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Follow us to read about all the amazing things our HASS community is getting up to 💚 #exeterforever
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Dr Hanne Stegeman from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has been commenting on why people may be using VPNs to use adult sites
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Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Dr Hanne Stegeman from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has been commenting on why people may be using VPNs to use adult sites
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Egenis seminar
Monday 10th November 2025, 15:15-17:00 GMT
Kinesthesis in action: How do we feel movement?
Speaker: Prof Susanne Ravn (University of Denmark)
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Monday 10th November 2025, 15:15-17:00 GMT
Kinesthesis in action: How do we feel movement?
Speaker: Prof Susanne Ravn (University of Denmark)
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November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Egenis seminar
Monday 10th November 2025, 15:15-17:00 GMT
Kinesthesis in action: How do we feel movement?
Speaker: Prof Susanne Ravn (University of Denmark)
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Monday 10th November 2025, 15:15-17:00 GMT
Kinesthesis in action: How do we feel movement?
Speaker: Prof Susanne Ravn (University of Denmark)
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Fascinating new study by @irenefmolina.bsky.social, from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social shows how the EU’s longstanding territorial undifferentiation practices have been successfully challenged through “lawfare”, or legal activism, from the Polisario Front, producing compelling case-law.
EU ambiguity on Western Sahara frozen conflict is a “glaring source” of vulnerability for Sahrawis, study shows
The European Union’s legal ambiguity on the Western Sahara frozen conflict is an increasingly glaring source of vulnerability for Sahrawis, a new study shows. The lack of an EU firm position on the no...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Fascinating new study by @irenefmolina.bsky.social, from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social shows how the EU’s longstanding territorial undifferentiation practices have been successfully challenged through “lawfare”, or legal activism, from the Polisario Front, producing compelling case-law.
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As Halloween approaches, things have been getting spooky in the DH Lab!
Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃
We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻
#Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃
We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻
#Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As Halloween approaches, things have been getting spooky in the DH Lab!
Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃
We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻
#Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃
We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻
#Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
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Today is the RSPB's Feed the Birds Day! 🪶
Some of the most common birds we feed in UK gardens are house sparrows, wood pigeons, starlings, and magpies. These early 19th century watercolours of birds are from our archives.
Which is your favourite?
📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
Some of the most common birds we feed in UK gardens are house sparrows, wood pigeons, starlings, and magpies. These early 19th century watercolours of birds are from our archives.
Which is your favourite?
📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
![Watercolour illustration of a starling in side profile, perched on a lichen-covered branch. The handwritten caption above reads: 'Sturnus Vulgaris [?] The Starling'. The watercolour is dated 22 June 1804.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u3d3sbdevvp2kehpj6zyhzzn/bafkreieu5qkmw4auese5aqqcbdju2aa7gtmfvf3oi6cqoxd2wqb67nqfoe@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Today is the RSPB's Feed the Birds Day! 🪶
Some of the most common birds we feed in UK gardens are house sparrows, wood pigeons, starlings, and magpies. These early 19th century watercolours of birds are from our archives.
Which is your favourite?
📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
Some of the most common birds we feed in UK gardens are house sparrows, wood pigeons, starlings, and magpies. These early 19th century watercolours of birds are from our archives.
Which is your favourite?
📷 EUL MS 23; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
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Insightful short report by Charles Masquelier at CRPR University of Exeter about the challenges as well as solutions from farmers/land managers on implementing nature recovery and engaging with environmental land management practices: bit.ly/4hxt4eB
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Insightful short report by Charles Masquelier at CRPR University of Exeter about the challenges as well as solutions from farmers/land managers on implementing nature recovery and engaging with environmental land management practices: bit.ly/4hxt4eB
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New Book: The Power of the Crowd: How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information' by Florian Stöckel @florianstoeckel.bsky.social of @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, S. Stöckli, B.A. Lyons, H. Kroker &
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Social media comments can act as “quick warning signals” against misinformation, study shows
Comments from ordinary users on social media platforms can be a force for good, helping others identify false information and navigate what is accurate, new research shows. However these same comments...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
New Book: The Power of the Crowd: How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information' by Florian Stöckel @florianstoeckel.bsky.social of @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, S. Stöckli, B.A. Lyons, H. Kroker &
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University of Exeter to launch cutting-edge forensic ecology consultancy
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University of Exeter to launch cutting-edge forensic ecology consultancy
A new forensic ecology consultancy that will work with police and other agencies in the investigation of crimes and major incidents is being launched by the University of Exeter. ApEx Forensics will d...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
University of Exeter to launch cutting-edge forensic ecology consultancy
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Satellite images reveal ancient hunting traps used by South American social groups
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
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Satellite images reveal ancient hunting traps used by South American social groups
Satellite images have revealed an ancient system of elaborate, funnel-shaped mega traps likely built by hunters and pastoralists to catch prey in the high altitudes of northern Chile. New research on the Andean landscape and
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October 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Satellite images reveal ancient hunting traps used by South American social groups
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
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Increasing pressures for conformity de-skilling and demotivating teachers, study warns https://ow.ly/HPcJ50XavCA
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Increasing pressures for conformity de-skilling and demotivating teachers, study warns https://ow.ly/HPcJ50XavCA
Dental shame stops people seeking help for oral health issues, study warns https://ow.ly/JIrB50XavuK
Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology
Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology
Dental shame stops people seeking help for oral health issues, study warns
Shame can lead people to avoid getting treatment for dental issues, potentially worsening oral health inequalities, a new study warns. A better understanding of dental shame could encourage more people to seek help, researchers and
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Dental shame stops people seeking help for oral health issues, study warns https://ow.ly/JIrB50XavuK
Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology
Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology
⚖️What is a ‘national position’ on international law & cyber activities and why do states publish them? Learn more in this explainer by CCDCOE & University of Exeter, based on the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: https://ow.ly/Cght50Xavpa
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
⚖️What is a ‘national position’ on international law & cyber activities and why do states publish them? Learn more in this explainer by CCDCOE & University of Exeter, based on the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: https://ow.ly/Cght50Xavpa
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history.
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A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historical record, women contributed to all
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October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history.
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We played #Exeter Phoenix!
Stories & Songs was a huge success last weekend 🎵🍿📜
Many thanks to FUTURES Festival and Exeter Arts and Culture for funding, & to our ensemble for bringing Chris Hoban's will inspired compositions to life.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
Stories & Songs was a huge success last weekend 🎵🍿📜
Many thanks to FUTURES Festival and Exeter Arts and Culture for funding, & to our ensemble for bringing Chris Hoban's will inspired compositions to life.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
We played #Exeter Phoenix!
Stories & Songs was a huge success last weekend 🎵🍿📜
Many thanks to FUTURES Festival and Exeter Arts and Culture for funding, & to our ensemble for bringing Chris Hoban's will inspired compositions to life.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
Stories & Songs was a huge success last weekend 🎵🍿📜
Many thanks to FUTURES Festival and Exeter Arts and Culture for funding, & to our ensemble for bringing Chris Hoban's will inspired compositions to life.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
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Professor @mcraeandrew.bsky.social from @uniofexeterecw.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio 4 about what connects a lapse of decorum in Parliament in 1607 and #TheTraitors. Listen again here!
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PM - Chancellor hints at 'targeted action' on bills - BBC Sounds
Rachel Reeves tells the BBC she will act on 'cost of living challenges'.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Professor @mcraeandrew.bsky.social from @uniofexeterecw.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio 4 about what connects a lapse of decorum in Parliament in 1607 and #TheTraitors. Listen again here!
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🎬 Exeter premiere of Albert Figg and the Battle for Hill 112, with The Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, Rear Admiral (Rtd) Chris Snow CBE DL, who is also Devon County President of the Royal British Legion. Free for students, donations welcome.
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎬 Exeter premiere of Albert Figg and the Battle for Hill 112, with The Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, Rear Admiral (Rtd) Chris Snow CBE DL, who is also Devon County President of the Royal British Legion. Free for students, donations welcome.
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department
Experts to embark on radical new approach to understand the challenges of academic writing https://ow.ly/t5yr50XarUu
Experts to embark on radical new approach to understand the challenges of academic writing
Experts will launch a radical approach to understanding the challenges of writing well at school and university. A team working on a major new study will create a ‘map’ of writing task types, and their
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October 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Experts to embark on radical new approach to understand the challenges of academic writing https://ow.ly/t5yr50XarUu
Exeter researchers lead digital reconstruction of historic Italian chapel and altarpiece for international art exhibition https://ow.ly/jFat50XarQU
Exeter researchers lead digital reconstruction of historic Italian chapel and altarpiece for international art exhibition
A beautiful altarpiece finished by a Renaissance-era master painter has been digitally reconstructed by scholars at the University of Exeter for an international exhibition. The Strozzi Altarpiece, with its stunning central ‘Deposition’, has been mapped
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October 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Exeter researchers lead digital reconstruction of historic Italian chapel and altarpiece for international art exhibition https://ow.ly/jFat50XarQU
📜 A national project led by University of Exeter is reviving Henry VIII’s Valor Ecclesiasticus — a Tudor-era survey of England’s churches, land & people. Digitised & mapped for the first time, it’s a fresh look at 16th-century life. https://ow.ly/jeN050Xarsh
October 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📜 A national project led by University of Exeter is reviving Henry VIII’s Valor Ecclesiasticus — a Tudor-era survey of England’s churches, land & people. Digitised & mapped for the first time, it’s a fresh look at 16th-century life. https://ow.ly/jeN050Xarsh
📱 A new exhibition explores how smartphone addiction is reshaping rural life in Iran. From shepherding to scrolling, Prof. Maziyar Ghiabi documents a decade of digital transformation. https://ow.ly/jBUZ50Xar8U
Moving exhibition shows encroachment of smartphone addiction into rural Iran
A moving new exhibition shows the encroachment of smartphone addiction into rural Iran, and the surreal impact of the internet on remote communities. Professor Maziyar Ghiabi spent a decade observing the arrival of 3G and
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October 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📱 A new exhibition explores how smartphone addiction is reshaping rural life in Iran. From shepherding to scrolling, Prof. Maziyar Ghiabi documents a decade of digital transformation. https://ow.ly/jBUZ50Xar8U
📚New publication! Invading the American Canon by Prof. Muireann Maguire reveals how Russian literary fiction shaped American literature from 1863–1984. Funded by ERC RusTRANS.
October 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📚New publication! Invading the American Canon by Prof. Muireann Maguire reveals how Russian literary fiction shaped American literature from 1863–1984. Funded by ERC RusTRANS.
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Explore a new online exhibition from the @exeter.ac.uk MA #FoodStudies module Gardening, Community, and Wellbeing. See projects from calligraphy to weaving that creatively respond to the role of gardens in food production, biodiversity, and health. 🌱
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Arts & Culture Exeter | Gardening, Community and Wellbeing
An online exhibition of creative responses by students of the 2024-2025 MA Food Studies module, 'Gardening, Community, and Wellbeing', which introduces the wider context of gardens and community gard...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Explore a new online exhibition from the @exeter.ac.uk MA #FoodStudies module Gardening, Community, and Wellbeing. See projects from calligraphy to weaving that creatively respond to the role of gardens in food production, biodiversity, and health. 🌱
www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/online-exhib...
www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/online-exhib...
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Interested in just, sustainable food systems? Sign up for the Exeter Food newsletter for news, events, opportunities and resources: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025
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#FoodStudies
Here’s the September issue: createsend.com/t/r-085D9467...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Interested in just, sustainable food systems? Sign up for the Exeter Food newsletter for news, events, opportunities and resources: forms.office.com/e/7FEYZtV025
Here’s the September issue: createsend.com/t/r-085D9467...
#FoodStudies
Here’s the September issue: createsend.com/t/r-085D9467...
#FoodStudies
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, why not check out our Black British Authors leisure reading collection? You can find it at libguides.exeter.ac.uk/BHM
We're highlighting our Black History resources throughout October. Keep an eye on our posts to discover more!
We're highlighting our Black History resources throughout October. Keep an eye on our posts to discover more!
October 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, why not check out our Black British Authors leisure reading collection? You can find it at libguides.exeter.ac.uk/BHM
We're highlighting our Black History resources throughout October. Keep an eye on our posts to discover more!
We're highlighting our Black History resources throughout October. Keep an eye on our posts to discover more!
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An article exploring how #UNESCO Biosphere Reserves offer an exceptional model for enhancing local governance in sustainability and resilience by Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo.
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Issues of Sustainability and Resilience in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Governance: A Legal Evaluation - Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, 2025
This article explores the potential of UNESCO's Statutory Framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves as an effective adaptive legal instrument fo...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
An article exploring how #UNESCO Biosphere Reserves offer an exceptional model for enhancing local governance in sustainability and resilience by Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo.
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