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Clare Stainthorp
@claregs.bsky.social
University-Policy Engagement & ARIs at UPEN/UCL ∣ Impact at the RCA ∣ Researches Victorian literature, social history, freethought periodicals ∣ Book: Constance Naden: Scientist, Philosopher, Poet ∣ she/her
https://clarestainthorp.wordpress.com/
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Find out more about the work I’m doing at the Universities Policy Engagement Network, plus my desert island disks!
upen.ac.uk/news/meet-th...
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Our first webinar of 2026 will be a chance to reflect on, discuss, and share experiences of teaching histories of atheism, secularism, and humanism. Join us on Wed 18 February - just get in touch to register, all welcome! atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/seminars/
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Check out the new Fellowship Program for Humanist Thought @americanhumanist.bsky.social for early career researchers working in any discipline on the humanist-secularist-nonreligious spectrum! Deadline 20 March 2026. Details here: americanhumanist.org/about/opport...
Fellowship Opportunity | Fellowship Program for Humanist Thought - American Humanist Association
Applications are being considered by the Fellowship Program for Humanist Thought, an American Humanist Association and Institute for Humanist Studies program, new in 2026. Fellows are researchers havi...
americanhumanist.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Happy Friday, have a newsletter:
sabinastent.substack.com/p/jane-grave...
Jane Graverol
I’ve always loved Jane Graverol’s work...
sabinastent.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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A voice of informed reason in a weltering wilderness of wild claims.
The grade inflation mutant algorithm, 2026
Grade inflation is falling, but OfS still thinks too many are getting good degrees. David Kernohan asks what it would take to know what is really going on
wonkhe.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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Big thanks for all the suggestions! I spent my morning coffee break compiling them into a Google map for other hungry and thirsty scholars: maps.app.goo.gl/dTmWWY2jDhhE...
January 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Three short paragraphs, and you've got the whole mind-bending mess that is #UKHE finance & governance neatly laid out.

This is why it's all so exhausting: our managers declare there's only one static frame, while we know their framing is part of the issue.

💡 www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/10/w...
January 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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This started with the tearing down of Palestinian flags. That in itself is dreadful -- and we tried to oppose that intimidation. Astonishing just how quickly that has moved to the censorship of all possible organising and solidarity.
THEY'RE NOW ALSO TAKING DOWN GUARDIAN ARTICLES FROM OUR DOORS.

Nice freedom of expression we've got here. Not at all worrying censorship of trade union activities, international solidarity, and other organising.

Anyway, READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN THEN:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #UKHE
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This was such a joy-filled event! @conwayhall.bsky.social at its best - bringing communities, histories, and ethical culture together! Wishing @francesmlynch.bsky.social and all other the singers a very merry Yuletide!
En route to London for Winter Carols by Candlelight @conwayhall.bsky.social 🕯️ Especially excited to hear @electricvoice.bsky.social's reworkings of songs from the ethical societies' hymn books 💝
December 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I was part of the fantastic team that developed and wrote this report and evidence papers. If you’re interested in place-based and/or environmental policy making, do check it out!
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Today, the Academy publishes a report setting out findings from our Where We Live Next programme on place-led approaches to environmental sustainability. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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I used actual 15th-century dog names from Scott-McNab’s edition of “Names of All Manners of Hounds” for this print using some of the dog letterpress blocks I’ve collected. “Beste-of-all” uses the tol Maple (my “good freend”) I lasercut, of course. + #DHmakes
June 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Omfg inject this article right into my veins!!! The advertising panopticon is aware that I recently turned 36, and is trying to make me feel bad-but-don't-worry-it's-fixable-buy-this-do-this... FUCK THAT.

"The Anti-Cosmetic Surgery Essay Every Woman Should Read"
open.substack.com/pub/fatherka...
The Anti-Cosmetic Surgery Essay Every Woman Should Read
Long Live the Old Flesh
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Next year we are co-hosting a celebration event with @rshc.bsky.social to mark the 100th issue of History Workshop Journal.

📍Birkbeck, University of London
🗓️Saturday 31 January 2026
⏱️14:00-18:00

Everyone welcome! Please make sure to book via the link below.
History Workshop Journal’s 100th Issue: a celebration
Speakers include former and newer editors, and friends of the journal. Tea, coffee and a drink will be provided.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A beautiful but devastating essay to start your day, from Cynthia Zarin @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social

lareviewofbooks.org/article/dont...
Don’t Close Your Teeth | Los Angeles Review of Books
Cynthia Zarin traces the rise of fascism through the diary entries of Virginia Woolf, in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.”
lareviewofbooks.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
One hour left to donate to preserve Conway Hall’s historic venue and continue hosting events that inspire community, creativity & ethical discussion!
Or why not join our wonderful community and become a member? www.conwayhall.org.uk/membership/
The #BigGive2025 is live! This week, your donation to Conway Hall will be DOUBLED 🥳

➡️ £1 becomes £2
➡️ £25 becomes £50
➡️ £50 becomes £100

Considered giving a gift that matters? This is the week. Make twice the impact. #GivingTuesday

👉 Donate now: https://tinyurl.com/conway-hall
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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If you are a historian with policy-facing interests who has recently submitted their PhD (or will do so imminently), this fantastic new London-based postdoc fellowship in Applied History could be for you. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
Robert Mcintosh Applied History & Policy Fellowship
Robert Mcintosh Applied History & Policy Fellowship
www.history.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Great to see my article on 19th century secularists’ use of the biographical dictionary in such brilliant company!
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Thanks to everyone who helped us meet our target and unlock all of our match funds in under 3 hours ❤️ The Big Give page stays open though - please support us to go above & beyond! Help preserve our historic venue and continue hosting events that inspire community, creativity & ethical discussion.
The #BigGive2025 is live! This week, your donation to Conway Hall will be DOUBLED 🥳

➡️ £1 becomes £2
➡️ £25 becomes £50
➡️ £50 becomes £100

Considered giving a gift that matters? This is the week. Make twice the impact. #GivingTuesday

👉 Donate now: https://tinyurl.com/conway-hall
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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All I can think is this what you teach the kids? That when cruel people bully you give in for an easy life? That cruelty and threats are what get your way and its wise to surrender to bigotry?
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Thanks to everyone who helped us meet our target and unlock all of our match funds in under 3 hours ❤️ The Big Give page stays open though - please support us to go above & beyond! Help preserve our historic venue and continue hosting events that inspire community, creativity & ethical discussion.
The #BigGive2025 is live! This week, your donation to Conway Hall will be DOUBLED 🥳

➡️ £1 becomes £2
➡️ £25 becomes £50
➡️ £50 becomes £100

Considered giving a gift that matters? This is the week. Make twice the impact. #GivingTuesday

👉 Donate now: https://tinyurl.com/conway-hall
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
#GivingTuesday and if you have anything to spare, please support @conwayhall.bsky.social. Your donation this week will be doubled - and we really need to repair our roof, so we can keep on working to Make Ethics Matter!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Repair Conway Hall’s Roof – Make Ethics Matter – Big Give
Support us to carry out vital repairs on the roof of our iconic, Grade II listed building to ensure that …
donate.biggive.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Looking forward to the always-wonderful @c19qmul.bsky.social Carols on Friday. You can get your free tickets here! www.tickettailor.com/events/qmul1...
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM