Claire Knowles
@cgknowles.bsky.social
Acting Director of Library Services, University of Leeds | RLUK Digital Shift | IIIF Outreach | Open Research | Research Culture | Digital Creativity | Knowledge Equity | Coffee and Cake | Personal views | ORCID 0000-0002-6969-7382
Great to see SPARKLE/PRVoices and the new Enact service mentioned here. Thanks to AHRC for funding this crucial work to support practice researchers. @jennye.bsky.social, @scottmclaughlin.bsky.social
NEW on Wonkhe: After twenty-five years of progress creative practice research no longer needs to justify itself, writes Roy Hanney – but it still lacks the infrastructure to thrive. buff.ly/L10Fmfp
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Great to see SPARKLE/PRVoices and the new Enact service mentioned here. Thanks to AHRC for funding this crucial work to support practice researchers. @jennye.bsky.social, @scottmclaughlin.bsky.social
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It's the final week to submit to the #RLUK26 #CFP - closes this Friday!
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's the final week to submit to the #RLUK26 #CFP - closes this Friday!
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
#RLUK26 will explore dynamic, inclusive & strategic approaches needed to manage myriad challenges libraries face re: academic freedom & contested spaces + collections.
Our virtual conference is open to all.
ℹ️ bit.ly/RLUKconf
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We are looking for a chair of our new Department of AI and Society. The vision is to create a future where AI systems are built by society, for society. Please share widely. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58816
Professor, Department Chair of AI and Society
The Department of AI and Society at the University at Buffalo, invites applications from outstanding scholars with excellent leadership abilities for the position of Department Chair. The Department o...
www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We are looking for a chair of our new Department of AI and Society. The vision is to create a future where AI systems are built by society, for society. Please share widely. www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/58816
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University Cultural Collections and Generative AI: Critical Approaches in a Library Context doi.org/10.48785/100...
@dcch-leeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @cgknowles.bsky.social
@dcch-leeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @cgknowles.bsky.social
University Cultural Collections and Generative AI: Critical Approaches in a Library Context - White Rose Research Online
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
University Cultural Collections and Generative AI: Critical Approaches in a Library Context doi.org/10.48785/100...
@dcch-leeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @cgknowles.bsky.social
@dcch-leeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @cgknowles.bsky.social
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🔵 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the #RLUK26 call for papers - Stewardship in challenging times
The virtual #RLUK26 Conference will explore how libraries can navigate complex intersections of academic freedom, censorship & contested spaces+collections
ℹ️ Read the full #CFP @ bit.ly/RLUKconf
The virtual #RLUK26 Conference will explore how libraries can navigate complex intersections of academic freedom, censorship & contested spaces+collections
ℹ️ Read the full #CFP @ bit.ly/RLUKconf
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🔵 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the #RLUK26 call for papers - Stewardship in challenging times
The virtual #RLUK26 Conference will explore how libraries can navigate complex intersections of academic freedom, censorship & contested spaces+collections
ℹ️ Read the full #CFP @ bit.ly/RLUKconf
The virtual #RLUK26 Conference will explore how libraries can navigate complex intersections of academic freedom, censorship & contested spaces+collections
ℹ️ Read the full #CFP @ bit.ly/RLUKconf
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In case you missed it! Catch the recording of @rluk.ac.uk's latest Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries seminar here: www.rluk.ac.uk/icil-on-dema... 📹
Listen to how our LGBTQ+ Intern Rosaleen Williams explored queer narratives in our Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Listen to how our LGBTQ+ Intern Rosaleen Williams explored queer narratives in our Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries
Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries is an RLUK programme of events that aims to foster conversation around decolonisation and inclusive practice in collecting, describing, presenting, and engag...
https://www.rluk.ac.uk/icil-on-demand/#EDI2📹
October 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In case you missed it! Catch the recording of @rluk.ac.uk's latest Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries seminar here: www.rluk.ac.uk/icil-on-dema... 📹
Listen to how our LGBTQ+ Intern Rosaleen Williams explored queer narratives in our Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Listen to how our LGBTQ+ Intern Rosaleen Williams explored queer narratives in our Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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🗣️Speakers:
🗽Melanie Chambliss, Assistant Professor of History (Rochester)
💂♂️Bridget Bennett, Professor of American Literature and Culture (Leeds)
🗽Autumn Haag, Assistant Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation (Rochester)
💂♂️Kate Dossett, Professor of American History (Leeds)
🗽Melanie Chambliss, Assistant Professor of History (Rochester)
💂♂️Bridget Bennett, Professor of American Literature and Culture (Leeds)
🗽Autumn Haag, Assistant Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation (Rochester)
💂♂️Kate Dossett, Professor of American History (Leeds)
📚 “Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History”
🗓️ Thu 23 Oct, 4-5pm (BST)
Explore anti-slavery, resistance & archival activism from @universityofleeds.bsky.social and University of Rochester.
Online - register: leeds.libcal.com/event/4443892
#BlackHistory #Archives #Leeds #Rochester
🗓️ Thu 23 Oct, 4-5pm (BST)
Explore anti-slavery, resistance & archival activism from @universityofleeds.bsky.social and University of Rochester.
Online - register: leeds.libcal.com/event/4443892
#BlackHistory #Archives #Leeds #Rochester
Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester.
Leeds has a rich, though still under-discussed, history of anti-slavery activism. For instance, the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association was established in 1853 at The Leeds Library on...
leeds.libcal.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🗣️Speakers:
🗽Melanie Chambliss, Assistant Professor of History (Rochester)
💂♂️Bridget Bennett, Professor of American Literature and Culture (Leeds)
🗽Autumn Haag, Assistant Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation (Rochester)
💂♂️Kate Dossett, Professor of American History (Leeds)
🗽Melanie Chambliss, Assistant Professor of History (Rochester)
💂♂️Bridget Bennett, Professor of American Literature and Culture (Leeds)
🗽Autumn Haag, Assistant Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation (Rochester)
💂♂️Kate Dossett, Professor of American History (Leeds)
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🚀 Small Grants Programme NOW OPEN!
Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects
📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k)
💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre
Deadline: 28 Nov 2025
Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS
Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX
Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects
📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k)
💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre
Deadline: 28 Nov 2025
Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS
Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚀 Small Grants Programme NOW OPEN!
Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects
📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k)
💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre
Deadline: 28 Nov 2025
Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS
Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX
Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects
📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k)
💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre
Deadline: 28 Nov 2025
Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS
Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX
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**Job opportunity**
Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries
Starting salary: £48,448
Contract type: Permanent
Location: John Sinclair House, Edinburgh
Full details and how to apply can be found here: rb.gy/ta6q44
Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries
Starting salary: £48,448
Contract type: Permanent
Location: John Sinclair House, Edinburgh
Full details and how to apply can be found here: rb.gy/ta6q44
Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries
Here at HES, we are welcoming applications for the role of Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries, which is a Grade 5 Permanent position working full time hours, based in John Sinclair House, Edinburgh...
rb.gy
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
**Job opportunity**
Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries
Starting salary: £48,448
Contract type: Permanent
Location: John Sinclair House, Edinburgh
Full details and how to apply can be found here: rb.gy/ta6q44
Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries
Starting salary: £48,448
Contract type: Permanent
Location: John Sinclair House, Edinburgh
Full details and how to apply can be found here: rb.gy/ta6q44
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Uk library peoples! Concerned about inter library loans and copyright in the light of potential journal cancellations? Well m’colleague and all round delightful chap, Andrew Johnson, has written all about it here so hopefully you can stop your panics doi.org/10.1629/uksg...
Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector | Insights
doi.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Uk library peoples! Concerned about inter library loans and copyright in the light of potential journal cancellations? Well m’colleague and all round delightful chap, Andrew Johnson, has written all about it here so hopefully you can stop your panics doi.org/10.1629/uksg...
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The Call for Proposals for the 2026 #IIIF Online Meeting is OPEN.
The meeting will be held Jan. 27-29, 2026 and is free and open to all. Learn more at: iiif.io/event/2026/o...
The meeting will be held Jan. 27-29, 2026 and is free and open to all. Learn more at: iiif.io/event/2026/o...
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Call for Proposals for the 2026 #IIIF Online Meeting is OPEN.
The meeting will be held Jan. 27-29, 2026 and is free and open to all. Learn more at: iiif.io/event/2026/o...
The meeting will be held Jan. 27-29, 2026 and is free and open to all. Learn more at: iiif.io/event/2026/o...
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Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!
When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age
Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!
Clearing the cobwebs of my mind away
September 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Clearing the cobwebs of my mind away
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Join us - launch event of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Bringing key stakeholders together to find solutions to some of society's most urgent challenges.
🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm
📍University of Leeds
🔗Register bit.ly/46dcU54
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
societal.leeds.ac.uk
🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm
📍University of Leeds
🔗Register bit.ly/46dcU54
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
societal.leeds.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Join us - launch event of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Bringing key stakeholders together to find solutions to some of society's most urgent challenges.
🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm
📍University of Leeds
🔗Register bit.ly/46dcU54
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
societal.leeds.ac.uk
🗓️29/9/25, 3-5pm
📍University of Leeds
🔗Register bit.ly/46dcU54
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
societal.leeds.ac.uk
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📢 We are Leeds Institute for Societal Futures – connect with us at our launch event.
🗓️29/9/25
⏲️ 3-5pm
🚩@universityofleeds.bsky.social
🔗http://bit.ly/3Ie3ka1 - please register
Society needs to change - let's change it together.
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
🗓️29/9/25
⏲️ 3-5pm
🚩@universityofleeds.bsky.social
🔗http://bit.ly/3Ie3ka1 - please register
Society needs to change - let's change it together.
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
September 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢 We are Leeds Institute for Societal Futures – connect with us at our launch event.
🗓️29/9/25
⏲️ 3-5pm
🚩@universityofleeds.bsky.social
🔗http://bit.ly/3Ie3ka1 - please register
Society needs to change - let's change it together.
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
🗓️29/9/25
⏲️ 3-5pm
🚩@universityofleeds.bsky.social
🔗http://bit.ly/3Ie3ka1 - please register
Society needs to change - let's change it together.
societal.leeds.ac.uk
#Leeds #InstituteForSocietalFutures #LISF
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Short-term post-doc for arts/humanities researchers! Do you love rare books, manuscripts, archives, art and/or objects? Would you like to explore one of our amazing Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social for c. 6 weeks (longer part-time)? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-f...
Brotherton Fellowship | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute
lahri.leeds.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Short-term post-doc for arts/humanities researchers! Do you love rare books, manuscripts, archives, art and/or objects? Would you like to explore one of our amazing Cultural Collections @universityofleeds.bsky.social for c. 6 weeks (longer part-time)? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-f...
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We’re delighted to announce the third #RLUK #AHRC @armauk.bsky.social Research Catalyst Cohort #REPRCC for academic libraries.
Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities
bit.ly/47JXXty
🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇
Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities
bit.ly/47JXXty
🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇
Research Catalyst Cohort 2025-26 announced
This programme consists of a tailored cohort training programme, open events, case studies, and resources to support colleagues working across the academic library community to develop their research ...
bit.ly
September 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We’re delighted to announce the third #RLUK #AHRC @armauk.bsky.social Research Catalyst Cohort #REPRCC for academic libraries.
Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities
bit.ly/47JXXty
🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇
Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities
bit.ly/47JXXty
🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇
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For screen readers to recognize headings, heading text can't just be body text or normal text that's been made to look bigger and bolder. It must be formatted as a heading. In Microsoft Word and Google Docs, this can be done in the styles box. In HTML, use the tags h1 through h6.
September 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For screen readers to recognize headings, heading text can't just be body text or normal text that's been made to look bigger and bolder. It must be formatted as a heading. In Microsoft Word and Google Docs, this can be done in the styles box. In HTML, use the tags h1 through h6.
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If you do #DigitalMedievalStudies consider submitting to panels we are organising for #IMC2026 by @imc-leeds.bsky.social, sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions!
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).
We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'
▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'
▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you do #DigitalMedievalStudies consider submitting to panels we are organising for #IMC2026 by @imc-leeds.bsky.social, sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions!
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Our director Alex Bamji spoke with Neil Buttery on The British Food History Podcast about a 400-year-old English book on cheese, now held by Cultural Collections at Leeds. The podcast explores cheese, health, regional varieties, and cheese haters!
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1We5...
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1We5...
A Rare Early Modern Cheese Manuscript with Alex Bamji
open.spotify.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Our director Alex Bamji spoke with Neil Buttery on The British Food History Podcast about a 400-year-old English book on cheese, now held by Cultural Collections at Leeds. The podcast explores cheese, health, regional varieties, and cheese haters!
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1We5...
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1We5...
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Check out these opportunities with Leeds Social Sciences Institute @societal.bsky.social 💼
📢 We are hiring 2 Deputy Director (DD) roles at Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Find out more about these leadership opportunities!
DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC
DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds
DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC
DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Check out these opportunities with Leeds Social Sciences Institute @societal.bsky.social 💼
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'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2
Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK
Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2
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🟢 #RLUKDSF | Thinking Fast & Slow about #AI | 🗓 8 Oct
Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies
🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF
Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies
🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🟢 #RLUKDSF | Thinking Fast & Slow about #AI | 🗓 8 Oct
Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies
🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF
Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies
🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF
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Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
September 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
Reposted by Claire Knowles
📢 We are hiring 2 Deputy Director (DD) roles at Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Find out more about these leadership opportunities!
DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC
DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds
DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC
DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds
September 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📢 We are hiring 2 Deputy Director (DD) roles at Leeds Institute for Societal Futures. Find out more about these leadership opportunities!
DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC
DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds
DD Education 👉 bit.ly/4p5WHqC
DD Research & Engagement 👉 bit.ly/4mPoKJy
Society needs to change, let's change it together.
#SocietalFutures #UniversityOfLeeds