Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social Archaeologist fascinated by all aspects of heritage in, on or relating to water. Posting in a personal capacity.
Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social Megalith geek, writer, editor, author of STONE LANDS. If I approach you wanting to edit your book or find you an agent or a publisher, it's a scam – please doublecheck via the contact form on my website! fionarobertsonbooks.com
Ed Henderson @dredhenderson.bsky.social Mostly historic buildings but also occasional landscapes of North Cumbria.
Tony Millett @tonymillett.bsky.social Retired hack with a PhD. Gentle politics & ungentle books films + birdlife. Aged over 80 - OK?
tree.standing @tree-standing.bsky.social bookworm/leseratte. geek . artist/kunstlerin . gardener/gärtnerin . 🖖 . 🏳️🌈 . environmentalist/umweltfreundlich . mom (not necessarily in that order)
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James Taylor @archaeo-james.bsky.social Archaeologist and Lecturer @University of York. Neolithic Greece and Turkey and beyond, digital methods, GIS, fieldwork, and the creative mess of turning trenches, data, and drawings into knowledge of the past.
Richard Jefferies Museum @rjmuseum.bsky.social Small community-run museum and gardens at the birthplace of Victorian naturalist and author Richard Jefferies in Swindon, Wiltshire.
"The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul."
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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social Wildlife Community for those who care about species & habitat conservation. Photography, Art, Videos of Birds,Mammals,Reptiles,Plants,insects
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Stewart Guy @stewartguy.bsky.social Naturalist. Wildlife Photographer.
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Tim Shaw @teshaw.bsky.social 🍎 Creative, medievalist (ABD), writer of www.dailymedieval.com, author of some Chaucer mysteries, one BIG novel on Jewish converts in medieval London looking for an agent/publisher while I ✍️ the sequel(s). Can’t wait to retire and have more time to write.
Pete Glastonbury @peteglastonbury.bsky.social Loves Cats, Reading, Nature & Photography.
Long time Stone botherer.
Archaeoastronomer.
Dr Sarah Botfield @sarahjb17.bsky.social Prehistorian, lover of all things Neolithic. Also interested in airfields and the USAAF.
Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social Creator of @scarfolk.bsky.social. "This guy, who apparently saw the future" - Edward Snowden. Running an ASD/ADHD operating system.
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social Writer (on science, travel & curiosity), Yorkshireman, tedious enthusiast, professional overthinker, Megathreader. Now: Scotland.
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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social Independent Publisher of the world's largest academic archaeological series with over 4000 titles.
@ipghq Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year '22
Ilkley Literature Festival @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social The north of England's longest-running literature festival.
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Word Up North @thewordupnorth.bsky.social Word Up North is an Arts Council NPO arts charity that raises UP voices, stories and writers in the north ✍️ wordupnorth.org.uk
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Gail Higginbottom @megailithic.bsky.social D.Phil. Archaeologist. WAC-10 Program Manager (Flinders). Landscapes, Atlantic Façade Megaliths & Interpretation. Visiting Research Fellow, Bournemouth Uni. Recent previous @MSCActions - Project: SHoW, @CSIC; Postdoc XSCAPE; Grant ERC-SyG 951631
John Flynn Artist @johnflynnart.bsky.social Artist- Archaeology, Mythology, Nature, Folklore. Ink, Digital, Painting, Drawing.
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Rubicon Archaeology: Graphics/Illustrator
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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social 📚 Independent Publisher of creative non-fiction and thrilling crime fiction
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Quantum Sauce @quantum-sauce.bsky.social 🧠 Bring your brain and pull up a pint! 🍻 It’s Science Cabaret in our Leeds-based research nights, at Farsley’s @oldwoollen.bsky.social Club! @geophysics-adam.bsky.social hosts!
Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
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Steph Rae Moran @stephraemoran.bsky.social Folklore-inspired writer (fiction, blog, newsletter)
Reader of fantasy, historical fiction, and mystery
Loves nature, museums, and lattes
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Katie Ives @katie-r-ives.bsky.social Mountain writer and editor, follower of the art of galumphing, climber against fascism. Author of Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams. (she/they)
Eva Mol🍉 @evamol.bsky.social Lecturer Roman ArchaeologyUoY; slow archaeology; from Drenthe; lover of everything conceptual
Lego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social Writer, beachcomber, all at sea. Founder of the award-winning Lego Lost At Sea project. Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year. Author of Adrift, The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost At Sea. Cornwall. MD ANT.
Paul Harbridge @paulharbridge.bsky.social Awarding-winning children's book author of Helena's Voyage, When the Moon Comes, Out Into the Big Wide Lake, If God Were a Great Big Bear.
Represented by Amy Tompkins/Transatlantic Agency. 🇨🇦 paulharbridge.com
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ArcticMan @arcticman.bsky.social Retired! Long time educator in Canada's far north Zero patience for gaslighting Stand up for Seniors rights Family First 🚫porn scammers Maple Maga 100 % Pro Union Cultivating a legacy of respect & understanding for all cultures including my own!
Rob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social Bird-watcher & conservationist in and from Wales. Roles include Associate Researcher at Cardiff Uni, co-Director of Eco-explore CIC, Trustee of Wild Cymru / Cymru Wyllt, & Craig y Rhondda. Views are my own, but you are welcome to share them!
Thomas R. Carey🖖 @trc487.bsky.social artist, historian, independent journalist, political junkie, writer of science fiction and archeoastronomy, retired - maybe an author someday if we survive 2025 - 2029.
Kirsty Fox @metafox-writer.bsky.social Nature writer & artist. Studying for a CW PhD writing about coastal ecopoetics and grief. Podcast: Hope in the Rising Tide (substack). She/her 🌿🐛🐚🌊
Ragged Robin @carolineirwin3.bsky.social Passionate about natural history, environment and conservation, visiting historic buildings, churches and gardens. Love reading and photography.
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Gritstone Publishing @gritstonebooks.bsky.social Gritstone Publishing Cooperative is Britain’s first publishing company which is an author-run co-operative. We publish non-fiction and fiction titles relating to the landscape and the countryside. 
Laura Minor, poets<poems 😘 she/her 🤘💪 #writer #poetry @lauralminor.bsky.social 2024 Silver Medal Florida Book Awards, Poetry 🥈
Book 2: Bright Life, Animal Heart, winner of the 2023 Minds on Fire Open Book Prize, out now!, conduit.org
Book 1: Flowers as Mind Control, winner of The 2020 John Ciardi Prize,
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Matt Matravers @mattmatravers.bsky.social Legal/political philosopher: punishment, criminal law theory, responsibility. Professor of Law & Director of the Morrell Centre, University of York. 
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Mette Lovschal @lovschal.bsky.social Landscape archaeology, commons, fences and deep time trajectories. Professor in Archaeology at Aarhus University/Moesgaard. PI in #ERC_ANTHEA.
Erica Steiner @ericasteiner.bsky.social Celtic Studies PhD in progress @ Sydney Uni: ancient/medieval tattooing.
Finds rabbit holes & side quests irresistible!
Environmental humanities • Geomythology • Historical body modifications • Medieval mistranslations, misnomers & mysteries.
Dr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social I’m a heritage dendrochronologist in Scotland. My consultancy Dendrochronicle undertakes projects in tree-ring dating, archaeology, buildings, cultural wooded landscapes for archaeological, environmental & community bodies.
https://dendrochronicle.co.uk/
Pete Herring @peteherring.bsky.social Cornish and European landscape archaeologist and historian
Andrew Burn @apburn44.bsky.social Archaeologist, Development Advice Team Leader for Yorkshire Region at Historic England. Nature recovery and archaeology. Committee Member @landscapesurvey.bsky.com Views here my own.
#archaeology #landscapearchaeology #heritage #nature #outdoors
Tom Pritchard @tomepritchard.bsky.social PhD at Cambridge researching British walking-writing (medievalism, myth, belonging, protest) | Marketing & Creative Lead
📍 Ventnor, Isle of Wight / Cambridge
Brian Edwards @public-history.bsky.social Historiographer and practicing public historian that is fanatical about rugby union.
Dr Emma Tollefsen @emmatollefsen.bsky.social Bioarchaeologist: Histotaphonomy, Archaeothanatology, Funerary Archaeology 💀🩻 🏛️ Honorary Fellow @archanchistleic.bsky.social 🔬 #PDRA @arcdurham.bsky.social |📍Newcastle 📩 Committee: Bog Body Research Network | 🇳🇴 in 🇬🇧 | 🐾🧶🪴☕️📸 #DeathPositive - Views my own
Dr Mike Nevell @archaeotea.bsky.social Industrial & landscape archaeologist at Ironbridge; author, lecturer, occasional podcaster; cat, cricket & tea lover. See www.archaeologytea.wordpress.com; www.industrialheritagenetworks.com
Chris Kerns @drkernsdugit.bsky.social 
Elle Pezz @ellpezz.bsky.social 
Russell @russ-owl.bsky.social Writer, naturalist interested in oceans, coastlines, urban ecology, natural history, chowder. Writing in slate, hell gate, other places, including my extremely cool newsletter Landlubber (waterways.substack.com)
📍New York City
Also on twitter @russ_owl
Megan @meganfoodhistorian.bsky.social Food, Culinary, and Social Historian. Multidisciplinary Approach. Experimental and Historical Archaeology, Archaeobotany, Cultural Heritage, Nutrition. www.myhistoricaltable.com
Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity is a bimonthly review of world archaeology edited by Professor Robin Skeates. Please be aware that we sometimes share relevant images of human remains. https://antiquity.ac.uk/
Ian Carter @iancarter67.bsky.social Galloway-based naturalist and author: Rhythms of Nature | Human, Nature | The Red Kite | The Red Kite’s Year | The Hen Harrier’s Year | Wild Galloway
https://pelagicpublishing.com/collections/ian-carter
https://www.whittlespublishing.com/Wild_Galloway
University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social Welcome to the library. We're here to connect with the academic community at York, and beyond. Tips, updates, dialogue and scholarly comms.
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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, UK, for records of the archdiocese, local parishes, businesses, hospitals etc. borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Ned Potter @nedpotter.bsky.social Right then, this is the one. I'm all in.
Libraries, Higher Ed, communications, and life.
As a freelancer I run workshops on marketing, social media and presentation skills: https://www.ned-potter.com/training
University of York Department of Philosophy @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social The official bsky page for the University of York's Philosophy Department.
Posts do not not necessarily represent the views of the department.
Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social Welcome to the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York #UoY.
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Psychology Department, University of York (UK) @yorkpsychology.bsky.social 
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social • Putting the interdisciplinary in eighteenth century studies for almost 30 years
• Researching and teaching the longest eighteenth century, 1650-1850
• Home to the interdisciplinary MA in Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York, since 1994
@klingstadt.bsky.social @klingstadt.bsky.social Director Library and Academic Services @newcastleuni.bsky.social; All views my own.
Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at the University of York & Associate Researcher at CEVIPOF, Sciences Po, working on political psychology & political behavior.
pvasilopoulos.weebly.com
Terry Hathaway @terryhathaway.bsky.social Political economist at Uni of York. Interested in corporate power, particularly in food, tech, and the environment. Working on a book.
"YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?"
Colin Beale @cmbeale.bsky.social Ecologist, ornithologist & nature lover.
Professor of ecology & conservation at the University of York.
Author of 101 Curious Tales of East African Birds.
Chair of A Rocha UK.
Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social dad of four · professor of political philosophy at the university of york · london-irish turned northerner · arsenal fan · trustee at the democracy collaborative · writing about the theory and practice of social and economic justice
Lusine Grigoryan @grigolus.bsky.social Social & cross-cultural psychologist studying prejudice, identity, values, and morality. Assistant professor at the University of York, UK.
https://www.socolab.co.uk/
Richard A Carter @richardacarter.bsky.social Academic in Digital Culture, University of York, UK. Exploring digital art, literature, and storytelling; ecology, materiality, and the more-than-human. Glider pilot. https://richardacarter.com/ Note: DMs unavailable as in UK
Mariana J López @marianajlopez.bsky.social Professor in Sound Production and Post Production, Sound Designer, Educator. Researcher in acoustical heritage and accessibility through sound design. Zumba instructor. Latina. She/Her https://marianajlopez.com/
Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience.
Co-director of York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC).
Interested in memory, spatial navigation and brain imaging.
He/Him
http://www.aidanhorner.org/ 
Gareth Gaskell @mggaskell.bsky.social Professor of psychology at the University of York. Interested in language, sleep, memory, learning.
https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/academicstaff/mgg5/
Emilie K. M. Murphy @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social director @CREMS-York.bsky.social ~ advocacy & public engagement @royalhistsoc.org ~ writing on early modern religion & culture: music, language, sound, travel, women ~ reviews editor: sonancejournal.com ~ views mine ~ www.york.ac.uk/history/people/murphy/
Oleg Benesch @olegb.bsky.social History prof at the University of York. Most recently Research Partner for "Samurai" at the British Museum. Also working on castles, masculinity, drugs, sport, emotions, comics, medievalism, and public history. Too many hobbies.
www.olegbenesch.com
Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social He/him. Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at University of York. Books on 'Smell in Eighteenth-Century England' and 'Smell and the Past'. Sniff: A History of Smells out 8th September #smellhistory #smellstudies #sensoryhistory
Mary Fairclough @maryfairclough.bsky.social Professor, Department of English and Related Literature and Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York. Books, running, messiness, cats
Sophie Coulombeau @sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in English Literature & Creative Writing. Burneys, book history, 18thc reading habits & naming practices. Novelist. Maker of radio. Mother & carer. Yotam Ottolenghi superfan.
Lauren Working @laurenworking.bsky.social Early modernist at the University of York | A GOLDEN WORLD (Faber, 2026) | TEMPEST for Oxford World's Classics (2024) | BBC Radio 3 New Gen Thinker | Rep'd by Emma Bal at Madeleine Milburn.
Chloe Wigston Smith @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social Prof of eighteenth-century studies in York | material culture studies, women’s work and the Atlantic world | print culture & dress history | trying at social media
📚Novels, Needleworks & Empire https://yalebooks.yale.edu/9780300270785/novels-needleworks-a
Angela de Bruin @angeladebruin.bsky.social Professor, Department of Psychology, University of York. Research interests include bilingualism, language production, and cognitive ageing.
Claire Chambers @clarachambara.bsky.social 'Scholar-adventurer'. Scholarship nowadays mostly in literature from South Asia and diaspora, postcoloniality/decolonization, & translation studies - Uni of York. Adventures are in food, Hindi/Urdu, Indo house, cycling, & (formerly) Zumba teaching
Alex Pike @alexandrapike.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Mental Health @YorkPsychology || eating disorders, anxiety disorders, cognition/computation || she/her
Group page: https://cognition-mental-health.github.io/
Susannah Lyon-Whaley @susannah-lw.bsky.social MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at University of York on 17th-century queens and global nature, cross-cultural material exchange | PhD, Art History, on Catherine of Braganza | Honorary Fellow, Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland
Librarianth @librarianth.bsky.social University of York Acquisitions Librarian. Professional Northerner. Bang on about armchair politics, books, ebooks, coffee, & Boro. Views/opinions personal. UTB
Charlotte O'Brien @cobrien.bsky.social Professor of Law, University of York (she/her). Social security; EU law; discrimination; migration; social justice.
Judith Krauss @judithekrauss.bsky.social Lecturer @ UoYork, UK, Politics, IGDC member, YESI co-research theme lead, Assoc Editor @JPoliticalEcology. Sustainable value chains, convivial conservation, SDGs, squirrels & more. Love singing & cycling, sometimes in conjunction. My views. She/her
Sara Van Goozen @drsvg.bsky.social Lecturer in Political Philosophy (UoYork). Ethics of war, global justice, animals. Posting in personal capacity but mostly about work. She/her, fucking massive nerd. I write for @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social
Anna Strhan @annastrhan.bsky.social Sociologist at the University of York | religion, ethics, values, culture, cities, childhood | neurodivergent | she/her | new book 'Growing Up Godless' https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691247250/growing-up-godless
Kate Lancaster @drkatel.bsky.social All about lasers/plasmas/fusion/bread/miscellany. Professor in physics. She/Her
Martin Webber @martinwebber.bsky.social Professor of Social Work at the University of York; Director of Mental Health Social Care Research Centre; interested in evaluating social interventions and tackling social determinants of mental health; and I like riding my bike!
Department of Politics and International Relations @uoypolitics.bsky.social News and upcoming events from the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York.
School of PPE @uoyppe.bsky.social We are based at the University of York and provide world-class opportunities for interdisciplinary study and research.
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Department of Education @uoyeducation.bsky.social News from the Department of Education based at the University of York!
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Dr Kevin D. Tennent @kevindtennent.bsky.social Reader in Management at the #University of York and general business history expert. Research interests include corporate governance, sport, transport and teaching and learning using history. Opinions expressed are mine, not the University's.
Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social languages & linguistics, mostly Arabic & mostly phonology, views my own, Prof @UniofYork [sæm ˈhɛlmʌθ] (she/her)
Art At York - University of York Art Collection @artatyork.bsky.social Over 900 artworks dating from 1500 to the present day, spread across the University of York beautiful campus and available to all. Tweets by the Art Curator, Helena Cox. #UoYArt
Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social Acting Director of Library, Learning Services and Research Collections @uniofyork.
'Makes archives sexy.'
'International Man of History'
'A weird bird, in a good way'
All views my own.
Alex Reid @alexanderreid.bsky.social Senior Lecturer (T&S) in the Dept. of Psychology at the University of York, UK. Passionate about improving access to education and fostering critical thinking skills. Views are my own 🧠🎓
Dr Caragh Whitehead @cwhitehead.bsky.social Busy mother of two trying to balance life while working as a Research Technician in Plant Biology (CNAP) at University of York.
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social Geographer/planner and Co-Director @igdc.bsky.social • energy transitions, urban climate responses, landscape interpretation, extraction frontiers • known to frequent the Uni of York
Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social Engaging with our research community, supporting good practice and sharing updates on all aspects of #openresearch #openaccess #opendata @york.ac.uk
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