James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
Fellow @ Tech Policy Press
Fellow @ Demos
PhD researcher @ UCL Laws
newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic β How QAnon Contaminated The World. π³οΈβπ
https://www.jamesrball.com/
ALCS @alcs.co.uk We're the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society. Nobody else in the world does exactly what we do. We've been championing writers and making sure they get paid for secondary uses of their work since 1977
www.alcs.co.uk
Louise A Ray @louisearay.bsky.social The A is for Archivist
ARA Northern @aranorthern.bsky.social Official account of ARA Northern
Representing the Archives and Records Association in Northern England. Supporting archivists, conservators, and records managers in preserving our documentary heritage.
Samantha Pearman-Kanza @samicat1990.bsky.social Senior Enterprise Fellow: Co-I & Pathfinder Lead for PSDI & PI for CaSDaR! I am interested in all things related to data stewardship, process recording, digital note taking and semantic web technologies. Tea and Cats make the world go round.
Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social People/Places; Spatial/Cultural Informatics; Arch/Heritage Sci; Data & Design. PhD - WIP. Views own. Digital Trustee: @DunollieOban. Advisory Board: @goodorgcic.bsky.social Director/Trustee: @archscot.bsky.social (she/her)
David Beavan @davidbeavan.bsky.social Principal Research Software Engineer, Research Engineering Group, The Alan Turing Institute. A bit Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society. President Society of Research Software Engineering. Founder Turing Data Stories. Personal
Society for Dance Research @sdanceresearch.bsky.social We advance research and education into the art of dance in all its forms.
McGowan Crisp Award - https://www.euppublishing.com/do/10.5555/news.2025.010/full/
Roaa Ali @roaa-ali.bsky.social I am a Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Manchester and Programme Director for the Creative and Cultural Industries MA. I research and write on race and diversity within the cultural sector.
@dhnow.bsky.social @dhnow.bsky.social
Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk The UK's leading arts management journal and independent voice of the culture sector.
Heritage Network @heritagenetwork.bsky.social The Heritage Network (formerly Heritage Trust Network) is the UK's umbrella body for organisations that are rescuing, restoring and re-using historic buildings, structures and spaces.
https://heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk
maxwell museums @maxwellmuseums.bsky.social π¦ π¨ news from museums, galleries, art, exhibitions | creator of maxwell museums newsletter π© | + π¨ PR at the Design Museum (own views)
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David Coates @davidjcoates.bsky.social Cultural historian and Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick. Researching theatre in the long nineteenth century and queer theatre histories. π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ Regular theatre, exhibition and museum visitor. Chocoholic π«
Trish Reid @trishreid.bsky.social Professor in Theatre and Performance, Head of School, musician, mum, book-lover. She/Her. Trans-inclusive feminist. All opinions my own.
Dr Tom Drayton @miserchristmas.bsky.social Doctor of Theatre, Metamodernism and Millennials / Very proud dad / Wannabe distance runner (he/him)
Metamodern Theatreπout now
Sufjan Stevensβ Metamodern Musicπ out Feb β26
Performance & Postdigital Extremism π out soon
https://linktr.ee/miserchristmas
Hannah Greenstreet @hgreenstreet1.bsky.social Lecturer, playwright, theatre critic and cat lover.
Gemma Edwards @gemmaedwards.bsky.social Lecturer in English Literature at Birmingham City University, UK. Researching class, race & nation in post-war English theatre. Wrote a book on performance & rurality. Sporadic user of social media...
Alan Cumming @alancumming.bsky.social Willing to give it a go
Roberta Mock @robertamock.bsky.social Professor at Royal Holloway, London, with focus on performing arts, creative industries, skills development, access, & climate care. π¨π¦ in UK for a long time now. Tikkun olam π. She/her. Posting in personal capacity only.
Alex Needham @alexneedham.bsky.social Arts editor of The Guardian.
Dr Naomi Paxton @naomipaxton.bsky.social Freelance historian of the Actresses' Franchise League and suffrage theatre and entertainments... does books, talks, walks, radio, games, exhibitions, and workshops.
Also alter ego of award-winning comedy, cabaret & magic act Ada Campe
naomipaxton.co.uk
Alistair Smith @smithalistair.bsky.social Editor of The Stage
Chair of Get into Theatre
Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca PKP, a Core Facility of SFU, is a community-governed organization dedicated to increasing the quality, access, and reach of non-commercial #ScholarlyPublishing β the trusted and original home of #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS), OMP, and OPS: https://pkp.sfu.ca
Center for Digital Visual Studies - Max Planck Society @UZH @dvstudies.bsky.social The Center for Digital Visual Studies (DVS) is an innovative interdisciplinary laboratory exploring the intersection of Computer Science and Art History, a part of the Bibliotheca Hertziana β Max Planck Institute for Art History β hosted at the UZH (CH)
OPERAS Research Infrastructure @operaseu.bsky.social Distributed Research Infrastructure for open scholarly communication in the European Research Area for Social Sciences and Humanities.
Visit OPERAS website: https://operas-eu.org
Arts and Humanities Alliance @artsandhums.bsky.social AHA is an association of learned societies working together to promote the Arts & Humanities in higher education. Posts by @emmacayley.bsky.social and @TheaPitman.bsky.social Find us at: http://artsandhumanitiesalliance.org
Code for Thought / Peter Schmidt @code4thought.bsky.social Code for Thought is a community podcast for researchers who code or who want to learn how to code. Launched in Jan 2021, it is now available in English, German and - since September 2024 - in French. https://codeforthought.buzzsprout.com
Society of RSE @society-rse.org The Society for Research Software Engineering; recognising the role of software in research, improving software skills, promoting collaboration and creating career paths for RSEs.
Join us: https://society-rse.org
Links: https://linktr.ee/researchsofteng
DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social DAHRSE-Midlands: A community of Digital Arts and Humanities Research Software Engineers (DAHRSEs) within the Midlands of England (DAHRSE-Midlands).
Website: https://dahrse-midlands.github.io/
#DAHRSE-Midlands #DAHRSE #RSEng #Midlands #DAHRSEMidlands
Simon Mahony @simonmahony.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Digital Humanities, Department of Information Studies, University College London (UCL). Visiting Professor at the Department of Information Management, Peking University.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uczcsbm
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UKβs largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
#FundedByYou
Also autoposting to @news.ukri.org, @funding.ukri.org, @blogs.ukri.org and @events.ukri.org. Topic specific feeds coming soon!
Andy Kesson @andykesson.bsky.social Research, performance, history, creativity, wrestling and a lot of bears.
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social Researcher and environmental historian
Naomi Wells @naswells.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Languages and Digital Humanities at the School of Advanced Study, University of London
European Association for Digital Humanities (EADH) @eadhorg.bsky.social The European hub of ADHO, advancing digital research and education in the humanities.
π www.eadh.org
π© communications@eadh.org
Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social An independent research and policy institute working toward a future where people, not technology, come first.
REEVALUATE EU Project @reevaluate-project.bsky.social An EU funded project that provides tools for prioritization, contextualization, 3D modeling and reuse of cultural heritage to empower museums and the public to collaborate in making heritage accessible, inclusive and secure. Visit us at "reevaluate.eu".
CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social Empowering Data Stewards to transform research! CaSDaR is a UKRI-funded Network+ dedicated to advancing careers, skills, and recognition for data-driven research.
Adam Koszary @adamkoszary.bsky.social Talking about museums and galleries and archives and museums and culture and my dog Keith and sometimes other stuff. Did absolute unit sheep. Accept money for labour etc.
https://www.adamkoszary.co.uk/
Amelia Brookins @vestiexlibris.bsky.social Previous Costume Designer, current Library and Information Services. Bibliophile. Dress historian. Shakespeare enthusiast.
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
π ft.com/jbm
English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social The national organisation for folk music, song and dance in England. Based at Cecil Sharp House
TaPRA @tapra.bsky.social The official account of the Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA), UK. Our next annual conference will be hosted at the University of Warwick, 27-29 August 2025.
MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social A UK charity bringing together all who believe that media & information literacy helps people lead happier, healthier, safer and more productive lives.
LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social The Information Literacy Conference. https://www.lilacconference.com/
LILAC 2027, 21-23 April, City St George's, University of London
#infolit, #digilit, #usered, #LILAC27
Our comms do not represent CILIP policy.
Journal of Information Literacy @jinfolit.bsky.social The Journal of Information Literacy is the international, peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal of CILIPβs Information Literacy Group. Our comms do not represent CILIP policy. https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/index #InfoLit #OpenAccess ππ
Γlika Ortega @elikaortega.bsky.social Associate Prof. of Spanish
Book: Binding Media. Hybrid, Print-Digital Lit from across the Americas (SUP 2025)
Mexican in the US.
Posts in Spanglish.
https://elikaortega.net
Alison Hicks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social Associate Professor, Library and Information Studies @ucldis. Editor in Chief @jinfolit. information literacy researcher | european | she/hers/ella
Joe Nockels @jnockels.bsky.social DH researcher on HTR. Keywords: AI, Transkribus, inexorable reading.
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
The ABTT @theabtt.bsky.social The membership organisation, setting & upholding standards in technical excellence, compliance providing theatre related training, advice & safety information. linktr.ee/TheABTT
Christopher Hilton @chilton-bb.bsky.social Head of Archive & Library at The Red House, http://brittenpearsarts.org. Archives, music, metadata; side orders of architecture, landscape history & electronic noise.
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social Connecting you to art πΌ Art UK is an art education charity and digital space that connects everyone with the UK's public art collection.
Take part in the #OnlineArtExchange every Thursday!
https://artuk.org/
https://linktr.ee/artukdotorg
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage π€ based in the UK π museumsassociation.org
British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social The British Records Association is a UK charity, working for archives since 1932. Please become a member and support our work https://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/
Anna Sexton @annasexton.bsky.social Associate Professor, Archives and Records Management, UCL. Interested in person-centred and trauma-informed archives and records practice
Ella Gregory @ellagregory.dance Dance Teacher | Aspiring Dance Educator & Dance Scientist | Graduate of the Royal Academy of Dance | Masters Graduate of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Rebecca Stancliffe @rebeccastancliffe.bsky.social Research Fellow at Trinity Laban focusing on arts and health, chronic pain, co-produced research, and digital technology
Michelle S. Dwarika @midwarika.bsky.social Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham studying mental skills training in dance |MAS in Dance Science.
Mr Abbott @thegeometrician.bsky.social Likes to make things and make things happen in: dance/theatre/film/hip hop/games/writing/archives/gifs
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Home of the #OpportunitiesAvalanche
https://www.thegeometrician.com/
#inkcypher #theendofdance
@robyngreenwood.bsky.social @robyngreenwood.bsky.social
ACH @ach.bsky.social Association for Computers and the Humanities, the US-based professional society for the digital humanities. #digitalhumanities
Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH) @aadh.bsky.social The Australasian Association for Digital Humanities Inc (aaDH): A community strengthening digital humanities research in Australia & Aotearoa (New Zealand) | https://aa-dh.org/ | Our 2025 conference: dha25.org
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) @adho-org.bsky.social ADHO is an umbrella organisation providing global support for digital humanities research, collaboration, and education through our annual DH conference, Special Interest Groups and Constituent Organisations
Paul Beard @beardivist.bsky.social Archivist and Records Manager in the voluntary sector. Currently researching record-keeping in voluntary, non-profit and civil society organisations (he/him)
Stephen McConnachie @mcnatch.bsky.social Head of Data and Digital Preservation at #BFINationalArchive @BFI
#digipres #digitalpreservation #avarchiving
Opinions my own
Emma Morgan @emmam-dance.bsky.social P/T PhD Student researching self-compassion in dance at the University of Birmingham | Freelance Dance Teacher | MSc Dance Science, BA(Hons), PGCE.
Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
DH2025 @dh2025lisbon.bsky.social
Society for Theatre Research @theatreresearch.bsky.social Supporting & promoting theatre research since 1948. Become a member via our website www.str.org.uk.
Liz Harper @archivistliz.bsky.social Archives Sector Development Manager (NE & Yorkshire | Religion & Belief) @uknatarcsector.bsky.social | Formerly @royalalberthall.bsky.social
Hannah Jones @hannahkj.bsky.social Sector Development Manager East and Arts at TNA. Fan of tea, cake, gin and eye-wateringly loud music.
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust @shakespearebtrust.bsky.social We care for Shakespeare's family homes and share the love of his work, life, and times from his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon.
www.shakespeare.org.uk
University of Leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social Celebrating what makes Leeds special β€οΈπ³οΈβππ
Wimbledon College of Arts @wimbledonual.bsky.social Wimbledon College of Arts is part of University of the Arts London (UAL). Specialising in Acting and Performance and Performance Design courses.
Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social Ran way from the law to join the music hall. Now often to be found running around with a clipboard organising events & the archive for the British Music Hall Society. Would rather be researching & writingβ¦
My blog: https://musichallalice.wordpress.com
@chichesterft.bsky.social @chichesterft.bsky.social
Association of Performing Arts Collections @apac-ssn.bsky.social Est. 1979 we champion UK & Irish performing arts collections & heritage. Charity (no. 1180988).
www.performingartscollections.org.uk
Andrea Ballatore πΊοΈ @aballatore.bsky.social π Inactive account, find me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaballatore/
Senior lecturer (~Associate Prof) at Dept. of Digital Humanities at King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social ποΈππ Director of Cultural Geo-Analytics Lab
Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at Kingβs College London @kingsdh.bsky.social. I research misinformation and the everyday navigation of political information. Former journalist. www.nikicheong.com
Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social Digital Humanist and Professor of Spatial Humanities, King's College London (@kingsdh.bsky.social). Also: Head of Humanities, @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Various other things too, e.g. @folkloresociety.bsky.social Council Member.
https://stuartdunn.blog
Sally Lewis @sallyel.bsky.social Freelance Curator, cross sector collaborator, museums, dance, dance in museums, creative methods, collections #DancingHeritage. Lived experience energy-limiting sleep disorder. Co-producer Active Inclusion: Equity in Employment (find us on Linked-In)
mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social Digital Curator @BLDigiSchol British Library and Head of Museum Data Service. EB Secretary βͺ@adho-org. Access to digital heritage via AI /machine learning, crowdsourcing, digital humanities. She, they. openobjects.org.uk, miaridge.com. Can't see DMs!
Foteini Valeonti @nosuic.bsky.social Research @UCL, practice @ useum.org Β· Curator @ http://regencurates.org Β· Scholar in residence @ rightclicksave.com
Christina Kamposiori @ckamposiori.bsky.social Executive Programme Officer at Research Libraries UK | @UCLDH Affiliate | #researchlibraries, #digitalhumanities
araireland @araireland.bsky.social Official account for Archives and Records Association, Ireland. Cuntas oifigiΓΊil Cumainn Cartlann agus Taifead, Γire.
Ireland / Northern Ireland
#IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
https://araireland.ie/
CILIP Information Literacy Group @infolitgroup.bsky.social The Information Literacy Group provides a cross-sector forum for debate & knowledge exchange in all aspects of information and digital literacy. Come and join the discussion!
π»: https://infolit.org.uk
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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social We are the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. Our purpose is to unite, support and empower information professionals across all sectors. cilip.org.uk
Dennis Duncan @djbduncan.bsky.social Associate Prof @ucl.ac.uk | FRHistS | INDEX, A HISTORY OF THE | NYT, LRB, Guardian, WaPo, TLS | Book history, Oulipo, translation | Rep: Anna Webber/A.M.Heath
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold @drmrb.bsky.social Researching children's & YA books, authors, publishers, and readers at the University of Glasgow.
Formerly @ILoveCopyright on Twitter
Samantha Rayner @profbookshops.bsky.social Vice Dean Wellbeing, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, UCL; Professor of Publishing and Book Cultures; co-chair of the Bookselling Research Network and the Penguin Books Researchers Network; General Editor, CUP Elements series in Publishing and Book Cultures
Ian Milligan @ianmilligan1.bsky.social Professor of History and founding Director of the School of Social, Historical and Political Research at the University of Waterloo. Posts in a completely personal capacity.
Peter Findlay @ Artefact Books @pfin25.bsky.social Art, design, and architecture books and catalogues are a great way of educating ourselves visually. That's why I collect these artefacts and am creating a website about them (nearly there). You can sign up for my newsletter and a list of items for sale.
Jisc @jisc.bsky.social Jisc: for the future of education and research
For more than 30 years, Jisc has pioneered digital solutions for UK education and research, transforming how knowledge is created, shared and used.
www.jisc.ac.uk
David Eldridge @deldridgewriter.bsky.social "Astute social chronicler" (Time Out). Writer, lecturer & dad dancer. Thoughts on family, the arts, WHUFC, books & politics. Rep Michael McCoy at Independent Talent, London.
Adam Lenson @adamlenson.bsky.social Director, Theatremaker and Creative Technologist. I live in London and make musicals and music driven work. Artistic Director of Timelapse.
https://linktr.ee/adamlenson
Anna Jordan @annaruthjordan.bsky.social Without a Paddle. Writer. TV: Succession, One Day, Killing Eve, Becoming Elizabeth. Plays: Yen: MOTHER COURAGE (Globe) Pop Music, Freak.
Director / teacher / mum to Gryff - heβs much funnier than me.