Museum of London, Wallace Collection, British Library... everyone is jumping on the animal exhibition bandwagon. I'm not saying they all read 'City of Beasts', I'm just saying they need to stock it in their shops.

Could learning from 21st-century hunter-gatherer childhoods help countries improve education and wellbeing? New research from Cambridge Archaeology suggests it could 👇 bit.ly/41OGdrw

My amazing daughter is in this film, a few years younger, showing why all people with learning disabilities deserve our love and respect. She makes the world a much better place. So proud of her, and her mum.

Received £100 again this year from ALCS for my book, that's more than I was going to get from my publisher if, that is, they hadn't delayed payment for another year!

My sculpture didn't make it thru the 1st judging round for #rasummerexhibition "Julia" depicts my daughter and aims to raise awareness & inclusion for people with learning disabilities. I enjoyed trying Royal Academy ... maybe next year.

First time I saw a water vole, I nearly cycled into my local chalk stream. They are magical places but we are killing them. Great to see their defenders mobilising. We need to up the pressure for action: cam.ac.uk/stories/saving… #ChalkStreams #RiverPollution #StopDumpingSewage

Sharing this beautifully written and illustrated piece by Tom Almeroth-W on English chalkstreams featuring some thoughts from Mark Wormald Tom Worthington and myself before the recent @ownedbyeveryone conference 🐟 cam.ac.uk/stories/saving… #CamChalkTalk #ChalkStreams #AtlanticSalmon

Monday. Back to work. Back to the screen. Just finished this sculpture, inspired by my wife. WORK. 2023. Clipsham stone #WorkLifeBalance #sculpture

Killer rabbits, red herrings, king-mocking, drinking songs, slapstick and total absurdity. Cheers medieval England! You might enjoy this Bill Bailey cam.ac.uk/stories/bawdy-…

Congrats Kerstin, this sounds a must-read!

This morning Royal Historical Society issues 'History in UK Higher Education: A Statement from the Royal Historical Society' bit.ly/3qGTF2J The statement addresses the extent, consequences and causes of ongoing cuts and closures at UK #History departments. #twitterstorians

After a year-long collaboration with two schoolteachers, today I am sharing the fruits of our labours in the form of four teaching packs based on my research at Cambridge History into #20s30s popular nature films. 🧵1/10

The discovery of the 'Trumpington Cross' burial caused a sensation in 2012. Now Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology can put a young woman's face to the mystery and share new clues about her short but important life. #Archaeology #Anthropology bit.ly/42LTEYC

Barely 5% of adults with learning disabilities in the UK are employed. In the 1910s – 1950s, this rate was far higher and should be again. Prof Lucy Delap [email protected] explains why👇 Cambridge History Murray Edwards College bit.ly/44xIFDI

What a life-changing and -saving place this is going to be!

I've loved publicising this research. Amazing to see it in the news around the world. Brilliant work Renaud Morieux cam.ac.uk/stories/french…

Irresistible #18thcentury #History

Blaming parents of disabled children for council budget crisis is repugnant. My piece in ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ today. #Send #socialcare ⁦Special Needs Jungle⁩ ⁦Disabled Children's Partnership⁩ ⁦letuslearntoo⁩ #GiveItBack thetimes.co.uk/article/ca1f48…

Congrats and evergreen thanks to team Old Bailey Online ! I love the new macroscope visualisation of search results!

Very cool PhD opportunity for someone!