Leif Hammer
@leifhammer.bsky.social
DPhil candidate in History, Magdalen College, University of Oxford | Aker Scholar 2021 | Tolkienist | Norwegian & Sámi | He/him | Works on eighteenth-century university history and scholarly culture. Husband
https://history.web.ox.ac.uk/people/leif-hammer
https://history.web.ox.ac.uk/people/leif-hammer
Good morning guys
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Good morning guys
Soaking up what little daylight there is before the dark season. We won’t see the sun again until February
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Soaking up what little daylight there is before the dark season. We won’t see the sun again until February
Tonight I’m sleeping on a boat to get to a work seminar tomorrow. Travelling with Havila Castor
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Tonight I’m sleeping on a boat to get to a work seminar tomorrow. Travelling with Havila Castor
Some weak northern lights here a couple of days ago. I haven’t adjusted to the shortening days yet and when it’s pitch black at 3 pm my body keeps thinking it’s bedtime
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Some weak northern lights here a couple of days ago. I haven’t adjusted to the shortening days yet and when it’s pitch black at 3 pm my body keeps thinking it’s bedtime
Happy birthday to my wonderful dad who turns 81 today! Here he is back in August with a bucket full of cloudberries that he picked all by himself
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Happy birthday to my wonderful dad who turns 81 today! Here he is back in August with a bucket full of cloudberries that he picked all by himself
Visited the Battle of Hafrsfjord monument right outside Stavanger
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Visited the Battle of Hafrsfjord monument right outside Stavanger
When I studied in Trondheim I lived in one of these cosy houses. As far as I remember, these were not purpose-built as student accommodation but repurposed. Still, they don't make 'em like they used to
September 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
When I studied in Trondheim I lived in one of these cosy houses. As far as I remember, these were not purpose-built as student accommodation but repurposed. Still, they don't make 'em like they used to
Started Jon Fosse’s new novel “Vaim”
September 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Started Jon Fosse’s new novel “Vaim”
The conference I attended in Trondheim posted a few pictures. I'm sad to report that I instantly recognised myself from the bald spot… Though the Magdalen tote and the blazer is also a dead giveaway
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The conference I attended in Trondheim posted a few pictures. I'm sad to report that I instantly recognised myself from the bald spot… Though the Magdalen tote and the blazer is also a dead giveaway
The idea is that no matter what a copy will survive for the future. This is absolutely fascinating and the NL are clearly doing a lot of work on trying to avoid unreadable file formats for the future and supplying enough metadata (I think this might interest @richove.bsky.social in particular)
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The idea is that no matter what a copy will survive for the future. This is absolutely fascinating and the NL are clearly doing a lot of work on trying to avoid unreadable file formats for the future and supplying enough metadata (I think this might interest @richove.bsky.social in particular)
Digitisation of analogue material is particularly interesting. Some museums hand this off to the National Library to preserve it. They first check the integrity of the files and then make three copies onto disks and tapes. The copies are stored at three different locations across Norway
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Digitisation of analogue material is particularly interesting. Some museums hand this off to the National Library to preserve it. They first check the integrity of the files and then make three copies onto disks and tapes. The copies are stored at three different locations across Norway
Aside from AI, one of the topics concerned what to do with digital born files (like photography or video) if museums seek to preserve them for the future. Especially when an archive (as it does in one case) contains more than 3 million files (many of them duplicates)
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Aside from AI, one of the topics concerned what to do with digital born files (like photography or video) if museums seek to preserve them for the future. Especially when an archive (as it does in one case) contains more than 3 million files (many of them duplicates)
Attended a really interesting conference by KulturIT. They make a range of IT services for the museum sector in Norway (and even for some Swedish museums)
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Attended a really interesting conference by KulturIT. They make a range of IT services for the museum sector in Norway (and even for some Swedish museums)
NRK (the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) livestreamed the moving process for the Oseberg Ship. Proper slow TV since moving it safely takes a long time
September 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
NRK (the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) livestreamed the moving process for the Oseberg Ship. Proper slow TV since moving it safely takes a long time
It’s the little things. I bought myself a library stamp! 😅
August 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It’s the little things. I bought myself a library stamp! 😅
Or this one from the eighteenth century
August 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Or this one from the eighteenth century
Cross section of the Round Tower and Trinitatis Church complex in Copenhagen. The tower was used as an observatory and the church attic was used as the university's library until the 1800s
July 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Cross section of the Round Tower and Trinitatis Church complex in Copenhagen. The tower was used as an observatory and the church attic was used as the university's library until the 1800s
The original anatomical theatre at Copenhagen, but burnt down in 1728 in the great city fire
July 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The original anatomical theatre at Copenhagen, but burnt down in 1728 in the great city fire
Copenhagen University's main buildings in the mid 18th century
July 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Copenhagen University's main buildings in the mid 18th century
Copenhagen University's academic council in the 18th century. They also doubled as the "Tamper-rett" (marriage appeals court for Zealand)
July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Copenhagen University's academic council in the 18th century. They also doubled as the "Tamper-rett" (marriage appeals court for Zealand)
Got my course certificate yesterday for Introducing Mapping, Spatial Data and GIS. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to using GIS in my own work going forward!
July 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Got my course certificate yesterday for Introducing Mapping, Spatial Data and GIS. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to using GIS in my own work going forward!
I’ve been interviewed about my new role as museum head
July 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I’ve been interviewed about my new role as museum head
Pleased about this poster I made for an upcoming lecture on the forced evacuation and burning of Finnmark, and the liberation and reconstruction of the county afterwards
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Pleased about this poster I made for an upcoming lecture on the forced evacuation and burning of Finnmark, and the liberation and reconstruction of the county afterwards
Yeah, so I bought a book pillow and snake weights… I don’t know what that makes me
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Yeah, so I bought a book pillow and snake weights… I don’t know what that makes me