Did it allow free text in the form of emojis? 😉

At a glance, and judging from the low-res images reproduced in the article, the palaeographical evidence does not seem to point towards domestic production either…

I think it’s even worse: the lack of recognition that there even *is* such a thing as professional training in historical research!

It frustrates me that fields such as history are increasingly becoming something of a free-for-all. Imagine the reverse, in which a bona fide history professor publishes a polemic book claiming to ‘lift the veil on secrets’ of, say, structural engineering. It’d be considered absurd, and rightly so.

It frustrates me that fields such as history are increasingly becoming something of a free-for-all. Imagine the reverse, in which a bona fide history professor publishes a polemic book claiming to ‘lift the veil on secrets’ of, say, structural engineering. It’d be considered absurd, and rightly so.

Flattering.

Even the pronunciation works beautifully, especially with a Welsh accent! ☺️

“[B]oth Oxford’s Bodleian Library and the UL” is the academic equivalent of “We got country and western”—Oxbridge tunnel vision much? (FWIW, I much prefer the UL to the Bod myself, at the same time as being aware of other libraries’ existence 😉)

“[B]oth Oxford’s Bodleian Library and the UL” is the academic equivalent of “We got country and western”—Oxbridge tunnel vision much? (FWIW, I much prefer the UL to the Bod myself, at the same time as being aware of other libraries’ existence 😉)

‘Arm’s-length bodies such as the Office for Students (OfS) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are particularly “vulnerable to political interference”, a new report has warned.’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/learn-l... @timeshighered.bsky.social

Amazing! Thank you!

This is excellent news. Will OA be applied retroactively to past issues and articles therein? (Asking for a friend… 😉)