to explore expansion of UK Global Talent Fund - Research Professional News

Ministers will review scheme for attracting elite international researchers, as government trails further visa reforms

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 3d

A lovely way to commemorate an absolutely extraordinary individual @magdalenoxford.bsky.social @dinahrose.bsky.social .

Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 3d

Magdalen launches Sir Guenter Treitel Scholarships.

Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.

Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...

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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 3d

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Benoît Melançon @benoitmelancon.bsky.social · 4d

XVIIIe siècle : bibliographie • 690e livraison • 6 février 2026 • benoitmelancon.quebec/xviii/biblio... • #lumières #bibliographie • cc @lafoliexviiie.bsky.social @paulchopelin.bsky.social @csecsscedhs.bsky.social @alexandreklein.bsky.social @msonnet.bsky.social

Numéro 690, 6 février 2026

XVIIIe siecle : bibliographie (ISSN : 1207-7461) est un site bibliographique consacre au Siecle des lumieres. Il est gere par Benoit Melancon, professeur emerite, Departement des litteratures de langu...

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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 4d

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure-track or Tenured) in Literary Studies and Computational Methods.

Nanyang Technological University

www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Literary Studies and Computational Methods - Singapore job with NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | 407013

The Department of English invites applications for an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure-track or Tenured) in Literary ...

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 4d

Fixed term #museumjob @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social Assistant Curator in Renaissance and Early Modern History, based in the Scottish History & Archaeology Department 📜🗃️
careers.nms.ac.uk/job/829206

Asst Curator Renaissance and Early Modern History

careers.nms.ac.uk

Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social · 4d

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2026 Virtual Humanities Study Day for BAME students

Oxford’s University College, Magdalen College, and the Faculties of History and Modern Languages are delighted to announce that the virtual BAME Humanities Study Day will re

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French Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · 4d

To showcase research projects at Master’s and PhD level, we are pleased to invite expressions of interest in this year’s Postgraduate Poster Competition, which will be held at this year's annual conference in Leicester. See link below for more info:
www.sfs.ac.uk/prizes/postg...

Postgraduate Poster Competition

The Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels.

www.sfs.ac.uk

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Patrick McGuinness @padrig.bsky.social · 5d

Delighted and extremely grateful for this kind review of Ghost Stations @cbeditions.bsky.social by Jonathan Keates in this month's @litreview.bsky.social . I'd like to stay on this train, thank you.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 5d

The university funding crisis finally starting to make it into newspaper editorials
www.ft.com/content/82f5...

With universities making a loss on teaching domestic graduates, and almost half of universities in England facing deficits this year, student loans need to be reviewed as part of a much broader, and urgent, rethink of how UK universities are funded.

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Gavin Hales @gmhales.bsky.social · 5d

I've now updated my chart of rape charge rate progression for the Met Police. Really big improvements after 2021/22, with charge rates now approaching levels last seen in 2016/17.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 5d

The International Fellowships 2026 scheme, run with the @royalsociety.org, supports international early career researchers to undertake a two-year research career with UK partner organisations. Find out more and apply ahead of 11 March deadline: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC

A colour block banner with the words 'International Fellowships 2026' written on the left-hand side.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 5d

Built in 1788 by actor manager Samuel Butler the Georgian Theatre Royal In Richmond Yorkshire closed in 1848. Some 115 years later it was restored and reopened 1963 before being extended in 2003. It is the most complete Georgian theatre in the country.

This image shows the interior of the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, North Yorkshire. It is a Grade I listed building, described as the most important theatre in the development of the English playhouse. Built in 1788 by actor-manager Samuel Butler, it is one of the UK's oldest working theatres. The theatre maintains an authentic 18th-century country theatre atmosphere, featuring original boxes, a sunken pit, and a small gallery. The scenery shown, which is part of the theatre's collection, dates between 1818 and 1836.

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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 5d

🔊 Job vacancy: Lecturer in Czech and Comparative Literature

The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.

🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj

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School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds @lcsleeds.bsky.social · 6d

Job Alert‼️We are hiring in interpreting and translation @ctilsleeds.bsky.social @lcsleeds.bsky.social
Looking for an experienced colleague at grade 8. Deadline is 25th February. Join our fabulous team! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Interpreting and Translation Studies

Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out cutting-edge teaching and research in Interpreting Studies? We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual with research and ...

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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 6d

🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️

Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
👇👇👇

@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126) - University of Warwick

Title: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 6d

Early morning view outside St John's College ✨

📷 Instagram | Spiralling_Oxford (January, 2025)

Early morning street outside St John’s College, Oxford, with historic stone buildings lining a quiet, wet pavement. Warm streetlights glow against the dark blue sky, reflecting in puddles on the ground. A bicycle is locked to railings, and bare tree branches frame the scene.

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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 6d

***DEADLINE EXTENSION TO THE 2 MARCH***
We are extending the deadline for applications for the #BSECS-BECC award to the 2 March.
£400 to support research using Birmingham's extensive #18thC resources held across the city

@unibirmingham.bsky.social #skystorians

www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...

BECC-BSECS Postgraduate Fellowship - University of Birmingham

The Birmingham Eighteenth-Century Centre and the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies run an annual fellowship.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….

‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 6d

‘Novice workers who rely heavily on AI to complete unfamiliar tasks may compromise their own skill acquisition… We find that AI use impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, and debugging abilities, without delivering significant efficiency gains on average.’
arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245