Prof Sharon Ruston

Did you know the Davy Notebooks Project wouldn't be possible without volunteers? From transcribing notebooks, to giving corrections, volunteers have been essential. To all our volunteers, thank you for your hard work! If you're interested in helping, check the link in our bio!

Did you know we offer resources and workshops for schools? Our resources utilises our research on Sir Humphry Davy's notebooks to connect with the English and Science curriculum. Sounds interesting? Email [email protected] to find out more!

Join us over on Bluesky! We will still be posting on X, but we've noticed a lot of supporters of the Davy Notebooks Project have moved over to Bluesky, so we'll be posting over there too. Follow the link in our Linktree to give us a follow!

Meet our new interns! Georgia, Rachel, and Luana will be joining the team for the next few weeks working on correcting transcriptions alongside other activities. Some people may recognise Luana from a work placement earlier this year!

Come and open up a world of imagination and joy at the Manchester Poetry Library for the @MCRCityofLit #FestivalofLibraries! I’ll be running a workshop on The Poetry of Humphry Davy on 5th June. All welcome! 🎟️ Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-of-… @MCRCityofLit

I’m giving a talk at the Brotherton Library, Leeds University on Wednesday 14 May 2025, 1.00-3.00pm. Registration is free but you need to sign up: dcch.leeds.ac.uk/events/the-dav…

So I was part of a comedy sketch interview about Humphry Davy. If you’d like to see it, it’s here: youtube.com/watch?v=G-sGXQ…

The first day of #BSLS2025 seems to be going swimmingly: bsls.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Delighted to see that Alexis Wolf’s essay on literary and scientific radicalism in Humphry Davy’s Notebooks has been published: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Two paid internship opportunities are available for Lancaster University students, working within the English Literature and Creative Writing Department on the Davy Notebooks Project. The adverts are here:   temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/1878…   temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/1878…

Very proud to see Eleanor Bird’s research on the Humphry Davy Notebooks being featured in the Telegraph today: telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/1…

The online BSLS conference programme is now online: bsls.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…. Please register to attend here: …e-payments.lancaster-university.co.uk/product-catalo….

Lovely to see Alexis Wolf’s podcasts on her books: alexiswolf.co.uk/eventspodcasts

Lovely to read this blog post from @mariettarosetta: lancaster.ac.uk/future-of-huma…

Georgia Walton and I will be in conversation talking about the @FutureofRepro project. What’s Literature got to do with it?  How Literature shapes our views of reproductive technology Tuesday, 25 February 2025,   3pm – 4pm,  Online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/faf7e924…

We'd like to introduce you to a new member of our team, who will be working with us for the next couple of months. Luana Olteanu Work Placement research assistant on the Davy Notebooks project, studying English Literature with Creative Writing at Lancaster University.

We are happy to welcome our newest member, Maaria Mehmood. 'I'm very excited to be working with @SharonRuston over the next few months, working on editing and proofing transcripts. I'm very keen on combining my interest in Chemistry with my background in Literature!'

Our first webinar will take place on January 28, 1:00-2:00pm, with Sarah Norcross, Director of Progress Educational Trust (PET) and FoHR Principal Investigator Stephen Wilkinson events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bf6cc42e…

Myself and @deggy21 will be at MLA in New Orleans - email me if you’re about!

Very good letter, readjusting misleading distortions written @dailytelegraph re English Studies/discipline more generally 👏🏽 @EnglishAssoc @BobEaglestone Katherine Baxter @clarealees @gm181 @McRaeAndrew @UnivEnglish @IES_London