Delighted to hear that The Gloucester Project will feature on episode on Wednesday 1st May 2024 on BBC2 at 6.30pm ... had great fun filming with MP in Great Yarmouth VERY early one morning in August 2022!

Fully funded, 4 yr PhD studentship (AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships Scheme) ‘Disability’ & Stuart Seafarers, 1600-1750' (JOWITT_24HISAHRC) at University of East Anglia & National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Apply by 9/5/24
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Glorious Palmerston gold chocolate cups, c1700, each weighs 80g & was made with 20 melted down mourning rings, inscribed 'let us drink to the dead' & 'He has not deserved sweet unless he has tasted bitter' #mementomori British Museum ☠️💛💍🫕🍵

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Honoured to award the Freedom of the City of London to 40 remarkable people today. Their contributions enrich our community and embody the spirit of innovation and dedication. Together, we connect to prosper, solving global challenges and shaping a brighter future.

Been practising sheep herding with Barbara the sheep (after Barbara Windsor, aka the 🐑 whisperer) & here's my Freedom certificate! Lovely ceremony!

Double 🏴‍☠️ trouble!! Lovely to see this published! BIG congrats David Wilson & John Coakley & Nathan Kwan & all the contributors! Looks stunning! #seafever

📢Come and listen to our Director discuss the future of higher education. Professor Anna Vignoles tackles declining international student numbers, job cuts, and challenges, pitfalls and lessons from funding models around the world ifs.org.uk/events/higher-…
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Proud to announce that Ned took (briefly) part in the Hakluyt Society Essay Prize judges meeting today (and was quickly released back to his hay-eating).

'Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front Row investigates and considers the consequences.' Do tune into BBC Front Row tonight: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00….

Bambi has moved into Jowitt Towers ...🦌

7 days until publication of this beauty! Out from Amsterdam Univ Press on 22/4/2024 by David Wilson Nathan Kwan & John Coakley aup.nl/en/book/978946…
Available to preorder now 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

Chatham Chest Award to Private Charles Phelps, Royal Marine; Phelps served on HMS Defence at Trafalgar 1805 & was struck by a cannon ball & his right leg amputated below the knee; Phelps was 16 & from Oakham; he was awarded £6/13/4 pa charlesmillerltd.com/auction/lot/lo… #seafever
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Time for the biannual bath at Jowitt Towers ... someone has to go first ... 🛁🐕

Accusatory, libellous, or just bizarre, Penning Poison unveils the history of anonymous letter-writing. Enjoy this excerpt from one of the best books of 2023:
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❗️Open Letter: In Solidarity with Goldsmiths University❗️
People around the world, incl' academics, artists & students are opposing Goldsmiths’ disastrous job cuts.
Open letter is now up to 3335 SIGNATORIES.
You can add your name below to #binthetp 👇

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