Hannah O’Regan
@palaeohan.bsky.social
Archaeologist studying lots of things (mainly bones) ‘cos I’m cursed with curiosity. I like cats, crafts, bears and fungi. She/her. Own views.
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Today is the final day of our reader referral campaign, and it’s also my (@lyneka.bsky.social) last day at PJP. So I’d love to make one final push for something I’ve cared deeply about: helping more people discover the work of incarcerated writers.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Today is the final day of our reader referral campaign, and it’s also my (@lyneka.bsky.social) last day at PJP. So I’d love to make one final push for something I’ve cared deeply about: helping more people discover the work of incarcerated writers.
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Fragments of people's lives, washed up on the beach.
September 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Fragments of people's lives, washed up on the beach.
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18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative
Join us to work on the University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative, part of the University’s Bicentennial programming.
More information here: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...
Join us to work on the University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative, part of the University’s Bicentennial programming.
More information here: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...
Postdoctoral Positions | Department of Historical Studies
18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories InitiativeDepartment of Historical Studies, University of Toronto MississaugaApplication deadline: October 6, 2026Fellowship s...
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September 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative
Join us to work on the University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative, part of the University’s Bicentennial programming.
More information here: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...
Join us to work on the University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative, part of the University’s Bicentennial programming.
More information here: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...
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I will never not be boggled by this 1733 case from London in which Mauris Bates accused a neighbor of deliberately hiding ‘a parcell of buggs’ under his bed to ‘spoil his household goods and furniture.’ Was this a thing? 🗃️🪳
September 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I will never not be boggled by this 1733 case from London in which Mauris Bates accused a neighbor of deliberately hiding ‘a parcell of buggs’ under his bed to ‘spoil his household goods and furniture.’ Was this a thing? 🗃️🪳
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Our Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies Seminar this year is "Activating/Excavating Archives", and we're thrilled that @clmorgan.bsky.social will be kicking it off with
Archives as Playworlds: The Avebury Papers and Digital Creativity
All welcome! Abstract and sign-up linked below!
Archives as Playworlds: The Avebury Papers and Digital Creativity
All welcome! Abstract and sign-up linked below!
September 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Our Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies Seminar this year is "Activating/Excavating Archives", and we're thrilled that @clmorgan.bsky.social will be kicking it off with
Archives as Playworlds: The Avebury Papers and Digital Creativity
All welcome! Abstract and sign-up linked below!
Archives as Playworlds: The Avebury Papers and Digital Creativity
All welcome! Abstract and sign-up linked below!
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I woke this morning with the magical line ‘Did I attract Dorothy’s pig?’ in my head. I have no context, but it should be read with an emphasis on the ‘I’.
September 18, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I woke this morning with the magical line ‘Did I attract Dorothy’s pig?’ in my head. I have no context, but it should be read with an emphasis on the ‘I’.
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Grants to Assist Archaeologists Gain Commercial Diving Qualifications
For information on eligibility visit archaeology.ie
Closing Date: 5.00 p.m. Friday 30 October 2026
Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, NMS
#uchireland
#underwaterarchaeology
#ProtectOurPast
#ClimateActionIRL
For information on eligibility visit archaeology.ie
Closing Date: 5.00 p.m. Friday 30 October 2026
Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, NMS
#uchireland
#underwaterarchaeology
#ProtectOurPast
#ClimateActionIRL
September 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Grants to Assist Archaeologists Gain Commercial Diving Qualifications
For information on eligibility visit archaeology.ie
Closing Date: 5.00 p.m. Friday 30 October 2026
Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, NMS
#uchireland
#underwaterarchaeology
#ProtectOurPast
#ClimateActionIRL
For information on eligibility visit archaeology.ie
Closing Date: 5.00 p.m. Friday 30 October 2026
Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, NMS
#uchireland
#underwaterarchaeology
#ProtectOurPast
#ClimateActionIRL
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And then there are the contingent aspects. Collapses aren't inevitable, though structural factors can strongly pull a society in that direction; they happen because seemingly minor bad things combine in unexpected ways that put decision-making power in the hands of wildly incapable people.
September 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
And then there are the contingent aspects. Collapses aren't inevitable, though structural factors can strongly pull a society in that direction; they happen because seemingly minor bad things combine in unexpected ways that put decision-making power in the hands of wildly incapable people.
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Just added to my collection of, well, rather strange #archaeology souvenirs: crocheted T-pillar. 🤔😄
September 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Just added to my collection of, well, rather strange #archaeology souvenirs: crocheted T-pillar. 🤔😄
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Bookings open for the Irish Autumn Meeting & AGM, 3 Oct in Enniskillen!
Highlights incl. talks & workshops on Sorbus; Irish ferns; Fermanagh flora; beginners' recording & our BSBI database: an exciting day! Book at bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cedarrecordsni.bsky.social #Botany
Highlights incl. talks & workshops on Sorbus; Irish ferns; Fermanagh flora; beginners' recording & our BSBI database: an exciting day! Book at bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cedarrecordsni.bsky.social #Botany
September 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Bookings open for the Irish Autumn Meeting & AGM, 3 Oct in Enniskillen!
Highlights incl. talks & workshops on Sorbus; Irish ferns; Fermanagh flora; beginners' recording & our BSBI database: an exciting day! Book at bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cedarrecordsni.bsky.social #Botany
Highlights incl. talks & workshops on Sorbus; Irish ferns; Fermanagh flora; beginners' recording & our BSBI database: an exciting day! Book at bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cedarrecordsni.bsky.social #Botany
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Archaeology Assistant Position | PCMA UW | Poland
Archaeology | Conservation | Heritage | Research
Permanent full-time role focused on archaeological conservation and documentation
higherjobz.com/archaeology-...
#Acadhiring #Academicjobs #Archaeology #Poland
Archaeology | Conservation | Heritage | Research
Permanent full-time role focused on archaeological conservation and documentation
higherjobz.com/archaeology-...
#Acadhiring #Academicjobs #Archaeology #Poland
Archaeology Research Assistant at PCMA UW, Poland
Archaeology Research Assistant position at PCMA UW, Poland, focusing on archaeological conservation, documentation and heritage protection.
higherjobz.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Archaeology Assistant Position | PCMA UW | Poland
Archaeology | Conservation | Heritage | Research
Permanent full-time role focused on archaeological conservation and documentation
higherjobz.com/archaeology-...
#Acadhiring #Academicjobs #Archaeology #Poland
Archaeology | Conservation | Heritage | Research
Permanent full-time role focused on archaeological conservation and documentation
higherjobz.com/archaeology-...
#Acadhiring #Academicjobs #Archaeology #Poland
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Now published in final form with page numbers!
What happens when an Iron-Age British hero, some early-medieval Welsh saint, and a 21st century French philosopher of the climate crisis walk into a bar? Find out in my (Open Access) article now out in an Early View copy with @histandtheojrnl.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1111/hith...
PERIODIZING GEOLOGICALLY OUTWITH (AND WITHOUT?) THE ANTHROPOCENE: PASTS, AGENCIES, AND THE TERRESTRIAL
As a periodization that is generally understood to refer to an era of Terrestrial relationships that developed with modernization and nuclearization, the Anthropocene cannot be applied simply to prem....
doi.org
September 6, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Now published in final form with page numbers!
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Second post focused on biodiversity measurement strategies at global critical mineral mine sites:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY103/p...
We're a growing research group and happy to answer any questions on either post! 😁
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY103/p...
We're a growing research group and happy to answer any questions on either post! 😁
September 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Second post focused on biodiversity measurement strategies at global critical mineral mine sites:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY103/p...
We're a growing research group and happy to answer any questions on either post! 😁
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY103/p...
We're a growing research group and happy to answer any questions on either post! 😁
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We have TWO postdoc positions available in our research group at University of Cumbria!
Human-predator-prey dynamics: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY109/p...
This post will contribute to our ongoing research in Murchison Falls NP, Uganda, and involve satellite collar & camera trap data 🇺🇬🦁🦌
Human-predator-prey dynamics: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY109/p...
This post will contribute to our ongoing research in Murchison Falls NP, Uganda, and involve satellite collar & camera trap data 🇺🇬🦁🦌
September 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
We have TWO postdoc positions available in our research group at University of Cumbria!
Human-predator-prey dynamics: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY109/p...
This post will contribute to our ongoing research in Murchison Falls NP, Uganda, and involve satellite collar & camera trap data 🇺🇬🦁🦌
Human-predator-prey dynamics: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSY109/p...
This post will contribute to our ongoing research in Murchison Falls NP, Uganda, and involve satellite collar & camera trap data 🇺🇬🦁🦌
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We warmly welcome applications to join the Fellowship of the Society. Next closing dates: 5 Oct and 14 December.
Fellowship is open to those who've made a scholarly research contribution to #history in all sectors (within & beyond higher education) in the UK/worldwide bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians
Fellowship is open to those who've made a scholarly research contribution to #history in all sectors (within & beyond higher education) in the UK/worldwide bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians
Apply for Fellowship - RHS
Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 5 October and 14 December 2026 Fellowships are awarded to those who have made an original contribution to historical scholarship, typically through the a...
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September 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
We warmly welcome applications to join the Fellowship of the Society. Next closing dates: 5 Oct and 14 December.
Fellowship is open to those who've made a scholarly research contribution to #history in all sectors (within & beyond higher education) in the UK/worldwide bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians
Fellowship is open to those who've made a scholarly research contribution to #history in all sectors (within & beyond higher education) in the UK/worldwide bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians
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This one’s for you @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This one’s for you @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
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Does everyone want to hear the latest twist in my compulsory half-sacking that is simultaneously a 'new post' and a 'variation of contract' that doesn't attract any compensation for my income being halved in two weeks time, and for which I got a congratulations letter?
September 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Does everyone want to hear the latest twist in my compulsory half-sacking that is simultaneously a 'new post' and a 'variation of contract' that doesn't attract any compensation for my income being halved in two weeks time, and for which I got a congratulations letter?
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A further observation: the response to the news is widespread horror and solidarity (which we’re grateful for), but it’s also really interesting to observe the gap between how this looks like from ‘the inside’ vs the outside.
Among the degrees that have been cut at Edinburgh are Persian Studies (and Persian and Middle Eastern Studies), and Africa and International Development. If only there was any need for specialists in any of these areas in the current state of affairs.
EXC: 90 programmes in Edinburgh University's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are to be closed.
The casualties, which include 48 language and literature programmes, will be 'taught out', w/ no admissions after 2027.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655839...
The casualties, which include 48 language and literature programmes, will be 'taught out', w/ no admissions after 2027.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655839...
September 18, 2026 at 6:42 AM
A further observation: the response to the news is widespread horror and solidarity (which we’re grateful for), but it’s also really interesting to observe the gap between how this looks like from ‘the inside’ vs the outside.
I woke this morning with the magical line ‘Did I attract Dorothy’s pig?’ in my head. I have no context, but it should be read with an emphasis on the ‘I’.
September 18, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I woke this morning with the magical line ‘Did I attract Dorothy’s pig?’ in my head. I have no context, but it should be read with an emphasis on the ‘I’.
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The focus on joint degrees in particular has a stench of external consultant: "We identified N underperforming programmes. Give us money!"
It's very hard to understand what UoE management are up to, except on the supposition that they don't like universities and would prefer not to have one to run.
It's very hard to understand what UoE management are up to, except on the supposition that they don't like universities and would prefer not to have one to run.
September 18, 2026 at 7:41 AM
The focus on joint degrees in particular has a stench of external consultant: "We identified N underperforming programmes. Give us money!"
It's very hard to understand what UoE management are up to, except on the supposition that they don't like universities and would prefer not to have one to run.
It's very hard to understand what UoE management are up to, except on the supposition that they don't like universities and would prefer not to have one to run.
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Huge size difference between Rosy Underwing and Clifden Nonpariel - the later being the first record of the year. St Mellion. #teammoth
September 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Huge size difference between Rosy Underwing and Clifden Nonpariel - the later being the first record of the year. St Mellion. #teammoth
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Maybe the most remarkable novel I've read in a decade is about asylum-seekers in Berlin: "Go, Went, Gone," by Jenny Erpenbeck. It was published 11 years ago.
At the station today I spoke with an asylum seeker who had been in Berlin for four years since moving here from Ghana. It was utterly heartbreaking - the racism he had faced, his desperation to get his papers, to get work. “There is no love here for us. Take care, brother”, he said as we parted.
Travelling through Sachsen-Anhalt, knowing the deep and widespread hatred that exists for black people here. Still, it’s okay, because voters have their “legitimate concerns”. 🙄
September 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Maybe the most remarkable novel I've read in a decade is about asylum-seekers in Berlin: "Go, Went, Gone," by Jenny Erpenbeck. It was published 11 years ago.
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Ask your rep to take notes. Ask for a break if you need one. Ask questions: don't accept what you're hearing as true or disinterested.
And an agenda. Know beforehand what you and your rep are walking into.
Absolutely. If you work in HE these days, a meeting with managers and/or HR should NEVER be considered "informal". Always take union support!
September 18, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Ask your rep to take notes. Ask for a break if you need one. Ask questions: don't accept what you're hearing as true or disinterested.
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'Based on this data the least expensive subject areas are law (£9,475), combined and general studies (£10,276) and other social sciences (£10,340). Those familiar with TRAC data will note that all of these costs are higher than the maximum fee limit'. The weighted average is £12,317.
Cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in England
A study of the full economic cost of providing undergraduate-level higher education and other qualifications in England.
www.gov.uk
September 18, 2026 at 6:45 AM
'Based on this data the least expensive subject areas are law (£9,475), combined and general studies (£10,276) and other social sciences (£10,340). Those familiar with TRAC data will note that all of these costs are higher than the maximum fee limit'. The weighted average is £12,317.