Has #MedievalTwitter heard about the #Prosopon project? They are doing some really great stuff: not in your face about it, just very person-able. oeaw.ac.at/en/imafo/resea…

Tufton Street register their businesses as charities. This means they can claim an 80% discount off their Business Rates. And they get 25% Gift Aid on donations, which means they can give £100 to themselves, and claim £25 from you. It needs to be stopped.

Monogram of Justinian in the Maritime Gate of Boukoleon Palace Photo by Nicholas V. Artamonoff (1937)

Totally confused by Rachel Reeves Keir Starmer The Labour Party Why aren't they looking to raise desperately needs funds for our crumbling country, via: - An #Amazon tax for online businesses not paying proper taxes (our research, based on online credit card transactions, could

New book on the Xiongnu. Exciting!

Ministers say state pension to rise £460 in April. BUT All pensioners won't get it Pre-2016 pension max rise £354 to £9,167; only 75% of eligible pensioners to get it. Post-2016 pension max rise £460 to £11,962; Only 51% to get it Only 27% of all pensioners to get £460.

Byzantium rocks! 🙌🏻 Excited to share that I’ll be flying to Changchun, China, very soon! I’ll be teaching a workshop on "XML-based Technologies for Byzantine Text-Bearing Objects". 👇🏽

I’m uncomfortable with the idea of reducing the tax free lump sum - it’s been a fundamental part of the “deal” people are agreeing to when they pay into their pensions.

In one month's time, our Principal Jan Royall will be sleeping under the stars for a night to raise money for Oxfordshire Homeless Movement. If you can, please consider donating. buff.ly/47klU8z

Country to train foreign police to establish ‘more fair’ world order theguardian.com/world/article/…

Hard to do but long overdue, and it should include employment matters for MPs theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

BREAKING: MPs could face a crackdown on hosting TV shows under new rules to restore trust in parliament. news.sky.com/story/mps-coul…

Seems shocking that real fur is still used for bearskins bbc.com/news/articles/…

More and more vital for cyber security bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

In a world of emojis, and 40 years on from Susan Kare's designs for Apple Macintosh's ground breaking screen icons, we are supporting this online conference next week on the role of symbols in society and culture thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british…

Let’s have a different narrative please bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

All routine childhood vaccinations are free, and even if your child misses any doses, you can book a catch-up appointment. 📱📅 Check their Red Book or contact your GP practice to check they’re up to date. nhs.uk/vaccinations/n…

After deadlocks, Crown Nominations Commission’s secret ballots may end churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/…

We are delighted to announce that Ignacio Cofone has been appointed Associate Professor in Law and Regulation of AI at The Institute for Ethics in AI in conjunction with Faculty of Law and Reuben College, Oxford Read more: humanities.ox.ac.uk/article/ignaci…

A reminder that the Hellenic Society makes available the following grants and that the 2025 Essay Competition is now open! More information and application forms are available on the Society’s website: hellenicsociety.org.uk/grants/