Grant Macaskill

Delighted to see that my colleague, Francis Watson @durhamtheology.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk has been awarded the Burkitt Medal by @britishacademy.bsky.social for his contributions to biblical studies, particularly the study of early Christian thought and writing.

Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Delighted to see @durhamtheology.bsky.social at @durham.ac.uk ranked #4 in this year’s QS World Rankings by Subject. www.topuniversities.com/university-s...

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My colleague Douglas Davies, director of the Centre for Death and Life Studies @durhamtheology.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk was involved in this process, sitting on the advisory panel. The topic has also been the subject of doctoral research here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The capacity for this event has been increased (again!), so do register to join tomorrow if you are able. The Neurodivergent Humanities network includes strong representation from @durham.ac.uk, particularly through @louisecreechan.bsky.social

For those able to access the article, this is a good piece on the neurological effects of covid. It would be nice if some of those who have published books that argue for a predominantly psychogenic cause would read the research cited. neurosciencenews.com/covid-flu-br...

I wonder if anyone else has found that the display on a Macbook is making their eyes swim since upgrading to Tahoe. I’ve done everything to minimise liquid glass, but still find it hard to use for more than a few minutes at a time.

Respectfully, @theguardian.com : the island is only “remote” to those who assume that the capital city is the basis for all perspective. To islanders, London is the remote place.

Good to see our Head of Department, Simon Oliver, here, representing @durhamtheology.bsky.social and @durhamcathedral.bsky.social as Durham joins UNESCO’s Network of Learning Cities www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Two fully paid PhD positions at Lund University! One in Hebrew Bible and the other in Jewish studies, focus late antiquity. Gorgeous location and gorgeous colleagues. Don't sleep on this! (Set filter to HT to access these two in particular.) lunduniversity.lu.se/vacancies

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Here’s my brief introduction to the Race & Class in UK Religious Studies and Theology project I’m co-convening with Dulcie McKenzie and Caroline Starkey. Do join us for the project launch on Wed 1st October to hear more.

Now available: my new book co-authored with computer scientist Dr. Ankur Gupta. The title is REAL INTELLIGENCE: Teaching in the Era of Generative AI. The book is open access (i.e. free), published by PALNI Open Press.

Good see @durham-university.bsky.social ranked at #5, up a place from last year. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

It is wonderful to see Douglas Davies from @durhamtheology.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social honoured for his incredible work. www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

New digs (or, really, the view from my new digs). @durhamtheology.bsky.social (also, not sure if “digs” translates for non UK readers …)

I’m sorry that I couldn’t be at this year’s @bntsoc.bsky.social in person, with such a great line up of papers, many representing important interventions and disruptions in the field. This week is my first in post @durham-university.bsky.social @durhamtheology.bsky.social and I have to be in Durham

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Anyone here living in New Hampshire? I'm looking to fill a show in or near Portsmouth NH on Friday 17th October for Iona Fyfe! If you know any halls, concert promoters, venues or bars looking for a Scottish folksinger and pianist, please comment! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

What an opening session line up! www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Thanks to Emily Dugan and the Sunday Times for exposing this aspect of how Maeve died from ME. A Devon County Council cover up. Maeve was taking them to judical review, dying in the attempt. Devon County Council may have learnt nothing from the inquest. I have learnt a lot about them. 1/4

The Scotsman: “Charities quit SNP Government's Long Covid network over 'broken promises' as £4.5m fund not spent” ‘Long Covid Scotland and Long Covid Kids have quit a Scottish Government network’ www.scotsman.com/health/chari...

So many of us living with long covid have no idea if this is our soon-to-be fate. One of the reasons we talk about it so much is we don’t know how long we’ll have to do so. Saddened to hear of yet another advocate losing their life.

New job: Associate/Full Professor, Endowed Chair in the Hebrew Bible in Ancient Times and Contemporary Media University of California - San Diego jobs.h-net.org/jobs/68946

Edited version of BBC 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell phone-in (53 mins) on the DecodeME results. Professor Chris Ponting explains the findings, and callers share how stigma, misdiagnosis, and severe illness have shaped their lives with #MECFS. youtu.be/U9mc8lWvF-w?...