Alison Beach
@alisonibeach.bsky.social
Medieval Historian at the University of St Andrews. Leader of #TeamNun and the Word of Mouth AHRC-funded project. Works at the intersection of history and archaeology. Humanist with a trowel and a microscope!
Visit History in our Bones: Thinking together about Medieval Disability at the St Andrews Wardlaw Museum Research Studio or online!
Getting great feedback for our #TeamNun exhibit at the St Andrews Wardlaw Museum Research Studio -- now until 30 May. Check out the online version here!
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April 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Visit History in our Bones: Thinking together about Medieval Disability at the St Andrews Wardlaw Museum Research Studio or online!
Happy International Women's Day from TeamNun! We'll be sharing stories of premodern (and modern!) women at work throughout Women's History Month. Stay tuned and check out our project website for updates: teamnun.org
TeamNun | history and archaeology
TeamNun is a project that engages History and Archaeology to uncover the stories of medieval religious women
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March 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy International Women's Day from TeamNun! We'll be sharing stories of premodern (and modern!) women at work throughout Women's History Month. Stay tuned and check out our project website for updates: teamnun.org
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We have loads of exciting events on this week, featuring Alison More, @alisonibeach.bsky.social, Amir M.A.H. Parsa, Hannah Dawson and @zbrookman.bsky.social!
February 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We have loads of exciting events on this week, featuring Alison More, @alisonibeach.bsky.social, Amir M.A.H. Parsa, Hannah Dawson and @zbrookman.bsky.social!
Did I mention the @lindoresabbey.bsky.social Distillery cats, Friar John Claw and Vesper -- cats so cool they have their own Instagram account with over 78,000 followers (friarandvesper)? Vesper is shy, but Friar John loves to drape himself all over the archaeology and tea tables!
January 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Did I mention the @lindoresabbey.bsky.social Distillery cats, Friar John Claw and Vesper -- cats so cool they have their own Instagram account with over 78,000 followers (friarandvesper)? Vesper is shy, but Friar John loves to drape himself all over the archaeology and tea tables!
Join us for the 2025 Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey! History, Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Heritage Management! Applications are open until 17 March but admissions are rolling and we are filling quickly! Links below for applications and requests for one-on-one information chats!
January 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Join us for the 2025 Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey! History, Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Heritage Management! Applications are open until 17 March but admissions are rolling and we are filling quickly! Links below for applications and requests for one-on-one information chats!
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TeamNun on the road in Italy! Read here about our most recent adventures in the archives of the monastery of Santa Maria della Stella.
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Meet the women of Santa Maria della Stella | Word of Mouth
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January 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
TeamNun on the road in Italy! Read here about our most recent adventures in the archives of the monastery of Santa Maria della Stella.
www.teamnun.org/news/teamnun...
www.teamnun.org/news/teamnun...
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Paper rec: Hayward, M. (2015) 'Dressed in blue: the impact of woad on English clothing, c.1350-c.1670', Costume, 49(2), pp. 168-185. doi.org/10.1179/0590... Interesting article, especially with woad being such an old, recorded, dye. #DressHistory #HistoricalTextiles
December 31, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Paper rec: Hayward, M. (2015) 'Dressed in blue: the impact of woad on English clothing, c.1350-c.1670', Costume, 49(2), pp. 168-185. doi.org/10.1179/0590... Interesting article, especially with woad being such an old, recorded, dye. #DressHistory #HistoricalTextiles
Archaeological scientists in the archives, historians in the lab -- the #TeamNun way! We work together to understand the strengths and limitations of our various academic specialties and how they work together!
#TeamNun on the road in Saluzzo, Italy! Working our way through 6 centuries of a Cistercian women’s monastery. Riffredo/Santa Maria della Stella 🤩
January 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Archaeological scientists in the archives, historians in the lab -- the #TeamNun way! We work together to understand the strengths and limitations of our various academic specialties and how they work together!
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#TeamNun on the road in Saluzzo, Italy! Working our way through 6 centuries of a Cistercian women’s monastery. Riffredo/Santa Maria della Stella 🤩
January 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#TeamNun on the road in Saluzzo, Italy! Working our way through 6 centuries of a Cistercian women’s monastery. Riffredo/Santa Maria della Stella 🤩
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A suggestion on how UK universities can save money and reduce faculty burnout in one fell swoop: drop the surveillance culture of moderators, externals, etc., etc. Hire good people and trust that they will do their job.
December 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM
A suggestion on how UK universities can save money and reduce faculty burnout in one fell swoop: drop the surveillance culture of moderators, externals, etc., etc. Hire good people and trust that they will do their job.
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Postdoctoral fellowship in the field of medieval studies for a period of 12 months (2025/2026). Together with the École française de Rome and the Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo. Application deadline 31 January 2025: t1p.de/6nu6q
@maxweberstiftung.bsky.social #medievalsky
#medievalstudies
@maxweberstiftung.bsky.social #medievalsky
#medievalstudies
December 20, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Postdoctoral fellowship in the field of medieval studies for a period of 12 months (2025/2026). Together with the École française de Rome and the Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo. Application deadline 31 January 2025: t1p.de/6nu6q
@maxweberstiftung.bsky.social #medievalsky
#medievalstudies
@maxweberstiftung.bsky.social #medievalsky
#medievalstudies
Welcome to St Andrews, the School of History, and TeamNun, Nora!
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social @teamnun.bsky.social #medielvalsky #archaeology
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social @teamnun.bsky.social #medielvalsky #archaeology
Eleanor (Nora) Farber (Scotland) -- Osteologist and Archaeological Scientist. Newest member of the TeamNun AHRC/UKRI Word of Mouth Project, joining and elevating the level of the St Andrews Lab in January. #TeamNun loves Nora!
December 6, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Welcome to St Andrews, the School of History, and TeamNun, Nora!
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social @teamnun.bsky.social #medielvalsky #archaeology
@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social @teamnun.bsky.social #medielvalsky #archaeology
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Carolin Gluchowski (Germany) -- studies reform and reformation in 16th-century women's monasteries in Germany. Key player in an innovative team exploring the impact of religious change on the lives of nuns in a stunning graphic novel, Breaking Walls! #TeamNun loves innovative approaches to impact!
December 6, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Carolin Gluchowski (Germany) -- studies reform and reformation in 16th-century women's monasteries in Germany. Key player in an innovative team exploring the impact of religious change on the lives of nuns in a stunning graphic novel, Breaking Walls! #TeamNun loves innovative approaches to impact!
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Discover our selection of our short courses (in person and online) at The London Rare Books School in 2025!
Discover our current offering and secure your spot here: buff.ly/3Za70PK
More courses are coming!
#RareBooks #OnlineCourses #DigitalEditing #MedievalSky
Discover our current offering and secure your spot here: buff.ly/3Za70PK
More courses are coming!
#RareBooks #OnlineCourses #DigitalEditing #MedievalSky
December 5, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Discover our selection of our short courses (in person and online) at The London Rare Books School in 2025!
Discover our current offering and secure your spot here: buff.ly/3Za70PK
More courses are coming!
#RareBooks #OnlineCourses #DigitalEditing #MedievalSky
Discover our current offering and secure your spot here: buff.ly/3Za70PK
More courses are coming!
#RareBooks #OnlineCourses #DigitalEditing #MedievalSky
Applications are coming in for our 2024 Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey in Fife, Scotland! Hands-on history and archaeology, course credit from the University of St Andrews. Admission is rolling until we fill (final date 17 March 2025) -- don't miss out!
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Monastic Archaeology Field School - Scotland
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December 5, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Applications are coming in for our 2024 Monastic Archaeology Field School at Lindores Abbey in Fife, Scotland! Hands-on history and archaeology, course credit from the University of St Andrews. Admission is rolling until we fill (final date 17 March 2025) -- don't miss out!
mafs-scot.org
mafs-scot.org
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For those of you in the Boston area, I'll be hosting a Q&A after a special screening of the documentary film Hunt for the Oldest DNA at the MIT Museum on December 3 at 6pm. Tickets to the screening and after show are available here: mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/sel...
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 PM
For those of you in the Boston area, I'll be hosting a Q&A after a special screening of the documentary film Hunt for the Oldest DNA at the MIT Museum on December 3 at 6pm. Tickets to the screening and after show are available here: mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/sel...
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Ford Lectures! Jocelyn Wogan-Browne! Bet these'll be great! @oxmedstud.bsky.social #medievalsky www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l...
November 29, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Ford Lectures! Jocelyn Wogan-Browne! Bet these'll be great! @oxmedstud.bsky.social #medievalsky www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l...
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November 28, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Perfect row on the North Sea. Cormorants, oystercatchers, herons and a very curious grey seal.
November 28, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Perfect row on the North Sea. Cormorants, oystercatchers, herons and a very curious grey seal.
I live in a beautiful place. Sunrise from our window 😍
November 28, 2024 at 7:18 AM
I live in a beautiful place. Sunrise from our window 😍
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Are you an applied microeconomist and golfer? Come to Fife & do both! The 1st annual Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf conference will be held 2-4 June. Golf on Balcomie (Old Tom Morris) and Craighead Links (Gil Hanse). Deadline 15 Jan. Info: applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/fifeamgolf/
November 27, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Are you an applied microeconomist and golfer? Come to Fife & do both! The 1st annual Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf conference will be held 2-4 June. Golf on Balcomie (Old Tom Morris) and Craighead Links (Gil Hanse). Deadline 15 Jan. Info: applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/fifeamgolf/
Tired of the modern world? Come dig into the Middle Ages this June-July at Lindores Abbey in Scotland. Learn about medieval monasticism, and gain practical experience in field archaeology, bioarchaeology, and heritage. U of St Andrews credit. Link below. #MedievalSky #Archaeology
November 26, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Tired of the modern world? Come dig into the Middle Ages this June-July at Lindores Abbey in Scotland. Learn about medieval monasticism, and gain practical experience in field archaeology, bioarchaeology, and heritage. U of St Andrews credit. Link below. #MedievalSky #Archaeology
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next week I have two (!) sessions where I'll be piloting a new research method based on focus groups and participatory action. the first group of co-researchers (aka participants) have a combined 100+ years of experience in the field 😱😱
November 25, 2024 at 4:27 PM
next week I have two (!) sessions where I'll be piloting a new research method based on focus groups and participatory action. the first group of co-researchers (aka participants) have a combined 100+ years of experience in the field 😱😱
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Come dig with us! Applications are now open for our 2025 Lindores Abbey Excavations! Hands on history, heritage, and archaeological skills - earn St Andrews credit. Information and application below!
November 17, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Come dig with us! Applications are now open for our 2025 Lindores Abbey Excavations! Hands on history, heritage, and archaeological skills - earn St Andrews credit. Information and application below!