Liz Smith
@lizsmith.bsky.social
Digital curator for 19th century science collections, Cambridge University Library. Love food, drink, immersive theatre, culture in general. Attached to many fandoms.
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As a once (& future?) library worker and current @ucu.org.uk member, I stand with striking BL staff. Library, and especially special collections, workers are often told they should accept low wages because they get “a dream job:” but any job needs to put food on the table & pay rent.
The risible wages are well-known in the wider field of the library, museum, gallery and archive world. I’d like to think public opinion is with the people who make the place click day-in-day-out; they deserve better.
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As a once (& future?) library worker and current @ucu.org.uk member, I stand with striking BL staff. Library, and especially special collections, workers are often told they should accept low wages because they get “a dream job:” but any job needs to put food on the table & pay rent.
Bought myself a little treat from the Dorchester Book Fair today
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bought myself a little treat from the Dorchester Book Fair today
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Online and in-person tickets are still left for our upcoming Symposium Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World.
There are reduced prices for students and Linnean Society members.
Register now!
There are reduced prices for students and Linnean Society members.
Register now!
Hybrid Day Meeting | Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World
Join us at the Linnean Society for a one-day symposium focused on the mechanisms and consequences of variation in organismal resilience
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October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Online and in-person tickets are still left for our upcoming Symposium Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World.
There are reduced prices for students and Linnean Society members.
Register now!
There are reduced prices for students and Linnean Society members.
Register now!
Still a few days to apply for this! We’re looking for someone to work on Charles Darwin’s books and offprints. Fixed term for two years. Closes 26 Oct.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/darwin-...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/darwin-...
Darwin Library Cataloguer (Fixed Term)
Ever wanted to work in an institution that is home to one of the world's great collections of cultural treasures and research materials? Spanning thousands of years of human thought and discovery,
www.cam.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Still a few days to apply for this! We’re looking for someone to work on Charles Darwin’s books and offprints. Fixed term for two years. Closes 26 Oct.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/darwin-...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/darwin-...
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Weekend plans? Join us this September 20 for crafts, family tours and more at #OpenHouse! Our beautiful building will be open 10am-5pm, a perfect opportunity to catch our Naturalist Notebooks exhibition before it closes.
Have a look at the link below for more information:
buff.ly/nOc4y4E
Have a look at the link below for more information:
buff.ly/nOc4y4E
September 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Weekend plans? Join us this September 20 for crafts, family tours and more at #OpenHouse! Our beautiful building will be open 10am-5pm, a perfect opportunity to catch our Naturalist Notebooks exhibition before it closes.
Have a look at the link below for more information:
buff.ly/nOc4y4E
Have a look at the link below for more information:
buff.ly/nOc4y4E
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The Royal Society's Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme is still open for applications. This scheme offers early-career scholars the opportunity to use history of science collections, including our own, as part of their research. Find out more:
#RSGrants
https://royalsociety.org/grants/lisa-jardine/
#RSGrants
https://royalsociety.org/grants/lisa-jardine/
September 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Royal Society's Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme is still open for applications. This scheme offers early-career scholars the opportunity to use history of science collections, including our own, as part of their research. Find out more:
#RSGrants
https://royalsociety.org/grants/lisa-jardine/
#RSGrants
https://royalsociety.org/grants/lisa-jardine/
TIL that people used to use bread as erasers! From an annotation by Margaret Keynes, one of Darwin’s granddaughters, in Gwen Raverat’s copy of the first edition of Period Piece (MS Add.8209.3: 374)
September 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
TIL that people used to use bread as erasers! From an annotation by Margaret Keynes, one of Darwin’s granddaughters, in Gwen Raverat’s copy of the first edition of Period Piece (MS Add.8209.3: 374)
There be dragons here @theul.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
There be dragons here @theul.bsky.social
Catch you next time, Canada 🇨🇦
July 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Catch you next time, Canada 🇨🇦
Rhys Darby at Alexandra Palace was an absolute joy of an evening. He’s just starting his U.K. tour so there’s lots of chances to catch him!
June 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Rhys Darby at Alexandra Palace was an absolute joy of an evening. He’s just starting his U.K. tour so there’s lots of chances to catch him!
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Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
May 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Come and hear me talk about the Cook voyages, natural history and Indigenous knowledge on 30th May!
Fascinating bound herbarium at the Linnean Society - probably early 19th c. I’ve never seen an iris laid out like that before!
May 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fascinating bound herbarium at the Linnean Society - probably early 19th c. I’ve never seen an iris laid out like that before!
In love with this gorgeous sundew collected in Norfolk in 1872 - with thanks to @cuherb.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In love with this gorgeous sundew collected in Norfolk in 1872 - with thanks to @cuherb.bsky.social
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Only a few days left to apply for this - come work with me, @jontopham.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social and @lizsmith.bsky.social and Katrina Dean @theul.bsky.social
🔬 Applications are open for the UL and @universityofleeds.bsky.social collaborative doctoral studentship:
The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/hXILBEo
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/hXILBEo
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
Cambridge University Library and University of Leeds - Collections Connections Communities
loom.ly
April 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Only a few days left to apply for this - come work with me, @jontopham.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social and @lizsmith.bsky.social and Katrina Dean @theul.bsky.social
Two more weeks to apply!
We are delighted to announce another fully-funded collaborative PhD studentship, this time in conjunction with @theul.bsky.social. "The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage". Deadline 30 April. See here for full details: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2233... #histsci
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP): The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage
Project opportunity - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP): The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Two more weeks to apply!
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Book launch tickets on sale today at 10! Absolutely delighted to be in conversation with David Olusoga at Manchester Museum on 6 June, 6-8:30pm. Join us for a launch celebration among amazing ways of being!
Free, but limited places so register here. Pls share.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sadiah-qur...
Free, but limited places so register here. Pls share.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sadiah-qur...
Sadiah Qureshi in conversation with David Olusoga about extinction
Manchester Histories presents an 'In Conversation' event marking the launch of 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction' (Penguin 2025)
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Book launch tickets on sale today at 10! Absolutely delighted to be in conversation with David Olusoga at Manchester Museum on 6 June, 6-8:30pm. Join us for a launch celebration among amazing ways of being!
Free, but limited places so register here. Pls share.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sadiah-qur...
Free, but limited places so register here. Pls share.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sadiah-qur...
Charmed by this publisher’s ad at the back of “The Poisoned Cup: a tale of Weymouth and Sandsfoot Castle” by Joseph Drew (1954).
April 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Charmed by this publisher’s ad at the back of “The Poisoned Cup: a tale of Weymouth and Sandsfoot Castle” by Joseph Drew (1954).
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*EARLY BIRD REMINDER!*
Book before 18 April
www.dhoxss.net
This year, enhance your knowledge of #digitalhumanities tools, techniques and research methods at #DHOxSS2025.
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
@david.deroure.org
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
@discoxford.bsky.social
@ox.ac.uk
Book before 18 April
www.dhoxss.net
This year, enhance your knowledge of #digitalhumanities tools, techniques and research methods at #DHOxSS2025.
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
@david.deroure.org
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
@discoxford.bsky.social
@ox.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
*EARLY BIRD REMINDER!*
Book before 18 April
www.dhoxss.net
This year, enhance your knowledge of #digitalhumanities tools, techniques and research methods at #DHOxSS2025.
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
@david.deroure.org
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
@discoxford.bsky.social
@ox.ac.uk
Book before 18 April
www.dhoxss.net
This year, enhance your knowledge of #digitalhumanities tools, techniques and research methods at #DHOxSS2025.
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
@david.deroure.org
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
@discoxford.bsky.social
@ox.ac.uk
New obsession unlocked. Not usually particularly into tapestries but was absolutely fascinated by the natural history specimens pictured in this 18th c tapestry woven at the Gobelins factory in Paris.
April 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
New obsession unlocked. Not usually particularly into tapestries but was absolutely fascinated by the natural history specimens pictured in this 18th c tapestry woven at the Gobelins factory in Paris.
Very much on holiday. Have barrelled through Kaliane Bradley’s Ministry of Time (supplied by the wonderful The Book Shop in Bridport) in something like 24 hours. Bliss.
April 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Very much on holiday. Have barrelled through Kaliane Bradley’s Ministry of Time (supplied by the wonderful The Book Shop in Bridport) in something like 24 hours. Bliss.
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Join us and our hunt for bats with exclusive access to Crystal Palace after hours! There's still time to book tickets.
🚨LOCAL BAT EVENT!!🚨
The evolution into bats is not yet understood, but our theory:
After the asteroid impact winter ended, and the Earth Was Green* again, mammals had a predator-free million year celebration, and some literally partied themselves into the air 🪩
(* © @restingdinoface.bsky.social)
The evolution into bats is not yet understood, but our theory:
After the asteroid impact winter ended, and the Earth Was Green* again, mammals had a predator-free million year celebration, and some literally partied themselves into the air 🪩
(* © @restingdinoface.bsky.social)
Coming up this #MammalWeek we have the Great Linnean Bat Hunt at Crystal Palace! Armed with bat detectors, torches, and some bat poo for good measure, learn more about these fantastic creatures hiding in the dark and how to identify them.
Book your tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Book your tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
April 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Join us and our hunt for bats with exclusive access to Crystal Palace after hours! There's still time to book tickets.
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🚨Are you a professor from overseas, interested in working with Cambridge collections to bring expertise, skills & knowledge in an underrepresented area?
We would love to hear from you!
Check the latest Visiting Professorships scheme @leverhulme.bsky.social
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GLAM
We would love to hear from you!
Check the latest Visiting Professorships scheme @leverhulme.bsky.social
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GLAM
The Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships - Collections Connections Communities
The Leverhulme Trust has opened its second round of applications for Visiting Professorships: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/visiting-professorships If you are interested in applying to the above Visiti...
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🚨Are you a professor from overseas, interested in working with Cambridge collections to bring expertise, skills & knowledge in an underrepresented area?
We would love to hear from you!
Check the latest Visiting Professorships scheme @leverhulme.bsky.social
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GLAM
We would love to hear from you!
Check the latest Visiting Professorships scheme @leverhulme.bsky.social
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GLAM
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We are delighted to announce another fully-funded collaborative PhD studentship, this time in conjunction with @theul.bsky.social. "The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage". Deadline 30 April. See here for full details: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2233... #histsci
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP): The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage
Project opportunity - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP): The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We are delighted to announce another fully-funded collaborative PhD studentship, this time in conjunction with @theul.bsky.social. "The Hidden Gender of Collections: Women and the Curation of Scientific Heritage". Deadline 30 April. See here for full details: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2233... #histsci
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It is #TaxonomistAppreciationDay today! A big day for Carl Linnaeus, who we happen to care about (just a little.)
100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!
100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It is #TaxonomistAppreciationDay today! A big day for Carl Linnaeus, who we happen to care about (just a little.)
100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!
100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!