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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you

Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes, I think it will definitely impact, with the potential to widen the gap between RG and the rest. Although the REF aimed to avoid this by recognising excellent research wherever it was found, it's a tough ask when the excellent researchers are no longer there.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is a really important point.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Explore, Grow, Challenge, Connect, React. It's like something that would be burnt onto driftwood and sold in Dunelm.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Great post articulating v real concerns: 'political pressures cd lead to diversion of RD&I funding to more immediate and politically salient priorities. Pressures to satisfy too many constituencies, combined with weak governance, cd lead to [dividing] funding into large number of sub-critical pots'

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am not sure there are many things I wish to do less than complete annual review forms.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wow: that's quite a fact.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is amazing. Like a character out of an Ishiguro or Auster novel.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Why not consider putting together a proposal to a publisher? The process itself might be useful in corralling and structuring your thoughts, so definitely not time wasted.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Nice antidote to our complacent acceptance of the miracles of modernity.

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Anne @anneb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Looking in the card section and this font seems a bit off.

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Chauman @chaudman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Norris McWhirter would be so conflicted.

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Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hey @theguardian.com feel free to devote a few headlines to the total crisis afflicting literally most of the HE sector and the government’s complete abdication of responsibility for it. Or just keep going on about one guy at one place who might or might not have been over-promoted; whatever…

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Boaty McBoatface and @countbinface.bsky.social should have their own module in the 'Life in the UK' test.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

So true. And last night I found eBay to be insanely vigorous in their safeguarding of my history of random purchases, sending me 3 (3!) unique passcodes, asking me to create a new password, as well as (natch) wanting my fingerprint.

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 @rotster.net · 09/07/2026

Bonnie Tyler's death, although terribly sad, does give us an opportunity to revisit the weirdest thing that any vice chancellor has ever done. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lznd...

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Dominic Shellard Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University I Need a Hero full video 7 November 2012

YouTube video by UUK spin

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I love that the @financialtimes.com has produced this graphic, with a straight-faced listing of 'Binface' against the other political parties. www.ft.com/content/e68d... @countbinface.bsky.social

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Michael F. DuBois @michaelfdubois.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

That's a deeply weird route. If you approach Canterbury from the North you're essentially doing so from the Thames. In fact, that whole route is in the Thames.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🚨 FINAL CHANCE: Registration deadline 16/03/2026 🚨 @easternarc.bsky.social & #ICCI @kent.ac.uk are hosting a #creative #practice #research 'Confluence'. Over 25 practitioners, academics and doctoral students will be presenting: find out more + register here 👉https://easternarc.ac.uk/confluence/

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- Eastern Arc

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I've not been on here since forever, but had to just see what-ahem-the reaction was following #GortonandDenton. In doing so, I stumbled across the Allister Heath Headline Generator. This one's for you, research funding wonks stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The deadline for abstracts is Monday 2 June. We've had a lot of interest, so do submit a proposal if you want to be part of the conversation on 10 Sept!

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Eastern Arc @easternarc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We've got a vacancy for a researcher for our DALE project, which will look at accessibility to our lab environment for those with disabilities. Deadline: 12 May: easternarc.ac.uk/news/vacancy...

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Vacancy: Researcher for the DALE project - Eastern Arc

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Eastern Arc @easternarc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

A quick repost for our open call for our #sanctuary conference in Sept. Do submit a proposal if you have an idea for a session!

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS* The call for abstracts for the #EARC2025 is now OPEN! This year our focus is on Sanctuary Solidarities and we're looking for a wide and diverse group of academics and stakeholders to join us! Deadline 2 June 2025. easternarc.ac.uk/news/sanctua... @easternarc.bsky.social

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 03/04/2025

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

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onion person @junlper.beer · 20/03/2025

interesting

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Go to Google Search "Gulf of Mexico" Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" Choose "Send feedback" Click "Gulf of America" Click "Inaccurate content" Click "Incorrect" Tell Google the correct name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...

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Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Well, looking at UKRI's data for 2022-23, the top 20 unis in terms of value of awards are as follows: S/SE - 5; North - 5; East - 1; Scotland - 2; Midlands - 3; SW - 3; Wales - 1. Aggregating these, S/SE has ~30% of overall value.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

As ever, I think we need to be more nuanced about suggesting where research/funding will be concentrated. S/SE is not synonymous with the Golden Triangle: there's a lot of smaller unis in S/SE that may lose out, and many huge players in N/SW/Scotland that may benefit.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Fair enough! It completely passed me by.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is excellent work! Unfortunately, tantalisingly, the pages aren't opening for me. I'll have to wait to get some decent WiFi. The sense of anticipation is explosive.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Really? They chose to rebroadcast... that?

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I don't know the answer, but I was told that, for strawberry jam, the seeds are actually added back in after the jam is made, and that they're actually little chips of wood. Even as I write this I can't believe how implausible it sounds. I'm going to have to look this up.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Although you could argue that the decrease in Google searches is not down to less interest but more awareness/familiarity and direct traffic.

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

If you feel bad about not getting a grant, worth keeping in mind ESRC's success for: new investigator is ~14% standard scheme is ~9% secondary data analysis scheme is ~9%. These are on par with acceptance rates for the most competitive journals in the field...

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Me too! With Sounds/podcasts it's now a rarity. It was Alexi Sayle so I was thinking there'd be at least some solid work there, less neediness, less desperation to prove himself. Reader, I was wrong.

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Phil Ward @frootle.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Oof. Listening to @bbcradio4.bsky.social 6:30 comedy slot for the first time in - oh - decades. Good to see the quality hasn't changed. How can it be so consistently terrible?

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