Historian of colonialism, trans life, human/animal boundary at Uni of Nottingham. Queer, feminist, trans. They/them.https://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3ml6rdmym3s2rWe rallied while Council met to approve plans to cut 600+ FTE jobs (approx. 16% of staff), course closures (modern languages, music, nursing, American&Canadian Studies, chemistry), SSRs rising to 1:25 & cuts to research time. There is no real deficit, just incompetent managers. @uonucu.bsky.social06 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6rdmym3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3ml3qmagntc2oBrilliant alternative strategy put together by @uonucu.bsky.social to find a sensible way forward that prioritises education & research, students, and staff. A thoughtful, well researched counter to the reckless death-spiral being unleashed by Nottingham Uni management. uonucu.org/wp-content/u... https://uonucu.org/wp-content/u..05 May 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3qmagntc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3mkzyemr7g225Huge congratulations to the LGBTQ+ activists who have campaigned tirelessly against this British imperial law. Homophobia is one of the British Empire's most enduring legacies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzyemr7g225https://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3mkxanmmzb22bAs a British Jew, @zackpolanski.bsky.social absolutely speaks for me. Trevor Philips' characterisation of 'most Jewish people' versus Polanski is outrageous and offensive. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxanmmzb22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3mkbcy4i3x226University of Nottingham cutting 600 academic jobs, raising student:staff ratios to make up for staff losses. Devastated over what this will look like for all of us and our students. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/university-nottingham-set-cut-600-1093317624 Apr 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbcy4i3x226https://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3mjymkqedgs2vWhilst walking along the shore of Sandside Bay in 1797, William Thurso, school master, spotted a 'figure resembling an unclothed human female sitting on a rock' combing 'its long, thick, brown hair': 'It was only by seeing the phenomenon that I was perfectly convinced of its existence.' [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjymkqedgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3mjxbohdjws2fThis May, I'm raising money for Mermaids, the charity supporting trans young ppl & their families. I'll be swimming & walking 25 miles, with a grand finale hike with @momoulton.bsky.social. Even better, for every £10 raised I'll drop some 18thc mermaid history! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Onni1776706001552?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL20 Apr 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxbohdjws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/onnigust.bsky.social/post/3mjwhnbs24c2fYesterday, I took my 6yo to Chatsworth Hall. Loved the farm, the playground, the maze, the trees. She took one look at the Cavendish family tree in the entrance to the gardens and said, "Baba, why are they all peach?" Yes, why do only peaches grow on English aristocratic family trees?20 Apr 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:oirgigkuprm3qkxmljnvzovp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwhnbs24c2f