David Amigoni
@amigonidavid.bsky.social
Prof of Victorian Lit @Keele University and Dir of Institute of Social Inclusion. Loves doing cultural stuff in Stoke-on-Trent and beyond
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October 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Support The Stoke Book Festival, hear @daveproudlove.bsky.social talk about his excellent work on football, working-class culture and place. Tuesday, 6.00 pm
Just a few days to go....
Football, Place, and the Working Class Experience - in conversation with @amigonidavid.bsky.social
📅 06/10/26
🏟 Stoke Minster
🎟 FREE
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Football, Place, and the Working Class Experience - in conversation with @amigonidavid.bsky.social
📅 06/10/26
🏟 Stoke Minster
🎟 FREE
www.fatsoma.com/e/oknp95fi/d...
October 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Support The Stoke Book Festival, hear @daveproudlove.bsky.social talk about his excellent work on football, working-class culture and place. Tuesday, 6.00 pm
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The hat-trick
August 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The hat-trick
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August 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Great discussion
You can hear @bobeaglestone.bsky.social and I chatting to @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social on Front Row about the latest A level data for arts and humanities including English literature. Around the last 10 mins (although the whole programme is worth listening to)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Front Row - Joe Lycett on his first solo exhibition, Everything Must Go - BBC Sounds
Charlotte Higgins on the role of artists in Ukraine, and the rise in poetry sales.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Great discussion
Rather chuffed and honoured to have received a review copy of @daveproudlove.bsky.social, congratulations to Dave on publication of his book about the grassroots of global football (note, FIFA)
August 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Rather chuffed and honoured to have received a review copy of @daveproudlove.bsky.social, congratulations to Dave on publication of his book about the grassroots of global football (note, FIFA)
Woore, Shropshire, 20 June 2026: Landscape with Machines, with a nod to L.T.C. Rolt
June 21, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Woore, Shropshire, 20 June 2026: Landscape with Machines, with a nod to L.T.C. Rolt
How can it be on the hottest day of the year, there’s a light covering of snow on the footpath by the River Weaver, Nantwich? 🤔😜
May 25, 2026 at 8:16 PM
How can it be on the hottest day of the year, there’s a light covering of snow on the footpath by the River Weaver, Nantwich? 🤔😜
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Jessica Corner to step down as Research England head.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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Jessica Corner to step down as Research England head - Research Professional News
Executive chair announces planned 2027 departure after four-year term ends, as search for successor begins
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
May 23, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Jessica Corner to step down as Research England head.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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How to resist Donald Soprano
We know that, under Trump, cowardice is contagious. But, with this week’s outlandish corruption, is the worm about to turn ? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73640/...
Trump is a mentally unstable bully, but his spell has been broken
Republicans are finally standing up to a mind-blowingly corrupt president
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May 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM
How to resist Donald Soprano
Important piece
This week on Wonkhe: The old international recruitment paradigm thought about China in terms of how many students it would send abroad. Leina Shi explains its increasing focus on attracting international talent – and why the UK needs to pay attention
China is reinventing itself as a study destination, and the UK must take note
The old international recruitment paradigm thought about China in terms of how many students it would send abroad. Leina Shi explains its increasing focus on attracting international talent – and why...
buff.ly
May 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Important piece
Great postcard; love the connection to Leyton Orient @lucycmunro.bsky.social
This week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Cambridge via the east end of London
Higher education postcard: Homerton College, Cambridge
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Cambridge via the east end of London This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Cambridge via the east end of London
buff.ly
May 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Great postcard; love the connection to Leyton Orient @lucycmunro.bsky.social
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Many thanks to Paul Lewis for making available the unannotated texts of all of the letters included in the magisterial Pilgrim edition of Dickens's correspondence. As that edition is paywalled, this will be very handy for scholars everywhere: victorianresearch.org/Dickens%20le...
#Victorian
#Victorian
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April 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Many thanks to Paul Lewis for making available the unannotated texts of all of the letters included in the magisterial Pilgrim edition of Dickens's correspondence. As that edition is paywalled, this will be very handy for scholars everywhere: victorianresearch.org/Dickens%20le...
#Victorian
#Victorian
A reminder that American foreign policy expertise can be grounded in knowledge and the calculation of risk
April 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
A reminder that American foreign policy expertise can be grounded in knowledge and the calculation of risk
Congratulations! Can’t wait to read this work, based on a masterful PhD thesis
Visit theatrehistorian.co.uk to find out more!
historian.co.uk
April 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Congratulations! Can’t wait to read this work, based on a masterful PhD thesis
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Rather than concentrate on the wildfire war he's just started, Trump is spending his time on the phone with British journalists slagging off Keir Starmer. Their dictation skills turn out to be excellent www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...
How the right-wing British press became Trump’s trumpet
Fleet Street is happy to ignore the real history of transatlantic relations to score points against Keir Starmer
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Rather than concentrate on the wildfire war he's just started, Trump is spending his time on the phone with British journalists slagging off Keir Starmer. Their dictation skills turn out to be excellent www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...
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Applications are now open for the International Placement Scheme 2026
Funded global research placements at leading cultural institutions for early career researchers and doctoral students - build expertise, networks and policy impact.
Apply by 19 March 2026
More info: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Funded global research placements at leading cultural institutions for early career researchers and doctoral students - build expertise, networks and policy impact.
Apply by 19 March 2026
More info: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
International Placement Scheme 2026
Apply to undertake a placement at an international cultural institution. You must either be:
www.ukri.org
February 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Applications are now open for the International Placement Scheme 2026
Funded global research placements at leading cultural institutions for early career researchers and doctoral students - build expertise, networks and policy impact.
Apply by 19 March 2026
More info: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Funded global research placements at leading cultural institutions for early career researchers and doctoral students - build expertise, networks and policy impact.
Apply by 19 March 2026
More info: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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Come work with me! We are recruiting for a Head of Comms and Marketing to help us communicate the work of @britishacademy.bsky.social and the power of the humanities and social sciences in making sense of our changing world
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The British Academy - Head of Communications and Marketing - £70,000 (London, ENG)
OUR CLIENT:The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social...
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February 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Come work with me! We are recruiting for a Head of Comms and Marketing to help us communicate the work of @britishacademy.bsky.social and the power of the humanities and social sciences in making sense of our changing world
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For #AshWedneday – a few related artworks we found on Art UK 🖼️
1) 'Ash Wednesday' by George Shaw (b.1966) © the artist. 📷 British Council
2) 'Great Gale at Yarmouth on Ash Wednesday' by John Berney Crome (1794–1842) 📷 Norfolk Museum
3) 'lantern slide' by Olive Edis (1876–1955) 📷 Cromer Museum
1) 'Ash Wednesday' by George Shaw (b.1966) © the artist. 📷 British Council
2) 'Great Gale at Yarmouth on Ash Wednesday' by John Berney Crome (1794–1842) 📷 Norfolk Museum
3) 'lantern slide' by Olive Edis (1876–1955) 📷 Cromer Museum
February 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
For #AshWedneday – a few related artworks we found on Art UK 🖼️
1) 'Ash Wednesday' by George Shaw (b.1966) © the artist. 📷 British Council
2) 'Great Gale at Yarmouth on Ash Wednesday' by John Berney Crome (1794–1842) 📷 Norfolk Museum
3) 'lantern slide' by Olive Edis (1876–1955) 📷 Cromer Museum
1) 'Ash Wednesday' by George Shaw (b.1966) © the artist. 📷 British Council
2) 'Great Gale at Yarmouth on Ash Wednesday' by John Berney Crome (1794–1842) 📷 Norfolk Museum
3) 'lantern slide' by Olive Edis (1876–1955) 📷 Cromer Museum
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Useful new report from @rgs.org on the state of geography in HE based on a snapshot survey. Most striking for me are textual responses which suggest larger/Russell Group institutions expect to face similar pressures in the coming year already felt by smaller institutions
www.rgs.org/about-us/our...
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New report on The State of Geography in UK Higher Education
UK universities are facing a financial crisis, with over 40% of institutions experiencing deficits. Others will likely face similar challenges.
www.rgs.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Useful new report from @rgs.org on the state of geography in HE based on a snapshot survey. Most striking for me are textual responses which suggest larger/Russell Group institutions expect to face similar pressures in the coming year already felt by smaller institutions
www.rgs.org/about-us/our...
www.rgs.org/about-us/our...
They were written to be heard
Dickens was drawn to women who were brilliant, expressive and creative.
Extra/Ordinary Women exhibition explores the women in Charles Dickens’s life and writing
Dickens was drawn to women who were brilliant, expressive and creative.
tcnv.link
February 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
They were written to be heard
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The court found Palestine Action’s activities had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence that would justify proscription.
Palestine Action: why the High Court ruled against the government, and what it means for the future of protest
The court found Palestine Action’s activities had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence that would justify proscription.
tcnv.link
February 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The court found Palestine Action’s activities had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence that would justify proscription.
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Essaka Joshua’s wonderful study Disability and the Gothic has just been published! Even better, it’s free online from today until the 3rd March 2026:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
@dalegothic96.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@igagoths.bsky.social
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@dalegothic96.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@igagoths.bsky.social
Disability and the Gothic
Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Disability and the Gothic
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February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Essaka Joshua’s wonderful study Disability and the Gothic has just been published! Even better, it’s free online from today until the 3rd March 2026:
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
@dalegothic96.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@igagoths.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
@dalegothic96.bsky.social
@universitypress.cambridge.org
@igagoths.bsky.social
Important work from @keeleuniversity.bsky.social, School of Life Sciences
Researchers @keeleuniversity.bsky.social creating map of mosquito genes to help control disease www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2... 🦟🧬
Researchers creating map of mosquito genes to help control disease
A “map” of mosquito genes being developed by Keele researchers could pave the way for effective new control methods to protect human and animal health.
www.keele.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Important work from @keeleuniversity.bsky.social, School of Life Sciences