Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Occasionally, I accidentally overpack my espresso thingamy and it gives me coffee as thick as tar. It normally coincides with the mornings I need it most. I'm on my way to outer space after drinking this, it was nice knowing you all. 010
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Last week's Venture Cafe Edinburgh. If you haven't been to one of these gatherings before, it's worth a look. Big topics discussed in a room full of curious people. You need your social battery fully charged, mind you. @rachaelwearecec.bsky.social closed the show with some excellent storytelling. 001
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026From my front door, I can get to the top of Dumyat and back in a few hours. Here's me, hot and windswept on top of the hill, looking over Stirling and Clackmannanshire and the River Forth. And some beautiful trees on my way back down. 130
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026it's not often I get affection like this from her. Yes, her food bowl does need topped up, how did you know? #cat #workfromhome #officemate 020
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026It's back to school day in majority of Scotland, and child 2 is up and dressed and raring to go. It's 6AM. This will be a long day! 120
Reposted by Dr Orla KellyDr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026love it or hate it, Edinburgh (specifically, the Fringe) was *thriving* today in the sunshine. I saw the weather forecast, and booked last minute annual leave to take my two girls in for a jolly good day, ahead of back to school later this week. Priorities. #EdinburghFringe 031
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026love it or hate it, Edinburgh (specifically, the Fringe) was *thriving* today in the sunshine. I saw the weather forecast, and booked last minute annual leave to take my two girls in for a jolly good day, ahead of back to school later this week. Priorities. #EdinburghFringe 031
Reposted by Dr Orla KellyDr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I've had a week 'back home', away from emails and the like, lots of time with family, kids creating chaos together. But, also a fair bit of walking. Here's 12 miles along the north coast clifftops, from Dunseverick, past the Castle, Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, to Whiterocks Beach and Portrush. 051
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I've had a week 'back home', away from emails and the like, lots of time with family, kids creating chaos together. But, also a fair bit of walking. Here's 12 miles along the north coast clifftops, from Dunseverick, past the Castle, Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, to Whiterocks Beach and Portrush. 051
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I used to spend loads of time in the garden trying to grow various things with very limited success. Rather than letting slugs eat another crop of lettuces, this year I have one bed bursting with raspberry plants, and a second bed growing my first ever pumpkin(s). Getting Halloween prep in early! 120
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I really feel for the civil servants right now (and in recent years), the constant shape-shifting must be exhausting. 130
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Delighted to be able to bring you some fascinating non-football content to your feeds this evening 010
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026When is it procrastination, and when is it in fact necessary thinking time? Prepping for a discussion tomorrow, and needing to reflect on my role, my purpose, things I do, can't do, choose not to do, people I engage with, how effective those engagements are... extremely hard things to review. 110
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026KEUK Knowledge Exchange Awards are now open for submissions, celebrating both projects and people & teams: * Strategic Partnership * Commercial Impact * Societal Impact * Regional Economy Impact * Policy Engagement Initiative * Institutional KE Team * Sector Collaboration * Advancing KE Cultureke.org.ukKE Awards 2026 - Knowledge Exchange UKThe KE Awards celebrates outstanding achievements in KE, recognising impactful collaborations and innovation across the UK and beyond. 020
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Perhaps my Blue Sky identity can be built around my daily coffee? Today's black nectar... #coffee 010
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Beautiful setting for a couple of meetings over coffee at the River House in Stirling this afternoon... Beware of the Crocodiles! 111
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Prompted by a conversation on LinkedIn (cc @annamgrey.bsky.social) this is day 1 of me trying to be a bit more active on blue sky ... let's see how that goes! Photo for the algorithm, but there is no algorithm? I'll need to figure out what makes this tick. 340
Reposted by Dr Orla KellyScottish Funding Council @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social · 19/11/2025This #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek we’re showcasing some of the work of Scotland’s universities in working with industry and driving innovation. Earlier this year every university in Scotland received £5,000 from SFC to support entrepreneurial ambitions. www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...sfc.ac.ukGlobal Entrepreneurship Case Studies - Scottish Funding Council 011
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Spend 90 seconds with me in Manchester... I spent the week at the busy IEEC2025 - International Enterprise Educators Conference - hosted by @manmetuni.bsky.social (This video has no sound!) 1/n 100
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Fortuitous timing, but yesterday as UK Gov published their White Paper on immigration, we held a panel discussion "Exploring the landscape for international founders", as part of the Connect-Ed Network www.connect-ed.network 1/n 100
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Day tripping to Aberdeen today for a Connect-Ed meeting on entrepreneurial ecosystems, an international perspective. First leg of the journey is a train to Dundee, a journey I used to do multiple times a week for several years. I'm no longer a regular commuter... I miss it, and I don't miss it! 010
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A short 5 mile walk today, through very bonnie Stirling, gearing up for the Glasgow Kiltwalk on Sunday - raising money for Social Bite to support their mission to end homelessness. Any and all donations welcome! 🙏 www.justgiving.com/page/orla-st... 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The numbers here are staggering. Decimate literally means 1 in 10, but this is double that. Hard to rationalise, it'll be devastating for the city. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDundee University to cut 632 jobs to plug £35m deficitThe University and College Union condemned the 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Go touch some grass! I don't really have time for this today, too much to do... which is all the more reason to get out for a wee half hour round the river. You can't drink from an empty cup, etc etc etc 000
Reposted by Dr Orla KellyConverge @convergec.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Season 2 of the Academic Adventures podcast is here! To celebrate #IWD2025 we're delighted to welcome Prof Gillian Fleming from @mintventures.bsky.social for a great convo about supporting women-led businesses and female entrepreneurs. Listen here www.convergechallenge.com/the-academic.... 042
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The Scots of this world will be outraged at today's @nytimes.com Spelling Bee. Also, the word gammon is not on the word list 🤷🏻♀️ Those are now the only two words I can see. 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Off to Dundee today. I used to do this three times per week, and its now £34.80 return on the train 🫠 Grateful for moderately reliable train WiFi so I could join a call, not so keen on finishing that call in a freezing cold Dundee train station. ... 100
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 19/02/2025A meeting at Heriot Watt today means a dander along the canal. Preferred mode of transport! 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 08/02/2025This week, I had an eye-opening few days on the NCEE Entrepreneurial University Leaders programme. Valuable to bring me out of my Scottish KE&I bubble, and engage with a cohort of people working across HE - legal, careers, IT, estates, executive support, plus learning & teaching and research (1/3) 120
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025These two headlines, a day apart 🤯 I don't work in transport, I have sympathy that the picture is probably way more complicated than these headlines and articles cover. However! ... 100
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Earlier this week, we held our first in a series of upskilling and networking events for a growing ecosystem of Entrepreneurs in Residence, Commercial Champions, Mentors, and our Enterprise Support colleagues across Scotland (1/n) 110
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Microsoft's muti-factor authentication coupled with Scotlrail's patchy WiFi is a special kind of hell 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Blinded by the sun in today's bitterly cold walk around Stirling Castle. A smidgen of vitamin D! 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Today, I'm mostly haunched over my laptop, but made sure to get out to be among some trees for a bit. 100% record of daily walk this year, let's see how long I can keep that up. 020
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 06/01/20259:15 am. First day of work of 2025. Where do you even start?? (With a steaming hot black coffee, of course) 030
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Stirling looking bonny in between the rain showers, but the River Forth is very high 010
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Regular welly check in the Forth. Still good. 120
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Christmas back home complete 💚 glad the travel is over (gale force ferry crossing was something special!) 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 24/12/2024It was a frantic end to the working year with one funding bid submitted, a conference abstract submitted, and lots of other things being teed up for 2025. Can't necessarily call the festive period 'downtime', just a different kind of busy! Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 🥂 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 13/12/2024From the Design Exchange in Buchanan Galleries 🎄 020
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 12/12/2024The Old Bridge looking particularly majestic in this weather. The low fog means the Wallace Monument and the Castle are nowhere to be seen #Stirling 040
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Beautiful winter wonderland down by the River Forth this afternoon ❄️ 030
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 11/12/2024In the spirit of the season, I will reflect on one the successes of the past year. A quiet success, I would say, but something I'm really proud of. In spring 2024, I matched a second cohort of Mentor-Mentees, as part of SKEIM (Scottish Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Mentoring)... 111
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) launched their State of the Relationship report today, an evidenced look at university-business interactions across the UK. See www.ncub.co.uk/insight/stat...ncub.co.ukState of the Relationship report 2024 - National Centre for Universities & BusinessNCUB’s State of the Relationship report for 2024 monitors connections between universities and businesses. Read the latest edition here. 133
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024rocking christmas jumper number 2 today. Need to invest in more festive earrings. 000
Dr Orla Kelly @orlakellybell.bsky.social · 03/12/2024My office today. One of the things I particularly like about my role is the hotdesking part, where I can set up shop in various uni campuses across Scotland, find the coffee shops, and mill about with students and researchers. University of Stirling is arguably the prettiest campus of them all. 150