Alaric Hall @[email protected]

@Steven_Burgess_ @drdhiggins @JohnWhale4 @DenisFlannery @_MelEvans @JoseAPerezDiez Aww, it's been fab working with you, Steven!

The IMS seminars are back for semester 2, starting next Tuesday (30th)! A full list of seminars can be found at: ims.leeds.ac.uk/whats-on-at-le…

Wow. Huge thanks to the #Beeston Hill Community Association, + all who joined yday's brilliant + packed-out local forum on highways proposals (for the troublesome Tempest Road / Dewsbury Road junction). Listening. Creative thinking. Community voice + power. Democracy in action.

@samklai Handy for washing very large items of kitchenware.

What's the point of a bath tub if it's not big enough for a person to be completely submerged?

This year's IMS research seminars begin tomorrow with Przemysław Wiszewski, 'Cohesion of Multi-ethnic Societies of East-Central and Southern Europe in the 10th-16th Centuries'! For the full list, see ims.leeds.ac.uk/whats-on-at-le…. To attend online, see eventbrite.co.uk/e/cohesion-of-…

トールキンのリーズ大学時代 (1920-1926＊厳密) あまり知られていない 今週発売の『ユリイカ』に アラリック・ホール先生（リーズ大学） @alarichall のエッセイ収録 「リーズ大学のJ. R. R. トールキン」 かつて（今もだが） 国際学会でアラリックが裸足だったのは衝撃的だった Thank you Alaric!

@cathyhume @RupprechtMaria @SteveDHailes Oh wow, this sounds amazing!

Today is the day! @RupprechtMaria, @SteveDHailes and I will see you on the ship.

On October 4th, @UniversityLeeds will be hosting a Virtual Open House from 9am PST (12pm EST/5pm BST) for prospective students interested in the MA in Medieval Studies This is a chance to meet with @LeedsIMS staff and students. Zoom link👇 zoomto.me/WDB8F

We're delighted that we were able to award 132 bursaries for #IMC2023 to delegates from over 35 countries! The bursary deadline for #IMC2024 closes on 15 October. If you would like to submit an application, please visit: imc.leeds.ac.uk/proposals/burs…

An @IMC_Leeds 2024 CFP from me and @CathyHume for papers on or around medieval traditions of Joseph son of Jacob aka Yūsuf son of Yaʿqūb (he of the amazing technicolour dreamcoat). We have the funnest sessions! Drop us a line if you'd like to join us with a paper. 🤩🌈😴🧥

Have a read of a recent book review by Dr Alaric Hall (@alarichall) of 'Cædmon’s Hymn: A Multimedia Study, Edition and Archive' ed. by David Paul O'Donnell from the 3rd issue of the Leeds Medieval Studies Journal!! Click below for the full review👇 ims.leeds.ac.uk/article/review…

🚨BREAKING: Climbers are on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s mansion draping it in 200 metres of oily-black fabric to drive home the dangerous consequences of a new drilling frenzy. #StopRosebank #NoNewOil

NB IMC 2024 will host both real-life and online papers, so don't hesitate to organise sessions bringing people together who can't travel IRL to Leeds.

@timboltonuk Good of you to offer! I don't think I can face having more social media accounts in my life at the moment, and never much liked the format of Twitter, so I'll let you save it for someone else. But I appreciate you asking!

@alarichall Do you need a code for Blue Sky? It's the closest to Twitter and at least for the Tolkien community that was growing here, we are trying to move wholesale to there.

In view of the discontent at the new logo here on the social medium formerly known as 'the birdsite', a reminder that you can also find me on Mastodon: @alarichall" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">climatejustice.social/@alarichall. (Admittedly haven't posted for a while, but then I've been avoiding social media generally lately.)

Hi @YorkshireWater/@YWHelp. Can you comment on the (stinky) effluent in the Aire + Calder Navigation, near Knostrop Weir last week? Sewage discharge by you, or something else, or unknown? There are now 1000s of dead fish in that stretch of river, + people want answers. Thank you.

Good to see people at York trying to think of a roadmap out of the ridiculous cycle of higher education industrial action that we're suffering in the UK: wonkhe.com/blogs/a-shared….

⚖️ A little less for the super-rich means a whole lot for the rest of us. A tiny wealth tax on extreme wealth would help poorer countries shift their economies to a low-carbon footing. 💚 Only the Green Party has the political will to tax the super-rich properly.

Blue plaque honour for Armley asbestos campaigner tinyurl.com/muxrndda #Leeds #Armley