Lucy M
@lucyelm.bsky.social
medievalist • MA • interested in: royal legitimation, political relationship navigation, historical narratives and legends in later medieval British Isles • in a constant state of wanderlust • in Melbourne/Naarm • she/her
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Lucy M
@lucyelm.bsky.social
· Feb 24
Neurodivergent Study Tips.pdf
drive.google.com
As we head into the new academic year in Australia, I'd like to reshare this document of #neurodivergent study tips that I compiled.
It's based entirely on tips by neurodivergent people, and I have had learning advisors tell me it was very helpful and had good info.
#historysky #academicsky
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It's based entirely on tips by neurodivergent people, and I have had learning advisors tell me it was very helpful and had good info.
#historysky #academicsky
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You’re all familiar with the key conundrum, ‘hayfever or covid?’ I bring you the hot new sequel ‘hayfever or covid but you’re recovering from covid so you can’t tell if this is lingering covid respiratory nonsense or it’s just hayfever’
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
You’re all familiar with the key conundrum, ‘hayfever or covid?’ I bring you the hot new sequel ‘hayfever or covid but you’re recovering from covid so you can’t tell if this is lingering covid respiratory nonsense or it’s just hayfever’
I had my vpn set to the US to load a website that wasn’t loading with my Aus connection
…I just got a YouTube ad about a portable gun safe, so you ‘don’t have your gun just sitting on the table when you have meeting with employees’
Hello wtf
…I just got a YouTube ad about a portable gun safe, so you ‘don’t have your gun just sitting on the table when you have meeting with employees’
Hello wtf
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I had my vpn set to the US to load a website that wasn’t loading with my Aus connection
…I just got a YouTube ad about a portable gun safe, so you ‘don’t have your gun just sitting on the table when you have meeting with employees’
Hello wtf
…I just got a YouTube ad about a portable gun safe, so you ‘don’t have your gun just sitting on the table when you have meeting with employees’
Hello wtf
Starting to hit the recovery point where I’m getting bored just chilling and watching things, but don’t quite have the energy to be doing things (and also am trying to /keep/ resting. Because I haven’t been so anxious about long-covid all this time to fail at the hurdle that is ‘rest’ when I can)
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Starting to hit the recovery point where I’m getting bored just chilling and watching things, but don’t quite have the energy to be doing things (and also am trying to /keep/ resting. Because I haven’t been so anxious about long-covid all this time to fail at the hurdle that is ‘rest’ when I can)
Currently very mad because it seems like I got covid from a chain of two people who were sick but did not test (until after \I\ tested)
If you’re sick, doing a fucking test, it isn’t hard
If you’re sick, doing a fucking test, it isn’t hard
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Currently very mad because it seems like I got covid from a chain of two people who were sick but did not test (until after \I\ tested)
If you’re sick, doing a fucking test, it isn’t hard
If you’re sick, doing a fucking test, it isn’t hard
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It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
As far as covid infections go, this has seemed (relatively) Not The Worst - more cold than flu-y, and respiratory stuff seems improving, but I’m fucking exhausted I’ll tell you that
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
As far as covid infections go, this has seemed (relatively) Not The Worst - more cold than flu-y, and respiratory stuff seems improving, but I’m fucking exhausted I’ll tell you that
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Do this! I just spent my morning filing away almost 300 pages of excellent materials on undergrad and postgrad teaching and skills, curriculum development & assessment design for reference... Horrifying to think all that expertise and effort will all just end up in a digital graveyard.
Edinburgh University is closing the Institute for Academic Development. Download these student resources while you can. Making notes, reading strategies, time management, dissertations and so on.
CC licenses. Pdf and text only versions. #HE 🗃️
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk/study-hub/le...
CC licenses. Pdf and text only versions. #HE 🗃️
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk/study-hub/le...
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Do this! I just spent my morning filing away almost 300 pages of excellent materials on undergrad and postgrad teaching and skills, curriculum development & assessment design for reference... Horrifying to think all that expertise and effort will all just end up in a digital graveyard.
This bout of covid is the first time I’ve had a respiratory infection since 2021 - this sucks. 0/10. The benefit of masking meaning I also haven’t been catching colds every year has been great, actually
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This bout of covid is the first time I’ve had a respiratory infection since 2021 - this sucks. 0/10. The benefit of masking meaning I also haven’t been catching colds every year has been great, actually
Okay how the fuck did I get Covid. I’m so fucking careful that I’m actually mad
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Okay how the fuck did I get Covid. I’m so fucking careful that I’m actually mad
Someone in the household bought macaroni - which I’m vaguely perplexed by because who reads ‘pasta’ on a shopping list and buys macaroni? But I think this means I’m going to try make Mac and cheese for dinner
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Someone in the household bought macaroni - which I’m vaguely perplexed by because who reads ‘pasta’ on a shopping list and buys macaroni? But I think this means I’m going to try make Mac and cheese for dinner
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Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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Hey, PDX/ southwestern WA folks— this will sound silly, but for the love of god if there is a tornado, do not stay and look at it.
Most houses in the PNW don’t have basements. Go to somewhere interior, like a bathroom or closet, and shelter in place like it’s an earthquake.
Most houses in the PNW don’t have basements. Go to somewhere interior, like a bathroom or closet, and shelter in place like it’s an earthquake.
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Hey, PDX/ southwestern WA folks— this will sound silly, but for the love of god if there is a tornado, do not stay and look at it.
Most houses in the PNW don’t have basements. Go to somewhere interior, like a bathroom or closet, and shelter in place like it’s an earthquake.
Most houses in the PNW don’t have basements. Go to somewhere interior, like a bathroom or closet, and shelter in place like it’s an earthquake.
How is putting together PhD applications going, you ask? My PhD folder now has *checks notes* 65 files in it
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
How is putting together PhD applications going, you ask? My PhD folder now has *checks notes* 65 files in it
We still haven’t figured out climbing but we have figured out jumping (which also means she isn’t allowed out the front unsupervised, because she can jump high enough to get to the top of the fence…)
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We still haven’t figured out climbing but we have figured out jumping (which also means she isn’t allowed out the front unsupervised, because she can jump high enough to get to the top of the fence…)
Can someone invent a weighted blanket that is like a wheat pack (and I guess a giant microwave?), because wrapping my whole upper body in a heat pack is what I need right now
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Can someone invent a weighted blanket that is like a wheat pack (and I guess a giant microwave?), because wrapping my whole upper body in a heat pack is what I need right now
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Fancy spending the summer at the University of Oxford learning about the Stuarts? Look no further! My summer course is now open for applications ⬇️
The Stuarts: The Fall, Rise and Revolution of a Dynasty, 1603-1714
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...
The Stuarts: The Fall, Rise and Revolution of a Dynasty, 1603-1714
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...
The Stuarts: The Fall, Rise and Revolution of a Dynasty, 1603-1714
This course investigates the story of the Stuarts (1603 to 1714) in the context of the political, social, religious, economic and cultural history of seventeenth century England.
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Fancy spending the summer at the University of Oxford learning about the Stuarts? Look no further! My summer course is now open for applications ⬇️
The Stuarts: The Fall, Rise and Revolution of a Dynasty, 1603-1714
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...
The Stuarts: The Fall, Rise and Revolution of a Dynasty, 1603-1714
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...
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If early modern disease is more your thing, I’m also running this course too.
'A plague o' both your houses': Life and Death in 17th-Century England
Applications open lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/a-pl...
'A plague o' both your houses': Life and Death in 17th-Century England
Applications open lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/a-pl...
'A plague o' both your houses': Life and Death in 17th-Century England
Explore the role plague and disease played in seventeenth-century England. From the lived experience of diarists, plague searchers, victims and medics to its expression in works of literature by Shake...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If early modern disease is more your thing, I’m also running this course too.
'A plague o' both your houses': Life and Death in 17th-Century England
Applications open lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/a-pl...
'A plague o' both your houses': Life and Death in 17th-Century England
Applications open lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/a-pl...
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FUNDED PhDs! We are advertising for three ESRC-funded PhD scholarships! Any specialism permitted, depending on departmental supervision available. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH631/e...
ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics at University of Liverpool
Apply for a ESRC Funded Studentships in Politics. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
FUNDED PhDs! We are advertising for three ESRC-funded PhD scholarships! Any specialism permitted, depending on departmental supervision available. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH631/e...
One year, the US daylight savings change won't throw me, even though I've been talking to Americans online since I was 12
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One year, the US daylight savings change won't throw me, even though I've been talking to Americans online since I was 12
I did a bit more drawing yesterday, but I think I’m going to have to pause for a bit, because I’ve set off another headache. Sigh.
My brains desire to hyper fixate on new hobby vs my neck not liking looking down.
My brains desire to hyper fixate on new hobby vs my neck not liking looking down.
November 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I did a bit more drawing yesterday, but I think I’m going to have to pause for a bit, because I’ve set off another headache. Sigh.
My brains desire to hyper fixate on new hobby vs my neck not liking looking down.
My brains desire to hyper fixate on new hobby vs my neck not liking looking down.
My head is better today, but I’ve irritated my arms playing a computer game with some friends, and with the timing, I’m reflecting on all of this.
In a lot of ways I’m a lot better than I was 3 years ago - the nerve pain isn’t constant and my physio says I have a lot more movement than I used to
In a lot of ways I’m a lot better than I was 3 years ago - the nerve pain isn’t constant and my physio says I have a lot more movement than I used to
Happy four year anniversary of the advent of my chronic neck injury; I’ve spent the day wiped out with a neck induced migraine 😩
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My head is better today, but I’ve irritated my arms playing a computer game with some friends, and with the timing, I’m reflecting on all of this.
In a lot of ways I’m a lot better than I was 3 years ago - the nerve pain isn’t constant and my physio says I have a lot more movement than I used to
In a lot of ways I’m a lot better than I was 3 years ago - the nerve pain isn’t constant and my physio says I have a lot more movement than I used to
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Registration deadline is 9 November - it's all coming up fast now!
ANZAMEMS Conference – Registration and Program Updates #medieval #earlymodern www.anzamems.org/?p=...
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Registration deadline is 9 November - it's all coming up fast now!
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On further reflection, handing operation of our Universities over to a professional administrative class with no personal investment in the educational mission of the university or the creation and maintenance of knowledge might have been somewhat in error.
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On further reflection, handing operation of our Universities over to a professional administrative class with no personal investment in the educational mission of the university or the creation and maintenance of knowledge might have been somewhat in error.
Happy four year anniversary of the advent of my chronic neck injury; I’ve spent the day wiped out with a neck induced migraine 😩
November 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Happy four year anniversary of the advent of my chronic neck injury; I’ve spent the day wiped out with a neck induced migraine 😩