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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 30/09/2026

I did a fairly extended rant in my first lecture. Feels like I'm seeing less AI chats on the students screens this year in class. Not sure if I was particularly convincing or if things have just shifted more generally

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Have you considered monetising the idea? You could really corner the market...

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 24/08/2026

It seem fairly unlikely that someone who has been in the public eye since he was literally A Boy isn't able to find someone to advise him on a form of words that would be safe from accusations of libel should he wish to do so

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 18/08/2026

This flies in the face of your previously expressed views on lasagne's faff justifying abilities

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 20/06/2026

Oh to be a TU branch with the sway to stop 1659 Friday horror dumps 😅

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 15/06/2026

Last week was our uni's staff awards and I was really honoured to be Highly Commended for both my teaching and also my work on Campus Accessibility. The celebration was rather undercut though, by the stage not being accessible to me, which is particularly ironic given one of the awards I received!

A projected image in front of a stage reads "Pioneering in Education Global Teaching Team Award - Highly Commended - Software Development 1 Global Teaching Team - Dubai and Edinburgh"

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 21/05/2026

Anything you feel able to put out will be extremely useful - most important thing is what's easiest for you to do!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 08/05/2026

Won't have any impact on him being elected as MSP

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 27/04/2026

There will always be debates about which is the best reference manager to use. But the major advantage of @zotero.org is that it makes me subconsciously hum the My Neighbour Totoro theme, which is makes any citation more fun

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 14/04/2026

We got three through our door at once, maybe they thought it would make it take marginally longer to get them all in the bin?

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 02/04/2026

There was a huge abundance of hot air at our institution - we figured we should put it to better use!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 01/04/2026

You'd have thought, with ears like that, she wouldn't have needed to be so close to the speaker

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 26/03/2026

Wonderful to see continued support from staff and students for @hwucu.bsky.social's 5th day of strike action. Our menagerie of picket animals is growing by the day!

A picket line at Heriot-Watt University. Around 40 picketers stand with signs and are joined by picketers in inflatable costumes - a T-Rex, a chicken and a bee.

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 25/03/2026

Thank you so much for your continued solidarity - it is massively appreciated. The linguistic vandalism at both our institutions is so deeply depressing but the number of people coming out in support of languages is wonderful to see.

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 25/03/2026

Why yes, that is my shoulder featured on BBC News. Will happily autograph any shoulder pads upon request.

A picket line at Heriot-Watt University shown on BBC news. The view is over the shoulder of a man wearing a bright pink UCU hat and features a picketer in a large, inflatable T-Rex costume.

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 19/03/2026

Yet another fantastic turnout at @hwucu.bsky.social's final day of action for this first week of strikes. Incredibly grateful for all the #UCU members and staff who showed up as well as significant numbers of student supporters for the third day running!

A picket line outside Heriot-Watt University. Around 40 people are assembled with various banners and signs including a large banner saying "no compulsory redundancies".

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 18/03/2026

Massively appreciated Grant - thank you for taking the time!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 18/03/2026

A massive thank you to all the #UCU members who came out to the picket, all the members taking strike action and the incredible support we are getting from our wonderful students!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 18/03/2026

Another absolutely incredible showing on @hwucu.bsky.social's picket line today! We fell one short of yesterday's 60 people in our daily photo but 59 people + 1 dinosaur is perhaps even better! 🦖

A picket line outside Heriot-Watt University. Around 60 people are assembled with banners and signs. One picketer is dressed in an inflatable T-Rex costume.

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 17/03/2026

So good to have your support Kate. If you (or any other Greens!) would like to visit again you'll be very warmly welcomed 💚

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 17/03/2026

Thanks Vicky!! 🩷💜🩷

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 17/03/2026

Absolutely fantastic to see such a massive turnout for @hwucu.bsky.social's first day of strike action. An excellent showing from our members (and lots of messages of support from those striking from home!) and a wonderful number of supporters too!

A picket line outside Heriot-Watt University. Around 60 people are gathered with various banners and placards and very bright pink UCU hats.

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 17/03/2026

This is a much better date than my equivalent. I got my PhD acceptance on April 1st - I had to email back to double check they weren't joking!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

Our branch stands completely behind those members whose jobs are threatened and we will continue to take action until this dispute is resolved. Any messages of solidarity will be extremely gratefully received (11/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

Having not done so, this week will see an initial three days of strike action with six further days notified over the next two weeks. We sincerely hope the university will come back to the table and seek to meaningfully resolve this dispute. (10/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

It did not need to come to this - this could have been resolved if the university had come to the table sooner and with a greater willingness to listen and engage. (9/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

The branch formally entered dispute with the university at the end of last year and, despite a requirement to meet within two weeks, the university only entered Dispute Resolution talks after 15 weeks of delay. (8/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

These CR schemes were communicated to staff with no warning in an all-staff email on Friday. It is another example of the utter disregard being shown to the wellbeing of staff whose jobs are on the line. (7/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

The university is now proposing compulsory redundancies from Jan 27 even if additional funding is secured and as early as this August if funding isn't achieved. (6/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

The university is also threatening to close #Scholar. Scholar is a vital service that's been providing remote learning for pupils across Scotland for 25+ years. (5/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

Members in that department have been instructed to remove these courses from university systems themselves. An unnecessarily cruel and thoughtless move making people effectively dismantle their own jobs. (4/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

The decision was formally taken in between two Dispute Resolution talks and communicated to staff the day before the second talk was scheduled. (3/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

In our fantastic Languages & Intercultural Studies (#LINCS) department, the university has moved to close German and Chinese at undergraduate level. This doesn't only directly threaten jobs but threatens the entire future of a vital part of our institution. (2/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/03/2026

As of tomorrow, members of @hwucu.bsky.social will be on strike to protect jobs and hold our employer to account on their destructive plans. (1/11)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 13/03/2026

Really good to see you on the picket. If you (or any Green colleagues!) are in Edinburgh next week and would like to join us on the picket at Heriot-Watt we would be very pleased to see you!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 27/02/2026

I think the biggest thing for now is signing and sharing the petition. We do have a group for our members in LINCS so if there are any specific messages of solidarity I would be very happy to pass them on and I'm sure would mean a lot.

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 27/02/2026

Thank you so much for sharing this, it's massively appreciated 💚

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 26/02/2026

I think an impolite scream is probably justified, given the circumstances 😅 There was a time when I'd stay up all night but definitely not got the energy and I'm teaching first thing!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 26/02/2026

Yes, but not for a by-election. The magic of an exit poll is extrapolating small samples from strategic locations to give a national prediction. I suppose you could attempt something similar with local wards but it would be much harder with much more significant margins of error

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 24/02/2026

Ah! I would have stopped and said a proper hello if I'd have known! Hopefully will get the chance to say hi again soon

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 24/02/2026

I think I passed some of your attendees just a moment ago. They held a door for me as that entrance is incredibly difficult to navigate in a wheelchair. Clearly having an impact already!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 19/02/2026

It's almost like AI shouldn't be trusted to write code...

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 16/02/2026

Immensely proud of the team at @hwucu.bsky.social who have delivered a ballot turnout of 70%!

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 12/02/2026

"This is great because it will actively reduce the number of trans people" is incredibly on brand for Cass. The horrific part is, at best, it will reduce the number of happy, dignified trans people and at worst it will simply reduce the number of trans people who survive into adulthood

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 09/01/2026

Was that not the goal of the first question? To force them to show they aren't lying?

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 09/01/2026

This is really helpful. Resonates with the distinction between "disabled people" and "people with disabilities"

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 12/12/2025

See also - linguists spelling linguistics

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 30/10/2025

Today is a very good day. My partner has returned from Chicago with a very cute #AstroBot figurine and a few hours after that my new AstroBot controller arrived!

An AstroBot themed PS5 controller (where the touchpad has joyful AstroBot eyes) stands next to a mini AstroBot figure (where Astro is dressed as a mouse)

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Dan Green @seeinggreen.co.uk · 09/10/2025

Clare seemed absolutely devastated at the prospect of setting fire to a horse

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