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Edmund Lee
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Digital heritage #archaeologist, #solarpunk, stubborn optimist. Career spent trying to 'Move carefully and fix things' with Minimal computing. Would be TTRPG game designer. Apples. Amazed by ancient DNA.

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It shouldn’t take an expert to translate public opinion into seats. But the brutal truth is that in our system, votes don’t add up to representation, they get filtered, distorted and wasted along the way.
Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system
If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r
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November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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“Anyone who believes that our outdated electoral system is unfit for purpose and wants to create a country where all voters feel genuinely represented in our politics should join our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform” @annadixonmp.bsky.social
renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
Electoral reform's time has come
During the Blair and Brown era, supporting proportional representation felt revolutionary. At Labour Party Conference, year after year, we were seen as the ‘cranks’, left to discuss our vision for a f...
renewal.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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It is that time again. And that time where its up to you, to help make our collective lives better. Poverty Impact Report 2025 is anonymous and we so need this information to help.

Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology

survey.app.do/archaeologis...
BAJR SURVEY PIR III: ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Inflation, energy costs, fuel costs and food are becoming increasingly expensive - this anonymous survey will help to understand the level of Financial Crisis we are in as archaeologists - as individu...
survey.app.do
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fascinating thread on the long historical perspective of the role of battery development in #EnergyTransition parallelled with the #Neolithic agricultural revolution. Good read for #archaeology and #climatechange 🏺
🚨 NEW | As renewables boom, an ‘agricultural revolution’ for energy is underway – advancing us from foraging scarce fossil fuels to harvesting abundant sunlight instead ☀️

And storage holds the key to this new revolution 🔑🔋 Ember’s four takes 🧵 1/5

ember-energy.org/lat...
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📢 Funding. What a great initiative! Kudos to those funding and delivering this assistance for community #archaeology 🏺
The Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund is now open for applications. ⏳

Funded by Archaeological Research Services Ltd and the SUERC Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, the fund covers the full cost of radiocarbon dating for community projects across the UK.👉
Community Archaeology Radiocarbon Dating (CARD) Fund
www.cardfund.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below!

We work on:
📜 Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
📈 Natural selection and trait genetics
🐺 Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
🦠 Ancient pathogen genomics
💀 Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics
Motivated graduates with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science are invited to apply to our 4-year fully funded PhD programme.

Apply by 05 November 2025

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
PhD students
Our PhD programme attracts the brightest scientific minds and is an opportunity for talented people to embark on their career in biomedical research.
www.crick.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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An archive of Sector Resilience Interviews connected to the original Heritage Sector Resilience Plan remain available on HEF's website: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/sector-inter...
Sector Resilience Interviews - Historic Environment Forum
Is your work contributing towards a more resilient heritage sector? We’d like to hear about it!
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice?
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October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Don't miss: How to network in arts, culture and heritage from HdK.
How to network in arts, culture and heritage - Arts Professional
Networking in the arts isn’t about pushing hard sales – it’s about building meaningful connections, fostering collaboration, sharing resources and enhancing
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Why is the Maghreb so important to understanding Mediterranean prehistory?
Giulio Lucarini explores North Africa's role as a cultural crossroads in the Bronze Age

Read the prize-winning research🆓https://buff.ly/9Yui0ok

#Archaeology

@cam-archaeology.bsky.social @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Reposting for the #MapMonday crowd. @galaxymap.bsky.social have you covered if you want to zoom out a bit further. I'm very struck by seeing a geography (astrography?) of our galactic neighbourhood.
One of the things that I've learned over the years is to work to create simple versions of my maps. Here is one out to 500 pc that I use as part of a star show in my new VR world launching at the end of the month.
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is great advice for postgraduate (or undergrad dissertation) topic selection. #AcademicSky. For #heritage and #archaeology , Historic England colleagues have gathered an international collection of research questions here 🏺https://researchframeworks.org/
I've used this exact formula to get published.
Top journals. Top conferences. Top students.

Bye, bye, random ideas. Hello, research systems.

♻️ Repost to help a struggling academic
➕ Follow me for more research tips.
October 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I've got my tickets! Looking forward to this talk later this week...
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Well this feels hopeful .... BBC News - King to be first British monarch to pray with Pope in at least 500 years
www.bbc.com/news/article...
King Charles and Pope Leo to pray together in historic first
The King will become the first British monarch to pray in a church service with a pope since the Reformation.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sharing for the #HillfortsWednesday followers. Amazing photo.
Dusk at The Clumps. The moment you feel the temperature fall away.
October 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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.@heritagealliance.bsky.social looking for case studies demonstrating how the #heritage sector is helping to create vibrant, creative, thriving, and sustainable places for people to live, work, and enjoy - if you can help, please contact Neil Andrews advocacy@theheritagealliance.org.uk by 17 October
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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In this video, heritage plasterer Louis Cartwright explains the different options of finish for the interior walls of St Mary’s, Kenderchurch, Herefordshire.
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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We have improved our links with the Allmaps project, so that any of our maps can be freely, collaboratively georeferenced and then brought back into our Georeferenced Maps viewer 🗺️

Learn more > maps.nls.uk/view/help/

#Georeference #MapMonday #Maps
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Join us for our first lunchtime lecture of the season and hear all about early modern caskets and cabinets from @isabellarosner.bsky.social! Register your free place for this Friday at 1pm: www.sal.org.uk/event/embroi...
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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📣 Introducing the new Arches for Reference and Sample Collections (RaSColls) webpage! Learn about this new Arches application (currently in development) and how it will support the data management for heritage science reference and sample collections.

🔗 www.archesproject.or...
September 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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📣 In June HEF launched the new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (HSRP2), providing a clear roadmap for collaborative working to deliver a robust & resilient heritage sector. Find out more & read the plan online: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activiti... #HeritageResiliencePlan
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is a brilliant resource from the NHS. Timely given #paracetamol misinformation, but the #MisinformationUnmasked checklist could be used in any education about what to give credence to.
Found some health information ?

Not sure if you can trust it, or if it's true?

Use the MisInformation UNmasked strategy -

Checkout our Resource of the Month #MisinformationUnmasked ℹ️🤔🔎

More here: library.nhs.uk/health-infor...
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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📣 Call for Papers!
CAA2026 will be held this year at the University of Vienna. Papers are invited from ATRIUM partners and beyond to share applications in practical case studies of FAIR workflows, especially in the context of data reuse.
Deadline: 26th of October
Find out more: buff.ly/Xn83feJ
September 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM