You’ll be pleased to know it got through the MOT despite the growth!

Former Erasmus student and Tory MP criticised for voting against scheme A Tory MP who previously participated in the Erasmus scheme as a student has been criticised for voting against protecting the UK's membership of the

You couldn't make it up: Suella Braverman, a former Erasmus student, voted against the UK joining the scheme.

So she can have the opportunity, but others can’t? How ironic...

Random is the way to go! Lovely rabbit holes...

Reform UK candidate says women should stay at home and look after the kids Martin Shipton A Reform UK Senedd candidate shocked those attending a hustings meeting by suggesting that women should stay at home and look after their children instead of going out to work. Mark Law...

Reform showing their true colours on the campaign trail in Wales

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Summer term 2026 schedule for the IHR Earlier Middle Ages Seminar in London.

The IHR Earlier Middle Ages seminar reconvenes in May, with another great line-up of papers for the term! #medievalsky

15 minutes; no questions; government got the blame; my department to have 60% of us sacked. Apparently sacking us will lead to a ‘new, improved’ curriculum. No voluntary scheme, straight to selection and legal minimum redundancy payment.

How did the letter get into the archives?

A spokesperson for Reform added: "Too often some public spaces are presenting divisive views of history that are designed to make people feel guilty."

which "divisive views" goose dot jpg

Colour image of the top of an engine bay with a seedling searching for the light!

Has it really been that long since I had the bonnet up?

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!

Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!

I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

North Kent Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) are a very active group with a large membership of children and young people of all ages, united by a genuine passion for archaeology and history but struggling to find opportunities.

If you can support North Kent YAC email: bexleyyac@btinternet.com

Ah, the gift that keeps on giving. 😡

Action shots?

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Urgently looking for two RSLi to co-work for the volunteers' get-together meeting on:

Fri 24 April 26
11 am–2 pm
Karten Centre, Royal School for the Deaf DE22 3BH

Please let us know if you are free to do this.
liz@deafinitelywomen.org.uk
01773 828233
#BSL #derbyshire

Having to empty the house of my former partner who died in late 2024. Lots of amazing books, journals free to rehome but also rare books for sale including ‘Monumenta Palaeographica Vindobonensia’ vols 1 and 2. Please comment on this post if interested #booksky #palaeography

Your regular reminder that Uniserve Ltd got over £1.4 billion in VIP lane COVID contracts without tender.

Their profits increased 500% overnight, and they didn't deliver almost £180m of contracted goods.

They just happened to share an address with Julia Lopez.

Looking to rehome these journals for the cost of postage only - UK based. Costs £12 to post 20kg and less to post less #booksky #academia #archaeology #history

The military spokesperson is probably lying but it's not great when this guy has a greater chance of being disciplined for breaking a statue than he would for killing a civilian.

One for @danlesac.bandcamp.com obviously.

Globe showing the Atlantic Ocean with arrows depicting the AMOC circulation: warm surface currents (pink/red) flowing northward from the tropics toward the Arctic, and cold deep return currents (blue/purple) flowing southward. The background shows sea surface temperature trends, with a prominent blue cold patch, the "cold blob", south of Greenland, contrasting with warming (orange/red) across the rest of the ocean.

1/ There's a system of ocean currents in the Atlantic that shapes Europe's #climate, drives monsoons, and keeps sea levels stable along the US coast.

In the last 5 years, the scientific evidence that it could collapse has shifted dramatically.

Most people have no idea. 🧵

Far away, long ago, a star exploded. Supernova 1994D, visible as the bright spot on the lower left, occurred in the outskirts of disk galaxy NGC 4526. Supernova 1994D was not of interest for how different it was, but rather for how similar it was to other supernovae. In fact, the light emitted during the weeks after its explosion caused it to be given the familiar designation of a Type Ia supernova. If all Type 1a supernovae have the same intrinsic brightness, then the dimmer a supernova appears, the farther away it must be. By calibrating a precise brightness-distance relation, astronomers are able to estimate not only the expansion rate of the universe (parameterized by the Hubble Constant), but also the geometry of the universe we live in (parameterized by Omega and Lambda). The large number and great distances to supernovae measured over the past few years have been interpreted as indicating that we live in a previously unexpected universe.

NASA Astronomy Hourly Picture - 2000-03-12: Supernova 1994D and the Unexpected Universe
#Astronomy #NASA #Space

'Bell removed Romeo and Juliet from his syllabus because “in Act III, Romeo and Juliet have sex, and that falls under this very broadly defined sexuality [topics ban].” He also didn’t teach about Joan of Arc this semester.'

What an actual lack of freedom of speech looks like in universities. 3/3

If the past really is a foreign country I’m surprised so many right-wingers want to live there.

Is it bin day in Matlock?

Left it late, but a last minute was 😎 and with Chelsea loss things are firming up. 😁

Her office said the Office for Students (OfS), which regulates universities, had received reports of speakers and lecturers being harassed and blocked for holding gender-critical or religious views, of foreign interference suppressing academic freedoms, and of ideological belief requirements featuring in job advertisements.

The OfS will be able to use the new complaints scheme from September. From April, it will be able to fine universities the greater of £500,000 or 2 per cent of their income, which would amount to millions of pounds for large institutions, for breaches under the Freedom of Speech Act. Ultimately, universities could be deregistered for egregious cases.

Bridget Phillipson will introduce new laws to make it possible for Universities to be fined millions of pounds if they don't silence students who protest bigots invited onto their campuses. It's like the Tories never left office.

This week marks Local History Day 2026, taking place on Wednesday 22nd April.
Whether you’re planning something big, keeping it simple, or just joining in on social media, it all counts.

Celebrating this week or later? We’d love to see it. Share using #LocalHistoryDay and tag us.

Well that wasn't too bad.