Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering. Original post
Anna Grey
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By day data geek and research and innovation management guru. By night, usually asleep. Plus knitting, singing and cat servant. Comments are in a personal capacity.
Andy Burnham just made a substantial speech setting out aim to make UK "world's leading innovation nation" and vision for how to achieve it. Three announcements/points at the core of it...
Bobby had better get out of that shower soon (well that's a niche joke for those of us of a certain age)
Paula Surridge@psurridge.bsky.social · 4d agoStarting to hope this world is actually an AI simulation and it gets turned off soon.
No pressure but if this gets to a million views, I'll be able to pay the mortgage this month. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUv...
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @peterhousecam.bsky.social Peterhouse is Cambridge's oldest college, founded in 1284 If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!
I'm confused. English KEF results are out and lots of positive posts about how brilliantly people have done. Indeed, take your joy whilst you can. But I've also seen posts about ranking position but wasn't KEF designed so you couldn't rank? So, has something fundamental changed?
#REF2029 criteria and guidance to be published mid-November 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...
REF 2029 criteria and guidance to be published mid-November – REF 2029
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gm to whoever created this #grammargraffiti on a church wall in neukölln 🫡 ☕️ #berlin #deutschfüranfänger
No, I don't know why the 19.57 train from Edinburgh to Dundee doesn't stop at Leuchars either. It goes through it and pretty much every other train stops.
Interesting webinar yesterday on MRCs charity co-funding. Seems a sensible idea but does this mean charities are effectively paying the full 80% on grants? Interesting precedent?
My local strawberry shack said this is probably the last week that they will be open. Which is sad but also, it's October. Strawberries still being picked in Scotland in October??!
Yes, I know it's really annoying that shops start putting in Christmas stuff so early. On the other hand, whoop, whoop.
Turns out, a huge golfing match at the old course in St Andrews will make the town really busy with tourists. And they will all walk really, really slowly.
I'm just going to suggest that only having the proms available for 30 days after broadcast is quite a short time given how much there is to listen to.
Hello clever people. Can anyone explain what the white lines are that I see on the Tay? I'm assuming it's something to do with the fact it is tidal and how the Tay interacts with the salt water of the sea? But I'm guessing.
Mexico’s National Guard has a recruit: a 15-pound chihuahua named Comando, who is helping officers connect with the community.
I enjoy the challenge of Friday night #totp and trying to work out the song from the posts. But what are you all watching this evening!
Bob@bchristianpoet.bsky.social · last wk.
How many times do we have to say this, not a problem collecting survey info via an on line system but please send a copy of the questions so you can see what they are.
Me: It's lovely commuting by train and getting to wander round a bustling Edinburgh on my way in. Also me: I'm coming down with a cold and feel grim. I hate people and their germs.
If we want to take this more seriously, then we need to give universities and the research governance staff much more support. And yes, that might mean giving them more confidential information on risks (and possibly some security clearance). And somewhere they can raise concerns.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2w ago'China’s approach to intelligence gathering involves hoovering up vast amounts of data, often from unsuspecting individuals who believe they are participating in normal research or consultancy work.'
Vice Chancellors: what shall I do about the coming demographic dip and all this spare real estate on my campus? Prosperity Institute: hold my illicitly made hooch
We were told at the start of the year that MRC funding boards had been told to recommend far fewer grants for funding than normal It took a while for the data to come through, but they confirm success rates were down by a big margin The question is now whether the new MRC model will reverse that
Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 2w agoMRC success rates drop sharply after grants overhaul. Warnings of “catastrophic” impact on medical researchers as some rates fall below 5 per cent. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the Senate House, @cam.ac.uk Here's a jigsaw of the postcard: buff.ly/lAWI3bl If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!
And my thoughts with a hundred or so research governance officers spending the day trying to work out if they have any links.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoMI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research
Just saw folk who join the uncritical rush towards AI referred to as "LLMings", and I am stealing that.
Vintage Pixel Game: Lemmings
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Built in the 1930s and not sure it's been updated since. And who says there is a bomb shelter and then doesn't show you a picture of it!
Lesley McDowell@lesleymcdowell.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's not every day a house comes with its own bomb shelter... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...
I've never quite understood football and I'm even more baffled about it now.
Avert Your Eyes, Pamela Ganache!@pressfuturist.bsky.social · 2w agoForget points deductions, fines, or enforced relegation. Just shut this criminal organisation down, give the rights to the name to the fans, and let the, start a phoenix club in non-league. Scrub all their titles and wipe them out of existence.
I'm going to be getting home from work in the dark. That's a bit of a shock.
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Dundee university might have too much cash to qualify for its taxpayer bailout
The university has continued to argue staff cuts are needed to make ends meet. But a growing cash balance has raised questions about the need for more redundancies, and whether it qualifies for millio...
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