The British Academy
@britishacademy_
We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
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mindy ptolomey
@amandasays
educational inclusion | girls, disability, neurodivergence, creative methods + zines | board @DatesNMates + @genderanded | @UofGEducation 🏺💐📚🦇 No DMs
ritula shah
@ritula
Journalist and Broadcaster. @classicfm Formerly BBC Radio 4 World Tonight. Imagining the future and talking too much.
University of Liverpool
@livuni
We're no longer posting to X but will continue to respond to direct messages. Keep up to date with our latest news and updates here: linktr.ee/livuni
Economic and Social Research Council
@esrc
UKRI ESRC funds world-leading research, data and training in the economic and social sciences. We are part of UK Research and Innovation (@UKRI_News).
Institute of Historical Research
@ihr_history
The IHR is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, events, seminars & training. Part of @SASNews
kieranyates
@kieran_yates
journalist + author. ‘all the houses I’ve ever lived in’ about the culture of home, the housing crisis + how we live is out now. Insta: kierany8s
Carnegie Endowment
@carnegieendow
The Global Think Tank.
Penguin Books
@penguinbooks
We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
Viking Books
@vikingbooks
We publish great books. Here are some tweets about them.
Arts and Humanities Research Council
@ahrcpress
UKRI AHRC supports world-class research into human culture and creativity. We are part of UK Research and Innovation (@UKRI_News).
Research Fortnight
@resfortnight
The UK’s leading independent source of R&D policy news & analysis, plus funding opportunities and academic jobs. Part of @ResProfNews @Clarivate
Graeme Reid
@graemetr
Professor of Science and Research Policy, UCL and Chair of the Board, NPL
Dr Shani Dhanda
@shanidhanda
Accessibility Consultant, Author, Broadcaster. Enquiries: [email protected] Enjoying a life less ordinary ✨
The Leverhulme Trust
@leverhulmetrust
Upcoming deadlines, published research, scheme opening dates, grant announcements, events and more. Also find us bsky.app/profile/leverh…
The BSA
@britsoci
The British Sociological Association (BSA), promoting sociology in the UK. Also on @britsoci.bsky.social
School of Advanced Study, University of London
@sasnews
News and events from the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of humanities research. We monitor our profiles, more here: bit.ly/3q8WHYm
National Foundation for Educational Research
@thenfer
The UK’s leading independent provider of research, assessment & information services for education. Follow @NFERClassroom too if you're working in schools.
Zeinab Badawi
@thezeinabbadawi
Author of African History of Africa 18.04.24 Presenter, BBC Global Questions and HardTalk. Director, Kush Communications (@KushComUK)
Zulfikar Putra
@zulfikardwp
Elif Shafak
@elif_safak
Storyteller, Novelist, Writer, Reader, Learner, Human Rights Advocate, Feminist, Introvert, Citizen of Humanity 📚🌈 instagram.com/shafakelif/?hl…
Hetan Shah
@hetanshah
CEO @BritishAcademy_ Chair @OurWorldinData Board NAO; Visiting Prof KCL; Fellow @BirkbeckUoL Posts my own. Find me on Bluesky @hetanshah
Timothy Revell
@timothyrevell
Executive editor at @NewScientist | Co-host of @NewScientistPod | Author | Occasionally @SciFri | Erdős no. 4 | He/Him
Rob Hodges (also @robhodges.bsky.social)
@rob86uk
Research & Innovation Officer (pre-award) in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences team at @UniKent. Dad to 2 girls & a staffie, husband to Grace, nerd,
Liverpool University Press
@livunipress
Publishing exceptional research since 1899. No longer actively posting. Follow us elsewhere: linktr.ee/livunipress
Campaign for the Arts
@_cfta
We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵
Amelia Horgan
@ameliahorgan
philosophy PhD student. author of LOST IN WORK. writer. senior editor @cmmonwealth. views own. sometimes off here, email me!
theo young-smith
@youngsm1th
producer @TheRestHistory @GoalhangerPods
gabrielle samuel
@gabriellesamue1
Social Science/ Ethics Research Fellow, with interest in health
Claire Ainsley
@claire_ainsley
Director PPI project on Center-Left Renewal; Author 'The New Working Class'; Chair, BBC Commission WPI Strategy; Exec Director Policy to Keir Starmer 2020-22
University of Liverpool News
@livuninews
We're no longer posting to X. Our pinned post contains all the details of where you can keep up to date with our latest news.
Dr Annabel
@sosowemimo
Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultant & founder @rjinitiative trustee @birthrightsorg /PhD @ghsmatkcl / Author #Divided PBK Oct ‘23 lit agent @millyreilly
Media Reform Coalition
@mediareformuk
We campaign for an independent, accountable & democratic media, where public interest & ethical journalism come before the private gain of a few media moguls.
Dr Charlotte Mathieson
@cemathieson
Senior Lecturer in 19th Century English Literature @SurreySLL; now on Bluesky (CEMathieson) and instagram (Dr_Charlotte_Mathieson)
Bernardine Evaristo
@bernardineevari
Writer. Booker & British Book Awards. Professor of Creative Writing, Brunel University of London.
FedericaD'Alessandra
@fdalessandra
@BritishAcademy_ Global Innovation Fellow @CarnegieEndow | Deputy Director @ELAC_Oxford | Director Int’l Peace & Security @BlavatnikSchool @UniofOxford
Professor Nicola Rollock
@nicolarollock
Professor @Kingscollegelon AUTHOR The Racial Code: tales of resistance & survival LIT AGENT [email protected] TALKS [email protected]
Catharine Edwards
@catharineedwa
Catharine Edwards, Prof.of Classics/Ancient History at Birkbeck. Rome and the ancient Romans, especially Seneca and Cicero. Now @catharineedwards.bsky.social
Siân Adiseshiah @sadiseshiah.bsky.social
@sadiseshiah
Prof of Literature, Politics & Performance. Editor @C21Literature and ‘Playwriting and the Contemporary’ @livUniPress. Cont theatre, age studies, & utopianism.
Lea Ypi
@lea_ypi
Professor @LSEnews from 🇦🇱 in orderly transition to @leaypi.bsky.social
Amitav Ghosh
@ghoshamitav
Author most recently of 'Smoke and Ashes'.
Gary Lineker
@garylineker
Once kicked a ball about. Now talk about kicking a ball about. The Rest Is Football @restisfootball @Goalhangerpods ..Instagram . Retweets are not endorsements
UCFL @ucflangs.bsky.social
@ucflangs
The University Council For Languages: the national voice of research & teaching in languages, cultures, societies, and related disciplines in HE.
Tulsi Parikh
@tulsiparikh
Archaeology. Greece. Outreach. Leventis Research Fellow in Hellenic Studies @BSAthens (now also @tulsiparikh.bsky.social)
Catriona Seth @catrionaseth.bsky.social
@catrionaseth
Univ. de Lorraine – All Souls, Oxford – Let Me Vote. Littérature, Histoire des idées, Lumières. Européenne. En attendant Nadeau
Dr Melissa Jogie
@mjple
Institutional Research Culture Lead, University of Roehampton | Programme Director Advance HE Diversifying Leadership @AdvanceHE | Webpage: melissajogie.com
Humanities & Social Sciences @ Uni of Liverpool
@livunihss
We are no longer posting to X but will continue to respond to direct messages.
Royal Historical Society
@royalhistsoc
The Royal Historical Society supports history and historians. From 21 Feb 2025 we have ceased posting on X and moved wholly to BlueSky. Please join us there.
Annette Gordon-Reed
@agordonreed
Univ. Prof.,Harvard. Pulitzer,Nat’l Bk Award for THOM.,On Juneteenth, 1 of NY Times 10 Best Books 2021, Mac “Genius”,SHEAR President,2018, SAH President,2022-23
Black History Month 2025
@bhmuk
Black History Month UK is dedicated to celebrating and recognising the contributions, history, and culture of Black communities across the UK.
Federica Lucivero
@fedelucivero
Associate Professor @Ethox_Centre, Oxford. Interested in the philosophy, ethics and politics of digital health and the sustainability of the digital revolution.
Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson MBE
@profarlenehh
Professor of Classics Education and Public Policy. Rhetoric, oracy & critical skills. Officer @classical_assoc. Vice Chair @policyupen. Exec Committee @ucflangs
Ros Edwards 🕯🌱
@rosedwards2
Prof of Sociology/Uni of Southampton. I have both Red Queen & White Queen tendencies. My views are mine. I’m a Na’amodnik. (Available on Bluesky too)
Nuffield College
@nuffieldcollege
Nuffield College is a graduate college of the University of Oxford, dedicated to advanced study and innovative research in the social sciences.
John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social
@heathershawj
Professor @exeterpolitics. Author of "Security After Christendom" (2024) and "Indulging Kleptocracy" (2025). Academic freedom by/for/of academics.
Dr Jane Healy
@hatecrimehealy
Criminologist, Department of SS&SW at BU, occasional cake baker and passionate Irish mammy, views are my own
Literary Hub
@lithub
A daily literary website highlighting the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
Kadija George
@kadijattug
PhD @ Brighton Uni, Award Winning Literary Activist, Poet, Kennedy Center Fellow, Kluge Fellow, Gooner, FRSA, Hon FRSL, Me na Sa Lone titi
Marcy Norton
@marcy_norton
Author of THE TAME AND THE WILD: PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AFTER 1492 (Harvard UP 2024) & A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World (2008). Prof @upenn.
Wolfson History Prize
@wolfsonhistory
The #WolfsonHistoryPrize is the most prestigious history writing prize in the UK.
Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science
@oxforddemsci
Disrupting & realigning demography to tackle challenging problems of our time @LeverhulmeTrust @melindacmills. Based @Oxford_NDPH’s Demographic Science Unit.
Eugen Fischer
@eugen_fischer
Professor of Experimental Philosophy @uniofeastanglia. Psycholinguistic methods. How stereotypes, metaphors, and belief conflicts shape philosophical thought.
Grove Press UK
@grovepressuk
UK arm of @groveatlantic, an independent literary publisher since 1917. An imprint of @AtlanticBooks.
Kate Kitagawa
@cafebrownie2
Space Education; Historian of Mathematics; Author; Baker; Ambassador for Omuta City. Tweets in Japanese: @Kate_Kitagawa
More Than Medals
@_morethanmedals
MORE THAN MEDALS: Gendered Environments of Sports Injury Uncovered—An online exhibition🎨✍🎧 @UniofNottingham & @UKSportsInst collab funded by @BritishAcademy_
AI Security Institute
@aisecurityinst
We conduct scientific research to understand AI’s most serious risks and develop and test mitigations.
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@rhodenyc
UK Research and Innovation
@ukri_news
We support world-leading research to push the frontiers of knowledge and generate economic, social, environmental & cultural benefits for all. Learn more 👇
Research England
@resengland
UKRI Research England creates and sustains the conditions for a healthy research and knowledge exchange system in England's universities. Part of @UKRI_News.
Nandini Das
@rentravailer
English prof, Oxford. Author and broadcaster. Early modern literature, history, and cross-cultural encounters. Fuelled by tea. #CourtingIndia #ThisLittleWorld