Nice of the landscapers round the new SHU buildings to give us a literal rallying point

When you can't talk about Gold-rated teaching or high quality research or nurturing student experience anymore because you've gutted your workforce - we're cheap!! @ucuhallam.bsky.social

Very much enjoying catching up with colleagues and hearing from PGRs from the UK, US and Europe about their research using voluntary action archives today. Part of the vital BA Archiving the Mixed Economy of Welfare project.

Save Our Kettles

Bonus almshouse bingo (Norton Lees, Sheffield) but obeyed the sign and kept my distance.

With Penta's (pictured) move across, I've got to at least try it, but the motivation... lacks...

Busman's holiday and all that, but finally made it to the Museum of the Order of St John today (i.e. St John's Ambulance). They hold the charity's archives there too.

On the Big Sads so reading about Satan

Poor Reina Fénix is cowering under the sofa, refusing to come out, afeart of the snow. Insult after injury given she's seemingly stuck at AEW.

Some excellent voluntary action history in Queer Britain (Queer museum in London which I don't think is on here yet?) Badges obvs, but also a classic charity founding document, got to get that paperwork in order.

Forgot to do the whole postbox photo (here's a bum from Bakewell instead) but just voted to extend our ballot mandate at @uniteucu.bsky.social because the employer is trying every trick in the book other than negotiating like a grownup. Reminder: we're asking for a safe & less racist workplace.

Having a tiny holiday and the cat sitter is sending photo updates to assuage our anxiety. Except, that is not our cat.

#Helping, as always.

Thrilled to have these two treasures back in my collection!

Also Reina Fenix is a mighty luchador but is also scared of the snow.

Fucking love snow tho

In case my already-sentient hair needs any more