@ProfKatyShaw

UK Director @ahrcpress Creative Communities. Prof @northumbriauni. Ted Speaker. Devolution & Culture. AB @BritishArts Chair Med Hums @wellcometrust Views:own

 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Joined January 2012
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Amazing day doing my Ted Talk at @TedxSoho watching inspirational speakers & @michaelsheen talk about our #WritingChance programme & creative diversity in my new @ahrcpress Creative Communities programme ❤️ @TEDTalks @tedxlondon #tedxsoho
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Two @knatsncl tickets for sale at face value for tonight at Crescent York on @Twickets now! twickets.live/app/block/5623…
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NEW: @ahrcpress Creative Communities research explores how devolution can unlock culture-led innovation, putting community expertise at the heart of policy, belonging and growth. Explore our NEW case studies, policy papers and podcast: creativecommunities.uk/

Creative Communities

Creative Communities

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Well this is exciting! #NationalPoetryDay AND news of my new book 👀 What’s the Point of Poetry? Landing in all good bookshops spring 28 Read the exclusive interview and find out more about the forthcoming title: manchesteruniversitypress.co…

How Poetry Can Save the World: Reclaiming Poetry's Place in Twenty-First-Century England - Manche...

Can poetry help us make sense of a changing world? To mark National Poetry Day on 1st October, Manchester University Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of What’s The Point of Poetry?, a...

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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! We're celebrating by announcing the acquisition of What’s The Point of Poetry? by @ProfKatyShaw. Publishing Spring 2028 📚️ Exploring everything from Ovid to Covid, digital poetry, economics, identity and activism, this ambitious new book asks: what is poetry for in the twenty-first century? Find out more in our author interview, bit.ly/4rH7F7U Discover more #poetry books in our #NationalPoetryDay2026 reading list, bit.ly/4z75gG4
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! We're celebrating by announcing the acquisition of What’s The Point of Poetry? by @ProfKatyShaw. Publishing Spring 2028 📚️ Exploring everything from Ovid to Covid, digital poetry, economics, identity and activism, this ambitious new book asks: what is poetry for in the twenty-first century? Find out more in our author interview, bit.ly/4rH7F7U Discover more #poetry books in our #NationalPoetryDay2026 reading list, bit.ly/4z75gG4
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I condensed 25 years of #granddesigns into 96 seconds. @granddesigns @Kevin_McCloud @Channel4
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‘Yes and ho…’ #thickofit
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Exclusive: A massive leak from the heart of Downing Street reveals how much Andy Burnham appears to have borrowed from Keir Starmer's plans since entering Number 10. I've obtained a 50 page bundle of presentations, strategy ideas and policy submissions drawn up in April in an attempt to keep Starmer in power. Here's what happened next. A @JoeCookJ production Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=qBn9GK_D…

Leaked 'sensitive' document reveals Downing Street plans

A massive leak from the heart of Downing Street reveals how much An...

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Sock Council@SockCouncilSep 12
Appeared in the neighbourhood ahead of the Great North Run. #NUFC #SAFC – at Wallsend, England
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Larry the Cat
@Number10catSep 3
Soft power in action
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Accès également privilégié à Larry the cat devant le 10th Downing street @franceinter
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Arts Professional
@ArtsProSep 2
Edinburgh’s arts organisations and festivals are set to receive a 25% boost to their council funding via the city’s new visitor levy, though the final decision will only be made in several weeks. artsprofessional.co.uk/news/…

Edinburgh arts organisations set to receive first funding boost for over a decade - Arts Professi...

Edinburgh's arts organisations and festivals are set to receive a 25% boost to their council funding via the city's new visitor levy, though the final

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Tim Burgess@Tim_Burgess15 Mar 2022
Those blokes in their billionaire ego space race. And Dolly Parton quietly went about giving more than 100 million books to kids and helped fund the vaccine ❤️ Be more Dolly
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Social Mobility Commission@SMCommissionAug 24
Can geography explain low university socio-economic diversity? Our Social Mobility Coefficient reveals that many major unis are missing out on qualified students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, even when their location is taken into account. Find out more 👇
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Delighted to be hosting @paulmasonnews at @McrLitFest We’ll be discussing his provocative new book *REDS: A Global History of Communism* and what the lessons of the past can tell us about our increasingly fractured political present. Sunday 11 October manchesterliteraturefestival…
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The Bookseller
@thebooksellerAug 21
The physical book market in the UK has this week surpassed the £1bn point a week earlier than it ever has, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market (TCM). 👇 ebx.sh/dCqcMt

A record year looms as print sales pass £1bn at their earliest point

A strong year in Fiction has pushed sales through NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market across the £1bn mark at its earlier point since records began.

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Science Works
@sci_worksAug 19
Britain is gaining momentum in creating new kinds of research organisation. But there are barriers to them receiving support from our main public funder. Today, 17 organisations call on UKRI to change that – to fund the best science, wherever it's done. science.works/writing/open-l…

Reforming UKRI Eligibility — Science Works

An open letter to UK Research and Innovation on reforming eligibility rules to promote greater institutional diversity.

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Times Higher Education
@timeshigheredAug 19
A Russell Group university will no longer use ubiquitous anti-cheating tools provided by Turnitin because of concerns that the company might use students’ work to train artificial intelligence #highered #AI #Turnitin timeshighereducation.com/new…

Southampton dumps Turnitin over use of students’ work to train AI

Academic integrity giant denies accusations as university declines to renew contract in favour of ‘other options’

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The Bookseller
@thebooksellerAug 17
The announcement last week of the earliest-ever Super Thursday was like the starting gun to the autumn season, however difficult it may be to think of Christmas as Britain swelters and burns. 👇 ebx.sh/TVNtcV

Autumn 2026 deep dive: trends, predictions and the lay of the land

The announcement last week of the earliest-ever Super Thursday was like the starting gun to the autumn season, however difficult it may be to think of Christmas as Britain swelters and burns.

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BFI
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Brand new #UKGlobalScreenFund Slate Development Fund launched today! Grants of between £45,000 to £150,000 available for independent UK production companies to support later stage development for slates of up to five projects. Register for our webinar on 11 Aug to find out more: theb.fi/4waVfFW
UK Global Screen Fund

ALT UK Global Screen Fund

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So if you wear a dress to Downing Street you’re wrong, and if you wear the same tshirt and trainers as the PM to do the same job then you’re also wrong? Being a woman is great - can’t think why we struggle for female candidates 🫠
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So #sweetflation is outa control 🍬🫠 Flumps are now executive marshmallows @BarrattSweets 😆
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Still #GrimUpNorth ☀️ 🏃‍♀️
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