Emma Dwyer
@edwyer.bsky.social
Historical Archaeologist & Brummie-in-exile.
Head of Grant-Funded Research at MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology).
Hon. Research Fellow at @archanchistleic.bsky.social
Head of Grant-Funded Research at MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology).
Hon. Research Fellow at @archanchistleic.bsky.social
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You can now apply for the next round of our research grants! Grants of up to £2,000 per proposal are available. Find out more and fill out the form on our website: spma.org.uk/research-gra... #researchgrant
February 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
You can now apply for the next round of our research grants! Grants of up to £2,000 per proposal are available. Find out more and fill out the form on our website: spma.org.uk/research-gra... #researchgrant
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At MOLA we're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board.
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Trustee - Based remotely but must be able to travel on limited occasions to the MOLA offices and/or sites
Passionate about the past? Interested in inspiring current and future generations? Relish the challenges presented by transformation and change?
This is your opportunity to play a crucial role shapin...
mola.current-vacancies.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
At MOLA we're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board.
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
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Some thoughts on how we might increase institutional diversity in social science funding.
open.substack.com/pub/magicsmo...
open.substack.com/pub/magicsmo...
Increasing institutional diversity in the social sciences
“University social scientists won.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Some thoughts on how we might increase institutional diversity in social science funding.
open.substack.com/pub/magicsmo...
open.substack.com/pub/magicsmo...
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The draft programme for #PMAC25 is now available - you can find the extended version on our website! Our social events run on Thursday (April 10), followed by the scientific programme on Friday and Saturday (April 11-12) running in parallel sessions at two neighbouring venues - 1/2
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The draft programme for #PMAC25 is now available - you can find the extended version on our website! Our social events run on Thursday (April 10), followed by the scientific programme on Friday and Saturday (April 11-12) running in parallel sessions at two neighbouring venues - 1/2
At MOLA we're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board.
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Trustee - Based remotely but must be able to travel on limited occasions to the MOLA offices and/or sites
Passionate about the past? Interested in inspiring current and future generations? Relish the challenges presented by transformation and change?
This is your opportunity to play a crucial role shapin...
mola.current-vacancies.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
At MOLA we're looking for a new Trustee to join our Board.
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
Particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in academia & interests in British archaeology, cultural heritage & strategic leadership.
More info here, c/d 17 February: mola.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...
The computer is off and no more work to be done until January. Happy Christmas all, from turkeys past.
December 20, 2024 at 5:13 PM
The computer is off and no more work to be done until January. Happy Christmas all, from turkeys past.
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📢Job Klaxon! We're recruiting a zooarchaeologist and a database officer for a new AHRC project “Many New Worlds” working with Alice Samson, Roberto Valcarcel & Jago Cooper. Closing date January 6th.
Email Alice (avms1@le.ac.uk) for info.
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
Email Alice (avms1@le.ac.uk) for info.
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
December 4, 2024 at 4:49 PM
📢Job Klaxon! We're recruiting a zooarchaeologist and a database officer for a new AHRC project “Many New Worlds” working with Alice Samson, Roberto Valcarcel & Jago Cooper. Closing date January 6th.
Email Alice (avms1@le.ac.uk) for info.
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
Email Alice (avms1@le.ac.uk) for info.
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11...
This is a gem.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Two - Three Salons at the Seaside
A visit to three Blackpool hairdressing salons.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 8:34 AM
This is a gem.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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If you cannot enjoy Last Christmas, St George of Michael's Christmas gift to us all, then I feel bad for you. Repent and allow Wham into your lives.
November 30, 2024 at 10:34 PM
If you cannot enjoy Last Christmas, St George of Michael's Christmas gift to us all, then I feel bad for you. Repent and allow Wham into your lives.
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Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...
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Link to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-geoff-...
The Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture 2024
The 2024 Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture by Professor Laura McAtackney
www.eventbrite.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Link to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-geoff-...
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Come join the annual Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture! Registration via Eventbrite. @tag45.bsky.social attendees can join us through conference registration #spma #geoffegan
November 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Come join the annual Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture! Registration via Eventbrite. @tag45.bsky.social attendees can join us through conference registration #spma #geoffegan
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The call is open to anyone with relevant expertise (not just academics) and we will pay a fee of £2,500. We need an Expression of Interest by 12th December, and contributors will be able to attend a major conference we are holding on this in January
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
The call is open to anyone with relevant expertise (not just academics) and we will pay a fee of £2,500. We need an Expression of Interest by 12th December, and contributors will be able to attend a major conference we are holding on this in January
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
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1/2 Can you help make sense of the global flux society is experiencing? We at The British Academy are commissioning up to 40 discussion papers of 4,000-5,000 words to cast light on the issues of the changing international environment www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM
1/2 Can you help make sense of the global flux society is experiencing? We at The British Academy are commissioning up to 40 discussion papers of 4,000-5,000 words to cast light on the issues of the changing international environment www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
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I'm really excited about this one. We've opened a new @britishacademy.bsky.social call offering up to £150k for researchers to work with peers around the world to strengthen evidence informed policymaking in different contexts. Deadline 19th Feb.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
Evidence-informed policymaking grants
This programme gives ODA-eligible early-career to senior researchers the opportunity to work with peers around the world to inform policymaking through quality evidence and research.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 9:03 AM
I'm really excited about this one. We've opened a new @britishacademy.bsky.social call offering up to £150k for researchers to work with peers around the world to strengthen evidence informed policymaking in different contexts. Deadline 19th Feb.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
A monochrome morning.
November 19, 2024 at 8:27 AM
A monochrome morning.
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James, stop trying to make 'bonfire night' happen
November 3, 2024 at 8:21 PM
James, stop trying to make 'bonfire night' happen
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It’s too late to affect the SR now (and my own instinct is that R&D will get a reasonable settlement given the focus on growth) but this is a nice short piece which makes the evergreen case for investment in research www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Scientific research needs robust government backing, not Treasury penny-pinching | Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell
Research and development is an investment, not a cost, and if the UK is to maintain its world-leading position it must commit to long-term funding, say academics Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
It’s too late to affect the SR now (and my own instinct is that R&D will get a reasonable settlement given the focus on growth) but this is a nice short piece which makes the evergreen case for investment in research www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The research funder UKRI is looking to appoint Council members including to AHRC and ESRC. Deadline is 15th September. Honorarium of £6,850
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Appointment of Council Members – Perrett Laver
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August 16, 2024 at 11:56 AM
The research funder UKRI is looking to appoint Council members including to AHRC and ESRC. Deadline is 15th September. Honorarium of £6,850
perrettlaver.com/campaigns/ap...
perrettlaver.com/campaigns/ap...
Snow on the ground, and the first batch of this year’s whiskey mincemeat is spending the morning in the oven.
December 3, 2023 at 9:56 AM
Snow on the ground, and the first batch of this year’s whiskey mincemeat is spending the morning in the oven.
Haven’t found anything to post about yet.
October 17, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Haven’t found anything to post about yet.