James Aitcheson

Researcher in space humanities @uniofleicester @SpaceParkLeics. Novelist, editor, literary consultant. #TheHarrowing is published by @QuercusBooks.

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

Sworn Sword is 🔟 today! Where did that time go? Thanks to all my devoted readers and to everyone else who has supported me in my writing career so far. Here's hoping the next 10 years will be just as exciting!🥳📚🎂

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

It's great to see that my research at @uniofleicester on medieval observations of comets (including Halley's Comet) has been reported in @arstechnica! ☄️

https://t.co/AqwMTBZL98

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

What do fruit flies, worms & astronauts have in common?

Join award-winning space communicator Vix Southgate for a fascinating free talk exploring how tiny space pioneers helped make human spaceflight possible.

- 23 July
- 1pm
- Space Park Leicester
Book: https://t.co/mRgu06x2kE

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

How do museums preserve & share some of humanity's most iconic spacecraft?

Join @sciencemuseum Space Curator Doug Millard at @SpaceParkLeic for a free talk exploring the story behind historic space artefacts.

🎟️ tickets: https://t.co/G1Vu7Rmdii
#SpaceParkCommunity #SpaceHistory

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

When Did a Medieval Monk First Try to Fly? New Study Reopens the Debate - research by @JamesAitcheson - https://t.co/i1vwgMWhK2 #medieval

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

An out-of-this-world opportunity for creative-minded people!

Are there any U.S.-based creative teams out there who might be interested in collaborating on a proposal with an experienced storyteller and space humanities researcher (i.e. me)?

[Victor Glover @AstroVicGlover]

Creative Friends: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling https://t.co/zQQ6HQSpqR

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

As Artemis II reignites global fascination with human spaceflight, I explore why space still captivates us — and why understanding its cultural and human impact is more important than ever.

https://t.co/MLhCyPzglJ

Part of the @SpaceParkLeic Perspectives series.

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

I don't think this will ever get old - walking past the @spacecentre and seeing the rockets 🚀🚀 on my way to work at @SpaceParkLeic!

[The Literary Consultancy @TLCUK]

🖋The Literary Consultancy is HIRING for a Writing Services Assistant.

Contract: Fixed-term (12 months)
Hours: Full time* (*or 4 days per week)
Location: Remote
Salary: £26k p/a
Deadline: 9am March 16th

Full job description and details on how to apply!
https://t.co/YpEvZ2RO6M

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

@JaneJohnsonBakr @uniofleicester @SpaceParkLeic It's going to be a lot of fun!

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

I'm excited to announce that this week I've started a new role as Research Associate in Humanity and Space @uniofleicester @SpaceParkLeic! I'll be researching early medieval astronomy and modern space literature.

🚀✨🛰️🪐

[Space Park Leicester @SpaceParkLeic]

£1m in new @ahrcpress funding will support doctoral students at @SpaceParkLeic exploring Humanity & Space.

Nine interdisciplinary PhD projects combining research excellence with professional training for future careers across the space sector.

🔗 https://t.co/gbFZfYysyc

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

Huge thanks to Sara Cameron McBean, Claire Rocha and everyone else at the Scottish Arts Trust involved in running the Edinburgh Writing Awards and putting the book together. I'm looking forward to reading all of the other winning and shortlisted stories!

#edinburghwritingawards

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

Thrilled to have received my copy of Heartsick and Other Stories, the anthology in which my story 'Human, Probably' appears!

Order your copy here: https://t.co/cSMHW5izFk

#edinburghwritingawards

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

I'm excited that my flash non-fiction story, 'Human, Probably', has been published in Heartsick and Other Stories, the latest Edinburgh Anthology from the Scottish Arts Trust!

https://t.co/cSMHW5j7uS

#edinburghwritingawards

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

Historian Tom Licence takes issue with one of the most egregious historical liberties in #KingAndConqueror... https://t.co/xemdBAOrWc

🗝️ This article is free to read

[History Today @HistoryToday]

Though its meaning may have shifted over the centuries since its #AngloSaxon origins, ‘middle earth’ is far from fantasy.

⌛️ Last chance to read the new Out of the Margins for free

https://t.co/bavRwzfhcp

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

This is the new CEO of Applications at OpenAI writing about creativity.

IMO this is a gross misunderstanding of what it means to be creative.

The fact that our skill sets limit our ability to express our creativity is not some problem to be solved.

Creativity *is* your skill set. It is the result of learning, it is expertise acquired by doing.

Prompting a model is not creativity - it is a commission. There is a world of difference.

https://t.co/237OJFQTL7

[Eleanor Parker @ClerkofOxford]

It's the feast of St Swithun, 9th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester. Since the Middle Ages, his day has been linked to weather-lore: it's said that in mid-July weather patterns shift, and if it rains on St Swithun's Day it will rain for 40 days.

https://t.co/FfgcvohJU2

[James Aitcheson @JamesAitcheson]

I'm thrilled to have my career story featured on the new Graduate Destinations page of @CamHistory's website!

https://t.co/DIWU9JigXI

My career in historical novel-writing and academia wouldn't have been possible without the research skills and methods I picked up at Cambridge.