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alexjioannou.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher at Bangor University & SoNaRR Officer at Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, trying to understand landscape change yng Ngogledd Cymru. (He/him)
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submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

It feels kind of intimidating to make my first post here... but seems fitting to share my wild idea for my PhD fieldwork: a three-month cycle ride across England to explore visions for the future of farming! Find out more here: www.covestocliffs.com/farming-futures-cycle-tour

submitted 165 days ago • 7 comments

What's the value and use of history in contemporary society and culture? We're very pleased to launch a new OA short-form book series - 'Elements in History and Contemporary Society', with @cambridgeup.bsky.social - to explore this question. Proposals now invited bit.ly/4aqCiG4 1/2 👇 #Skystorians

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Cynhaliwyd yr arddangosfa ryngweithiol yn Pontio a mae'r deunyddiau a gafodd eu harddangos bellach ar gael i bawb ar-lein yma. The interactive exhibition was hosted at Pontio and the material on display has now been made available to all through this online space. reframing.wales/newid-eryri

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Humbled that my paper entitled "Reframing Eryri: A multidisciplinary collaborative approach to exploring human/landscape entanglements in North Wales" has been accepted as part of the ISCH 2025 conference proceedings! Look forward to visiting Lapland ...thankfully in June!

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Melbourne Uni has curated a collection of Decoloniality, First Nations Thinkers & Thought & Practices from the Global South of 677 items. Two years in the making. Humbled to feature in it; can't believe my luck to share space w/ folks I hold in high esteem. omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/decolonialit...

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

Learn to make a digital collage using free software and cultural heritage collections from Europeana. Have fun, boost your digital and creative skills, while exploring vintage artworks and photos! ➡️ bit.ly/3CkQTq3

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Free tickets to hear @carolinelucas.bsky.social talk to me about her book *Another England* at Literary Leicester, 19 March. Going like HOT CAKES! www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

This remarkable archive offers so many opportunities to explore a challenging part of Welsh history. The work currently being undertaken to make this collection even more accessible is commendable.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Free Museum Studies Spring School (online): registration for the day (you can dip in and out of sessions) on the poster below. A forum for discussion rather than long speaker presentations.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Colonialism shaped the British countryside, but this history still remains hidden - Hyphen hyphenonline.com/2024/07/30/c...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

FisHistory, a @ukri.org funded project @sosbangor.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social. Tonight's presentation of @alecbmmoore.bsky.social thinking and approach was fascinating. Makes me look at my kitchen accessories differently!

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Come and join us at this #free #online #training session on 27 February! #KnowledgeExchange and #Impact: How, What, Why? We'll explore toolkits, resources & case studies, and will think critically and reflectively, beyond REF and KEF... Sign up via link below 👇

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections." More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... #WomensHistory #GLAM

submitted 39 days ago • 4 comments

Looking forward to seeing this exhibition, which opens at Oriel Môn, Llangefni, tomorrow! You can read more about the windmills of Anglesey on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Mapio gyda Barcud. Dydd Gwener a Dydd Sadwrn yma! Brynrefail a Llanberis.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

If you are in Cyprus and able to attend, this looks like an interesting conversation to be part of!

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Today is my first full-day in the role of Research and Digitisation Assistant for the Welsh Government funded "Penrhyn Jamaica Papers" Project @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social This thread will be a sharing of progress, learnings and everyday goings-on... @ystadaucymru.bsky.social @archpbu.bsky.social

submitted 46 days ago • 27 comments

Very pleased that our Routledge History of Loneliness is now out (& reasonably priced) in paperback - 30 multidisciplinary essays exploring the history of loneliness, its form and development across cultures c.17C to the present. #skystorians🗃️ www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

submitted 50 days ago • 4 comments

A reminder that I'll be running this #free #online #training session on #KnowledgeExchange & #Impact - also featuring my brilliant colleague @ruthslatter.bsky.social - on Thursday 27 February. Useful for those working in universities and beyond. Sign up to join us 👇 www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment