Ellie Conway
Social/health/history researcher+academic, recording lives of working class girls who died in Industrial Schools. Feminist. Socialist. Writer. Knitter. Glaswegian. Survivor of chronic illness and acute disease. Always tired, yet miraculously still here.
@michaelhowcroft.bsky.social
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow @civicimaginaries.bsky.social University of Glasgow, Urban Studies and Social Policy.
@ellenlaurab.bsky.social
(She/her) Research Associate @ University of Glasgow working on civic imaginaries. Previously RA @ESRCSchoolMeals & Geography PhD from Uni of Leicester, exploring educational experiences of EAL pupils
@matthaig.bsky.social
#1 NYT bestselling author of The Midnight Library etc. Dad. Husband. Neurodiverse. Bit of a mess but trying to make it an interesting mess.
@civicimaginaries.bsky.social
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship funded project at University of Glasgow. Bringing together communities, policymakers, researchers & artists to ask what being civic means in the UK right now and how people collectively reimagine and reinvent their places.
@nts-archaeology.bsky.social
Exploring Scotland’s past through archaeology at National Trust for Scotland sites. Follow for updates on digs, discoveries, and history! #ForTheLoveOfScotland. Where we are and what we're doing.
@steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Manager of Isle of May National Nature Reserve since 2015 having been on Farne Island 2001-2014. Also Scottish Birds Records Committee (SBRC) Chair
@veronicaf.bsky.social
She/Her. Soapmaker. I foster lots of cats, and have a soft spot for ferals and feral rehab. Autistic/ADHD. Disabled - cEDS. Tasmanian. Lost everything in a house fire, Nov. Buy Soap: http://veronicafoaleessentials.com.au/ https://throne.com/veronicafoale
@mpsheritage.bsky.social
Metropolitan Police lives and stories 1829-now. Open to researchers and visitors by appointment. Like/repost/follow≠endorsement No bio or posts, no follow back. https://t.co/f5xOlVyLoc
@glasgowcoa.bsky.social
Collecting images of the many variations on the theme of Glasgow's coat of arms. Snaps my own if not credited. Contributions welcome! #Glasgow 🌳🐦🔔🐟
@draftingthepast.bsky.social
A podcast about the craft of writing history, hosted by Kate Carpenter. Find it at draftingthepast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
@portraitsbyhercule.bsky.social
‘Artist’ and daydreamer. Draws pictures of pets for donations to Turning Tides and StreetVet. Draws other stuff to keep it going. www.herculevanwolfwinkle.co.uk
@garyseconomics.bsky.social
Inequality Economist, former trader and author of The Trading Game. Other Economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
Award winning indy publisher of new and classic writing on place, nature and culture + The Clearing our online journal. Based in West Dorset www.littletoller.co.uk Instagram / @littletollerbooks
@charlrwalker.bsky.social
Qualitative researcher working in public health, mental health and criminology. Investigating the impact of the cost of living crisis on infant feeding. Lived experience of bipolar. Living in Wales https://charlottewalker.uk/ ORCID 0000-0003-2244-350X
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976.
@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, winter lover, October devotee, cat rescuer, macaron maker, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and Oxford comma enthusiast.
@markoneinfour.bsky.social
Mental health/tech stuff. Former writer in residence @centreforMH. Ask me to write MH things. Director Social Spider CIC. DMs open. Podcast @BBCOuch (he/they)
@hetanshah.bsky.social
Chief Executive, The British Academy Chair, Our World in Data Board, National Audit Office Visiting Professor, Kings College London Fellow, Birkbeck College Advisory board, Resolution Foundation; Bennett Institute; UCL Policy Lab My own views
@bylinesnetworkpod.bsky.social
The Official Podcast for the Bylines Network, hosted by Chris Davies and Julian Greenbank. Looking at the biggest stories from across the country. Episodes released monthly. https://open.spotify.com/show/3WjbTeTGwFAfiopvvV8pzV
@moh-kohn.bsky.social
For a Scottish Socialist Republic Sometimes write for @bellacaledonia.bsky.social #AutisticLiberation Anwar Shaikh stan account Also found at https://mastodon.scot/@moh_kohn he/him
@peteralanross.bsky.social
New book, Upon A White Horse: Journeys In Ancient Britain & Ireland, will be published by Headline on September 11, 2025.
@womenshistscot.bsky.social
Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes. https://womenshistoryscotland.org/
@threadinburgh.scot
Overlooked tales of Edinburgh, Leith & Scottish local history. Expect the unexpected: people, buildings, transport, maps & occasional attempts to be funny. Stories also published at https://threadinburgh.scot 🐦 ex-Cocteautriplets
@workingclasshistory.com
History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by us: billions of ordinary people. https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@secretedinburgh.bsky.social
Underemployed flâneuse sharing info about #Edinburgh beyond the castle ie overlooked, neglected, underappreciated, everyday & mundane treasures inc - Graveyards - Guerrilla Gardens - Street Art - Indie Retail - Hidden Gems she/her
@fullfact.org
Bad information ruins lives. We're a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the harm it does. #FactsMatter www.fullfact.org
@bylines.scot
Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland | Regulated by IMPRESS bylines.scot Write for us with stories you feel that matter with our editorial support. Email us at editor@bylines.scot
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
Chair of European Movement UK. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Founder of the Bylines Network. Founder of Scientists for EU. Lover of science, Europe and whisky. 🥃
@chppc.bsky.social
Based in @ihr.bsky.social, @sasnews.bsky.social. Engaged, outward-facing and co-produced research into place and history: rural to urban & parish to metropolis. Home to Victoria County History & Layers of London. Posts by team.
@scotrecsoc.bsky.social
The Scottish Record Society is one of Scotland’s oldest historical societies, and is dedicated to publishing calendars, indexes and texts of historical records.
@altnps.bsky.social
The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
@hallierubenhold.bsky.social
Author of The Five, historian and a bit of TV. Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen’s Crime of the Century on bookshelves March 2025. https://linktr.ee/hallierubenhold
@weegingerdug.bsky.social
Opinionated gobshite, stroke survivor, older gay man, Scottish independence supporter, columnist with @scotnational.bsky.social huge languages and linguistics geek. Blog at https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com Not interested in your crypto investment.
@scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
Scotland's national refugee charity. Celebrating diversity and raising awareness about issues faced by refugees. Co-ordinators of #RefugeeFestScot. scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
@historicdunkeld.bsky.social
Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum. Located at 12 The cross Dunkeld, PH8 0AN, Open mon-friday 10-3 Visit our website at www.historicdunkeld.org.uk
@melindahaunton.bsky.social
Archivist historian train traveller perennially anxious frequently cooking always interested Tbh if you RT more than you comment I'm unlikely to follow back. I like to chat.
@natlibscot.bsky.social
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
@nlheritage.bsky.social
Connecting you with North Lanarkshire's industrial & social heritage | Explore museum, archive & local studies collections | Visit our museums & search rooms
@crampell.bsky.social
MSNBC anchor/co-host of The Weekend: Primetime, Sat/Sun 6-9pm. Washington Post syndicated op-ed columnist. Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
@arcticlass.bsky.social
🏴🇨🇦 Have lived here & there. The flags represent my citizenship. I love books, dogs and Nature. I am 76, and a grandmother to 4. Have been a social worker and a teacher, mostly in remote places…..And, I sleep in a hammock :-)
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism. Website: https://private-eye.co.uk Subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk
@jemaineclement.bsky.social