A little reminder of how Mill Road can be, without all the mayhem. What's not to like? For newer residents, this was summer 2019 when motor vehicles weren't allowed over the bridge due to railway work.

We're advertising a one-year postdoc to work with me and the Print Matters team. If you're into embodiment and text technologies (any period) and keen to turn your hand to letterpress printing, please apply! Feel free to be in touch with questions. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/resear…

Many people are unsure about what an archive is so we've made this short video to help! #TheLondonArchive

Regulatory reform & more funds are vital if we’re to fix our broken water system. As water companies continue to dump their filth into our waterways, it beggars belief that Labour could contemplate backtracking on their commitments ⁦Surfers Against Sewage⁩ theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🔥Missing the Olympics already? 🏊 Our new exhibition takes a deep dive into Olympic traditions and culture. What does it take for an artist to win gold? What does it mean to be a celebrity athlete? And what is it about sport that gets us all so hooked? 🎟️Book online now!

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Good luck to everyone getting their A-level results today 🤞 Tweet us if you're joining us in September! If you’re not quite sure about next steps, you may find this page helpful: ow.ly/B3UT50SYcUK #GoingToCambridge #ALevels #ALevelResultsDay #JesusCollegeCambridge

La Vara of Randazzo, Catania - Italy 🇮🇹 The incredible August 15th tradition that depicts the Ascension of Mary with a stunning structure reaching 15 meters high, with (brave) children portraying angels and saints

1. Dr. Diana Warner, former Bristol GP of 30 years, becomes second doctor suspended by GMC for taking action to protect patients lives. 🧵theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Thread. I was interviewed for this article. My view "Far right activists such as Tommy Robinson, well-spoken apologists like Douglas Murray, Matt Goodwin, fundamentalist Mohammed Hijab,sectarian group 5 Pillars are all part of an online echo hate chamber.. blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-…

blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-… PeopleVsBigTech an online echo hate chamber that's amplified by media such as GB News and the Murdoch press. It creates tensions, hate and division. One side peddles racism and Islamophobia, the other anti-Semitism, sectarianism, the Taliban and misogyny"

In her final E.H. Gombrich lecture, Professor Paula Findlen will explore why Galileo self-consciously cultivated a reputation as the laughing philosopher of his age, a Democritus at the end of the Renaissance. Book now: buff.ly/3yuITAQ

'Perplexing levels of climate guff persist well beyond the US.' ft.com/content/181810…

In case you are in Oxford and have an hour to spare on Saturday 31 August, I'll be discussing #TracksOnTheOcean with Charlie Bush at the amazing Blackwell's, Oxford’s Bookshop. Free tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sara-caputo-… Profile Books #History #maps #nonfiction

A wonderful-looking call for papers just released by our amazing new convenors at Cambridge Material Culture Workshop. Zara and I could not have left the workshop in safer hands and look forward to tuning in!

My review of Lynn Abrams Feminist Lives is out with Women's History Review. It's an important book that models how to capture the diffuse influence of politics beyond activist circles.

New on the blog! Dr Louisa McKenzie connects the Warburg’s collection to the ancient Nine Muses—goddesses of inspiration in the arts and sciences. From Clio to Urania, explore a curated selection of books from our library that reflect each muse: buff.ly/4dQEZRL

Thank goodness for Carla Denyer shedding some common sense here. A waste of public money, as well as a terrible injustice, to lock up my 77 year old aunt for her advocacy of Labour's policy, to ban new licences for oil exploration in the North Sea theguardian.com/environment/ar…

There have been so many miscarriages of justice of late. But these two stand out. Please sign this open letter to GMC asking them to revoke the suspension of two doctors for raising the alarm on the climate emergency.

Cambridge’s Protected Green Spaces must not be sacrificed to sate the (insatiable) need for developers to make money - protect the historic Fenner’s cricket ground - sign the petition! chng.it/BFGq8JBt2N via Change.org UK