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Keith Lilley

@profkdlilley.bsky.social

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Academic geographer on a long journey. Coventry kid, washed up on Ireland's shore. Interests in bench marks, industrial archaeology, maps and mapping, new towns, landscape histories, medieval stuff, pottering about on my bike, being outdoors 🚵 .. more

Keith Lilley is Professor at Queen's University Belfast, known as a historical geographer and urban historian.

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Martin Phillips @martinph1.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to all who have already signed the petition about the closure of Geography at the Uni. If you haven’t, please do so to help stop this ill-thought out action that threatens the future of staff, students & the discipline at Leicester

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Save Geography at the University of Leicester

Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 2d

OTD OMD played the Odeon in Birmingham, best band and their best album, too young to be able to go back in 1981, but I made up for it thirty years later 👍

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry to hear of the death of Charlie Doherty, of History at UCD, a noted scholar of early medieval Irish hagiography, ecclesiastical history, and the concept of the "monastic town". Condolences to his family & friends & former students & colleagues.
#Spéirghorm
#MedievalSky

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Death Notice of Charles Doherty (Tallaght, Dublin) | rip.ie

The death has occurred of Charles Doherty of Tallaght, Dublin Ireland, on 07/11/2025. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.

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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 3d

It's always a good day when you come home to find a new book, but this one is something special!

Looking forward to getting stuck into this by the great Colmán Etchingham, who has contributed so much to our understanding of early medieval Ireland. It looks like a fitting testament to his work.

Cover of the book 'Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland' by Colmán Etchingham, published by Boydell Press

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North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network @northwestmedieval.bsky.social · 3d

Exciting news! NWMS member @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social’s latest article Identity, exemplarity and the ideal king in early medieval Ireland has now been published in the Journal of Historical Research, academic.oup.com/histres/adva...

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Anthony Bale FBA @realmandeville.bsky.social · 3d

🔔 job opportunity at @cam.ac.uk in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400 in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400

Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note

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Dean Bond @deanbond.bsky.social · 3d

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Save Geography at the University of Leicester

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 3d

AHRC Awards for PhD study in Arts and Humanities at QUB (starting Sept. 2026) are now advertised at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...

Photo of Lanyon Building at Queen's University Belfast

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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 3d

Artist and producer Laura De Moxom joined the 2024 Creative Climate Accelerator to develop A Thames Pilgrimage - a 290km walking journey exploring care, place, and transformation through art and the environment.

juliesbicycle.com/resource/a-t...

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Felicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 3d

Sign the petition to save Geography at the University of Leicester!
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Save Geography at the University of Leicester

Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 4d

Great workshop today @historicalstudies.bsky.social 👍 continues Friday 👇

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Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.bsky.social · 4d

There's still time to submit an abstract for the 2026 International Network on Quarrying and Rock-cut Sites conference 🏺 #archaeology

Call for Papers deadline 31 Dec 2025, conference 14-15 May 2026 in Edinburgh.

Includes a theme on the intersection of quarrying, rock-cut sites and rock art!

Call for Papers poster, 3rd IRAAR Conference, Quarries and Rock-cut Sites through the lens of archaeology. Conference themes. Facing Risks (Challenges, adaptations and transformations in quarrying and rock-hewing practices). Cutting into Living Rock (Dialogue between quarries, rock-cut architecture and rock art studies). Heritage (Archaeological Quarries and rock-cut sites in the present). At the Cutting Edge (Current research on quarries and rock-cut sites). Abstracts maximum 300 words and one image to iraargroup@gmail.com

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Dr Aisling Tierney @irishashyt.bsky.social · 4d

Our community archaeology project just got featured by the Heritage Alliance! 🤩 beaming with joy!

Have a read to see how heritage catalyses econmic regeneration and revitalises placemaking 🩷

www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/blog/dig-the...

@archsengage.bsky.social #archaeology #publicengagement

Dig the Castle, Devon: One Town’s Story of Archaeology, Community and a Norman Motte and Bailey Castle Rising from the Ashes of Anonymity - The Heritage Alliance

A Placemaking Case Study Submitted by Dig the Castle Dig the Castle is undertaken by and for the people of Great Torrington in collaboration with community interest groups and the non-profit Archaeolo...

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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 4d

We are recruiting for 2 Board Trustees:

Two positions available
Location: Flexible; hybrid meetings (in-person and remote)
Approximately two days each month
Unremunerated – with reasonable expenses paid
Closing date: 23:59 on 16 November 2025

👇

We are now seeking two new Trustees to join our Board at this pivotal time, who will play a key role in contributing to our strategic direction, ensuring that Walk Wheel Cycle Trust delivers impact…

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 4d

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring!

Applications are invited for the position of Research and Engagement, Senior Programme Manager as part of the DRI team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy.
Apply by 27.11.2025 at 3pm.
www.ria.ie/about/career...

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 4d

We are thrilled to announce that Dublin and Belfast will host iPRES (the International Conference on Digital Preservation) in 2030🎉
We're delighted with this opportunity and look forward to collaborating with our partners to create a fantastic iPRES 2030!
Read more: dri.ie/news/dublin-...
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Dublin and Belfast to host iPRES 2030 - Digital Repository of Ireland

We are delighted to announce that iPRES (the International Conference on Digital Preservation) will be held in Belfast and Dublin in September 2030. Following an open call for global hosts for the yea...

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 4d

Published today: 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes bit.ly/49CIDzC

Rachael's new book is the latest title in the Society's New Historical Perspectives series. It's now available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2

Book cover for: 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society
The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes

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Angela Last @mutablematter.bsky.social · 4d

Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!

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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 5d

We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...

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lpfgsocmedia.bsky.social @lpfgsocmedia.bsky.social · 5d

The LPFG symposium will be taking place on Thursday 20th November.

The full program can be found below.

Do join us from 10am - 5pm via the link here: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

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Lucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · 6d

What do pirates in Madagascar, a red knitted jumper, the sunken warship Vasa, captivity and colonialism, and the Prize Papers have in common? They're all part of our new online lecture series "Ships & Seafaring 1500–1800". Join us weekly on Mondays, 1pm CET, on Zoom #earlymodern #maritimehistory 🗃️

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UVic Geography @uvicgeography.bsky.social · 6d

The Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Indigenous Geographies, preferably with a focus on Human–Environment Relationships.

Read more 👉 www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...

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Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social · 6d

Our YouTube channel has beefed up for the winter! You can now watch lots of brilliant talks about mapmaking and the history of Britain's towns and cities. Please subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@hist_towns

Historic Towns Trust

An educational charity working to map the urban histories of Great Britain.

www.youtube.com

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Katie McDonough @kmcdono.bsky.social · 6d

📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣

The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.

Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...

@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social

Prize for Projects in Map History 2026

The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History. The ISHMap Prize in for Pr…

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 7d

🖥️ Can digital spaces be archaeology too?

In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.

What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉

Signs, Simulation, and Cyborgs: Digital Spaces as Archaeology

In 2025 The Council for British Archaeology and CIfA's Early Careers Special Interest Group ran an online conference for early career archaeologists and heritage specialists to share their interests…

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LIVINGMAPS @livingmaps.bsky.social · 7d

For Manchester Livingmappers: Claire Reddleman to speak about 'The blue dot and the GPS selfie: the critique of the cartographic self' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-blue-d...

The blue dot and the GPS selfie: the critique of the cartographic self

Dr Claire Reddleman, University of Manchester

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies @usihs.bsky.social · 7d

In a change to our planned seminar series, our next seminar will be Sophie Cooper speaking on 'Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora'. Thursday 13 Nov, *online* at 7pm. @sophcocooper.bsky.social
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Sophie Cooper: USIHS seminar - Building to feel ‘at home’

USIHS Seminar. Online, Thursday 13 November at 7pm.

www.eventbrite.ie

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 7d

How can maps inspire #art? Joanathan Besacci was surrounded by the vast variety of the world, past and present, growing up in Lyon, France. Bessaci started as a graffiti artist in his teens and evolved to elaborate paper cut-out sculptures, using #maps and photographs. buff.ly/Pe5SVUg #GeoHumanities

Joanathan Bessaci with his art. Courtesy: Joanathan Bessaci

Portrait of Arthur Ashe. Courtesy: Joanathan Bessaci

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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 7d

We've just added more historic Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland to our website. You can now compare first edition one-inch to the mile maps dating from the 1860s to 1870s with second edition maps published between 1898 and 1902. maps.nls.uk/os/one-inch-...

Side by side view of historic one-inch to the mile maps of Bray, Ireland comparing 1880s with 1900s

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Áine Poland @ainepoland.bsky.social · 9d

It was great to present my research at an academic conference for the first time. My fellow scholars were kind and curious which made the experience thoroughly enjoyable. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social is growing an amazing network across the disciplines #AI #Digitalscholarship #network