Kate Gilliver
@penarthkate.bsky.social
University Dean for Portfolio, Curriculum and Learning Innovation @ Cardiff Uni; SFHEA; Roman military historian; Mountain Rescuer; long-suffering Cardiff Rugby supporter; Durotrigan.
The Caramel Wafer just tops up the enjoyment to max!
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Caramel Wafer just tops up the enjoyment to max!
I could hear it all from the flat I'm temporarily living in - a massive roar with every goal!
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I could hear it all from the flat I'm temporarily living in - a massive roar with every goal!
RIP Ivan Tarassenko, died King's Cross, 18th November 1987
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
RIP Ivan Tarassenko, died King's Cross, 18th November 1987
Hoorah for snowy buffeting!!
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hoorah for snowy buffeting!!
'I'm too sexy for my chamfron'?
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
'I'm too sexy for my chamfron'?
There's so much about him that strongly mirrors aspects of Gaius (Caligula), Nero, Domitian and other Roman emperors who come under heavy criticism from the literary sources. They all suffered damnatio memoriae (formal condemnation of their memory).
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There's so much about him that strongly mirrors aspects of Gaius (Caligula), Nero, Domitian and other Roman emperors who come under heavy criticism from the literary sources. They all suffered damnatio memoriae (formal condemnation of their memory).
If you want feedback on your media posts... stop posting so many black & white postcards on Jigsaw Friday, they're SO much harder than the colour ones!! ;-)
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you want feedback on your media posts... stop posting so many black & white postcards on Jigsaw Friday, they're SO much harder than the colour ones!! ;-)
Evacuating ahead of the impending deluge?
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Evacuating ahead of the impending deluge?
Dych chi'n hoffi nofio?
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Dych chi'n hoffi nofio?
How do they know there were 111,000 of them, and not 110,000, or 111,001? Did they count them all? 🕷️
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How do they know there were 111,000 of them, and not 110,000, or 111,001? Did they count them all? 🕷️
Can't believe people are still asking that, despite the information boards! We were disabusing visitors 50 years ago with 'you're standing on it' 🤣
November 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Can't believe people are still asking that, despite the information boards! We were disabusing visitors 50 years ago with 'you're standing on it' 🤣
Nice one, and who doesn't love the Rudston Venus coming up on #MosaicMonday?
October 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nice one, and who doesn't love the Rudston Venus coming up on #MosaicMonday?
Started the week by winning MFA bingo (guess the random 2 digit number before it appears on the screen) 😁
But let's hope that's not the highlight of the week!
But let's hope that's not the highlight of the week!
October 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Started the week by winning MFA bingo (guess the random 2 digit number before it appears on the screen) 😁
But let's hope that's not the highlight of the week!
But let's hope that's not the highlight of the week!
A more realistic question might be 'do you want me to work out the odds of Cardiff being in the top 4 at the end of the season'.
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
October 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A more realistic question might be 'do you want me to work out the odds of Cardiff being in the top 4 at the end of the season'.
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
But I fear I know the answer to that one too!!
A fab-looking evening for anyone up in the London / Kent area, on 8th Nov. Fundraising for their bigger Christmas concert series, with any profits going to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Remembering our brother who died last year with MND x
Remembering our brother who died last year with MND x
October 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A fab-looking evening for anyone up in the London / Kent area, on 8th Nov. Fundraising for their bigger Christmas concert series, with any profits going to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Remembering our brother who died last year with MND x
Remembering our brother who died last year with MND x
I've attended the memorial service previously as a member of my Mountain Rescue Team which was involved in the search immediately after the disaster. It is still such a painful memory, and the rows of graves of small children devastating to see.
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've attended the memorial service previously as a member of my Mountain Rescue Team which was involved in the search immediately after the disaster. It is still such a painful memory, and the rows of graves of small children devastating to see.
Home from home... I'm in a flat on Cardiff Bay at the moment while my house is being renovated. Nice to hear the chant of the rag and bone man (though I think mostly scrap metal these days) in the Bay as well as in Penarth.
October 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Home from home... I'm in a flat on Cardiff Bay at the moment while my house is being renovated. Nice to hear the chant of the rag and bone man (though I think mostly scrap metal these days) in the Bay as well as in Penarth.
Back at the Arms Park for my 33rd season of suffering!!
October 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Back at the Arms Park for my 33rd season of suffering!!
Those shield covers are so cool!
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Those shield covers are so cool!
Challenging students' preconceptions today as I started teaching my Roman army module, probably for the very last time. Some fun discussion and an unexpected observation from a student that made me go 'wow'.
The greater unpredictability of active learning brings more opportunity for such gems.
The greater unpredictability of active learning brings more opportunity for such gems.
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Challenging students' preconceptions today as I started teaching my Roman army module, probably for the very last time. Some fun discussion and an unexpected observation from a student that made me go 'wow'.
The greater unpredictability of active learning brings more opportunity for such gems.
The greater unpredictability of active learning brings more opportunity for such gems.
Have been absolutely loving the women's sport this summer - England brilliant in both the footie and the rugby, and the Hundred women's games were live on YouTube whilst the men's were paywalled!
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Have been absolutely loving the women's sport this summer - England brilliant in both the footie and the rugby, and the Hundred women's games were live on YouTube whilst the men's were paywalled!
A6 Notes as a trail of my thought processes and development.
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A6 Notes as a trail of my thought processes and development.
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
Or Notes as part of the increasingly middle-aged survival kit? ;-)
#LTHEChat
I'm going to survey the students; I wonder if the podcast style will become wearying or they get fed up with the hyper-enthusiasm, but 'everything is awesome'!
#LTHEChat
#LTHEChat
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I'm going to survey the students; I wonder if the podcast style will become wearying or they get fed up with the hyper-enthusiasm, but 'everything is awesome'!
#LTHEChat
#LTHEChat