Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Exciting developments on my train to Paddington after a train fault, but "The Network" and "Hitachi" have said the train can continue if it switches off its electronics module and runs diesel-only. At £2 per litre I'm expecting the conductor to organise a whip-round at any moment. 100
Reposted by Bev GibbsMariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Went to a Mary Poppins themed restaurant last night. Super cauliflower cheese but the lobster was atrocious. 701821174
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I can't believe so few people in the LinkedIn world see LLMs through the enshittification lens. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. 130
Reposted by Bev GibbsEdwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I saw this referred to as the Strait of Warm Ooze. Very good. 8666661357
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026current "sleep"stage: It will be dawn in 40 minutes and the moths will go to sleep, then I can open the windows and get cool air for a couple of hours sleep before it heats up again 000
Reposted by Bev GibbsWonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Last week on Wonkhe: Engineering professor Beverley Gibbs argues that the time has come to rethink the engineering curriculumbuff.lyAre we ready for a revolution in teaching engineering?Engineering professor Beverley Gibbs argues that the time has come to rethink the engineering curriculum 001
Reposted by Bev GibbsWonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026This week on Wonkhe: Engineering professor Beverley Gibbs argues that the time has come to rethink the engineering curriculumbuff.lyAre we ready for a revolution in teaching engineering?Engineering professor Beverley Gibbs argues that the time has come to rethink the engineering curriculum 001
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 17/06/2026With #EANCongress26 starting today, this compelling piece by @bevgibbs.bsky.social is brilliantly timely and a must-read for the whole HE sector, not just “canaries in the coal mine” in engineering. @epc.ac.uk wonkhe.com/blogs/are-we... 001
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I was today years old when I realised that Bonfire Night celebrates the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot, rather than celebrating them having a go. (Still think this might be fake news from @theresthistory.bsky.social) 100
Reposted by Bev GibbsMichel Estefan @mestefan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026If you're applying for a job at Anthropic, they want to make sure you write the first draft of your resume and the answers to the job questions ON YOUR OWN (WITHOUT CLAUDE) FIRST. 2252
Reposted by Bev GibbsDr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 12/04/2026My book's out on Thurs. I have a request - pls ask your local library to get a copy so everybody can enjoy it? (also available as audiobook). ISBN: 9781529930276 / @hjm.bsky.social @astroroyalscot.bsky.social @rogerhighfield.bsky.social @romatheengineer.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social 113354
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 10/04/2026New post by me on the rural-industrial paradox. Across the UK rurality is important to engineering capacity, and engineering is economically significant in 3/4 of our rural regions beverleygibbs.substack.com/p/the-rural-...beverleygibbs.substack.com 100
Reposted by Bev GibbsRoyal Institution @rigb.org · 28/03/2026Why is the sky blue, and how do things stay aloft? ☁️ Join engineer Lucy Rogers to discover the forces shaping everything overhead through hands-on demonstrations and stories. www.rigb.org/whats-on/liv...rigb.orgThe living lab above: Science of the skyJoin engineer and inventor Lucy Rogers for a vivid, curiosity-fuelled journey through the sky as a dynamic living laboratory. 068
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 01/04/2026📢 I've joined the Substack game, writing about work, capability and place. Post 1: England is making strategic decisions about AI and industrial policy on the basis of an incomplete map, and the Marches region shows us why that matters. Comments welcome beverleygibbs.substack.com/p/the-hidden...beverleygibbs.substack.comThe Hidden Engineering Economy of the MarchesEngland is making strategic decisions about AI and industrial policy on the basis of an incomplete map, and the Marches shows us why that matters. 110
Reposted by Bev GibbsDaniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 16/03/2026Babs Streisand has just Streisand Effected her own name. Incredible work. #oscars 1505
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Did Frankenstein's Kate Hawley just curtsey to Anna Wintour? 🤣😅 #oscars #oscars2026 010
Reposted by Bev GibbsPhil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Must read piece. 'The US has started a war without any legal, moral, strategic or political basis whatsoever. And yet instead of raising the alarm about it, the British press’ main question is why Britain is not more involved.' And 'Is Iraq really that long ago?' 414859
Reposted by Bev GibbsWarren Pearce @warrenpearce.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Join me trying to make sense of this lot on the 1st Sounds Critical radio show on Swingdash, 5-7pm today. Meeting the moment by selecting bangers www.swingdash.live/schedule/not... 001
Reposted by Bev GibbsMike Ratcliffe @mike-rat.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Academic freedom & freedom of speech are not ‘in the DNA’ of universities as some claim. They are hard-won privileges that need protection and we need to be alive to the possibility they are not equally distributed. Some myth busting here: www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/19/c...hepi.ac.uk‘Cancel culture’ is older than we think - HEPIThis blog was kindly authored by Helen Mountfield, KC, Principal of Mansfield College, University of Oxford (@helenmountfield.bsky.social). You could say that cancel culture has been an issue at the U... 001
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I do wonder if "public expectations" here actually means "what universities think is right for themselves". I imagine the general public would support, eg, B3 conditions and REF/TEF ideology unless presented with a (presently absent) compelling alternative system vision 010
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohn Lithium @johnlithium.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I know it’s crazy out there an all that, but you still should be working on an artistic pursuit and/or making music. You’ll be glad you did. 1943466
Reposted by Bev GibbsHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 18/01/2026This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico. 5845861761
Reposted by Bev GibbsBen Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed. 23115781932
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 25/12/2025@johnthejack.bsky.social Seasonal greetings JtJ! Hope you're successfully evading current viruses (apparantly "Latin-based plurals are best avoided") 110
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 25/12/2025This is terryfing, tragic, and completely and utterly unfuriating 000
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Innovation, Investment and Inclusion. I've been proud to have been part of the Social Mobility Commission's Economic Growth & Investment Group this year, and today our report is released. Take a look! socialmobility.independent-commission.uk/reports/inve...socialmobility.independent-commission.ukInnovation, investment and inclusion: a framework for regional renewal - Social Mobility CommissionInnovation, investment and inclusion, calls for bold changes to drive economic growth and opportunity in the UK's most disadvantaged areas. 010
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Outside London,not a single UK region is a net contributor to the economy. London's success helps mask a very dysfunctional economy. 031
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 27/09/2025It’s ironic that the makers of Snickers bars didn’t think the old name was suitable for the long run. #weakendpun 051
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 06/09/2025What do you get if you cross a baker with a gardener? Self-raising flowers. #weakendpun 011
Reposted by Bev GibbsViz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 29/08/2025subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz348bs 222731
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 18/08/2025Please note: when it was originally posted last week Bev's article was restricted content for EPC members only, but given the wider relevance, we've decided to make it open access for a limited period. You can find and share it here: epc.ac.uk/article/how-... 4/4 001
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 18/08/2025The brilliant @bevgibbs.bsky.social has written a piece for @epc.ac.uk on inclusive assessment – it's a must-read, not only for engineering academics, but for anyone interested in how HE can deliver fair assessment for *all* students. epc.ac.uk/article/how-... 1/4 102
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 16/08/2025I used to think that orthopaedic footwear was unnecessary, but I stand corrected. #weakendpun 032
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Amongst all the public information campaigns us Brits need, none is more pressing that getting people to understand what Merge In Turn actually means at roadworks. 110
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 07/07/2025In contrast the Engineering Council's CEO today talked explicitly about technology ethics and ethical practice being priorities for the engineering community (and he knew the difference between those things) 000
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Neuroinclusion in engineering education: webinar with @epc.ac.uk Wednesday 9th July 3.30-4.30pm epc.ac.uk/event/all-in...epc.ac.ukAll in for Engineering: populating the neuro-inclusion maturity framework - Engineering Professors CouncilAddressing inequality and exclusion from engineering education of those who are wired to think differently calls for more than just a research project, instead we seek momentum for a movement. The EPC... 011
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 05/07/2025At the EPC Congress this year, Chi Obwura's keynote went seamlessly from 'technology can cause harm as well as good, social media is very worrying' to 'here are the 10 things were doing to accelerate AI adoption'. Not one of those 10 was governance or ethics. 021
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 28/04/2025I think these are all Final Year Projects Ive supervised 010
Reposted by Bev GibbsChris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ Slava Ukraini.war.ukraine.uaDonate to Ukraine’s defendersThe National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 8519321254
Reposted by Bev GibbsJohn Peters @johnthejack.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Why would anyone expect someone who has been through what Zelensky has been though in the past 3 years possibly think he'd be intimidated by a couple of grifters? #c4news 0337
Reposted by Bev GibbsEngineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 18/02/2025@bevgibbs.bsky.social, Director of Dyson Inst, and EPC CEO @johnnyrich.com on innovations in Engineering pedagogy that might be helpful to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social's current review of the curriculum and assessment. Via @hepi-news.bsky.social www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/02/18/a...hepi.ac.ukAsk not what you can do for engineering… - HEPIThe UK’s school curriculum neglects engineering, missing an opportunity to develop creativity, practical skills, and inclusive, real-world learning. 012
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Is it true that the British appreciate (nationally celebrate) the underdog more than many other nations? Doesn't every country celebrate figures who have triumphed against the odds? 000
Reposted by Bev GibbsMurray Goulden @murraygoulden.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Everything about this case is grotesque, but fact that no tracking tag small enough is available is transparently discriminatory design and in breach of Equality Act's coverage of age and gender. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comJust Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag foundExclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall 4128
Bev Gibbs @bevgibbs.bsky.social · 25/01/2025@gcwood.bsky.social Im foĺlowing you, but does this mean I've signed up for a livestream of train-related complaints? 100
Reposted by Bev GibbsTim Vickery @timmytimmytimmytim.bsky.social · 16/01/2025We live in the ✨ world of tomorrow ✨ 33587622281
Reposted by Bev GibbsLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 31/12/2024My last film of the year was Conclave. And what a film. 5959519