Alice Marples
@alicemarples.bsky.social
Research & Postgraduate Development Manager @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Historian of early modern science, communication & collections. She/her with 'Big North Energy'. Very personal.
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Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship in Sustainability & Environment
Researchers are invited to propose a project that will encourage the use of British Library collections.
www.bl.uk
New year, new postdoctoral fellowship!
Be our next Visiting Research Fellow in Sustainability & Environment (£10k bursary, P/T, flexible, Apr-Oct 26). Applications invited from arts and humanities researchers within 10yr of PhD. Deadline 9 Feb noon.
For more information: www.bl.uk/services/res...
Be our next Visiting Research Fellow in Sustainability & Environment (£10k bursary, P/T, flexible, Apr-Oct 26). Applications invited from arts and humanities researchers within 10yr of PhD. Deadline 9 Feb noon.
For more information: www.bl.uk/services/res...
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Investing in libraries as essential infrastructure delivers strong returns, quality of life & a dynamic economy. But funding is short-term and grant-based, limiting its ability to scale, & they sit outside current asset categories & govt appraisal models report.wearecreative.uk/culture-as-g...
Culture as Growth Infrastructure
This paper draws on qualitative evidence gathered in July 2025, during Creative UK’s national Culture as Growth Infrastructure evidence session. The UK’s cultural sector contributes around £38.2bn in…
report.wearecreative.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Investing in libraries as essential infrastructure delivers strong returns, quality of life & a dynamic economy. But funding is short-term and grant-based, limiting its ability to scale, & they sit outside current asset categories & govt appraisal models report.wearecreative.uk/culture-as-g...
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I realised over Christmas that I’d never gotten my second MMR jab on account of childhood moves and policy changes. I emailed my GP and I just got it this morning, free on the NHS. It’s never too late and you can’t overdo it. Please get vaccinated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I realised over Christmas that I’d never gotten my second MMR jab on account of childhood moves and policy changes. I emailed my GP and I just got it this morning, free on the NHS. It’s never too late and you can’t overdo it. Please get vaccinated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sorry Sharron, you've forced our hand. They're 14 minute cities now. We will keep knocking a minute off until you comply
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Sorry Sharron, you've forced our hand. They're 14 minute cities now. We will keep knocking a minute off until you comply
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'An inquiry into class representation in creative fields has recommended changes believed to be the first of their kind in Greater Manchester to increase the number of working-class people in the arts.' 1/2
Report sets out ‘blueprint for change’ to increase working-class representation in the arts
Inquiry finds class should become protected characteristic and calls for rise in number of apprenticeships
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 AM
'An inquiry into class representation in creative fields has recommended changes believed to be the first of their kind in Greater Manchester to increase the number of working-class people in the arts.' 1/2
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News | Stoke-on-Trent becomes first UK city to declare ‘heritage emergency’ https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/stoke-on-trent-becomes-first-uk-city-to-declare-heritage-emergency/
Stoke-on-Trent becomes first UK city to declare ‘heritage emergency’
City calls for £325m investment over ten years, warning some historic assets will be lost entirely despite regeneration efforts.
museumsandheritage.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:50 AM
News | Stoke-on-Trent becomes first UK city to declare ‘heritage emergency’ https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/stoke-on-trent-becomes-first-uk-city-to-declare-heritage-emergency/
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This one was close to home for me, literally. A feature trip to where I grew up:
Warrington is a model town, the @centreforcities.bsky.social says today.
If its economic performance was replicated nationwide, the avg UK urban resident would be £3,200 better off:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Warrington is a model town, the @centreforcities.bsky.social says today.
If its economic performance was replicated nationwide, the avg UK urban resident would be £3,200 better off:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘A southern economy in the north’: how Warrington has adapted to change
Good transport links and the quietly booming nuclear sector are helping the Cheshire town to thrive
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This one was close to home for me, literally. A feature trip to where I grew up:
Warrington is a model town, the @centreforcities.bsky.social says today.
If its economic performance was replicated nationwide, the avg UK urban resident would be £3,200 better off:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Warrington is a model town, the @centreforcities.bsky.social says today.
If its economic performance was replicated nationwide, the avg UK urban resident would be £3,200 better off:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Historians work across higher education - and not just in 'traditional' History departments. We welcome applications for Fellowship / Associate Fellowship from all those working historically - in the UK and internationally bit.ly/45vEmeJ
Next closing dates for applications: 9 March & 11 May, 1/2
Next closing dates for applications: 9 March & 11 May, 1/2
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Historians work across higher education - and not just in 'traditional' History departments. We welcome applications for Fellowship / Associate Fellowship from all those working historically - in the UK and internationally bit.ly/45vEmeJ
Next closing dates for applications: 9 March & 11 May, 1/2
Next closing dates for applications: 9 March & 11 May, 1/2
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not necessarily the world's easiest or smoothest thing, to actually get working at a reasonable time on this, the greyest of January Mondays
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
not necessarily the world's easiest or smoothest thing, to actually get working at a reasonable time on this, the greyest of January Mondays
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Some of these posts will include work with the Digital Research team, and all collaborative PhD and placement students can attend our internal training talks, hack & yacks, reading groups and workshops!
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.
www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/services/res...
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Some of these posts will include work with the Digital Research team, and all collaborative PhD and placement students can attend our internal training talks, hack & yacks, reading groups and workshops!
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🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
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In February, the IHR is hosting a 2 day intensive Short Writing Course for PhD Students designed for researchers in the humanities. The aim of this in-person training is to help you with your writing skills & craft with a particular emphasis on style and structure. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Short Writing Course for PhD Students
www.history.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
In February, the IHR is hosting a 2 day intensive Short Writing Course for PhD Students designed for researchers in the humanities. The aim of this in-person training is to help you with your writing skills & craft with a particular emphasis on style and structure. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.
www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/services/res...
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.
www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/services/res...
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.
www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/services/res...
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.
www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/services/res...
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just spent £120 on rail tickets for a journey that would have cost me about £40-£50 in petrol (don't @ me about cost of car/insurance/tax etc i know its not like for like yeah). Booking 4 weeks in advance. imagine if they'd spent last summer protesting this shit instead of asylum seekers
January 20, 2026 at 12:44 PM
just spent £120 on rail tickets for a journey that would have cost me about £40-£50 in petrol (don't @ me about cost of car/insurance/tax etc i know its not like for like yeah). Booking 4 weeks in advance. imagine if they'd spent last summer protesting this shit instead of asylum seekers
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John Birch Society having a totally normal moment.
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 AM
John Birch Society having a totally normal moment.
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I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
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It's PLR statement day! Reminder that if you have a book in libraries in the UK and Ireland you can sign up to get your Public Lending Right - a little bit of money every time someone borrows one of your books! www.bl.uk/services/plr
Public Lending Right (PLR) - authors, illustrators - British Library
Published authors, illustrators, editors, translators or audiobook narrators could could receive up to £6,600 per year from public library loans.
www.bl.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM
It's PLR statement day! Reminder that if you have a book in libraries in the UK and Ireland you can sign up to get your Public Lending Right - a little bit of money every time someone borrows one of your books! www.bl.uk/services/plr
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'The results show that the critical pedagogy, creative assignment and strong focus on supporting students to generate work that speaks to their own lived experience produced more equal educational outcomes.'
An important, theoretically-informed, pragmatic, evidence-rich piece. Read it #Skystorians
An important, theoretically-informed, pragmatic, evidence-rich piece. Read it #Skystorians
Teaching History Inclusively: A Pedagogical Case Study from an Institution Shaped by Empire | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core
Teaching History Inclusively: A Pedagogical Case Study from an Institution Shaped by Empire
www.cambridge.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
'The results show that the critical pedagogy, creative assignment and strong focus on supporting students to generate work that speaks to their own lived experience produced more equal educational outcomes.'
An important, theoretically-informed, pragmatic, evidence-rich piece. Read it #Skystorians
An important, theoretically-informed, pragmatic, evidence-rich piece. Read it #Skystorians
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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'The report found that early career academics experience sector uncertainty “very differently” to those more advanced in their careers, and that early career academics believed more senior colleagues “struggled to understand and accommodate” their experiences.' 3/3
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
'The report found that early career academics experience sector uncertainty “very differently” to those more advanced in their careers, and that early career academics believed more senior colleagues “struggled to understand and accommodate” their experiences.' 3/3
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'Speaking on 14 January at the launch of the paper, titled States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography, co-author James Esson said he feared the prevalence of fixed-term contracts was “narrowing geographical thoughts and practice”.' 2/3
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
www.rgs.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
'Speaking on 14 January at the launch of the paper, titled States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography, co-author James Esson said he feared the prevalence of fixed-term contracts was “narrowing geographical thoughts and practice”.' 2/3
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Are you an early career researcher looking for research training in history and related disciplines? You might be eligible for an IHR bursary of up to £500 to help cover the cost of one of our fantastic short courses! Deadline for applications is 31 Jan 2026. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Research Training and Short Courses
We deliver high-quality training programmes and unique learning opportunities to a wide community of historians of all career stages and historical interests.
www.history.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Are you an early career researcher looking for research training in history and related disciplines? You might be eligible for an IHR bursary of up to £500 to help cover the cost of one of our fantastic short courses! Deadline for applications is 31 Jan 2026. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
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Some resources for turning it off so you never have to look at it.
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How can I turn off AI results? - Google Search Community
support.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Some resources for turning it off so you never have to look at it.
support.google.com/websearch/th...
www.androidauthority.com/how-to-turn-...
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
support.google.com/websearch/th...
www.androidauthority.com/how-to-turn-...
www.cnet.com/tech/service...
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Free event at the British Library on Monday 9 Feb (18.30 GMT): ‘Web archive research in an age of Smart Data’
Web archive research in an age of Smart Data | British Library
The web represents the largest unstructured data collection, with a huge variety of data types, creators and sources, distributed across the world. The arc
events.bl.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Free event at the British Library on Monday 9 Feb (18.30 GMT): ‘Web archive research in an age of Smart Data’