Fi Daisy G
@fidaisyg.bsky.social
Engineering Academic, Chartered Structural Engineer, Open University Staff Tutor, global citizen living in UK, Mum, she/her.
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It's more and more blatantly obvious that Reform is not a serious party and should never be in government. Surely even their supporters must eventually realise that?
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Empty churches could be used for pupils with SEND, says Reform
A working group on tackling the SEND crisis is launched by Reform UK, to be led by former DfE minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns
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December 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It's more and more blatantly obvious that Reform is not a serious party and should never be in government. Surely even their supporters must eventually realise that?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Racing driver Winifred Pink #WWI VAD, won 1927 Brooklands high speed trials. Once patched a faulty engine with a sandwich (filling unknown). Member @wes1919.bsky.social wrote article on 'Motor Racing for Women'. Ran WVS garage for mobile canteen vehicles in #WWI d. #OTD 16 Dec 1957 bit.ly/3jjBXwj
December 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Racing driver Winifred Pink #WWI VAD, won 1927 Brooklands high speed trials. Once patched a faulty engine with a sandwich (filling unknown). Member @wes1919.bsky.social wrote article on 'Motor Racing for Women'. Ran WVS garage for mobile canteen vehicles in #WWI d. #OTD 16 Dec 1957 bit.ly/3jjBXwj
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hey I dunno who needs to hear this but: if your structural engineer says something is necessary and your builder says it isn’t necessary
listen to the engineer
listen to the engineer
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
hey I dunno who needs to hear this but: if your structural engineer says something is necessary and your builder says it isn’t necessary
listen to the engineer
listen to the engineer
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"Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medieval monks"
Link to paper at bottom of the article
"Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medieval monks"
Link to paper at bottom of the article
December: Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medi | News and features | University of Bristol
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December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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"Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medieval monks"
Link to paper at bottom of the article
"Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medieval monks"
Link to paper at bottom of the article
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This is such a good idea. I hope it happens, esp given next year is the National Year of Reading. But also, there need to be libraries for those babies to go to. Increased library funding now! observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Library card plan to help write newborns’ first chapter | The Observer
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December 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is such a good idea. I hope it happens, esp given next year is the National Year of Reading. But also, there need to be libraries for those babies to go to. Increased library funding now! observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Imagine if this was a motorway. The race would be on to get it opened.
Historic rail viaduct collapses into River Spey
Historic rail viaduct collapses into River Spey
The Spey Viaduct forms part of the Speyside Way trail and is popular with both walkers and cyclists.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Imagine if this was a motorway. The race would be on to get it opened.
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If our cities are shaped by stories, then great books form the foundation of knowledge and inspiration needed to build more liveable, inclusive and prosperous places.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If our cities are shaped by stories, then great books form the foundation of knowledge and inspiration needed to build more liveable, inclusive and prosperous places.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
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On the Third Sunday of Advent, we light three candles - perfect occasion to share the oldest preserved candles found north of the Alps.
The candles were made from beeswax around 1,400 years ago. They were found in the early #medieval burial site in Oberflacht. The damp...🧵1/2
📷 me
The candles were made from beeswax around 1,400 years ago. They were found in the early #medieval burial site in Oberflacht. The damp...🧵1/2
📷 me
December 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
On the Third Sunday of Advent, we light three candles - perfect occasion to share the oldest preserved candles found north of the Alps.
The candles were made from beeswax around 1,400 years ago. They were found in the early #medieval burial site in Oberflacht. The damp...🧵1/2
📷 me
The candles were made from beeswax around 1,400 years ago. They were found in the early #medieval burial site in Oberflacht. The damp...🧵1/2
📷 me
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NEW on Wonkhe: While universities have got better at talking about the menopause, for Noel-Ann Bradshaw this needs to extend to how it can lead to an intensification of neurodivergent traits buff.ly/nwF6Pej
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: While universities have got better at talking about the menopause, for Noel-Ann Bradshaw this needs to extend to how it can lead to an intensification of neurodivergent traits buff.ly/nwF6Pej
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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This was worth watching (even though at one point I was waiting to see if they were going to propose making circular credit cards.)
December 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This was worth watching (even though at one point I was waiting to see if they were going to propose making circular credit cards.)
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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No surprise: new analysis shows that heat pumps can deliver excellent performance even in older buildings with no meaningful correlation between building age & heat pump efficiency.
This is in line with my own experience of having a heat pump in a 1880 Victorian home with only modest insulation.
This is in line with my own experience of having a heat pump in a 1880 Victorian home with only modest insulation.
December 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
No surprise: new analysis shows that heat pumps can deliver excellent performance even in older buildings with no meaningful correlation between building age & heat pump efficiency.
This is in line with my own experience of having a heat pump in a 1880 Victorian home with only modest insulation.
This is in line with my own experience of having a heat pump in a 1880 Victorian home with only modest insulation.
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A major mystery has surrounded the Hjortspring boat ever since its discovery: where did these invading warriors from the 4th century BC come from?
How we unlocked the secrets of Denmark’s oldest plank boat – with the help of an ancient fingerprint
A major mystery has surrounded the Hjortspring boat ever since its discovery: where did these invading warriors from the 4th century BC come from?
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December 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A major mystery has surrounded the Hjortspring boat ever since its discovery: where did these invading warriors from the 4th century BC come from?
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What if Thames Water aren’t always the baddies when it comes to sewage in London rivers? It’s hard to comprehend, so in April I challenged @rachel-rees.bsky.social to find a single example of a misconnection and chase it to the Thames. It became an epic quest: www.londoncentric.media/p/misconnect...
London's other sewage scandal
London Centric chases illegal sewage from a single polluting pipe on its toxic journey across the capital.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
What if Thames Water aren’t always the baddies when it comes to sewage in London rivers? It’s hard to comprehend, so in April I challenged @rachel-rees.bsky.social to find a single example of a misconnection and chase it to the Thames. It became an epic quest: www.londoncentric.media/p/misconnect...
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Ooof. This is quite the response to the DfE's behaviour adviser blogging his opinion on the Mossborne safeguarding review. (If you haven't read the blog, I wouldn't bother, it's exactly what you'd expect.) Wonder what the DfE will do now?
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December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ooof. This is quite the response to the DfE's behaviour adviser blogging his opinion on the Mossborne safeguarding review. (If you haven't read the blog, I wouldn't bother, it's exactly what you'd expect.) Wonder what the DfE will do now?
chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...
chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Who invented non-reflective glass?
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Who invented non-reflective glass?
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
American physicist & chemist Katharine Burr Blodgett in 1938.
It revolutionized optics--& led to the coatings used today in everything from eyeglasses to phone screens. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in #physics from Cambridge, 1926. #WomenInSTEM #inventor
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Saddened to hear of the death of the legendary comic Stanley Baxter. From comedy films to large variety series to children's favourite Mr Majeika , Stanley was on our screens regularly for 30 years. Here Stanley plays 5 characters to show you how everyone loved the BBC Micro
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Saddened to hear of the death of the legendary comic Stanley Baxter. From comedy films to large variety series to children's favourite Mr Majeika , Stanley was on our screens regularly for 30 years. Here Stanley plays 5 characters to show you how everyone loved the BBC Micro
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Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, Chinese/US aviator. Moved to US, 1931 took up flying @ LA. 1st Chinese woman w' international flying license. 1936 US citizen. Performed @ California air shows, 1935 joined @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social #WWII flight instructor b 12 Dec 1904 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheri...
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, Chinese/US aviator. Moved to US, 1931 took up flying @ LA. 1st Chinese woman w' international flying license. 1936 US citizen. Performed @ California air shows, 1935 joined @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social #WWII flight instructor b 12 Dec 1904 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheri...
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The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂
Booking available here:
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Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
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15.8 billion miles away from earth. 😳
Next up, a meeting with the Epsilon Eridani aliens in, checks watch, a million years.
Next up, a meeting with the Epsilon Eridani aliens in, checks watch, a million years.
Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means | CNN
Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, could soon become the first spacecraft to reach a historic milestone. In November 2026, the probe will be one light-day from Earth.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
15.8 billion miles away from earth. 😳
Next up, a meeting with the Epsilon Eridani aliens in, checks watch, a million years.
Next up, a meeting with the Epsilon Eridani aliens in, checks watch, a million years.
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I’ve been asking this on & off ever since the the “muslim ban”. A near decade of tumbleweed from employers and funders 🤷♀️
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UK Universities need to urgently provide safety advice for those considering travelling to the US for conferences, placements, or other partnerships.
In the absence of advice staff and students should protect themselves accordingly.
See also ➡️ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
In the absence of advice staff and students should protect themselves accordingly.
See also ➡️ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
The US is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country, including those from Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK who can now enter without a visa. Full story: bloom.bg/4q3W0y0
📷️📷️:: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
📷️📷️:: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I’ve been asking this on & off ever since the the “muslim ban”. A near decade of tumbleweed from employers and funders 🤷♀️
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bsky.app/profile/hpsv...
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Awww... love this! 🐱
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Awww... love this! 🐱
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If you're joining #LTHEchat today and are new to LTHE chats, this guide lthechat.com/lthechat-help/ will explain all.
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In January 2025 #LTHEchat moved from Twitter X to Bluesky. Inspired by Deb Baff we will now refer to ‘tweetchats’ as flutterchats. The Bluesky icon is a butterfly and is a symbol of cha…
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