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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
OMG, Tammy and the T-Rex - just discovered this was actually a whole movie, not a skit. "An evil scientist implants the brain of murdered high-school student Michael into a Tyrannosaurus." A pre-Fast & Furious Paul Walker stars with a pre-WILD THINGS Denise Richards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dY-...
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Tammy & the T-Rex trailer (1994) Paul Walker Denise Richards
YouTube video by Foywonder
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King’s Open Research @kclopenresearch.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Where is the data? For Love Data Week, we’re spotlighting KORDS — King’s Open Research Data System. From deposits by faculty, global views, and top-performing datasets, here’s what a year of data sharing at #KCL looks like. #LoveWeek26
A pink background with the title 'An anniversary with KORDS in red. In the top right corner, the King's College London logo. 
The text reads: 'Over the past year... we published 92 datasets... which received 65,090 views... and 30,125 downloads.
At the bottom in small text it says 'Data from 04/02/2025 - 04/02/2026.'A pink background with the title 'An anniversary with KORDS' in red. In the top right corner, it says ‘Love Data Week, February 9 – 13'.

The text reads: 'These data came from all across Kings...'
Below is a pie graph and an accompanying text box showing the deposits into KORDS by King's faculty. 
'IoPPN - 40.9%, FoDOCS- 18.2%, NMES - 13.6%, A&H- 12.5%, Life Sciences & Medicine - 8%, NMPC - 4.5%, SSPP - 1.1%, Business School - 1.1%'

At the bottom in small text, it says 'Data from 04/02/2025 - 04/02/2026.'A pink background with the title 'An anniversary with KORDS in red. In the top right corner, it says ‘Love Data Week, February 9 – 13.

Below is a bar graph showing views of dataset by country. 
'United States - 31838
United Kingdom - 5015
China - 4278
Germany - 3470
Brazil - 2828
Singapore - 1546
Vietnam - 1510
Hong Kong - 1247
Canada - 915
India - 793'

At the bottom in small text, it says 'Data from 04/02/2025 - 04/02/2026.'
A pink background with the title 'An anniversary with KORDS in red. In the top right corner, it says ‘Love Data Week, February 9 – 13.

The text at the top reads 'Our most eligible bachelors datasets were:' - with the word bachelors crossed out. There are 3 boxes with facts about the top performing datasets in KORDS. 

Box 1: "Most downloaded - 1,100 downloads. ‘Simulated electrocardiogram and photoplethysmogram signals modulated by respiration’
DOI: 10.18742/RDM01-23"

Box 2: "Most viewed - 10,461 views. ‘Simulation data for "Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms of Startle Disease: the Role of the Asn46Lys Mutation in the Glycine Receptor"’
DOI: 10.18742/29967706.v1"

Box 3: "Most cited - 11 citations. ‘An analysis of the Arts and Humanities submitted research outputs to the REF2014 with a focus on academic books’
DOI: 10.18742/RDM01-76"

At the bottom in small text, it says 'Data from 04/02/2025 - 04/02/2026. and then 'To find out more about depositing your data in KORDS, contact: research.data@kcl.ac.uk'
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
JOB! Research Associate of Slavery in War (Information Science / Data Management), Digital Humanities, King's College London Salary: £45,031 - £48,607 per annum, incl LWA Job ID: 123566 Close Date: 11-Sep-2025 #Job #research #digitalhumanities www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
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Research Associate of Slavery in War (Information Science / Data Management) - London (Greater) (GB) job with KINGS COLLEGE LONDON | 398063
You will bring information science and data management expertise into the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Professor Mona Siddiqui joins the Department of Theology & Religious Studies, Arts & Humanities, King's College London My job is brilliant - I'm so glad to be welcoming Mona to our Faculty. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Professor Mona Siddiqui joins the Department of Theology & Religious Studies
Professor Mona Siddiqui, OBE, joins King’s from the University of Edinburgh for the start of the 2025-26 academic year.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
What a great inaugural by @drkatedevlin.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social
Kate Devlin inaugural spech
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
A ‘copy’ of the Magna Carta sold to @hls.harvard.edu library has been identified as an original version. 1 of only 6 intact originals from the 1300s, researchers from King’s & @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social describe it as “one of the world’s most valuable documents” www.kcl.ac.uk/news/harvard...
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Harvard Law School's 'copy' of Magna Carta revealed as original
Researchers from King's College London and the University of East Anglia have discovered that a ‘copy’ of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is in fact an extraordinarily rare original from 1300.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Glorious, vital, important work highlighted by @roopikarisam in her paper "Everything Is Awful, But Maybe We Can Change Things: Digital Humanities in Times of Crisis" @kingsdh @kingsartshums @roopikarisam.bsky.social
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Here is a baby otter to make you feel better about everything.
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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
📣 How can #DigitalHumanities help in times of crisis? Join us in less than 1 week for @roopikarisam.bsky.social's public lecture, with introductions by @stuartdunn.bsky.social @s-tanner.bsky.social 📍Hybrid event (KCL & online) 🗓️ 1 May 2025 🍷 Drinks after! 🔗 Register: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/every...
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Everything Is Awful, But Maybe We Can Change Things: Digital Humanities in Times of Crisis
King’s Public Lecture in Digital Humanities delivered by Professor Roopika Risam, Dartmouth College.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Argh, AI self referencing does not get the joke...
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
📸 Dr @saramarzagora.bsky.social from @kingsdllc.bsky.social challenged her students to take photographs around London to show different perspectives on the British nation and its colonial past. Explore their work 👇
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Student photography competition challenges concept of British nation
Comparative Literature BA students captured images representing different perspectives on the British nation for a photography competition.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Annual reminder that Asian Hornets are smaller than harmless and beneficial European Hornets. See pic for guidance.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
From Data to Impact: Assessing the Value of Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age By Aleksandra Uzelac & Barbara Lovrinić Higgins This paper explores the complex landscape of evaluating the impact of digital cultural heritage initiatives within the European Union. www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I am saddened to hear of the passing of the great Clifford Lynch. Very few people in our field can have been said to shape it as clearly and substantively as Clifford did. He led the way on digital preservation, scholarly communication, and information policy in particular.
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In Memoriam - Clifford Lynch
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) mourns the passing of Clifford Lynch, who died in April 2025. A visionary leader, scholar, and mentor, Clifford’s profound influence on ...
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
👏 Professor @s-tanner.bsky.social and Dr @aballatore.bsky.social from @kingsdh.bsky.social and experts from King's Digital Lab will spearhead digital research in the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk 🔽
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Digital research led by Kings to forecast the emergence of slavery in war zones
Academics from the Department of Digital Humanities and King’s Digital Lab will spearhead digital research in the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Thrilled to be part of the Slavery and War research centre. I will work on the research strand Understanding Slavery to bring together historical & archival research methods with data analytics & machine learning to build a ‘spine’ of research materials & data www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-10m...
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Do consider applying for these transformational AI roles. As we all should know by now, Arts and Humanities scholars are making essential contributions to the AI field. We'd love to welcome you to join us at King's. Spread the word! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...
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King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)
King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Interesting and helpful analysis www.forbes.com/sites/tomcou... #digitalpreservation
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How Will DOGE Save $1M Per Year By Converting From Magnetic Tape?
It is not clear how DOGE will save $1M per year conventing from magnetic tape unless they are converting to more modern magnetic tape for archive storage.
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Top 20 in the World 🏆 🌎 King's has been ranked 17th in the world in the 2025 QS World Rankings by Subject for Arts & Humanities - a rise of five places. King’s now ranks in the top five in the UK and top six in Europe for Arts & Humanities. Drop a 🏆 👇 if you've been a part of A&H. You deserve it!
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King's ranked top 20 in the world for Arts & Humanities
In the 2025 QS World Rankings by Subject, King's has ranked 17th in the world for Arts & Humanities, rising five places.
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RLUK Research Libraries UK @rluk.ac.uk · 26/03/2025
📺 #RLUK25 VIDEO | #AI and trust in libraries Roundtable feat. 🎙 Bella Abrams @jisc.bsky.social @fearandsequins.bsky.social @s-tanner.bsky.social Cristina Blanca-Sancho @clarivate.com. Chaired by @digitalfay.bsky.social ▶️ youtu.be/X8VEvPgyEic
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RLUK25 | ‘Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL’: AI and Trust in Libraries
YouTube video by ResearchLibrariesUK
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
TIL about malaphors: the blending of idioms or cliches. Some faves: "we'll burn that bridge when we get to it" (particularly apt in HE) "you've opened a can of worms, now lie in it" "... until the cows freeze over" What's your fave malaphor?
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A statement from our Vice-Chancellor following the tragic death of one of our students.
"A senseless tragedy struck our campus on Tuesday – a tragedy that has led to the loss of life of one of our students, Aalia Mahomed. Aalia was in her second year of study for her BSc in Physics & Philosophy in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time, and we offer them our deepest condolences. Aalia’s family has asked that we respect their privacy as they mourn the loss of their daughter. 

“Another of our students is still in hospital and is in our thoughts. We are in touch with their family to ensure they feel supported. 

“We cannot at this time share details of the accident as it remains a matter of active investigation by the police and we are in contact with the relevant authorities. 

“Words often bring little comfort at these difficult times when what has happened cannot be reversed – but I hope that in supporting our students and staff, and honoring and remembering what has been lost, we will find a way forward.”
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Huge capital development at the British Library museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post...?
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British Library to double gallery space in £1.1bn development - Museums + Heritage
New development at St Pancras will add 100,000 sq ft of public space, including expanded galleries and a centre for commercial science
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Masud Khokhar @masudk.com · 19/03/2025
Excellent panel so far on AI and trust in the libraries. #RLUK25
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I'm at RLUK this week, speaking about the researcher perspective on AI and research libraries. Very happy to share my experience and to learn from this community. Hashtag #RLUK25 to follow on socials.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
UKRI’s economic mission is built on a delusion www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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UKRI’s economic mission is built on a delusion - Research Professional News
If British innovation could drive British growth, it would have already happened, says David Edgerton
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"I'm holding ALL the cards" "Ah, yes sir, but this is Uno"
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
PhD studentship claxon: a highly unusual fully funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership CASE studentship (LISS-DTP), starting October 2025, led by King's in partnership with the Arts Council of England. www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...
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PhD Studentship on “Changes in Library Service Provision in England: Policy, Funding and Impact on Communities (2010-2024)”
Applications are invited for a fully funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership CASE studentship (LISS-DTP), starting October 2025.
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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Registration now open for the online townhall launch of Intelligent Systems for Screen Archives (ISSA): bit.ly/439e41h. Join us on 6 March to learn about our plans for #AI in screen heritage. Speakers from @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social @FilmArchivesUK @BFI #film #TV #archives
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
‘Vital lifeline’: £270m package to support museums and heritage venues A £270m funding package aims to protect struggling cultural venues, with new money for urgent repairs, museum upgrades and heritage preservation across Britain. museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post...?
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'Vital lifeline': £270m package to support museums and heritage venues - Museums + Heritage
A £270m funding package aims to protect struggling cultural venues, with new money for urgent repairs, museum upgrades and heritage preservation across Britain.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
🔛 Hiring: Ad Astra Fellow - Lecturer / Assistant Professor in AI and Digital Cultural Heritage ℹ️ Apply: lnkd.in/erjPiiXx 🗓Closing 12pm, 21st Feb Ref:18077 UCD School of Information and Communication Studies is seeking to recruit an Ad Astra Fellow in AI and Digital Cultural Heritage.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Super proud of my son making his first Blokfest bouldering final last weekend. www.instagram.com/p/DGGK51Lt_f...
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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🇯🇵 Dr Shuangyu Li has received the Invitational Visiting Scholar Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to integrate cultural competency into medical education, which will contribute to addressing gaps in healthcare equity and diversity. Read more ⬇️
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King's academic awarded fellowship to expand cultural competency expertise in Japan
Dr Shuangyu Li, Director of King’s Cultural Competency in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities, has been awarded the prestigious Invitational Visiting Scholar Fellowship by the Japan…
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
"King’s College Chapel is the place we finally met in person. It seemed like the natural place to get married." – Laura Elworthy and Callum Bucke ❤️💒 This Valentine's Day, we're sharing love stories from across King's, featuring couples whose romance began on our campus. ⬇️
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Lovely gift from my super PhD student in celebration of the Year of the Snake.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit orgs to take over the Open Access Tracking Project and the open-source software on which it runs. Details in this Google doc: bit.ly/TransferOATP Contact me <peter.suber@gmail.com> if you have any questions or any level of interest. #OpenAccess
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Taking over OATP and TT
Peter Suber Taking over the Open Access Tracking Project and TagTeam What I’d like Background What would this entail? If you take over OATP... If you take over TT... If you take over either project...
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is Hodge, apparently Samuel Johnson's "very fine" cat. Gave him a stroke for luck as we headed into the Leverhulme to pitch for a major research centre.
This is Hodge, apparently Samuel Johnson's "very fine" cat.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
So proud of my son, hitting a 2nd in the Blokfest main men's competition and ending up 5th overall in his first ever finals climb off.
A climbing
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
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Trump dismisses head of the National Archives
Trump had vowed to dismiss national archivist Colleen Shogan last month.
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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
An update on the @britishlibrary.bsky.social cyber attack #libraries www.bl.uk/cyber-incide...
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Cyber Incident Update: Information & FAQ's
We're continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack, however our buildings and events are running as usual. Read more.
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Adam Koszary @adamkoszary.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
always enjoy going through old slides and remembering the batshit ways I've tried to describe content strategy
A kitchen knife split into sections (from back of knife to point): Audience Research, Strategy, Tactics, People Actually Doing The Stuff.
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Happy Lunar New Year - the year of the snake
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Smithsonian Closes Diversity Office After Trump’s Executive Order www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/a...
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Smithsonian Closes Diversity Office After Trump’s Executive Order
The museum’s move followed a similar one last week by the National Gallery, as museums try to comply with an executive order that called diversity programs “illegal and immoral.”
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Remembrance resources for Holocaust Memorial Day #Holocaust #Shoah
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Ad Astra AI Fellows advertised at University College Dublin #AI #ArtificialIntelligence www.ucd.ie/adastrafello...
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UCD College of Social Science and Law - UCD Ad Astra Fellows
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Sleepy Finn settling in for the weekend
Finn, the cat
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Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hi👋we're new here! ☺️ If you don't know #Europeana, here is some info below to get to know us better! 🎨 Explore Europe's digitised #CulturalHeritage collections ➡️https://www.europeana.eu 🏛️Do you work in, with, or around digital #CulturalHeritage? Discover helpful resources➡️https://pro.europeana.eu
Two women wearing white, early 20th century dresses, walk along a coast
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Simon Tanner @s-tanner.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
My fabulous PhD researcher Suthini Tanangsnakool came for her graduation yesterday. Best feeling of intense pride and honoured to be part of her special day of celebration.
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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Not a lot of people know this either, but if you have any bill with your UK address on it (council tax etc), you can get a public library card from pretty much any library system in the UK, even if you don’t live there. From there, mountains of online archives are yours for free.
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The Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
📺 🕔 Don't forget to tune in at 5pm for our event with @resfoundation.bsky.social, as David Willetts discusses his new paper "Are universities worth it?" with higher education minister Jacqui Smith & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
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Are universities worth it? The returns from higher education for graduates and the economy
YouTube video by Resolution Foundation
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