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Want to find out the latest results from University of Reading's REMADE project (We certainly do). Sign up for the free conference on all things copper alloy and discover alloys you never knew you needed. Bronze, brass, gunmetal, latten, even that weird Late Roman metal!
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“Feud with the Pope” is BACK as a likely Wikipedia section heading after a 400-year gap.

The blossom in #Armley park is incredible, who needs Japan? Go visit this week if you're in #Leeds - finishing my parkrun under it was such a joy today

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April is for Art 🎨

Check your inboxes as our April e-newsletter landed this morning! Get up to date on all the latest from your favourite Cultural Collections & Galleries - in written or audio format!

Not yet subscribed? Listen to this month's e-news here soundcloud.com/lulgalleries... 🎧

🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 I make some useful & non-onerous suggestions! (I review funding applications often, but this seems a bit more nerve-wracking!)

Oooh, now that I did not know! That's great to hear!

Thanks Will!

I've just been asked to do my first peer review of someone's article (!) top tips for first timers?

We’re revising our strategy for Public Art on campus, and we want to hear from you!

We’ll be running focus groups between 27 April - 6 May 2026. Join us online or in person to have your say. All participants will receive a £15 Love2Shop voucher.

Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Cardinal Cupich: "We're dehumanizing the victims of war by turning the suffering of people & killing of children & our own soldiers into entertainment. To splice together movie cuts w/ actual bombings & targeting of people for purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are."

African Archaeology Explore a curated collection of our recent articles on the archaeology of Africa

From ancient Egyptian temples to the colonial destruction of Benin City, our #AfricanArchaeology collection contains tons of free and #OpenAccess research from across the entire continent! Check it out at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🏺 #Archaeology

Detectorist recalls thrill of finding rare medieval runic ring Rafal Wesolowski, 49, from Boston, says he knew immediately his find was something special.

...annnnnnnnnd again.

"it was hoped the artefact...could be acquired by Lincoln Museum"

Note the word 'hoped'. But if Museum can't raise the funds to buy it, it could be sold at auction, sent overseas or melted down.

100% legally

#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Digital Cultural Heritage: showcasing research from the University of York and Virginia Tech An online workshop exploring the frontiers of digital innovation, preservation and storytelling.

On 17 April we'll be hosting the online workshop 'Digital Cultural Heritage: showcasing research from the University of York and Virginia Tech'. It will focus on how cutting-edge technologies are transforming how we document, interpret, and experience heritage www.york.ac.uk/hrc/events/2...

Running away from the chocolatier at Peterborough Museum!

my #numismatics x #Wikipedia crossover is writing articles about women in the field - today Carmen Alfaro Asins is on English Wikipedia's front page, bringing her (too short) life and scholarship to a whole new audience 🪙
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_...

"IDF has pushed so far into southern Lebanon they now occupy a large part of Ireland’s area of operations, which are monitored by Irish peacekeepers"

So an army has invaded and is occupying an area monitored by UN peacekeepers. I wonder what this could mean.

My sister is one of the volunteers welcoming refugees to Crowborough with packs of necessities. She reckons the volunteers easily outnumber the protestors 'And we're not bussed in every morning'.

Reading this article & saw “... the botanist Otto Degener struck out the name of his Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) collaborator Henry Wiebke from his specimen labels (Shih 2025), after a falling out between the two.” Is Wiebke in #Wikidata? Yes! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119459...

Awwww, right back at you Siobhan 🩷🏳️‍⚧️🩷

We do special themes regularly for other "days" such as International Women's Day, Papua New Guinea Day, etc.

& read more about Sharifa here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharifa...

Read more about Nadia here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_E...

It's #TransDayOfVisibility & a bunch of @wikipedia.org editors (inc. me) filled the #dyk section on English Wikipedia with our trans siblings

I added articles about Nadia Echazu - one of Argentina's earliest trans rights activists & Sharifa Yazmeen, an Egyptian-American trans playwright.

UK trans people and friends - can you help us spread the word? Manchester patch decorating workshop this Wednesday - free, accessible, relaxed. Link to reserve your place below, and more about the project here - thank you! goodlawproject.org/campaign/the...

New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals

New York’s public hospitals dropped Palantir this week.

Is it time the NHS did the same?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/n...

Pope Leo on Palm Sunday: “This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: ‘Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood’ (Is 1:15).”

Girlguiding facing mass exodus after setting deadline for... The organisation is battling a backlash over new rules that will exclude trans girls from the organisation

"A six-year-old trans girl tried to cut off her penis with plastic scissors after being told she couldn’t join Rainbows, the youngest Girlguiding group."

This is what Britain's shameful cruelty, and Girlguiding's complicity, means.

📚 #Wikicurious is coming to #Austin! Join us at Austin Public Library (Central) March 9, 1–5pm to learn how to edit #Wikipedia with guidance from experienced editors and the Austin History Center. Food & drinks provided—bring your laptop! RSVP at link in bio. Supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social.

Event graphic for Wikipedia Day NYC. Image contains balloons, the number 25, and a finger pressing "enter" on a laptop keyboard.

We're so excited to see everyone tomorrow for Wikipedia Day NYC 2026! 🥳 If you pre-registered on eventbrite and have your ticket, we'll see you there to help us celebrate Wikipedia's 25th birthday in style :)