From Sunday’s Telegraph. #EnglishCreates
December 8, 2024 at 6:40 AM
From Sunday’s Telegraph. #EnglishCreates
#EnglishCreates English, History, all the arts and humanities subjects are critical for all of our futures universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
July 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#EnglishCreates English, History, all the arts and humanities subjects are critical for all of our futures universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
The cuts being made to humanities departments at UK HE institutions are reducing the opportunities that students have to study subjects like medieval literature, and amplifying pre-existing inequalities in the education system and beyond. Stop the cuts. #EnglishCreates #UCU #UKHE
October 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The cuts being made to humanities departments at UK HE institutions are reducing the opportunities that students have to study subjects like medieval literature, and amplifying pre-existing inequalities in the education system and beyond. Stop the cuts. #EnglishCreates #UCU #UKHE
Excellent letter from @mcraeandrew.bsky.social More on the #EnglishCreates campaign here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... All resources free to use
December 8, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Excellent letter from @mcraeandrew.bsky.social More on the #EnglishCreates campaign here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... All resources free to use
And people want to study reading too
So, dear government, stop the demise of my discipline
#EnglishCreates
So, dear government, stop the demise of my discipline
#EnglishCreates
August 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
And people want to study reading too
So, dear government, stop the demise of my discipline
#EnglishCreates
So, dear government, stop the demise of my discipline
#EnglishCreates
Look no further than an English or other Arts and Humanities degree
#EnglishCreates excellent careers
#EnglishCreates excellent careers
‘Contra the narrow focus of policymakers on Stem subjects or coding, now more than ever our economy rewards broad skillsets: team players, problem solvers, good communicators and creative thinkers.’ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/5e25...
www.ft.com/content/5e25...
How to AI-proof your job
The data suggests soft skills more than quantitative competency equal success in a rapidly changing labour market
www.ft.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Look no further than an English or other Arts and Humanities degree
#EnglishCreates excellent careers
#EnglishCreates excellent careers
I’m honoured that my book, ‘Cocaine, Literature & Culture’ has been shortlisted for the University English Book Prize & in such wonderful company!
@univeng.bsky.social does amazing work promoting Eng as a discipline, & with their #EnglishCreates campaign.
🔗 universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/
@univeng.bsky.social does amazing work promoting Eng as a discipline, & with their #EnglishCreates campaign.
🔗 universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/
May 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I’m honoured that my book, ‘Cocaine, Literature & Culture’ has been shortlisted for the University English Book Prize & in such wonderful company!
@univeng.bsky.social does amazing work promoting Eng as a discipline, & with their #EnglishCreates campaign.
🔗 universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/
@univeng.bsky.social does amazing work promoting Eng as a discipline, & with their #EnglishCreates campaign.
🔗 universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/
Great to celebrate this new publication edited by Karen Attar @senatehouselib.bsky.social and Andrew Nash @ies-sas.bsky.social 🎉🍾🥳👏
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with a blog on 'Close Reading on the Beach' by Dr Rachel Murray (University of Bristol):
'Looking closely in this way helps us to slow down and tune into what is in front of us...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/the-sea-the-...
#EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism
'Looking closely in this way helps us to slow down and tune into what is in front of us...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/the-sea-the-...
#EnglishStudies #Ecocriticism
#EnglishCreates Blog: The Sea, The Sea – 2: Close Reading on the Beach
universityenglish.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
@annakornbluh.bsky.social UK version here - universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... & here - universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-...
#EnglishCreates 2026
universityenglish.ac.uk
June 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
@annakornbluh.bsky.social UK version here - universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat... & here - universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-...
Another great instalment of #EnglishCreates from @univeng.bsky.social in the National Year of Reading. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @anthonycockrell.bsky.social @barbarableiman.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @engmediacentre.bsky.social
#EnglishCreates: Futures
We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP:
'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP:
'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Another great instalment of #EnglishCreates from @univeng.bsky.social in the National Year of Reading. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @anthonycockrell.bsky.social @barbarableiman.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @engmediacentre.bsky.social
Important post on the importance of reading by @jenniferacooke.bsky.social #EnglishCreates @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @lboroenglish.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social
#EnglishCreates: Futures
Today, Prof Jennifer Cooke (Loughborough University) discusses the profound value of reading in the age of social media:
'Just as smart phones and social media sites train us in one way, proper reading trains us in another...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/really-readi...
Today, Prof Jennifer Cooke (Loughborough University) discusses the profound value of reading in the age of social media:
'Just as smart phones and social media sites train us in one way, proper reading trains us in another...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/really-readi...
February 23, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Important post on the importance of reading by @jenniferacooke.bsky.social #EnglishCreates @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @lboroenglish.bsky.social @rsliterature.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social
Always lovely to see nice author feedback ❤️
Read ‘Books, Libraries and Fiction’ free online or download here (or buy in print): uolpress.co.uk/book/books-r...
@ies-sas.bsky.social
Read ‘Books, Libraries and Fiction’ free online or download here (or buy in print): uolpress.co.uk/book/books-r...
@ies-sas.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It was a pleasure to organise this with @clarelees.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social, Nigel Newton (Bloomsbury) and colleagues from @englishassociation.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-... #englishCreates
Charter for Change launched at Westminster
universityenglish.ac.uk
June 21, 2026 at 7:46 AM
It was a pleasure to organise this with @clarelees.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social, Nigel Newton (Bloomsbury) and colleagues from @englishassociation.bsky.social & @univeng.bsky.social universityenglish.ac.uk/charter-for-... #englishCreates
New series of #EnglishCreates beginning now. @ies-sas.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @readingagency.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @lrb.co.uk @profsarahdillon.bsky.social @bobeaglestone.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social
#EnglishCreates: Futures kicks off with the first in a series of brilliantly insightful blogs by Professor Ralph Pite on the subject of English Studies and 'environments'
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishCreates Blog: ENGLISH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
universityenglish.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
‘Outcomes for students graduating with English degrees are not significantly different in the longer term than for those graduating with STEM degrees. Studying English provides training in skills and knowledge which will hold their value in years to come.’ #EnglishCreates 4/4
August 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
‘Outcomes for students graduating with English degrees are not significantly different in the longer term than for those graduating with STEM degrees. Studying English provides training in skills and knowledge which will hold their value in years to come.’ #EnglishCreates 4/4
This week, Andy Burnham – an English graduate with a love of poetry – stepped closer to becoming Prime Minister.
Andy’s remarkable journey embodies the central message of the #EnglishCreates campaign: this subject has the potential to enrich lives, open up opportunities, and shape the future.
Andy’s remarkable journey embodies the central message of the #EnglishCreates campaign: this subject has the potential to enrich lives, open up opportunities, and shape the future.
June 25, 2026 at 8:42 AM
This week, Andy Burnham – an English graduate with a love of poetry – stepped closer to becoming Prime Minister.
Andy’s remarkable journey embodies the central message of the #EnglishCreates campaign: this subject has the potential to enrich lives, open up opportunities, and shape the future.
Andy’s remarkable journey embodies the central message of the #EnglishCreates campaign: this subject has the potential to enrich lives, open up opportunities, and shape the future.
The #EnglishCreates campaign by @univeng.bsky.social is running a competition: create a video — sixty seconds or shorter — on what makes an English degree so brilliant
#EnglishCreates Campaign Week
universityenglish.ac.uk
April 28, 2024 at 8:25 AM
The #EnglishCreates campaign by @univeng.bsky.social is running a competition: create a video — sixty seconds or shorter — on what makes an English degree so brilliant
#EnglishCreates: Futures kicks off with the first in a series of brilliantly insightful blogs by Professor Ralph Pite on the subject of English Studies and 'environments'
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishCreates Blog: ENGLISH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
universityenglish.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures kicks off with the first in a series of brilliantly insightful blogs by Professor Ralph Pite on the subject of English Studies and 'environments'
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
These will prove how important English studies are in the current polycrisis: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
Look out for more inspiring stories this week about the impact of research in English Studies from this brilliant initiative by @univeng.bsky.social #EnglishCreates.
June 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Look out for more inspiring stories this week about the impact of research in English Studies from this brilliant initiative by @univeng.bsky.social #EnglishCreates.
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with this post by Francesca Mackenney and Jamie Castell (Cardiff University):
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues with this post by Francesca Mackenney and Jamie Castell (Cardiff University):
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
'How do representations of sound in literature shape our awareness of the natural world?'
Read the full post here: universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies
#Ecocriticism
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues this week with a focus on the 'Blue Humanities':
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
#EnglishCreates: Futures continues this week with a focus on the 'Blue Humanities':
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
'Oceans have always seemed mysterious, vast and invulnerable... Until recently, that is...'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishStudies #HigherEducation #Ecocriticism #bluehumanities
For more on information on #EnglishCreates, our @univeng.bsky.social campaign, see universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
#EnglishCreates
universityenglish.ac.uk
December 8, 2024 at 6:48 AM
For more on information on #EnglishCreates, our @univeng.bsky.social campaign, see universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...