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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

⏰ One week to go until our UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, finding and accessing data workshop. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 13 October 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/uk-da...

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UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, finding and accessing data - UK Data Service

13 Oct 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - A practical overview of the UK Data Service including guidance on searching and accessing data. This free online interactive session is ideal for anyone interested…

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RFK Brain Worm Jr. @planetofdinosaurs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hear me out. All police misconduct cases paid out of police pension funds. Because as a citizen I'm really sick of public funds being used to pay these AND having to worry about a cop doing something shitty to me because they have no accountability.

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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you missed today's @rinpharma.bsky.social workshop, here are a few of my favourite "quick fixes" for some common #ggplot2 issues 📊 1. Use {ggview} to preview plots at the same size and resolution as you want to save them with ggsave() to avoid the annoying resizing #RStats #DataViz

library(ggview)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) +
geom_point() +
canvas(
width = 6, height = 4,
units = "in",
dpi = 300
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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

⏰ Join us today at 14.00 for our Introduction to synthetic data workshop. This free workshop introduces the fundamentals of synthetic data. Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/Dcf3PV8...

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Introduction to synthetic data

YouTube video by UK DATA SERVICE

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Data Impact Fellows - impact, redefined We are continuing a series to mark 10 years of the Data Impact Fellows scheme and looking forward to applications for the 2027 cohort. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/fellows-rede...

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

⏰ Do you want to find out more about synthetic data? Join our free Introduction to synthetic data workshop. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 30 September 2026 ⏰ 14:00-15:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

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Introduction to synthetic data — UK Data Service

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ohmigod. I started listening to 'Welcome to Night Vale' and the weather-song was an old favourite of mine. "Last Song" by Jason Webley took me right back.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

After 2 weeks, I'm good enough at my mad #svalboard to do quotidian work. There's nowt printed on the keys; I just have to memorise where everything is. I already use #Dvorak, so am used to keys with "wrong" labels. I spent yesterday coding, which helped me to memorise where all the brackets are.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

UK offshore tax havens are epicenters of global corruption. Secrecy is used to launder money, evade taxes, bust sanctions, shield crooks. Money flows to the City of London. Despite promises, they obstruct transparency. UK has legal responsibility for good governance of its tax havens. Must act.

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‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push

Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money laundering

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Just watched Romeo +Juliet. So many incredible lines. Such scathing insults. Such good word play. Such imaginative metaphors. Also, great soundtrack. Now might have to watch Julie Taymor's Titus.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I've started blocking people that use the word 'mortified' to mean 'horrified' or 'terrified'. Petty? Yes. But it winds me up in a way that I am sure is not good for me so... Blockety block block!

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Pettying Intensifies!

ALT: Pettying Intensifies!

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

People broke into our back garden earlier this week. Fortunately, all they stole was a bike we were gonna give away on Freecycle after finding it abandoned nearby. Not a terrible brand but 2 totally flat tires and I couldn't be bothered to walk it to a shop for repair. Done me a favour, really.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Brits are like “Look who’s boiling vegetables now.”

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I don't know why, but my arm is killing me today. So I set up Voice Access on my computer to reduce typing and mousing. So far, interesting but a pfaff. For example, I had to manually correct these sentences. Also, it doesn't seem to recognise many app names and switching between monitors is tricky.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

So, my #GreatManchesterRun 10k is done and dusted. Finished in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 24 seconds which is not my slowest ever 10k. Now loafing on the sofa, watching the women's FA Cup final with a TENS machine on my arms. Because naturally, the sorest part of me after a run is my arms.

A fair skinned person lounges on a yellow sofa in a care bears t shirt. One arm rest on top of their head, showing electric leads of a TENS machine attached to the inner forearm.

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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Welcome our new Baby Orca to the pod in Juan de Fuca, BC. #KillerWhales #Orca #BC #Canada

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Getting ready for the #GreatManchesterRun today. I'm doing the 10k, so have time still before I need to head to the start. Decided to see if there is any coverage of the race. None on BBC (boo!), but there is a live stream of the finish line on YouTube. I'll be on that live stream later today!

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Jacqui @jacquiernst.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Whoohoo... 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ parkruns Congratulations to Darren! 🎊🎈🥳💐🥇🏆🥂🍾🎉 #thousand #parkrun #liebeparkrun #DarrenWood

Im Vordergrund hält eine Person ein gelbes T-Shirt mit der schwarzen Aufschrift '1000' und einem kleinen Symbol daneben hoch. Im Hintergrund steht eine große Menschenmenge im Freien, viele tragen bunte Sportkleidung. Einige halten gelbe Ballons in Form der Zahl 1000. Die Szene spielt bei Tageslicht auf einer Wiese mit Bäumen im Hintergrund.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I volunteered to marshal at my local #parkrun since I'm running a 10k event tomorrow. But I may have clapped for the participants too much. Pretty sure some of my fingers are now subluxing. They feel like a bag of dice instead if a functional structure. Damn you, hEDS!

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Time for another #AlbumParty! I'm starting off today with Hot Chip's 'Coming on Strong'. Wikipedia says it is from 2004 but Spotify says 2005. I love this album and have heard it so many times. It was the soundtrack to one of my years in Barcelona.

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

📫 Did you know we run a quarterly newsletter? Subscribe to keep up to date with new events and training opportunities, see which datasets have been featured across the media and explore opportunities to promote your own research. ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/05/06/a...

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April 2026 UK Data Service newsletter – Featuring the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s Every Story Matters exercise — UK Data Service

Read the full stories in our April 2026 UK Data Service newsletter. In this issue of the UK Data Service newsletter, we share details on...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

More than a fifth of all “austerity generation” UK children scarred by poverty. Children bear the human cost of refusal to tax corporations and super rich. Tories want to reimpose the two child benefit cap to fund defence. Reform want to do the same to cut price of a pint of beer.

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More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says

Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent years

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Competition regulator allows additional 2% -4% increase in England water bills on appeal. Regulators side with industry. Companies to collect more money from captive customers, dump sewage in rivers, pay dividends, exorbitant exec pay. Rip-off continues. Who protects people?

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Final decision on disputed price controls for 5 water companies

An independent group of experts appointed by the CMA has decided how much revenue 5 water companies are allowed following their rejection of Ofwat’s decision.

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Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Ah, Amsterdam, never change.

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Ig Nobel awards (for science that makes you laugh and think at the same time) have traditionally been given in the US but this year they are moving because of concerns about safety of winners and journalists from Trumps regime

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Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas

Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ US

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Original post: social.coop/@afewbugs/11...

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Decided to do another #AlbumParty which is when I listen to all the studio albums from an artist or band in chronological order, no shuffling. Today, Tool. Starting with Opiate from 1992.

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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 20/02/2026

Every news story is now “State Senator Randy Pervert (R-Springfield) was indicted on 8 counts of lewd behavior with a child under 12 and has been put on paid leave from his two jobs as Border Patrol liaison and youth pastor at First Presbyterian (PCA) where parishioners say they were ‘blindsided.’”

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Today, I start on an #AlbumParty for #GreenDay! Starting with 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. I have heard this early album so much, from local radio when I was growing up to my earliest mp3 player playlists. The song "I Was There" sounds like my commute to high school.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Another #AlbumParty! In recognition of the SuperbOwl music acts, I start today's efforts with Bad Bunny's 2018 X100PRE. I don't think I knew much about Bad Bunny before, but early efforts to see what he is about suggest he can feel the rhythm in the world. I cannot stop the bop.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Back at work after the holidays, so I figure it is time for another #AlbumParty! My spotify wrapped is heavily influenced by my album party listening sessions & that I need to diversify the genre and gender balance. So today, I will be listening to Portishead. Starting with "Dummy" from 1994.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Just found I was cited in new research titled "The Creation of Superheroes and Supervillains through Alchemy, Science Accidents, and Violent Scientific Delights". I wrote to 1 of the authors (Lilia Walsh & Anna-Sophie Jürgens to get a copy to read. Aces! tinyurl.com/yvvb52bz

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The Creation of Superheroes and Supervillains through Alchemy, Science

Scientists explore new frontiers, rebel against the status quo, and have a knack for seeing things in a different light. Across the DC and Marvel Universes,

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Another #AlbumParty! This time, I'm heading back to the '90s for some shoegaze alt rock with Catherine Wheel! Starting with their 1992 album, Ferment. I don't think I have ever listened to this album all the way through.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

So, I restarted the #CAKE #AlbumParty. This time for real! Motorcade of Generosity, from 1994. Some absolute stellar options, especially considering it was a debut album.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

This... This has never happened to me before. Wordle 1,588 2/6* 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Another #AlbumParty - this time CAKE, my old hometown local weirdos. Starting with "Fashion Nugget", from 1996 takes me right back to high school. But I don't think I ever sat down and listened to all their songs so that is getting corrected today.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I currently have very short, natural brown hair. But what I want to do is dye it for Halloween. Anyone want to suggest a fun halloween costume that requires short dyed hair?

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Paul Chau, a Data Architect at the UK Data Service, explores how the Data Explorer platform enhances data interoperability through in-built transfer services and SDMX. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/dotstat-and-...

Landing page of the UK Data Service's Data Explorer website

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Upcoming IUD fitting appointment, called to check anaesthetic & pain relief options. Told to use OTC. Oh HELL no! Tried that once but couldn't because the pain was like kidney stone or necrotic ovarian torsion (I've had both). Eventually was told there is a numbing spray & gas+air available.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Had some time before my first conference session for the day. Naturally, I got a coffee and went for a graveyard wander in the city centre.

An obelisk built into a stone wall along a pedestrian path. It is flanked by fluffy green vegetation and the sky behind is a mix of bright blue and fluffy clouds. The wall rises on the left of the obelisk to become part of an elevated road bridge.

A large, old tree leans to the left over old gravestones, someofwhichareleaningor toppled. A path runs along the right of the image, also lined with old gravestones.

A few old gravestones in the foreground stand in front of smooth grass and a memorial wall. Far in the background, Edinburgh castle atop thr mount looms over the scene. The sky is mostly high, white clouds.

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Listen to Eve Little introduce and discuss her new blog post on the Data Impact blog! You can read the full blog post here - blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/voices-behin...

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Was just prompted to give feedback on Microsoft Co-pilot. I was scathing. I have no idea how it is meant to help people. Nothing that it suggests it can 'help' me do are tasks that I need help with. Who is this for?

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Did you know we've launched a new, free-to-access data skills module to help users get the most out of the Family Resources Survey (FRS)? Please see our website for more information:

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Family Resources Survey: New data and online learning module

The UK Data Service is pleased to announce the release of new data from the Family Resources Survey, alongside a new online learning module.

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Our Research Software Engineers work with researchers from across the University but have you ever wondered how these projects are managed? Find out more about the roll out of Agile Methods across the RSE team and how it makes projects easier for both researchers and RSEs.

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Sprint Forward: Evolving Agile Practice for Research Software Engineers

The Agile Methods for RSEs training course has evolved into a hands-on, department-wide learning experience that combines real-world agile practice with tailored tools and team collaboration. The…

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert

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Brandon D. Wilson @geniusbastard.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Colbert’s cancellation isn’t a warning, my good bitch. We ignored the warnings. This shit is happening.

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Jools @jools-cyborg.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

What a lovely share from my presentation this morning! I'm very keen to reduce the unnecessary fear and panic around synthetic data, so thanks for this!

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