Brad Scott
@trichocolea.bsky.social
Working with the Sloane Herbarium @qmul.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social • HPS @stsucl.bsky.social (1980s) • Routledge (1990s) • publishing technologist • DH • bryophyte recorder, Sussex
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Brad Scott
@trichocolea.bsky.social
· Feb 18
Collecting and cataloguing the world: the botanical collections of Hans Sloane (1660–1753)
Botanical collections assembled before the widespread adoption of the ‘Linnaean’ system of binomial naming often have nomenclatural significance, are increasingly utilized to investigate genetic an...
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Our data paper is out today: Collecting and cataloguing the world: the botanical collections of Hans Sloane (1660–1753).
Co-authored with Vicky Pickering, @rxcoulton.bsky.social, Julianne Nyhan and Mark Carine
doi.org/10.1080/1477...
Co-authored with Vicky Pickering, @rxcoulton.bsky.social, Julianne Nyhan and Mark Carine
doi.org/10.1080/1477...
Delightful moment in Frederic Madden's journal, describing a cold day in London 200 years ago today
madden1826.com/15-january/
@madden1826.bsky.social
madden1826.com/15-january/
@madden1826.bsky.social
15 January
Sunday 15th. Very fine day, but excessively cold. Mr Mitchell from Bath called on me, & brought a few lines from Lewis. He invited me to dine with him on Thursday next at his sister’s. Af…
madden1826.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Delightful moment in Frederic Madden's journal, describing a cold day in London 200 years ago today
madden1826.com/15-january/
@madden1826.bsky.social
madden1826.com/15-january/
@madden1826.bsky.social
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I would pick a paragraph to screenshot and amplify. But every paragraph is a gem, about a gem of a human.
Talk about PhD research having an impact. Not sure where on ORCID you'd enter 'confession under torture which contained intel for bombers naively read out in full by a regime judge'.
Talk about PhD research having an impact. Not sure where on ORCID you'd enter 'confession under torture which contained intel for bombers naively read out in full by a regime judge'.
Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I would pick a paragraph to screenshot and amplify. But every paragraph is a gem, about a gem of a human.
Talk about PhD research having an impact. Not sure where on ORCID you'd enter 'confession under torture which contained intel for bombers naively read out in full by a regime judge'.
Talk about PhD research having an impact. Not sure where on ORCID you'd enter 'confession under torture which contained intel for bombers naively read out in full by a regime judge'.
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Delighted to announce the launch of a new seminar - Race and the Early Modern - in collaboration with @folger.edu.
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
Race and the Early Modern — CEMS KCL Blog
kingsearlymodern.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Delighted to announce the launch of a new seminar - Race and the Early Modern - in collaboration with @folger.edu.
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
Catoscopium nigritum from "Barrie Sands" in south Wales collected by Edward Morell Holmes probably in the 1890s. In the moss collection of Henry Guermonprez at @portsmouthnh.bsky.social
@bbsbryology.bsky.social
#bryophytes
@bbsbryology.bsky.social
#bryophytes
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Catoscopium nigritum from "Barrie Sands" in south Wales collected by Edward Morell Holmes probably in the 1890s. In the moss collection of Henry Guermonprez at @portsmouthnh.bsky.social
@bbsbryology.bsky.social
#bryophytes
@bbsbryology.bsky.social
#bryophytes
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One month to go… UCL turns 200! 🎉
On 11 February, we kick off #UCL200 – a year of celebrations marking our radical founding in 1826 as London’s first university, open to all. Expect parties, exhibitions, student festivals, art, books, performances, and more.
Get ready!
@uclspeccoll.bsky.social
On 11 February, we kick off #UCL200 – a year of celebrations marking our radical founding in 1826 as London’s first university, open to all. Expect parties, exhibitions, student festivals, art, books, performances, and more.
Get ready!
@uclspeccoll.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
One month to go… UCL turns 200! 🎉
On 11 February, we kick off #UCL200 – a year of celebrations marking our radical founding in 1826 as London’s first university, open to all. Expect parties, exhibitions, student festivals, art, books, performances, and more.
Get ready!
@uclspeccoll.bsky.social
On 11 February, we kick off #UCL200 – a year of celebrations marking our radical founding in 1826 as London’s first university, open to all. Expect parties, exhibitions, student festivals, art, books, performances, and more.
Get ready!
@uclspeccoll.bsky.social
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New network: The Eighteenth Century Ecologies Network, based at the University of York (@cecs-york.bsky.social)
More info on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6273
More info on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6273
January 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
New network: The Eighteenth Century Ecologies Network, based at the University of York (@cecs-york.bsky.social)
More info on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6273
More info on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6273
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Congratulations to Dr Margaret Bradshaw, who has done more than anyone to promote understanding and conservation of Upper Teesdale's unique arctic-alpine flora.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Teesdale botanist and mountain rescue team founder turns 100
Dr Margaret Bradshaw receives a card from King Charles and Queen Camilla on her 100th birthday.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Congratulations to Dr Margaret Bradshaw, who has done more than anyone to promote understanding and conservation of Upper Teesdale's unique arctic-alpine flora.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#MedievalSky #histSTM #histmed CFP: “The Science of Natural Properties: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
Call for Papers: The Science of Natural Properties Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice (6 th -15 th century), Bologna, 17-19 June 2026
The conference will explore how theoretical and technical knowledge of natural properties was shaped through transmission, translation, and adaptation, as well as the impact of its practical applicati...
www.academia.edu
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
#MedievalSky #histSTM #histmed CFP: “The Science of Natural Properties: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
(6th – 15th century)” (Bologna, June 17-19, 2026). Transportation to Bologna is covered for speakers of accepted papers. Deadline: 15 Jan 2026. www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...
Networking collections is a bit of a theme in the work I have contributed to in recent years:
A Family Moss Craze: Learning, Reading and Skill Development in a Botanical and Domestic Network in Early Nineteenth-Century England and Wales’, BJHS, published online 2025, dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000....
A Family Moss Craze: Learning, Reading and Skill Development in a Botanical and Domestic Network in Early Nineteenth-Century England and Wales’, BJHS, published online 2025, dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000....
A family moss craze: learning, reading and skill development in a botanical and domestic network in early nineteenth-century England and Wales | The British Journal for the History of Science | Cambri...
A family moss craze: learning, reading and skill development in a botanical and domestic network in early nineteenth-century England and Wales
dx.doi.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Networking collections is a bit of a theme in the work I have contributed to in recent years:
A Family Moss Craze: Learning, Reading and Skill Development in a Botanical and Domestic Network in Early Nineteenth-Century England and Wales’, BJHS, published online 2025, dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000....
A Family Moss Craze: Learning, Reading and Skill Development in a Botanical and Domestic Network in Early Nineteenth-Century England and Wales’, BJHS, published online 2025, dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000....
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The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
madden1826.com
madden1826.com
Madden1826
Frederic Madden's Journal, 1826
madden1826.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
madden1826.com
madden1826.com
Just found this wonderful photo of my grandfather, his sister and her young son (in the pushchair) in Brighton in about 1920
December 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just found this wonderful photo of my grandfather, his sister and her young son (in the pushchair) in Brighton in about 1920
A nice sandrock site in Sussex, abouot ten minutes' drive from the house, with Leucobyrum juniperoideum on the rocks, and L. albidum on the Sweet Chestnut stumps #bryology
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A nice sandrock site in Sussex, abouot ten minutes' drive from the house, with Leucobyrum juniperoideum on the rocks, and L. albidum on the Sweet Chestnut stumps #bryology
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Thrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
Amplifying voices
New Cambridge grant to help under-represented scholars publish
cup.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
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Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
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"Old Cree recordings inspire new podcast: Lenny Carpenter’s podcast Apisheesh sparked by his grandfather's stories"
Old Cree recordings inspire new podcast | CBC News
Not able to understand old recordings of his grandfather's stories in Swampy Cree, Lenny Carpenter shares his language learning journey in his podcast, Apisheesh.
www.cbc.ca
December 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Old Cree recordings inspire new podcast: Lenny Carpenter’s podcast Apisheesh sparked by his grandfather's stories"
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it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
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If you are a Londoner or are interested in it this is a lovely updated @londonist.com map of Anglo Saxon London to browse
londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update
A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.
londonist.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
If you are a Londoner or are interested in it this is a lovely updated @londonist.com map of Anglo Saxon London to browse
londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
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In this new paper, Chris Preston reports results from a monthly recording of vascular plants in flower in the street flora of Cambridge. This could provide some useful seasonal context for the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt? www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... @bsbiscience.bsky.social
Turnover and change in the street flora of Cambridge, UK
The general characteristics of urban floras are well studied, but less information is available on the behaviour of species at the street scale.To discuss the phenology and dynamics of the street f...
www.tandfonline.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In this new paper, Chris Preston reports results from a monthly recording of vascular plants in flower in the street flora of Cambridge. This could provide some useful seasonal context for the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt? www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... @bsbiscience.bsky.social
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Found this the other day At the BL. Wonderful little paper instrument.
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Found this the other day At the BL. Wonderful little paper instrument.
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Do you enjoy my periodic rantings on Isaac Newton's alchemical citations? If so, take a look at my shiny new article on our improved #TEI encoding system of Newton's citations & what we can learn from some preliminary analyses of the data!
#BookHistory #histsci (tldr in 🧵)
doi.org/10.14434/tc....
#BookHistory #histsci (tldr in 🧵)
doi.org/10.14434/tc....
A Bibliographical Framework for Citation Analysis of Isaac Newton’s Alchemical Manuscripts: Alexandra E. Wingate
| Textual Cultures
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December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Do you enjoy my periodic rantings on Isaac Newton's alchemical citations? If so, take a look at my shiny new article on our improved #TEI encoding system of Newton's citations & what we can learn from some preliminary analyses of the data!
#BookHistory #histsci (tldr in 🧵)
doi.org/10.14434/tc....
#BookHistory #histsci (tldr in 🧵)
doi.org/10.14434/tc....
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“Lichens of Britain & Ireland” by Rebecca Yahr and Frances Stoakley is finally available for purchase. This has been a much needed ID guide for beginners to intermediates and the publication is finally here!! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/lichens-o... #bloomsbury #lichens
December 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Lichens of Britain & Ireland” by Rebecca Yahr and Frances Stoakley is finally available for purchase. This has been a much needed ID guide for beginners to intermediates and the publication is finally here!! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/lichens-o... #bloomsbury #lichens
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What has over 61,000 records, and over 218,000 images? Why it's the new home for our digitised collections, Linnean Online.
The new platform is part of our work to share our scientifically and historically significant collections with the world.
Find out more about the project at buff.ly/Uk2mDRV
The new platform is part of our work to share our scientifically and historically significant collections with the world.
Find out more about the project at buff.ly/Uk2mDRV
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What has over 61,000 records, and over 218,000 images? Why it's the new home for our digitised collections, Linnean Online.
The new platform is part of our work to share our scientifically and historically significant collections with the world.
Find out more about the project at buff.ly/Uk2mDRV
The new platform is part of our work to share our scientifically and historically significant collections with the world.
Find out more about the project at buff.ly/Uk2mDRV
An occasion where the substrate is rarer than the moss. Bryum capillare and Rhynchostegium confertum on a rural Sussex phone box
#bryophytes
#bryophytes
December 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An occasion where the substrate is rarer than the moss. Bryum capillare and Rhynchostegium confertum on a rural Sussex phone box
#bryophytes
#bryophytes
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So, what do we do with the #NewYearPlantHunt data that 1000s of #BSBImembers & supporters have collected over the past decade?
1 example: we joined forces with @metoffice.gov.uk to investigate correlations between rising temperatures & your plant records.
Initial results:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
1 example: we joined forces with @metoffice.gov.uk to investigate correlations between rising temperatures & your plant records.
Initial results:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So, what do we do with the #NewYearPlantHunt data that 1000s of #BSBImembers & supporters have collected over the past decade?
1 example: we joined forces with @metoffice.gov.uk to investigate correlations between rising temperatures & your plant records.
Initial results:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
1 example: we joined forces with @metoffice.gov.uk to investigate correlations between rising temperatures & your plant records.
Initial results:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
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🚨 History buffs of the Holy Roman Empire: We built an app to visualize rulers' itineraries between 919 and 1519 based on the Regesta Imperii. Thank you @albertwendsjo.bsky.social for all the help!
Explore here: carlmc.shinyapps.io/hre-itinerar...
Please let us know of any issues and feedback!
Explore here: carlmc.shinyapps.io/hre-itinerar...
Please let us know of any issues and feedback!
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨 History buffs of the Holy Roman Empire: We built an app to visualize rulers' itineraries between 919 and 1519 based on the Regesta Imperii. Thank you @albertwendsjo.bsky.social for all the help!
Explore here: carlmc.shinyapps.io/hre-itinerar...
Please let us know of any issues and feedback!
Explore here: carlmc.shinyapps.io/hre-itinerar...
Please let us know of any issues and feedback!
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SSHM invites submissions to its 2025/6 Roy Porter Essay Prize for the best original and unpublished essay in #histmed
🏆£500 first prize
Open to all students (registered at the deadline for entries or were awarded their degree in 2025).
For the entry form and rules and eligibility see👇
#histmed
🏆£500 first prize
Open to all students (registered at the deadline for entries or were awarded their degree in 2025).
For the entry form and rules and eligibility see👇
#histmed
Roy Porter Prize 2025-2026
Deadline for entries is 1 February 2026. Rules and Entry Form The Society for the Social History of Medicine invites submissions to its 2025/6 Roy Porter Student Essay Prize Competition. Downl…
sshm.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM