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Robert Elves

@robertelves.bsky.social
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Business and Social Sciences Faculty Librarian at Kingston University. Lives in SW London. Classical music esp choral, walking esp in hills

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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
First leg and it is a proudly British train
Train painted in red, white and blue displaying Great British Railways
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Same title different book. This is more up to date than yours, 1997!
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
This is my reading year according to StoryGraph.
Story Graph graphic showing the first book I read in 2025 was The prophet and the idiot and the last was Parisians by Graham Robb. The longest book was London a biography and the shortest was Astérix and Cleopatra
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
And that’s a wrap. Thank you to Neil and the committee for organising another wonderful conference. Thank you to those who presented members papers. Thank you for some stimulating keynotes #bla25
A railway station sign that reads Stirling/Sruighlea
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Discovered many of the answers to the Stirling round of the quiz were in here. Oh well. Too late now #bla25
Explore Stirling brochure cover
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Enjoyed the whisky tasting at Stirling Distillery and very informative talk #bla25
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Experiencing what it is like to be an international student by deciphering a text in Esperanto #bla25
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
One photo is the view from my hotel window, the other is from the front of the hotel. Guess which is which #bla25
A flat roof, some drain pipes, and some wallsA church at the bottom of a hill with some water behind and land beyond that
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Choosing my suit for the conference dinner #bla25
A shop front with a selection of jackets and ties for gentlemen in the window
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
After a delay around Newcastle have finally arrived in Edinburgh so here is an obligatory photo of the view #bla25
A castle on a hill. In front is a statue of a man on a horse
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
First of four trains. Three today and one tomorrow. #bla25
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Ah, twins, that's nice
Photo of Caroline Ball and identical photo of Andrew Walsh looking equally smiley
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Using my old BBSLG mug from the conference in Manchester. Anyone remember the year? I used to have a Keynote notebook that listed all the old conferences @blalib.org
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
This I would pay to see
Sign reading Dogs Grooming Cats
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
I'm getting this:
Search is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. Cannot connect to SOLR
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
Second Prom and this time I’m promming. I remember when I had to queue, now I could buy my ticket this morning #bbcproms
Royal Albert Hall from the steps
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 04/08/2024
Ready for my first Prom of the season
Inside of the Royal Albert Hall the stage is empty bathed in blue the seats are starting to fill
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 10/07/2024
Revisiting where Peter Grant helped Beverley Brook slow down her river with some added meanders @benaaronovitch.bsky.social
Barrier set up across river before some natural meandering features
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 04/06/2024
This is the grid we use to score
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 21/05/2024
This is exactly what the Channel Tunnel looks like (photo from 2011 in case it has changed since)
British High Speed train entering a model of the channel tunnel with water visible above the tunnel
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
Wrong time of year but I do like this nativity scene which was near the station when we visited Leuven. They are both lovely towns though
A modern nativity showing a couple with a baby on a bench. A man in an overall looks over from behind and three children dressed as school nativity costumes stand in awe
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
The Times Higher is really in punning mood this morning
Russell brand: A government commitment to review the metric it uses to measure school performance by how many pupils they send to Russell Group universities is “long overdue”, according to sector leaders.
 
Argentines tangoed: Argentina’s public universities have warned they face a “critical situation” and will soon not be able to function without an increase to their budgets as annual inflation reached a 30-year-high of 250 per cent.
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 25/12/2023
Merry Christmas to you all
Christingle at New Malden Methodist Church
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
It doesn't say so but I think singing does count
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Robert Elves @robertelves.bsky.social · 22/12/2023
There is a reverse #harkhunter though
Harkhunter rules - 1 point for every time you sing or hear Hark the Herald; only official rehearsals, concerts, events count; don't play it on repeat; post with #harkhunter and your score
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