Kate Stevens

Kia ora #twitterstorians, I'm not on here much anymore but popping back to share the good news that my book Gender, Violence and Criminal Justice in the Colonial Pacific 1880-1920 is now open access, thanks to @waikato & @BloomsburyAcad Read it free here: bit.ly/3YuABn7

@UnitedKiwi @jitsnz I worked at the Royal Society at this time - Marsden has funded humanities and social sciences all along. The 2018 trial was simply testing different ways to select which grants got funded. It didn't change what subjects could be funded.

@jitsnz I believe you may be referring grants that possibly came under psychology. Also recall many psy projects making it through to funding in the same timeframe. Would that be what you're thinking of? I came from the sciences so the change in 2018 was widely discussed in our circle

Way to punch us when we are down: humanities and social sciences removed from marsden fund. beehive.govt.nz/release/marsde…

@UnitedKiwi @jitsnz I would also add that Marsden has been the one of, if not the main source for Humanities and Social Science funding. More widely NZ investment in research relative to GDP has long been well below OECD average.

@jitsnz To be specific the humanities and social sciences were only put in as a trial in 2018 so it's a return of the Marsden to it's intended STEM purpose. H & SS will go to to their other previous and current sources.

@UnitedKiwi @jitsnz Marsden Fund ran a 2018 trial to see if there were more effective ways to evaluate proposals, given the process is an intensive one. The trial included the humanities, social sciences, economic & human behaviour subjects. These subjects have all been part of the fund for decades.

Gender, Violence and Criminal Justice in the Colonial Pacific: 1880-1920 by Kate Stevens uncovers the ways in which indigenous islanders, indentured labourers and other marginalized groups engaged with and transformed colonial legal practices. PBK out now bit.ly/3yNgg1l

#LIVE Ngā tamariki leading manuhiri on before mihiwhakatau. Thousands of whānau, you, old, Māori, non-Māori. Standing tall. @waikato #ToitūTeTiriti #Kotahitanga

#TEUonSTRIKE @waikato! Eight months of negotiations and the university has only increased their best offer by 0.1% to 2.85%. #UoWonStrike

Our members @waikato will strike for 3.5 hours on Friday - after 8 months of negotiations, the Vice Chancellor has only moved by 0.1% despite the fact our claim fits within their budget for pay movement. teu.ac.nz/news/teu-membe…

He's talking about Australian universities but this is so relevant to the dire state of New Zealand #highered, too.

@Captain_Boot Definitely! I'm there from Monday afternoon

@HistoryKateS Indeed!! I’ll be arriving on Saturday afternoon — let’s catch up if you’ve got time :)

2 hours on the train and 4 hours on the ferry to get from London Waterloo to Jersey, but with a view this good I’ll choose this over flying every single time

Please get in touch if you're interested in a PhD in #envhist #envhum or know someone who might be #twitterstorians 🌱🌿🌳 @historiesmeet @ANZ_EHN @AustHistAssoc @envhistnow

@SueReid24 @UNESCO @Sydney_Uni @USydMSI @SEI_Sydney And no Pacific from what I can see either?

Wow! Aust not represented on IOC @unesco Global Group of Experts on Ocean Literacy? Also, which Aust unis are leading transdiciplinary ocean research (phys & soc science/env humanities/art)? #oceanhumanities #bluehumanities @Sydney_Uni @USydMSI @SEI_Sydney oceandecade.org/news/unesco-as…

@Publicwrongs I'd love to hear more about your law and sexuality paper if you're happy to share the syllabus!

@HistoryKateS @MonashHistory @ruthamorgan @ruby_ekkel @sighmonger If molluscs were the phylum of the week, penguins were the genus. And I keep seeing them.

@monica_vasile @katrinkleemann @MonashUni Thanks also Monica for a wonderful talk!

I learned a lot and had great fun discussing animal and, in particular, penguin histories at the "Animal Histories" workshop at @MonashUni last night/this morning. Thanks to Rohan Howitt and @HistoryKateS for letting me participate remotely. #envhist 🐧🌊

An enriching week at #OzHA2023 rounded out w a wonderful, thought-provoking workshop on Animal Histories in Aus, NZ & the Pacific. Thanks to co-orgs Rohan Howitt @MonashHistory, @ruthamorgan, @ruby_ekkel, & @sighmonger, & fabulous presenters #envhist #animalhist #twitterstorians

@katrinkleemann @MonashUni Thank you for joining us across timezones - it was such a fascinating talk and hope we can connect more in future!

Let’s face it. What’s the point of staying calm when my whole network is justly up in arms as universities seek to sock it to staff. #rāmereshorts