Simon Kövesi (@kovesi1) 's Twitter Profile
Simon Kövesi

@kovesi1

Professor of English & Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow. Catch you on BlueSky.

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Six funded PhDs, Centre for Sciences of Place and Memory, Univ Stirling (Scotland). Join our team in philosophy, cognitive sciences, social sciences, & arts to study spatial thinking, disorientation, cities, truth & the past. Deadline 22 April, guidelines placememory.net/apply-now-for-…

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Really excited to launch this special issue soon of the English Association Newsletter, with an array of essays we commissioned about the decline of boys doing English, at A Level & degree level especially (decline not so dramatic at all in Scotland). Thanks to all English Association

Really excited to launch this special issue soon of the English Association Newsletter, with an array of essays we commissioned about the decline of boys doing English, at A Level &amp; degree level especially (decline not so dramatic at all in Scotland). Thanks to all <a href="/EnglishAssoc/">English Association</a>
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Our latest 🌟Newsletter 🌟of rich provocations, articles, thought pieces written by a range of educators in the field, across sectors on :‘Boys And English, why are young men turning away…’ Simon Kövesi editor + online event on 19th June to discuss further. englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-238…

Anna Dowd Art, Pieces of Nature (@piecesofnature1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Flowers not Weeds. Dandelions are everywhere now feeding the pollinators which feed the birds, the frogs, the hedgehogs…the list is endless. #nomow

Flowers not Weeds. Dandelions are everywhere now feeding the pollinators which feed the birds, the frogs, the hedgehogs…the list is endless. #nomow
Brycchan Carey (@brycchan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My book The Unnatural Trade came out late last year. It shows how evidence provided by naturalists was crucial to the way British abolitionists were able to cast the slave trade as unnatural, a "dread perversion of nature". Find out more and look inside - brycchancarey.com/bookshop/unnat…

My book The Unnatural Trade came out late last year. It shows how evidence provided by naturalists was crucial to the way British abolitionists were able to cast the slave trade as unnatural, a "dread perversion of nature". Find out more and look inside - brycchancarey.com/bookshop/unnat…
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Want to know more about our English Literature MLitt or Modernities MLitt University of Glasgow? 📖 Join our live Q&A with current students now and ask your questions 👉 youtube.com/live/EbicoY_R1…

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Get involved in our #LoveEnglish poll! What’s the best part of teaching English? Exploring books? Engaging in debates? Inspiring creativity? Head over to LinkedIn to share your thoughts: ow.ly/V07Z50VQRPe

Get involved in our #LoveEnglish poll! What’s the best part of teaching English? Exploring books? Engaging in debates? Inspiring creativity? 

Head over to LinkedIn to share your thoughts:  ow.ly/V07Z50VQRPe
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Support Propositions Product Manager, Nicola, taught English for 15 years & still works closely with the subject. She shares why she continues to love it, especially how it can spark emotion. What emotions has English inspired in your classroom? Share with us ⬇ #LoveEnglish

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Excited to go to Guildhall School of Music & Drama event tomorrow - free concert & premiere of Julian Philips' new John Clare piece "The Poet’s Favourite Places", 19 May, 7.30pm, Barbican - recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio Three. gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/exaud…

✿ Dr Laura J Minor ✿ (@lrjdmnr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out" - One-day symposium Leeds Uni Media, 19 Sept 2025 - Keynote: Philip Ralph - Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected] whatson - Registration is free (details TBA)

CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out"

- One-day symposium <a href="/LeedsUniMedia/">Leeds Uni Media</a>, 19 Sept 2025
- Keynote: <a href="/PhilipRalph9/">Philip Ralph</a> 
- Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at whatsontvclass@gmail.com <a href="/whatsonTVclass/">whatson</a> 
- Registration is free (details TBA)
Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When I was young, I got very good at taking exams. I sat nine GCSE’s, each with at least two papers. I went to 6th form college and sat more exams there. Onto university, and at the end of each year there were more exams which I had to pass in order to continue. Summer after

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Getting closerererer! 21st June, 11-6. Readings 2pm. Free entry, all welcome. THE UNCORRECTED INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS' FAIR Seven of the best indie publishers operating in these strange isles today! Unsponsored, uncorrected, independent!

Getting closerererer!

21st June, 11-6. Readings 2pm.

Free entry, all welcome.

THE UNCORRECTED INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS' FAIR

Seven of the best indie publishers operating in these strange isles today!

Unsponsored, uncorrected, independent!
Simon Kövesi (@kovesi1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The South London indy book scene rocks, in no small part due to my cousin Mike Curran, the genius behind Tangerine Press. See you in Peckham on 21 June.

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Today marks the start of Refugee Week, a time to honour the contributions, creativity, and resilience of people seeking sanctuary. 🧡 Our Sanctuary Champion and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Rachel Sandison shares a message of support. 📽️ This year is especially meaningful as we mark

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James Kelman, Scotland's greatest living writer, on The Uncorrected Independent Publishers' Fair. Curious? Sate that curiosity by coming along tomorrow! 11-6, readings 2pm. Where? Peckham Pelican = natural light, airy cool bar/arts venue with even cooler drinks and outdoor space!

James Kelman, Scotland's greatest living writer, on The Uncorrected Independent Publishers' Fair. Curious? Sate that curiosity by coming along tomorrow! 11-6, readings 2pm. Where? Peckham Pelican = natural light, airy cool bar/arts venue with even cooler drinks and outdoor space!
National Literacy Trust (@literacy_trust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our research, supported by Twinkl Resources, shows that children and young people's writing for pleasure continues to decline in 2025. When you enjoy writing, your writing, critical thinking, confidence, creativity and wellbeing benefit literacytrust.org.uk/writing-for-pl… #NationalWritingDay

Our research, supported by <a href="/twinklresources/">Twinkl Resources</a>, shows that children and young people's writing for pleasure continues to decline in 2025.
When you enjoy writing, your writing, critical thinking, confidence, creativity and wellbeing benefit
literacytrust.org.uk/writing-for-pl… #NationalWritingDay
UofG Arts & Humanities (@uofgartshums) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I started studying English Literature at University of Glasgow as a hobby, but it soon became clear that I was acquiring skills that will be immensely valuable for my future career, regardless of what industry I end up in.” ✨💼📚 👉Explore our degrees: gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/…

“I started studying English Literature at <a href="/UofGlasgow/">University of Glasgow</a> as a hobby, but it soon became clear that I was acquiring skills that will be immensely valuable for my future career, regardless of what industry I end up in.” ✨💼📚

👉Explore our degrees: gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/…