Textile and world cultures' artefacts Conservator
Exeter, England
Joined November 2013
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Morwena Stephens retweeted
Ministers shouldn't just be politely asking profiteering private water firms to upgrade outdated sewage infrastructure - nor wanting more 'plans'. Govt should be *forcing* them to do it. While water firms are swimming in cash, the rest of us are swimming in shit. @Feargal_Sharkey
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Come and work with us! Develop your skills and help with collections management of a wide range of objects as part of the collections and house team.
Do you have experience with collections management? We're hiring a Collections Officer, where you'll be joining a dedicated and motivated team in caring for Killerton's extensive collection. 🎨
Click here for more information:
bit.ly/Collections-Officer
#NTJobs #NationalTrustJobs
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*New job* Are you passionate about teaching and research about the interconnections between the environment and human health? Fancy a L/SL/AP role in beautiful Cornwall with a fabulous team? @ECEHH @uniofexeHLS @ExeterMed are hiring! More info here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webre…
Great news
The Tahitian Mourner's Costume getting ready to go to #Tahiti for at least 5 years. What a fantastic thing 😍 There are only few costumes surviving today, which makes this one particularly special #conservation
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Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray was a famous 18th century French midwife who designed various teaching aids to train midwives about anatomy and obstetrics. Her work saved many lives in the age #WomensArt
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Apply now: up to £750 grants to support #fashion or #textiles research. Did you know? Pasold offers Research Activity Grants to support small projects, conference travel expenses, photocopying and microfilming. Available all year - apply any time. pasold.co.uk/research-activi…
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Ce vendredi 4 novembre, à l'initiative de @conservators à lieu #AskAConservator les conservateurs-restaurateurs répondent à vos questions. 👇
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Brittany, France early 20thc, women making 'picot bigouden' a form of intricate and complex crochet linking to Irish crochet #WomensArt
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Survey alert! @HistoricEngland is consulting Heritage Organisations to find out their plans for achieving Net Zero, the types of barriers they are facing and the type of support they would like #heritage #sustainability #netzero smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Z04QQ6/
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Our rivers are a danger to public health 🤒
Swimming in sewage-polluted water can lead to gastroenteritis, infections and hepatitis.
Last week we delivered our petition to @DefraGovUK, demanding 200 designated inland bathing waters by 2030.
RT to keep the pressure up 💪
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The Pasold Research Fund is seeking to appoint a new Director from Spring 2023, when Professor Stana Nenadic will step down. For more about this amazing opportunity to help shape the future of #textiles and #fashionhistory research, click: pasold.co.uk/News
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Do you know of a #materialknowledge system that is under threat? Would you like to propose a project to document endangered #materialculture?
If so, check out the EMKP #CallforApplications at emkp.org/grants/!
Deadline 30 Jan 2023
For inquiries: [email protected]
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It’s that time of year again when budding photographers are being asked to take a picture of their favourite tree in Exeter as part of a photographic competition.
Find out how to enter: bit.ly/3svxmuu
ALT Tree photo competition
Why is this irresponsible parliamentary business not being stopped? Where are the grown ups? @RishiSunak
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🚨 BREAKING: Over 30 activists have occupied parliament.
While the government is in chaos, almost 7 million people are facing fuel poverty.
We need the next government to deliver a proper windfall tax to insulate homes and keep people warm this winter.
#ChaosCostsLives
ALT 30 Greenpeace activists staging a sit-in protest in the UK Parliament
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Welcome to modern Britian on a Monday morning.
Red dots is where sewage dumping has been taking places over the weekend, grey dots is where the water company has stopped supplying the data. Why have you done that @SouthWestWater?
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UK environment laws under threat in ‘deregulatory free-for-all’ theguardian.com/environment/…