This thick gold ring from 15thc London may look plain on the outside, but on the inside it is decorated with the Virgin & Child, St Thomas Becket, St Anne, St Anthony and the Holy Trinity. Pressed to skin, these sacred images provided the wearer with powerful amuletic protection.

As if written by the poet himself, @gferzoco ‘s stunning description of Dante’s work: “chip away at him - with every speck of dust that flies into the air when you hammer and chisel at him, you will find sparks of genius and wonder”

Thank you ⁦@m3m3d1th⁩ for reminding me of such a brilliant debate platform: ⁦Intelligence Squared⁩ So many great ones to get stuck into, not least the one below podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/int…

Comedy is essential to keeping a healthy mindset in these troubling times. I’d recommend Michael Gove’s latest standup piece on Brits having an abundance of common sense and good manners. Truly hilarious (read: delirious) optimism bbc.co.uk/news/uk-533810…

I can’t stop thinking about this, what it means as a reflection of our past, our present and our future bbc.co.uk/news/health-53…

What a brilliant book - Rory Stewart ‘s ‘The Places in Between’. Beautifully written and gently profound

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Meet amazing fourth-year medical student Eva, who is helping our Medical School tackle the UK-wide bias and racism in training doctors. Her campaigning led to the school becoming the UK's first to implement a strategy to decolonise the medical curriculum. bbc.in/3j0YsD1

Always surprised when my rants get published, thanks Epigram Opinion epigram.org.uk/2020/10/11/cov…

Currently in the middle of a brilliant event run by Women's Network Bristol SU and UoB’s Multifaith Network: ‘Faith and Feminism’. Fantastic perspectives on topics that are often viewed as contradictory. Bravo @Kavya_tsharma, @dijrawi and all involved👏🏻

A lovely recap of a brilliant talk ⁦Her Campus⁩ ⁦Kavya⁩ shows.acast.com/her-podcast/ep…

So proud to be seeing the wonderful dissertation topics coming out of Bristol Religion and Theology. Already excited for this conference this month

Such a fantastic talk from Rory Stewart today via the Cambridge MENAF. His cogency constantly astounds and inspires me

Couldn’t be prouder of this one!

Very excited for this

How have I only just discovered Cindy Yu ‘s wonderful ‘Chinese Whispers’ podcast? Interviewing at its best

Excellent evening spent watching the National Theatre ‘s #troubleinmind; a beautifully balanced piece of theatre