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Lorna M. Campbell
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Open education technology, policy & practice at University of Edinburgh. Occasional historian, former Trustee of ALT & Wikimedia UK. Used to be an archaeologist.

I blog at https://lornamcampbell.org/

#oer #openscot #femedtech #cmalt.
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Tune in this Friday at 12 EST as we chat with special guest Catherine Cronin about writing, blogging and open education events.reclaimhosting.com/event/cather...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Applications for the Caird Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich are now open - www.rmg.co.uk/collections/... It looks like a great opportunity to work on a fantastic collection and collaborate with some brilliant staff.
Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich
Apply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships
www.rmg.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Our 2025 AGM will be held online at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, 19 November. All Members are encouraged to attend, and the AGM is also open to guests and observers. Please register in advance to confirm your attendance: buff.ly/ZEaeHEF #altc
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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In response, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social is on strike again next week:

edinburghdot.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Thanks for picking up the story @edinburghminute.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: UCU confirms strike action for last week of teaching
By Lucy Frewin and Maryse Bots
edinburghdot.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Via @Staff-Student Solidarity Network at Edinburgh. Please take a minute to read and sign:

"Between 1000 and 2000 people will lose their jobs if these cuts are implemented, adding up to as much as 1 in 7 workers across the university"

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social
Staff-Student Solidarity Network Open Letter 2025
Students of the University of Edinburgh, The Principal of our University, Peter Mathieson, together with the senior management team continue to move forward with huge cuts that will hurt our quality ...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.

New piece from me.

open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I wrote this about fighting Section 28 for National Galleries Scotland, part of the brilliant 'Resistance' exhibition - there are some really interesting blogs on there too:
www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...
For info @womenslibrary.bsky.social
Words of Resistance | Fighting Section 28 and Changing Hearts and Minds by Sue John | National Galleries of Scotland
Continuing our Words of Resistance series, feminist and lesbian activist Sue John, looks back on fighting Section 28, repealing the law and changing hearts and minds 25 years on.
www.nationalgalleries.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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#Copper has been holding on to an 8% lead most of the match. It’s a lot, but #Molybdenite could catch up.

What topics should we cover in the #OreCup victory post?
#OreCup finals are between a pair of bewitching ore minerals that glitter and gleam. But only one can have your vote.

Will it be native copper or molybdenite? You’re running out of time to choose!

Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Whenever I read about this company, I think of Aaron Swartz and become incandescent
"Common Crawl’s executive director, Rich Skrenta, has publicly made the case that AI models should be able to access anything on the internet. 'The robots are people too,' he told me."

bitch no they not
The Company Quietly Funneling Paywalled Articles to AI Developers
“You shouldn’t have put your content on the internet if you didn’t want it to be on the internet,” Common Crawl’s executive director says.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The Roman Empire’s Vast Road Network—186,000 Miles of It—Has Just Been Mapped in a New Digital Atlas
The Roman Empire’s Vast Road Network—186,000 Miles of It—Has Just Been Mapped in a New Digital Atlas
Everywhere you look, you can find traces of the ancient Roman civilization from which the modern West descends. That's especially true if you happen to be looking in Europe, though echoes of Latin mak...
www.openculture.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is excellent. I've been wearing a white poppy since I was involved with @cnduk.bsky.social in high school. You can order white poppies from the Peace Pledge Union here www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-...
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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News | Tributes paid following death of Scotland’s ‘powerhouse’ curator Elspeth King – social historian remembered for her work to expand working-class collections at People’s Palace in Glasgow
Tributes paid following death of Scotland's ‘powerhouse’ curator Elspeth King - Museums Association
Social historian remembered for her work to expand working-class collections at People’s Palace in Glasgow
www.museumsassociation.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Love everything about this story 😁
I realised the other day that I'd never retold the story of the barque Levenside for this website.

It is neither important nor edifying, but I'm fond of it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Streaming now...
#MozFest main stage debate with Dr. Ruha Benjamin and @nabiha.bsky.social Starting soon 🕰️ 11:00 am CET. Get your notebooks out, and get ready for a conversation that redefines unlearning as a radical act of possibility.

Follow IRL or live stream here -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGnc...
Opening & On Unlearning with Dr. Ruha Benjamin - Mozilla Festival 2025
YouTube video by Mozilla
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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You can now register for our exciting conference that spans disciplines, time, and place and offers exciting hands-on sessions. Please sign up soon as spaces are limited!!
General registration is now open for our upcoming conference The Hand: Emotions, Embodiment and Identity at London College of Fashion, 8-9 January!

Visit our website to register: www.thevictorianhand.uk/conference
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Amid misinformation, Wikipedia's volunteer community stands out. Editors uphold neutrality, verify sources, and log every edit. 

Without corporate ads, its scale and transparent governance make it a beacon of trust. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/7zfT
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Today's publication of the latest New Historical Perspectives volume is the 25th title in the NHP series bit.ly/47rxWP3

All monographs and edited collections in the series are available free Open Access to ensure the widest possible circulation of research by early career historians #Skystorians
25th title published in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' Open Access book series - RHS
The Society is very pleased to announce publication, today, of the 25th title in its 'New Historical Perspectives' book series: Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlo...
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Tune in at 2pm EST for today's #ReclaimOpen25 Keynote: Dr. Bonnie Stewart -
Rewilding voice in a time of enclosure reclaimopen.com/category/day2/
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Webinar on #OpenInfrastructure: "Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access"
Join us with @copim.bsky.social and @scossfunding.bsky.social next week:
📆 Tue 11 Nov
⏰ 3pm-4.15pm GMT / 4pm-5.15pm CET
🔗 buff.ly/akMIIW8
"Beyond technical interoperability? The future of open infrastructures and open access" (11 November 2025, 3pm-4:15pm [GMT]) - Copim
Please register to attend the online webinar via this Zoom link. We will be recording the event, and will circulate speaker presentations & slides after the w…
buff.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.

archive.is/8VqQJ

[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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How can Open Education drive equity and how is it being shaped? We'll explore platformisation, digital inclusion and the ‘fabrication’ of equity from a Latin American perspective.

🚀Elevating Equity Through Open Education Practices
🗓️Thu 6 Nov, 12-12:55pm GMT
💻Sign up: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Here’s Karine Polwart singing Hamish Henderson’s “Freedom Come-All-Ye” in the Italian Chapel, Orkney. The chapel was built & decorated by Italian POWs during WW2 using scraps & reclaimed materials, & is still in use today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Phu...
“Freedom Come All Ye” performed by Karine Polwart in The Italian Chapel, Orkney, August 2013.
YouTube video by Alan Ferrier
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Roch the wind in the clear day’s dawin
Blaws the cloods heelster-gowdie ow’r the bay,
But there’s mair nor a roch wind blawin
Through the great glen o’ the warld the day…

—Hamish Henderson, “The Freedom Come-All-Ye”
Published in The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse, @canongate.co.uk
#poem #poetry
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.

can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Happening LIVE at #ReclaimOpen25 we are exploring the DS106 Daily Create reclaimopen.com/session/remi...
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM