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Emma Dwyer
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Historical Archaeologist & Brummie-in-exile.
Head of Grant-Funded Research at MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology).
Hon. Research Fellow at @archanchistleic.bsky.social
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You can now apply for the next round of our research grants! Grants of up to £2,000 per proposal are available. Find out more and fill out the form on our website: spma.org.uk/research-gra... #researchgrant
February 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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At MOLA we're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board.
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Trustee - Based remotely but must be able to travel on limited occasions to the MOLA offices and/or sites
Passionate about the past? Interested in inspiring current and future generations? Relish the challenges presented by transformation and change? This is your opportunity to play a crucial role shapin...
mola.current-vacancies.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Some thoughts on how we might increase institutional diversity in social science funding.

open.substack.com/pub/magicsmo...
Increasing institutional diversity in the social sciences
“University social scientists won.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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The draft programme for #PMAC25 is now available - you can find the extended version on our website! Our social events run on Thursday (April 10), followed by the scientific programme on Friday and Saturday (April 11-12) running in parallel sessions at two neighbouring venues - 1/2
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
At MOLA we're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board.
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Trustee - Based remotely but must be able to travel on limited occasions to the MOLA offices and/or sites
Passionate about the past? Interested in inspiring current and future generations? Relish the challenges presented by transformation and change? This is your opportunity to play a crucial role shapin...
mola.current-vacancies.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The computer is off and no more work to be done until January. Happy Christmas all, from turkeys past.
December 20, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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📢Job Klaxon! We're recruiting a zooarchaeologist and a database officer for a new AHRC project “Many New Worlds” working with Alice Samson, Roberto Valcarcel & Jago Cooper. Closing date January 6th.

Email Alice (avms1@le.ac.uk) for info.
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
December 4, 2024 at 4:49 PM
BBC Two - Three Salons at the Seaside
A visit to three Blackpool hairdressing salons.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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If you cannot enjoy Last Christmas, St George of Michael's Christmas gift to us all, then I feel bad for you. Repent and allow Wham into your lives.
November 30, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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Come join the annual Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture! Registration via Eventbrite. @tag45.bsky.social attendees can join us through conference registration #spma #geoffegan
November 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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The call is open to anyone with relevant expertise (not just academics) and we will pay a fee of £2,500. We need an Expression of Interest by 12th December, and contributors will be able to attend a major conference we are holding on this in January
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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1/2 Can you help make sense of the global flux society is experiencing? We at The British Academy are commissioning up to 40 discussion papers of 4,000-5,000 words to cast light on the issues of the changing international environment www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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I'm really excited about this one. We've opened a new @britishacademy.bsky.social call offering up to £150k for researchers to work with peers around the world to strengthen evidence informed policymaking in different contexts. Deadline 19th Feb.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
Evidence-informed policymaking grants
This programme gives ODA-eligible early-career to senior researchers the opportunity to work with peers around the world to inform policymaking through quality evidence and research.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 9:03 AM
A monochrome morning.
November 19, 2024 at 8:27 AM
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James, stop trying to make 'bonfire night' happen
November 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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It’s too late to affect the SR now (and my own instinct is that R&D will get a reasonable settlement given the focus on growth) but this is a nice short piece which makes the evergreen case for investment in research www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Scientific research needs robust government backing, not Treasury penny-pinching | Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell
Research and development is an investment, not a cost, and if the UK is to maintain its world-leading position it must commit to long-term funding, say academics Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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The research funder UKRI is looking to appoint Council members including to AHRC and ESRC. Deadline is 15th September. Honorarium of £6,850
perrettlaver.com/campaigns/ap...
Appointment of Council Members – Perrett Laver
perrettlaver.com
August 16, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Snow on the ground, and the first batch of this year’s whiskey mincemeat is spending the morning in the oven.
December 3, 2023 at 9:56 AM
Spooky!
October 18, 2023 at 9:22 AM
Haven’t found anything to post about yet.
October 17, 2023 at 4:48 PM