Dr Rachel Bynoth
@rachelbynoth.bsky.social
Historian of 18th/19th c. Family, lifecycle, gender, emotion esp. anxiety, distant comms and politics. Bath Spa Senior Lecturer. PhD: PM George Canning and family’s letters/anxiety https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/our-people/rachel-bynoth/
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How do we make wellbeing the heart of public policy?
Dr. Daniel Fujiwara reflects on the key insights from the Subjective Wellbeing Evidence Review.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
This fits with my arguments that anxiety is inherently a social emotion +working towards well-being needs to take a holistic approach, using arts and humanities research look for prevention (as directed here) as well as intervention and cures. #anxiety #society www.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/how-do-...
In Montreal for @thenacbs.bsky.social presenting how 18th/19th century letters can help us to reframe our relationship with anxiety today. Please get in contact if you want to have a chat during the conference, or if you are unable to come but interested in my work. #anxiety #nacbs2025 #18thc #19thc
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In Montreal for @thenacbs.bsky.social presenting how 18th/19th century letters can help us to reframe our relationship with anxiety today. Please get in contact if you want to have a chat during the conference, or if you are unable to come but interested in my work. #anxiety #nacbs2025 #18thc #19thc
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
Happy 75th birthday to @thenacbs.bsky.social! If you are at #NACBS2025 in Montreal, say hello to our Director @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, Senior Lecturer in Urban & Digital History and Deputy Director of @chppc.bsky.social @justincolson.bsky.social, and Institute Manager Conor Wyer.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy 75th birthday to @thenacbs.bsky.social! If you are at #NACBS2025 in Montreal, say hello to our Director @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, Senior Lecturer in Urban & Digital History and Deputy Director of @chppc.bsky.social @justincolson.bsky.social, and Institute Manager Conor Wyer.
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
Delighted to be running an internal workshop at @bathspauni.bsky.social for the Women’s Staff Network on Wellness, Connection and Crafting Communications in November as part of our theme for this academic year on Health and Wellbeing! 1/ #skystorians #AcademicSky @bsecs.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Delighted to be running an internal workshop at @bathspauni.bsky.social for the Women’s Staff Network on Wellness, Connection and Crafting Communications in November as part of our theme for this academic year on Health and Wellbeing! 1/ #skystorians #AcademicSky @bsecs.bsky.social
Delighted to be running an internal workshop at @bathspauni.bsky.social for the Women’s Staff Network on Wellness, Connection and Crafting Communications in November as part of our theme for this academic year on Health and Wellbeing! 1/ #skystorians #AcademicSky @bsecs.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Delighted to be running an internal workshop at @bathspauni.bsky.social for the Women’s Staff Network on Wellness, Connection and Crafting Communications in November as part of our theme for this academic year on Health and Wellbeing! 1/ #skystorians #AcademicSky @bsecs.bsky.social
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On 20 November, I'm giving a lunchtime lecture at the V&A about my book Shoes and the Georgian Man. It's free, do come along!
#skystorians @bloomsburyfashion.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.vam.ac.uk/event/xd9XBD...
#skystorians @bloomsburyfashion.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.vam.ac.uk/event/xd9XBD...
Lunchtime Lectures: Shoes and the Georgian Man - V&A Academy Talk at
V&A South Kensington · V&A
This talk is part of the free Lunchtime Lecture programme. No booking is required.
www.vam.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
On 20 November, I'm giving a lunchtime lecture at the V&A about my book Shoes and the Georgian Man. It's free, do come along!
#skystorians @bloomsburyfashion.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.vam.ac.uk/event/xd9XBD...
#skystorians @bloomsburyfashion.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
www.vam.ac.uk/event/xd9XBD...
Today’s Design Sprint as part of 1st year Design @bathspauni.bsky.social was a wonderful melting pot of ecology, design, critical thinking, research, regeneration, systems, ideation and collaboration. A beautiful fusion of critical design thinking, studio practice and place/locality. #AcademicSky
October 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Today’s Design Sprint as part of 1st year Design @bathspauni.bsky.social was a wonderful melting pot of ecology, design, critical thinking, research, regeneration, systems, ideation and collaboration. A beautiful fusion of critical design thinking, studio practice and place/locality. #AcademicSky
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Spa Day and Monograph Research - a beautiful combination 🫧 😌 = 🤔 ✍️ Thanks to Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher for a fascinating deep dive into the world of the Mistress #amresearching #book1 #skystorians #AcademicSky
October 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Spa Day and Monograph Research - a beautiful combination 🫧 😌 = 🤔 ✍️ Thanks to Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher for a fascinating deep dive into the world of the Mistress #amresearching #book1 #skystorians #AcademicSky
Spa Day and Monograph Research - a beautiful combination 🫧 😌 = 🤔 ✍️ Thanks to Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher for a fascinating deep dive into the world of the Mistress #amresearching #book1 #skystorians #AcademicSky
October 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Spa Day and Monograph Research - a beautiful combination 🫧 😌 = 🤔 ✍️ Thanks to Ruth Larsen and Anthony Fletcher for a fascinating deep dive into the world of the Mistress #amresearching #book1 #skystorians #AcademicSky
What’s interesting about Jim’s observations is that the gov strategy is around university regionality and local focus and yet students/unis are not included in gov civic/community conversations and initiatives. #Makeitmakesense #skystorians #Academicsky wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
Students are being othered again - and everyone loses out
Other than “raw” economic growth, the other big theme at Labour Conference 2025 has been on communities, place and social cohesion.
wonkhe.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
What’s interesting about Jim’s observations is that the gov strategy is around university regionality and local focus and yet students/unis are not included in gov civic/community conversations and initiatives. #Makeitmakesense #skystorians #Academicsky wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
September 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
Eighteenth-century precedents and 21st-century threats.
Vaccination and the price of forgetting
History shows how dangerous anti-vax sentiment can prove
www.ft.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Eighteenth-century precedents and 21st-century threats.
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
Lovely short video by fashion historian @serenadyer.bsky.social on the new Marie Antoinette exhibition at the V&A museum
To learn more about the doomed Queen of France, check out our recent episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about her with @100days1815.bsky.social & Jen Brister
To learn more about the doomed Queen of France, check out our recent episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about her with @100days1815.bsky.social & Jen Brister
September 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Lovely short video by fashion historian @serenadyer.bsky.social on the new Marie Antoinette exhibition at the V&A museum
To learn more about the doomed Queen of France, check out our recent episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about her with @100days1815.bsky.social & Jen Brister
To learn more about the doomed Queen of France, check out our recent episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about her with @100days1815.bsky.social & Jen Brister
Been filming things today! Watch this space 👀 Back to preparing for Monday’s teaching tomorrow! #skystorians #media #filming #AcademicSky
September 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Been filming things today! Watch this space 👀 Back to preparing for Monday’s teaching tomorrow! #skystorians #media #filming #AcademicSky
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
Come join us in January 2026. This year’s theme is Big and Small (though papers can be on any topic).
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
***CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025***
Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week.
Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️
Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week.
Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Come join us in January 2026. This year’s theme is Big and Small (though papers can be on any topic).
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
Come join us in January 2026. This year’s theme is Big and Small (though papers can be on any topic).
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
***CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025***
Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week.
Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️
Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the #BSECS2026 #CFP deadline by a whole week.
Get scribbling #skystorians! #18thC 🗃️
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Come join us in January 2026. This year’s theme is Big and Small (though papers can be on any topic).
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
I’ve gone for comfort/discomfort + letter writing for my paper, with the Big/Small highlighting the stress placed on each in 18th c. letters.
What are you thinking of topicwise? #skystorians #18c
Maybe let academics and universities teach students about/how to use Gen AI for their HE activities rather than generally putting out broad and uncritical advice to students who could easily fall into pitfalls and accidental misuse #skystorians #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
How to use ChatGPT at university without cheating: ‘Now it’s more like a study partner’
The ubiquitous AI tool has a divisive effect on educators with some seeing it a boon and others a menace. So what should you know about where to draw the line between check and cheat?
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Maybe let academics and universities teach students about/how to use Gen AI for their HE activities rather than generally putting out broad and uncritical advice to students who could easily fall into pitfalls and accidental misuse #skystorians #AcademicSky
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
It’s that time again - the Jane Austen festival in Bath! A few tidbits for everyone:
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
September 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It’s that time again - the Jane Austen festival in Bath! A few tidbits for everyone:
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
Not every benefit has to be related to earnings. And a “rewarding career” is not really about money. In fact I would put health, happiness and relationships above wealth. And of course EDUCATION, which has endless benefits, both directly and indirectly to work and life.
The mind matters.
The mind matters.
'And to make it more complicated, there are the non-financial benefits such as evidence of longer lifespans and better personal wellbeing than for non-graduates.'
If universities had spokespersons who understood what we do, somewhere in this article there might be a mention of the life of the mind.
If universities had spokespersons who understood what we do, somewhere in this article there might be a mention of the life of the mind.
We ask the experts: does it still pay to go to university? ‘It’s complex’
The time and money you invest in education should be repaid by a rewarding career, but is that always the case?
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Not every benefit has to be related to earnings. And a “rewarding career” is not really about money. In fact I would put health, happiness and relationships above wealth. And of course EDUCATION, which has endless benefits, both directly and indirectly to work and life.
The mind matters.
The mind matters.
It’s that time again - the Jane Austen festival in Bath! A few tidbits for everyone:
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
September 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It’s that time again - the Jane Austen festival in Bath! A few tidbits for everyone:
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
It‘s also the anniversary of my talk on the Bath marriage mart - moving beyond Austen’s Northanger Abbey to uncover a range of experiences + emotions including anxiety, sadness, resolve, excitement and boredom. 1/
With the advent of the #JaneAustenFestival, I have seen lots of stuff around the language of the fan 🪭 It is a bit of fun but if you want the real history, get in touch as my language of the fan workshop will reveal the truth… #skystorians #AcademicSky @bathprestrust.bsky.social @brlsi.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
With the advent of the #JaneAustenFestival, I have seen lots of stuff around the language of the fan 🪭 It is a bit of fun but if you want the real history, get in touch as my language of the fan workshop will reveal the truth… #skystorians #AcademicSky @bathprestrust.bsky.social @brlsi.bsky.social
This is deeply troubling, especially for the arts and humanities which easily has the smallest funding pots. Why is funding not being spent on educating the public into why ALL disciplines are key to tackling issues? Why is everything based so much around the tangible?Do this and you solve little 1/
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This is deeply troubling, especially for the arts and humanities which easily has the smallest funding pots. Why is funding not being spent on educating the public into why ALL disciplines are key to tackling issues? Why is everything based so much around the tangible?Do this and you solve little 1/
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
The BBC news headlines tonight led with the state of the king’s relationship with his son, followed by news of riots on the streets of Paris motivated by rising inequality and the failings of the political class. It’s possible that the eighteenth century is back.
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The BBC news headlines tonight led with the state of the king’s relationship with his son, followed by news of riots on the streets of Paris motivated by rising inequality and the failings of the political class. It’s possible that the eighteenth century is back.
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
'"You can’t have hobbyist research that’s unfunded going on in institutions. We can’t afford it.”'
Such a badly formulated phrasing of the issues, so open to so many misinterpretations. If this is the level of thinking about research among sector leaders and policy-makers, be very afraid.
Such a badly formulated phrasing of the issues, so open to so many misinterpretations. If this is the level of thinking about research among sector leaders and policy-makers, be very afraid.
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
'"You can’t have hobbyist research that’s unfunded going on in institutions. We can’t afford it.”'
Such a badly formulated phrasing of the issues, so open to so many misinterpretations. If this is the level of thinking about research among sector leaders and policy-makers, be very afraid.
Such a badly formulated phrasing of the issues, so open to so many misinterpretations. If this is the level of thinking about research among sector leaders and policy-makers, be very afraid.
Off to the World Design Congress Today, to network and gather ideas, thinking and knowledge for our Critical Design Thinking modules. Thanks to @bathspauni.bsky.social Design School for funding me to attend such an amazing event. Looking forward to bringing lots of things back with me! #AcademicSky
September 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Off to the World Design Congress Today, to network and gather ideas, thinking and knowledge for our Critical Design Thinking modules. Thanks to @bathspauni.bsky.social Design School for funding me to attend such an amazing event. Looking forward to bringing lots of things back with me! #AcademicSky
Reposted by Dr Rachel Bynoth
Very exciting new project funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social - Medicine without doctors, co-led by an incredible team at Edinburgh’s Usher, @engelmal.bsky.social
www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org
www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Very exciting new project funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social - Medicine without doctors, co-led by an incredible team at Edinburgh’s Usher, @engelmal.bsky.social
www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org
www.medicinewithoutdoctors.org