I can FINALLY announce the news! I have been awarded a British Academy small grant!!

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/over-17-million-in-british-academyleverhulme-trust-small-research-grants-awarded-to-support-shape-researchers/

This work will be on safeguarding knowledge about floppy disks! The project will include working with @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj on gathering floppy disk information in one place. But will also include interviewing floppy disk experts across communities and cleaning floppy disks with different techniques with the conservation department at the Cambridge University Library!!

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @anj Another fun project! We are looking forward to working with you again!

@makethecatwise Congratulations! This is great news for the preservation of born digital heritage. I am very interested to learn more about your project. Will you present at the BDCAM conference in 2025 by chance?

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj Perfect person to tackle this good work. Congrats!

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj Congratulations, Leontine! Well deserved! And it’s great that you’re embedding sustainability and the community into your work! 🎉

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj having spent all day today grappling with floppy disks this is great news!

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj

I'll be happy to contribute from datamuseum.dk

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj That's amazing news- congrats!

@JennyMitcham @dpc_chat @anj Ah! Me tooo! Cant wait!!

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj omg congrats this is huge!

@toroe Hello Torsten, thank you! Sadly not presenting! But hopefully attending!

@bsdphk @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj That would be awesome!!

@kieranjol @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj Thanks Kieran! ❤️

@makethecatwise @JennyMitcham @dpc_chat it's gonna be awesome 😎

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj congrats, that's awesome!

@makethecatwise @dpc_chat @JennyMitcham @anj Just two days ago was at a hearing-aid company for help with re-installing their app into a new phone. Saving the new settings was done though a diskette icon... and the (young) technician helping us did not recognise what it stood for!