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Emma Nicolson @emmanix

Head of Visual Art @CreativeScotland, Founder director @skyeatlas Research associate @RBGE

Joined April 2009
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Emma Nicolson@emmanix
21 Feb 2024
Exciting News Alert! 🌟 Thrilled to share, now it's official, I am joining Creative Scotland as the new Head of Visual Arts! ✨I'm honoured to take on this role and contribute to the vibrant arts community. #NewBeginnings #ArtsInAction #CreativeScotland #VisualArtsLeadership
Creative Scotland@CreativeScots
21 Feb 2024
A warm welcome to Emma Nicolson, who has been appointed as our new Head of Visual Arts 🌿 Learn more: creativescotland.com/news-st…
Creative Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Nicolson as its new Head of Visual Arts text appears on a purple gradient next to an inset image of Emma, who is a woman with long reddish brown hair and wearing a colourful silk scarf

ALT Creative Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Nicolson as its new Head of Visual Arts text appears on a purple gradient next to an inset image of Emma, who is a woman with long reddish brown hair and wearing a colourful silk scarf

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Please share in case anyone would like to attend this residential workshop on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides. Breachacha Embrace Programme 2026 IMPRESSIONS FROM NATURE / Botanical Drawing 1–5 July 2026 Breachacha Castle Four days of botanical drawing embracespace.org/breachacha-…
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East Lothian Courier@elcourier
Apr 12
Motorcyclist dies after three-vehicle crash in Scottish Borders ift.tt/SIZuQpX

Motorcyclist dies after three-vehicle crash in Scottish Borders

A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a three-vehicle crash on the A72 near Innerleithen yesterday.

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Pause East Lothian Town Centre Parking Charge Plans Pending Impact Review & Consultation chng.it/fKVzwJ6S via @UKChange

4,390 people signed and won this petition

Pause East Lothian Town Centre Parking Charge Plans Pending Impact Review & Consultation

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William Dalrymple
@DalrympleWill
28 Dec 2025
Brigitte en Écosse RIP BB, who never looked better than when filming opposite the Bass Rock on my childhood haunt of Seacliff Beach for Two Weeks in September/ À Cœur Joie during September 1966
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Chris Thorogood@thorogoodchris1
19 Nov 2025
Rafflesia hasseltii: a plant seen more by tigers than people. Watching this flower open by night was the closest thing to magic:
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All On The Board@allontheboard
10 Nov 2025
There is always a reason why a bully is a bully, but whatever the reason is it doesn’t make it okay. We can use our power for good, and bring bullying to an end today. #AntiBullyingWeek #PowerForGood
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❤️‍🔥@jekyllstal
10 Nov 2025
vinted have changed the sizing categories and have completely fucked up all my listings and saved searches
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CHARLIE@Charlieg4
10 Nov 2025
@vintedUK @vinted The new sizing is so far from being accurate!! PLEASE give the people what they want and change it back. I’ve had to put my wardrobe in holiday mode because all my sizes are now WRONG! ☹️
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William Dalrymple
@DalrympleWill
12 Oct 2025
New from @EmpirePodUK THE LOST WORLD OF OTTOMAN GAZA With the great Eugene Rogan, Professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford
William Dalrymple
@DalrympleWill
11 Oct 2025
Don't miss our new @EmpirePodUK double bill on: OTTOMAN GAZA: From Selim the Grim to Allenby & the WW1 Battles of Gaza With the great Eugene Rogan, author of The Fall of the Ottomans & Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford
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Mark Nesbitt@Economicbotany
6 Oct 2025
Postdoc opportunity at Kew Gardens: AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions. Closes 10 Dec 25: ukri.org/opportunity/early-c…

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025

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William Dalrymple
@DalrympleWill
3 Oct 2025
RIP my wonderful friend Manchan Magan- great champion of Irish history and literature. He was due to come @JaipurLitFest this January & talk about how Irish & Hindu mythologies were interwoven- he will be much missed! rte.ie/news/2025/1003/153656…

Tributes to broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan who has died at the age of 55.

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Plant Humanities UK@PlantHums_UK
3 Oct 2025
#PLANTATION #SCIENCE & #EMPIRE in the 20TH CENTURY: 3.5 yrs funded PhD @LSEGeography @lsehistory & @KewGardens supervised by Kasia Kaprocki & @Economicbotany Details: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Gradu…
Tobacco Plantation Rhodesia by Frank C. Papé for the Empire Marketing Board [1928]

ALT Tobacco Plantation Rhodesia by Frank C. Papé for the Empire Marketing Board [1928]

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Emma Nicolson@emmanix
28 Sep 2025
For anyone curious about the world of design, Des Talks with Susanna Beaumont is a thoughtful and inspiring listen. Highly recommend! @designexhibitionscot podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

DES Talks with Susanna Beaumont

Design Podcast · DES Talks, a new podcast from Design Exhibition Scotland in which we explore through conversation the lives and work of designers, makers and artists from across Scotland. https://...

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Creative Communities@IScreativecomm
7 Aug 2025
🎉 Exciting news! The Creative Communities Scotland Fund is now open for applications. Funded by @culturescotgov, this programme supports grassroots organisations using creativity to boost wellbeing across Scotland! 👉inspiringscotland.org.uk/fun… #CreativeCommunitiesScotland

Creative Communities Scotland – Inspiring Scotland

The Creative Communities Scotland fund supports charities and community groups in Scotland to design and deliver participatory arts projects in communities expe

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Scot Gov Culture
@culturescotgov
7 Aug 2025
Applications are now open for the Creative Communities Scotland fund which helps organisations get people involved in the arts. We previously funded @PAMIS_Scotland who support young people with complex disabilities to tell their stories. READ MORE ➡️ ow.ly/rv4g50WBfrK
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Scot Gov Culture
@culturescotgov
22 Jul 2025
Four museums across Scotland will receive a share of £225,587 to enhance their visitor experiences and sustainability, thanks to @scotgov support. More ▶️ museumsgalleriesscotland.org…
Picture of the People's Palace in Glasgow with a quote from Culture Secretary Angus Robertson underneath that says: “These awards highlight the transformational opportunities that targeted funding can unlock for the many wonderful museums that tell Scotland’s story, and the hardworking staff and volunteers who keep them running. “While their focuses are different, each award will develop the social and economic benefits that these museums provide to their local communities, in line with the Scottish Government’s commitment to safeguard our nation’s cultural heritage.”

ALT Picture of the People's Palace in Glasgow with a quote from Culture Secretary Angus Robertson underneath that says: “These awards highlight the transformational opportunities that targeted funding can unlock for the many wonderful museums that tell Scotland’s story, and the hardworking staff and volunteers who keep them running. “While their focuses are different, each award will develop the social and economic benefits that these museums provide to their local communities, in line with the Scottish Government’s commitment to safeguard our nation’s cultural heritage.”

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Plant Humanities UK@PlantHums_UK
14 Jul 2025
A #JUTE #LASCAR STORY: new play by @StepneyTrust & @artswoborders 9 Aug 2025 @19_30h BST Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-jute-la… @HeritageFundUK @SAHM_UK #East_Bengal #British_Empire #economic_botany #Migration #plantation #fibre @RHULHistory @RHULGeography
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Maura C. Flannery @flannerm.bsky.social@flannerm
11 Jul 2025
A definite must-attend this conversations between two of the greats in the plant humanities.
The Plant Initiative
@Plant_Init
11 Jul 2025
Free online program from @Plant_Init Strangers at Home: Plant-Human Migrations - a conversation with plant humanities scholars Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi about cultural histories of two invasive plants, Kudzu and Agave. Thu, Sep 18. 2025, 12-1pm CT. eventbrite.com/e/strangers-a…
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Elena I.@tradbotanica
17 Jun 2025
"Art, however, is a language that speaks to a far wider audience — across multiple ages, cultures and locations — and is a valuable tool for communicating fungal science, beauty and importance to the general public." The visual art of mycology cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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Scot Gov Culture
@culturescotgov
31 May 2025
We have increased funding for our screen sector by £2 million. This will help productions develop work made in Scotland by people in Scotland – creating jobs and economic opportunities. Watch for more.
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Tom Fletcher
@UNReliefChief
13 May 2025
So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.
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