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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

And in an incredible FIRST place with 2.5 working days* to apply for up to £1.5M it's IUKs Future offshore wind technologies: industrial research (research organisations) www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

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Future offshore wind technologies: industrial research (research organisations)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million to support Industrial research in Offshore Wind across the two strands of the competition. This funding is from Innovate UK.
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
28 May 2026
Opening date:
29 May 2026 9:30am UK time
Closing date:
3 June 2026 11:00am UK time

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A new TOP FIVE has just dropped. The @ukri.org TOP FIVE shortest timescales from call opening to closing. And you won't believe the winner 👀

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 04/06/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Sarah Sharples has been appointed as our new Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering! @uomscieng.bsky.social #ScienceAndEngineering #Leadership #Innovation

Professor Sarah Sharples smiles, wearing a brown blazer and black and green dress

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Read this: it really captures the reality of mass redundancies in the university sector, which will only snowball from here. voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University -

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

University of Sussex fined £585k in free speech row

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Brian Derby @brianderby.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

At the 100th Birthday symposium for Sir Peter Hirsch

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. Learn more: scim.ag/40HjC0p

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EXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s orders

Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 26/01/2025

Let’s stop treating "leaving academia" as negative. Scientists train for academia, industry, or what suits them. Industry isn’t an alternative; it’s a choice. In fields like engineering, most PhDs go to industry, and no one calls it "leaving academia." We should train scientists for diverse paths.

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A proposal was submitted to a research council in the UK in September 2023. The applicants are yet to receive a decision in Dec 2024. The research moved on in 15 months, and so did the researchers. It's not a great place for the funder or the applicants.

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

In Je-S & Grant on Web days, one could see the list of proposals going to the panel before even the panel was convened. Now with TFS, the latest panel information available is from July 2024. From transparency & governance POV this should be addressed sooner than later.

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 03/12/2024

BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!

Blueksy Mentions are now in Altmetric.

It's been 84 years meme

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #MedSky #HMSky #Altmetrics #Medlibs #Metascience

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EDI Caucus @edicaucus.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

EDICa is working with Animmersion to create virtual reality experiences of workplaces that are good examples of an enabling workplace, and examples of poor design. Sign up to an online workshop 14 Nov 2-4, or in person in Edinburgh on 28, 29 Nov. go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/VR-Wor...

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IGNITE Network+ @ignitenetplus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The application deadline has been extended for the IGNITE Network+ #Mentoring Programme 2025: Action Learning Circles to support researchers from underrepresented and minoritised groups in #energy research. Interested? You can find out more on our web-site: www.ignitenetplus.ac.uk/initiatives/...

We are delighted to announce the 2025 launch of the IGNITE mentoring Programme: Action Learning Circles! We are recruiting facilitators and circle participants to take part in the Programme to support researchers from underrepresented and minoritised groups in energy research. Closing Date for Applications extended 10 January 2025. More information at wwww.ignitenetplus.ac.uk/initiatives/mentoring

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

How does Blue Sky pay for all the network costs for accommodating millions of users without advertising or anything similar? Asking for a friend.

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It’s like twitter back in 2017-18! Great to see many old faces.

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Thorn-Seshold Lab @thornsesholdlab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Wishing the Elsevier editors who desk-accepted this all the best for their next career moves. doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 18/11/2024

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

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Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Nobody thought this meeting would end on time, but running over is also a justice issue. Who can afford to stay until the bitter end? www.bbc.com/news/article...

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COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash

Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed "contempt for our vulnerable people".

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JenBaker @drjenbaker.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

dcorney.com/thoughts/202... I think this is my favourite Uni league table not just because @uniofbath.bsky.social is at the top! Would love to see World rankings are there any on negative height above sealevel?

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The ultimate academic league table - How high is your university above sea level?

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

My word cloud is pretty accurate. Spray, Coatings, Cold Spray, High Velocity Oxy Fuel Spray, Thermal Spray!

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Prof Tanvir Hussain @professortanvir.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible! As a Professor of Coatings this is music to my years. Thank you to BBC! Great commentary from Ben Beake from Micromaterials, Xiaoling Zhang from Teer Coatings, Varnasi from MIT and Nuria Espallargas from NTNU www.bbc.com/news/article...

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The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible

Hi-tech coatings make all sorts of high performance engineering, like jet engines, possible.

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

There is an important distinction to be had I think. UKRI is NOT an independent public body it is non-departmental public body. The Higher education research act (HERA) and the accompanying framework set out powers of the Secretary of State in relation to UKRI. www.ukri.org/wp-content/u...

Screenshot of the higher education research act section 104. Reads: secretary of state's power to give directions to UKRI (1) The secretary of state may give UKRI directions about the allocation or expenditure by UKRI of grants received under section 101

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