Leonie is wearing a dark blue dress with a white bird print and, more importantly, a replica Norman helmet. She is standing in front of an exhibition board that reads 'Die Normannen'.
Mannheim 2022. Massive exhibition on the Normans that I was involved in. To this day I have no idea why Mannheim hoste dan exhibition on the Normans.
Those lucky enough to study at or just visit @durham.ac.uk, based in Durham Castle, will have noticed this stunning Romanesque doorway. It has never been analysed or studied in any detail. We have funded a team from the uni who want to change it. Find out more: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/04...
Fantastic to hear that!
Fabulous!
I think my 'favourite' from our version of the shitshow was 'right-sizing'. I called out our head of school and said 'at least do us the courtesy of calling it what it is: redundancy'.
Eng Lit was our best performing department last time and is now in teach out. I'm so angry.
Utter vandalism. Solidarity to all at Wolverhampton facing a bonfire of the Humanities.
And as others have said, what is it going to take to get the government's head out of the sand?
This utter vandalism and I am so sorry. I hope the union fights the 'no voluntary scheme'. Solidarity.
We were given the 'new improved curriculum' excuse, too. It's uncanny.
FFS, that's very bad.
'Speak now, my whole heart! speak now to God, saying, I seek your face; your face, Lord, will I seek (Psalms xxvii. 8). And come you now, O Lord my God, teach my heart where and how it may seek you, where and how it may find you.' 2/2
Anselm of Canterbury's feast day today. From his Prosologion:
'Yield room for some little time to God; and rest for a little time in him. Enter the inner chamber of your mind; shut out all thoughts save that of God, and such as can aid you in seeking him; close your door and seek him.' 1/
upper body, side view of Graham Ibberson's statue of cricket umpire, Dickie Bird located in Barnsley, UK town centre. The statue depicts Bird in familiar umpire attire, including a flat cap, and with his right arm and right hand index finger extended - the accepted hand signal to communicate that the batter is out. Original online image publication: https://flickr.com/photos/93416311@N00/7598566986
Immediately brought Graham Ibbeson's statue of Dickie Bird in Barnsley to mind!
Image: Tim Green (link to original in Alt Text)
Well worth a read for cricket and labour history types: observer.co.uk/news/sport/a... #skystorians.
Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely.
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Oh yes.
Looking at your church website the builders certainly went the full Greek there.
I went to Sicily last year precisely for the fabulous Normanness (not a great surprise there, then). Cefalù was wonderful, Monreale blew my brain, Palermo in general, just wow. The Greeks knew a thing or two about how to represent the Divine.
Enjoy!
I think HEPI actively dislikes universities.
The Psalms can always be relied upon. Psalm 22:14 is extremely evocative.
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
The ones that always give me goosebumps (and this liturgical year especially): John 1:1 and John 20:18
Too many, but Proverbs 8:1, well all of Proverbs 8 really.
Unbelievable tripe.
As an angry leftie woman we need more, not fewer, of us.
A cartoon showing a viking building a large ship from Lego. Two other vikings are standing in front of the ship-in-progress, one of whom is saying "I tell you, Lego Legosson, your method of building will never catch on".
Talked about vikings a lot in my lecture this afternoon. Happy Friday, everyone!
Thank you! Proper collaborative learning and teaching!
Wish he'd been a bit more vocal while being our VC.
'Military sprinkles'! How did they come up with these designs??
Goodness me, what a time to be undertaking a module on using the Bible today for the preaching course.
At least I'll have the memories of teaching your group with Alison and John - the best teaching experience ever!
If it’s 16 April, it must be... YES, OF COURSE! The 248th anniversary of Parson Woodforde’s ‘Piggs’ being hungover