Manuel Barcia
@mbarcia24.bsky.social
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement). University of Bath. #LFC, #RedSox, #Reds, #AthleticClub, #BostonCeltics. Starting a book on the First Anglo-Asante War (1823-31).
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Manuel Barcia
@mbarcia24.bsky.social
· Nov 9
For my next book, on which I have been already working for a while, I’ll be studying the First Anglo-Asante War of 1823-1831. With some luck, I may even publish the book in 2031, on time for the 200th anniversary of the Cape Coast Treaty that concluded the war. #BSKyHistorians #SkyHistorians
Major multiple job opportunities klaxon 📣. If you are looking for a change and fancy living in a UNESCO world heritage city and working in a university with a culture of collaboration and excellence with impact, please come and join us. #WeAreInternational
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October 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Major multiple job opportunities klaxon 📣. If you are looking for a change and fancy living in a UNESCO world heritage city and working in a university with a culture of collaboration and excellence with impact, please come and join us. #WeAreInternational
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What a week in China.
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What a week in China.
Great news to wake up to this morning. #dirtywater
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Great news to wake up to this morning. #dirtywater
@yalebooks.bsky.social have outdone themselves with the cover of my new book. Out in January for anyone interested.
September 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
@yalebooks.bsky.social have outdone themselves with the cover of my new book. Out in January for anyone interested.
Man with an Oxford University degree has an opinion about something related to kids going to university. The shock.
As thousands more teenagers scramble for university places, I have to ask – why? | Simon Jenkins
As thousands more teenagers scramble for university places, I have to ask – why? | Simon Jenkins
Student debt increasing, graduate salaries dropping, high-skilled jobs thin on the ground – higher education in the UK is a mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Man with an Oxford University degree has an opinion about something related to kids going to university. The shock.
Terrible, terrible news. @billadot.bsky.social @gauthamrao.bsky.social @roperlou.bsky.social @provatlantic.bsky.social @drjohnaeharris.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A steep climb up the rankings, which comes to no surprise to those who get to work here. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
We're delighted to announce the University of Bath has achieved its highest-ever ranking in the QS World University Rankings 2026 since the introduction of independent rankings in 2010.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
June 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A steep climb up the rankings, which comes to no surprise to those who get to work here. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Here is the link to the webinar we hosted at the @uniofbath.bsky.social with Panamanian singer Ruben Blades. One of the highlights of the year for yours truly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4u...
A conversation with Rubén Blades: The Disappeared of History Global Webinar Series
YouTube video by University of Bath
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Here is the link to the webinar we hosted at the @uniofbath.bsky.social with Panamanian singer Ruben Blades. One of the highlights of the year for yours truly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4u...
This is the most dissapointing #RedSox team in the past 10/15 years, and boy there have been quite a few competitive teams in that span. Wow.
May 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is the most dissapointing #RedSox team in the past 10/15 years, and boy there have been quite a few competitive teams in that span. Wow.
Dear all, here is the QR code for the 9th June event on the Disappeared of History.
Queridos todos, aquí está el código QR para el evento del 9 de junio sobre los desaparecidos de la historia.
Queridos todos, aquí está el código QR para el evento del 9 de junio sobre los desaparecidos de la historia.
May 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dear all, here is the QR code for the 9th June event on the Disappeared of History.
Queridos todos, aquí está el código QR para el evento del 9 de junio sobre los desaparecidos de la historia.
Queridos todos, aquí está el código QR para el evento del 9 de junio sobre los desaparecidos de la historia.
They say that you should never meet your heroes. Well, I disagree. A discussion on a theme that continues to be current in Latin America and beyond. Please consider attending.
We're proud to announce the launch of a new global webinar Series on Disappearance, featuring acclaimed Panamanian musician, songwriter, activist, and former politician Rubén Blades
Join us on 9 June ⤵️
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
Join us on 9 June ⤵️
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
May 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
They say that you should never meet your heroes. Well, I disagree. A discussion on a theme that continues to be current in Latin America and beyond. Please consider attending.
Reposted by Manuel Barcia
When isolationism seems in the ascendancy, why must #internationalisation remain a cornerstone of #highered? Find out in our latest podcast with Lily Kong, president of SMU, and @mbarcia24.bsky.social of the @uniofbath.bsky.social:
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca... #edusky #academicsky
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca... #edusky #academicsky
THE podcast: why internationalisation must remain a cornerstone of higher education
Hear academic leaders in the UK and Singapore discuss what is needed for effective cross-border collaboration
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
When isolationism seems in the ascendancy, why must #internationalisation remain a cornerstone of #highered? Find out in our latest podcast with Lily Kong, president of SMU, and @mbarcia24.bsky.social of the @uniofbath.bsky.social:
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca... #edusky #academicsky
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca... #edusky #academicsky
Something for those interested in research collaboration in an ever increasingly challenging world.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca...
THE podcast: why internationalisation must remain a cornerstone of higher education
Hear academic leaders in the UK and Singapore discuss what is needed for effective cross-border collaboration
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Something for those interested in research collaboration in an ever increasingly challenging world.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca...
Pure class these two.
April 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pure class these two.
Finally, my world class research on invertebrate viruses has been recognised! 🤣🤣🤣
April 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Finally, my world class research on invertebrate viruses has been recognised! 🤣🤣🤣
Back in the day Pope Francis was elected, I wrote this short piece about him and what Latin America expected from him.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/201...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/201...
The quaint mythology of Pope Francis
Will Pope Francis’ past overrule his present and his future, limiting the scope of his contribution to the region?
www.aljazeera.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Back in the day Pope Francis was elected, I wrote this short piece about him and what Latin America expected from him.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/201...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/201...
A must-read!
UK universities are in crisis.
Dave Hitchcock (@davehitchcock.bsky.social) on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be approached as an interdependent system.
www.historyworkshop....
Dave Hitchcock (@davehitchcock.bsky.social) on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be approached as an interdependent system.
www.historyworkshop....
A Decade of Crisis
The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A must-read!
Great seats at the @celticsnba.bsky.social game last night. I even caught one of those t-shirts they throw to the people on the stands. Uh, yes, plus a win.
March 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Great seats at the @celticsnba.bsky.social game last night. I even caught one of those t-shirts they throw to the people on the stands. Uh, yes, plus a win.
Heading for Boston, one of my favourite cities in the entire world. It’s been too long.
March 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Heading for Boston, one of my favourite cities in the entire world. It’s been too long.
"...the birth of the last desperate snatch at the last tuft of grass on the very verge of the precipice." What a sobering read, this one.
The wait for the outcome of #Chamberlain’s mission to Munich and the looming spectre of another war hung over Britain in 1938. Its impact was deeply felt.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
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🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
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Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the Wait for War
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March 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"...the birth of the last desperate snatch at the last tuft of grass on the very verge of the precipice." What a sobering read, this one.
Book copy-editing is done. Proofs and index next.
a man in a red shirt is flexing his muscles while wearing headphones and listening to music .
ALT: a man in a red shirt is flexing his muscles while wearing headphones and listening to music .
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March 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Book copy-editing is done. Proofs and index next.
Looking forward to this new chapter.
We're delighted to announce that Professor Manuel Barcia will become the University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global).
He will be responsible for developing and leading the university’s international engagement.
#WeAreInternational
He will be responsible for developing and leading the university’s international engagement.
#WeAreInternational
February 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Looking forward to this new chapter.
This morning I got to see a very rare red shifted rainbow.
February 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This morning I got to see a very rare red shifted rainbow.
So, some breaking news at my end. I am leaving the @lUniversity of Leeds at the end of April after almost 19 years, to take up the PVC Global role at the University of Bath. Really excited about this move, although a bit sad about leaving Leeds.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
Professor Manuel Barcia announced as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global)
Professor Barcia will join the University of Bath on 1 May 2025
www.bath.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
So, some breaking news at my end. I am leaving the @lUniversity of Leeds at the end of April after almost 19 years, to take up the PVC Global role at the University of Bath. Really excited about this move, although a bit sad about leaving Leeds.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...