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Owen Garling

@ojgarling.bsky.social
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Knowledge Transfer Facilitator @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk. Bridging research & policy on place-based policy, social infrastructure, regional growth, & devolution. #PolicySky #AcademicSky

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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 8h
Mark's Monday morning motivation. Brings back memories of lots of previous workplaces!
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 22h
Made me think of Mutlow Hill on Fleam Dyke in Cambridgeshire. Is that the kind of thing you mean?
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Fay Hield and the Hurricane Party - Naughty Baby
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Fay Hield, Hurricane Party · Orfeo · Song · 2012
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This made me chuckle and also reminded me of this great baby-eating song (Roud 20649) as sung by Fay Hield (see next post) www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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‘I didn’t expect to be portrayed as a cannibal’: Rachael Stirling on eating her mother Diana Rigg’s ashes
When the actor confessed to ingesting a few flakes of her mother’s ashes on opening nights, reactions ranged from recognition to disgust. But, she says, grief makes animals of us all
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Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A little reminder on #worldmentalhealthday that opening up about mental health struggles isn't always easy for anyone, but might be even harder for some.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Also, ask the same question in May and see what happens.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Still haven't got the heating on.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I've cracked and put #Strictly on.
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Robert Lloyd Parry @nunkie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You can now pre-order "Ghosts on the Cam", a new anthology from Swan River Press which collects and introduces supernatural tales set in Cambridge by M R James, Ingulphus, DNJ, J[E]S, Barry Pain, Shane Leslie and Frederick Cowles. It's likely to ship in December. swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/gh...
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Good job that Prince decided to change the lyrics.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I may be a southerner but I have deep northern roots
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Public service announcement 👇
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We were doing the same back in the early 90's. A definite rite of passage at Sussex.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Double the venting!
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Worked on Avanti West Coast yesterday too. It's the Burnham bounce.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Formed from the ashes of Turnip Taliban, weren't they?
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One for the infrastructure headz. . .
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sewers are one of the most transformational interventions to human health in history, yet they are rarely understood or recognised for their impact. So we are holding an event about them next Tuesday. In person in London or watch online! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/searc...
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The secret life of sewers
From the Big Stink to the fatberg, London's history has always flowed through what (and how) we flush away. Sewers are one of the most transformational, yet least recognised interventions in the histo...
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Alongside capturing outputs, the PwC evaluation also captured SAV - Strategic Added Value. It was a bit of a clunky concept (I'll try and find the definition) but is probably equally important in understanding the impact of devolution in the 2020s.
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Beth Kitson @drbethkitson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A great write up, that shows the real power of thinking expansively about evidence.
Portals to the World (Portals), UCM’s long-running dementia-inclusive programme delivered with Dementia Compass, offered an ideal case study. The programme brings together many of the social and wellbeing outcomes that cultural organisations including museums increasingly seek to evidence.

Because it is delivered across the University’s eight Museums and Botanic Garden, Portals also centred the role of place in enabling these outcomes, allowing UCM to explore how the Collections’ environments, and participants’ journeys to and from them through Cambridge, contribute to the programme’s overall value.
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harrysword.bsky.social @harrysword.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fantastic. I’m Cambridge born and bred... it's a v. atmospheric city. As MES said in Renegade re: M.R. James ‘I used to imagine him reading them out loud in a plummy accent in a college in winter, mist rising from the river, the only light coming from candles, and the only heat from a large fire...'
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And the sun shone. Manchesterism in action.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Manchester and back in just over eleven hours. Not bad.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nice write up of a pilot project from University of Cambridge Museums using the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk framework for measuring social and cultural infrastructure. It's been a real pleasure seeing the evaluation team put our framework into action. www.museums.cam.ac.uk/blog/2026/10...
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Measuring the Social Value of Collections - Cambridge University Museums
Across the University of Cambridge Collections, we have long evaluated our public programmes, generating rich evidence of their value. However, this evidence has often been produced using different me...
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can't remember when or where I came across this record. It wasn't when it first came out. It's such a strong album. open.spotify.com/album/7GY6Xa...
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The Ghost In Daylight - Album by Gravenhurst | Spotify
Gravenhurst · album · 2012 · 10 songs
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nice write up of a pilot project from University of Cambridge Museums using the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk framework for measuring social and cultural infrastructure. It's been a real pleasure seeing the evaluation team put our framework into action. www.museums.cam.ac.uk/blog/2026/10...
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Measuring the Social Value of Collections - Cambridge University Museums
Across the University of Cambridge Collections, we have long evaluated our public programmes, generating rich evidence of their value. However, this evidence has often been produced using different me...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Archive of @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Stuart Hall is now live. Includes looking at his impact on the history of communication theory, culminating in the architecture of contemporary AI models www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Archive link: stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...
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Thatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved online
Project lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Being an RDA alumnus (EEDA in my case) it was good to read Geoff's blog on the long-lost PwC evaluation of the impact of the RDA network. Brought back a number of memories . . .
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I remember it from my grandpa who loved all sorts of wordplay. (I'll have to admit to a bit of googling)
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Caesar adsum iam forte Brutus aderat Caesar sic in omnibus Brutus sic inat
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just saw a deep fake of Ashley - King of Spain - Giles saying he retired 19 years ago. Just wrong.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I see from the football that Ian Wright is single-handedly bringing the beret back to the terraces. Style icon.
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Hereward the Wake @wakehereward.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Charity Hiker Ste Lingard is currently walking the 300 miles from York to Battle (near Hastings), commemorating the 960th anniversaries of the battles of Fulford Gate, Stamford Bridge, and of course - Hastings. Following in the footsteps of King Harold.
Charity Hiker Ste Lingard is hiking the 300 miles from York to Battle Abbey, commemorating the fateful journey of King Harold while raising funds for MIND Charity.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We'll have to find somewhere else for the dog to wee up when we go for a walk in Grantchester.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reading the phrase "powerhouse Duty Solicitor" takes me back over twenty years to working at the Criminal Defence Service. Not sure 'powerhouse' would be the first word that sprang to mind.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Enjoying a bit of Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble. open.spotify.com/album/7v1ZO5...
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Peggy's Dream - Album by Martin Hayes | Spotify
Martin Hayes · album · 2023 · 9 songs
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Parts one to nine all mixed together into an epic 25-minute spell here. open.spotify.com/album/4B1bOl...
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) - Single by Pink Floyd | Spotify
Pink Floyd · single · 2025 · 1 songs
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I see Cambridge Utd have released a limited-edition Syd Barrett-inspired shirt for World Mental Health day. #ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond www.cambridgeunited.com/news/cambrid...
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Cambridge United unveil Syd Barrett-inspired Fourth Shirt for World Mental Health Day | Cambridge United F.C.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New productivity tool.
A Bic four colour pen on a gridded notebook.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I see Cambridge Utd have released a limited-edition Syd Barrett-inspired shirt for World Mental Health day. #ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond www.cambridgeunited.com/news/cambrid...
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Cambridge United unveil Syd Barrett-inspired Fourth Shirt for World Mental Health Day | Cambridge United F.C.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nice to see some free reed instruments on Young Musician of the Year.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Starred reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Why have I not read this before?
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Five minutes later he walked back past us. Still with the suitcase but without the hiccups. We asked the doctor what he'd done. "Told him to stick his fingers in his ears and hold his breath. Works every time." Rather than learning this at medical school his son had discovered it. Give it a go
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was in A&E with a bust arm when we heard a hiccup approaching. It was a small boy who'd been hiccuping all day long and had been sent to hospital with an overnight bag packed. He disappeared down the corridor with the hiccups getting quieter and quieter . . .
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nice one. Something of the Angine de Poitrine about this one.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
According to Suella Braverman not one of these ENGLAND players are English. FUCK HER 🖕🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏼
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good piece from Ben on why 'people not profit' could be the most radical part of Burnham's social care reforms.
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Owen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good piece from Ben on why 'people not profit' could be the most radical part of Burnham's social care reforms.
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Ben Goodair @bengoodair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In a week when it seems a football club will be forced into more ethical ownership for breaking financial regulation (with or without the PM's concern)... ... A care service for "people not profit" will require almost all social care organisations to change ownership: www.bmj.com/content/395/...
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A National Care Service: Burnham is right to prioritise people over profit in social care
While attention has centred on the promise of free social care, Benjamin Goodair argues that Burnham’s promise that care should be for “people, not profit” is the much more radical reform being propos...
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