Great Friday news: ‘Militant vegans’ off the hook as milk thief revealed 🦊🥛 archive.is/MYdZn
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Dr Orla Williams
@drorlawilliams.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the Dept M3 @uniofnottingham.bsky.social: Milling expert researching low carbon fuels, mechanochemistry, critical raw materials and life cycle analysis. Rocket science is simple; it's the engineering that's hard
Food for thought about better design by designing for all giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Explain it to me like I’m 10 🌱🎓
Explain it to me like I’m 10
Simplifying how we explain complex concepts can lead to surprising benefits
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Empty lectures stem from students’ fractured relationship with effort via @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/empt...
Empty lectures stem from students’ fractured relationship with effort
Covid’s cultural effect is difficult to overcome, but we can at least resist the trend of infinite accommodation, say Mario Senovilla and Elena Liquete
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A heart warming post from the other place. @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social fund raiser tie! Can be ordered at www.ryderamies.co.uk/shop/british... 🦔🐾👔 #hedgehog #ties
🔊Guest lecture alert! Dr Tomislav Stolar from #BAM, Berlin, will be giving a talk (hybrid) to @amrguon.bsky.social on his research in2 mechanochemistry as an emerging route for the recovery & recycling of critical raw materials from complex waste streams 🧪⚒️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b8f91b...
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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Solar panels reduce thermal stress in dairy barns during critical afternoon hours 🧪💡🔌 www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/06/s...
Solar panels reduce thermal stress in dairy barns during critical afternoon hours
A study from China shows rooftop PV systems on dairy barns can significantly reduce roof heat flux and improve indoor thermal conditions. Field measurements and simulations found up to a 2.3 C reducti...
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Great turn out at the #BatteryRecyclingExpo at #Silverstone race circuit as part of a #BritishCouncil #ISPF project looking at lithium ion battery #endoflife options with #University of Warwick, #Xiamen University Malaysia, #University of Adelaide and @uonresearch.bsky.social
First paper of the year is a great international #collaborative #review #paper on Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value-added chemical production in the EU 🧪🌱👩🔬 @elsevierconnect.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.bm...
Redirecting
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Fascinating link between behavioural economics & innovation @financialtimes.com: an opportunity for energy self sufficiency?"the governmental instinct when voters are leaning on a hot stove is to inject a dose of anaesthetic rather than help them leap to safety" 🧪 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Lessons from your petrol pump
As consumers, sharp price increases are unwanted. But they send an essential signal
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I always teach my students that while the #UK no longer uses #coal, it's use is not going down elsewhere in the world... Asia turns to coal as Iran war chokes off gas supplies by @financialtimes.com 🧪🔌⚒️💡⚡ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Asia turns to coal as Iran war chokes off gas supplies
Countries shrug off environmental concerns to fire up use of polluting fuel as Gulf supplies dwindle
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Nottingham cuts ‘threaten status as research-intensive university’. Move to reduce academics’ protected research time to 25 per cent brings union warning. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Nottingham cuts ‘threaten status as research-intensive university’ - Research Professional News
Move to reduce academics’ protected research time to 25 per cent brings union warning
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We’re thrilled to share that another #beaver release took place in #GlenAffric National Nature Reserve last week, as a family of four was welcomed to Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin. 🦫
One for all the scientists and medics! 🧪🥼
EDI Caucus@edicaucus.bsky.social · 5mo agoUCL are looking for UK-based wheelchair-using lab users to test out their design. Is it easy to take on/off? Comfortable? How're those pockets & fastenings? Any safety concerns? etc. Contact ucleast.labcoats@ucl.ac.uk for more info. #AccessForAll #DEI #EDI #AcademicSky
I’m a sucker for a “we saw a problem, we fixed it” story. Even on a small scale a community taking a stake in the space outside their homes gives me a top up of hope.
Locals transform Bury St Edmunds 'bin alley' into garden
Volunteers say the alleyway has been an eyesore blighted by fly tipping and anti-social behaviour.
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Great to see an increase in tradewomen - but how can we get more women into trades and engineering in general ? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘The anxieties just lift’: why domestic abuse refuges are turning to female tradespeople
With construction overwhelmingly male, Refuge says tradeswomen help survivors of abuse feel safer
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Fascinating article by the @financialtimes.com ‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question 🎓 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question
The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think
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🧪There's still time to apply for this #PhD in #Mechanochemical #Extraction of High Value Products from #UK #Seaweeds @amrguon.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social ! www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/... 💷Competitive studentship (home fees+UKRI stipend)
PhD studentship
nottingham.ac.uk
Dr Orla Williams @drorlawilliams.bsky.social · 6mo ago📢 Fully-funded PhD Opportunity 4 Sept/Oct 2026: Mechanochemical Extraction of High Value Products from UK Seaweeds 🌿🧪⚒️ with Dr Orla Williams & Dr Parimala Shivaprasad @uonresearch.bsky.social! 💷Competitive studentship (home fees+UKRI stipend) 📍Full details:https: tinyurl.com/k2pjpdw9 #PhD #job
🧪There's still time to apply for this #PhD on Measuring Add-on costs from Direct #Liquefaction of Archetypal #Biomass with enhanced PhD steipend: www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/... This #studentship is open to #UK/home candidates only.
PhD studentship
nottingham.ac.uk
Dr Orla Williams @drorlawilliams.bsky.social · 6mo ago🚀 Interested in a funded #PhD at the intersection of sustainable energy, biomass, and real-world industry challenges? I am recruiting for a PhD sponsored by #BP @uonresearch.bsky.social 🧪👇https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/pg-research/phd-projects/direct-liquefaction.aspx Please repost👋
🚀 Interested in a funded #PhD at the intersection of sustainable energy, biomass, and real-world industry challenges? I am recruiting for a PhD sponsored by #BP @uonresearch.bsky.social 🧪👇https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/pg-research/phd-projects/direct-liquefaction.aspx Please repost👋
📢 Fully-funded PhD Opportunity 4 Sept/Oct 2026: Mechanochemical Extraction of High Value Products from UK Seaweeds 🌿🧪⚒️ with Dr Orla Williams & Dr Parimala Shivaprasad @uonresearch.bsky.social! 💷Competitive studentship (home fees+UKRI stipend) 📍Full details:https: tinyurl.com/k2pjpdw9 #PhD #job
PhD studentship
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"The price surge means silver now makes up about 26 per cent of the cost of making a solar module, compared with just 3 per cent three years ago, according to Jenny Chase, lead solar analyst at BloombergNEF." @solarchase.bsky.social Just what these players need. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Silver squeeze leaves solar panel makers feeling the heat
Photovoltaic industry seeks substitutions for metal that has hit record highs
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Slaughter without pre-stunning causes serious animal suffering, yet it’s often hidden behind vague labels. Call on the UK government to act by signing this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require non-stunned and stunned meat to be labelled accordingly
We think it should be required that the labelling of non-stunned and stunned meat be clearly labelled throughout the food chain. This includes shops, supermarkets, suppliers, fast food and restaurants
petition.parliament.uk
Neil Saunders@neilretail.com · 2y ago🇬🇧 RSPCA calls for end to non-stun slaughter as numbers rise https://buff.ly/3AZ84Ne
🇬🇧 RSPCA calls for end to non-stun slaughter as numbers rise https://buff.ly/3AZ84Ne
RSPCA calls for end to non-stun slaughter as numbers rise
The figures from the FSA showed there had been 30.1 million animals slaughtered without pre-stunning in 2024
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I am super excited I am about this #catman documentary starting on @channel4tv.bsky.social tonight! 🐈⬛ www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
TV tonight: David Baddiel gives cats the television show they deserve
The comedian goes paddleboarding with Bongo the tabby in a surprisingly moving new series. Plus, an ‘educational’ Taskmaster spin-off. Here’s what to watch this evening
theguardian.com
🐈🚃 The Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line has an appointed a new station master, a cat Rokutama. Look at his little hat! 🎩 the Other cats received promotions. www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/n...