Dr Beth
@drbeth.bsky.social
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Dr Beth
@drbeth.bsky.social
· Nov 19
So I did a bit of a search around and these are the past and present Francis Crick Institute folks that I could find.
I can't guarantee they're talking about science, but if they are, you know it's going to be cool science 😉
FYI - @thecrick.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/2tMmrSY
I can't guarantee they're talking about science, but if they are, you know it's going to be cool science 😉
FYI - @thecrick.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/2tMmrSY
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Excellent thread on Education Committee hearing on higher education. Thanks @davehitchcock.bsky.social
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Excellent thread on Education Committee hearing on higher education. Thanks @davehitchcock.bsky.social
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Day two of #CBIAS2025 kicked off by @lankylaste.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk and the first session is on physical and mathematical modelling chaired by @natalieah.bsky.social , with the first presenter Ewa Paluch from @cam.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Day two of #CBIAS2025 kicked off by @lankylaste.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk and the first session is on physical and mathematical modelling chaired by @natalieah.bsky.social , with the first presenter Ewa Paluch from @cam.bsky.social
Love it!
It's very difficult to take a stand against commercial megalith publishers as a single library, we're not big enough to make any difference to their bottom line - Consortiums are the only way we can have enough power to fight back.
It's very difficult to take a stand against commercial megalith publishers as a single library, we're not big enough to make any difference to their bottom line - Consortiums are the only way we can have enough power to fight back.
Librarians versus the world.
Blogpost from
@researchwhisperer.bsky.social about the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) decision to pause negotiations with Elsevier.
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
Blogpost from
@researchwhisperer.bsky.social about the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) decision to pause negotiations with Elsevier.
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Love it!
It's very difficult to take a stand against commercial megalith publishers as a single library, we're not big enough to make any difference to their bottom line - Consortiums are the only way we can have enough power to fight back.
It's very difficult to take a stand against commercial megalith publishers as a single library, we're not big enough to make any difference to their bottom line - Consortiums are the only way we can have enough power to fight back.
I'm just so exhausted by Labour's pathetic unwillingness to understand the university sector and how it is tied into every other industry in the country.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm just so exhausted by Labour's pathetic unwillingness to understand the university sector and how it is tied into every other industry in the country.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
They seem determined to destroy the UK.
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Difficult & stressful week, but Saturday morning with my gym bros makes everything feel a bit better.
Plus my shoulder let me get into a low bar backsquat. Weak as anything, but that's seriously improved mobility.
#Recovery #FrozenShoulder #SaturdayMorningSport
Plus my shoulder let me get into a low bar backsquat. Weak as anything, but that's seriously improved mobility.
#Recovery #FrozenShoulder #SaturdayMorningSport
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Difficult & stressful week, but Saturday morning with my gym bros makes everything feel a bit better.
Plus my shoulder let me get into a low bar backsquat. Weak as anything, but that's seriously improved mobility.
#Recovery #FrozenShoulder #SaturdayMorningSport
Plus my shoulder let me get into a low bar backsquat. Weak as anything, but that's seriously improved mobility.
#Recovery #FrozenShoulder #SaturdayMorningSport
This is so important! If you're trying to get a message out, you've got to think about whether your audience actually understands what you're on about.
Everything boils down to communication in the end.
Everything boils down to communication in the end.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is so important! If you're trying to get a message out, you've got to think about whether your audience actually understands what you're on about.
Everything boils down to communication in the end.
Everything boils down to communication in the end.
It's been an exhausting week, but I just can't shutoff. So I'm doing some research instead.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's been an exhausting week, but I just can't shutoff. So I'm doing some research instead.
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Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
✨We're delighted with the response to our survey for #neurodivergent staff in the #library & information sector
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psst. Pass it on!
It takes 10 mins, so if you haven’t already filled it in, please think about doing so (closing date is 30/11/25)⬇️
lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psst. Pass it on!
a man in a tie says attention everyone
ALT: a man in a tie says attention everyone
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Closing soon, our representation statistics survey. If you are ND and work in libraries archives and information then please fill this in, thankyou.
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“The number of cyberattacks is not relenting”
Hackers are ramping up attacks on academic institutions to access valuable data and to demand ransoms
go.nature.com/49tiOCc
Hackers are ramping up attacks on academic institutions to access valuable data and to demand ransoms
go.nature.com/49tiOCc
Cyberattacks' harm to universities is growing — and so are their effects on research
Hackers are ramping up attacks on academic institutions to access valuable data and to demand ransoms.
go.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Next Friday is the final of my LIS research seminars this term.
I loved hearing about this research earlier in the year so I invited Gillian Siddall to join us to talk about "Using visual research methods to explore the student experience - photovoice for research."
cassyni.com/events/4mjDV...
I loved hearing about this research earlier in the year so I invited Gillian Siddall to join us to talk about "Using visual research methods to explore the student experience - photovoice for research."
cassyni.com/events/4mjDV...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Next Friday is the final of my LIS research seminars this term.
I loved hearing about this research earlier in the year so I invited Gillian Siddall to join us to talk about "Using visual research methods to explore the student experience - photovoice for research."
cassyni.com/events/4mjDV...
I loved hearing about this research earlier in the year so I invited Gillian Siddall to join us to talk about "Using visual research methods to explore the student experience - photovoice for research."
cassyni.com/events/4mjDV...
Oh, this is this week without a doubt.
It’s also the 83rd anniversary of this diary entry from James Lees-Milne about a feeling many of us recognise. (And I think we can all agree it’s better the other way round – when you get fuck all done, but don’t care)
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Oh, this is this week without a doubt.
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Today is Trans+ Day of Remembrance.
In her book 'Before Gender', author & activist @elierlick.bsky.social shed light on the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history.
Available now from all good bookshops. #booksky
In her book 'Before Gender', author & activist @elierlick.bsky.social shed light on the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history.
Available now from all good bookshops. #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Today is Trans+ Day of Remembrance.
In her book 'Before Gender', author & activist @elierlick.bsky.social shed light on the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history.
Available now from all good bookshops. #booksky
In her book 'Before Gender', author & activist @elierlick.bsky.social shed light on the trailblazing lives of thirty trans people who will radically change everything you've been told about transgender history.
Available now from all good bookshops. #booksky
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Reposting this for more leads - please, ANY contacts in the licensing dept for the Science Museum?? I've waited months for email replies, and calling the numbers I've been given just gets hold music, answerphones and occassionally weird calls where they cut out or it's just white noise.
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Has anyone had dealings with the Science Museum picture library recently & have any alternative contact info? I've had zero luck getting a response from them at the general email (it's been months since my first email) & my request is getting urgent :/ www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/contact.asp 🗃️
Contact Us - Science & Society Picture Library
View and buy rights managed stock photos at Science & Society Picture Library.
www.scienceandsociety.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reposting this for more leads - please, ANY contacts in the licensing dept for the Science Museum?? I've waited months for email replies, and calling the numbers I've been given just gets hold music, answerphones and occassionally weird calls where they cut out or it's just white noise.
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I'm conducting research for my prof doc at the Uni of Salford. I'm interested to hear from UK-based healthcare staff who've authored #systematicreviews with or without collaborating with librarians and info professionals. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/re...
#medsky #research #Health
#medsky #research #Health
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November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'm conducting research for my prof doc at the Uni of Salford. I'm interested to hear from UK-based healthcare staff who've authored #systematicreviews with or without collaborating with librarians and info professionals. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/re...
#medsky #research #Health
#medsky #research #Health
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Time is running out to get nominations in for the 2026 Caroline Herschel Medal.🏅
This year the award will celebrate an outstanding woman astronomer based in Germany. 👩🔭
Know someone who deserves to be recognised? Together with the @germanastrosoc.bsky.social we'd love to hear from you.
⤵️
This year the award will celebrate an outstanding woman astronomer based in Germany. 👩🔭
Know someone who deserves to be recognised? Together with the @germanastrosoc.bsky.social we'd love to hear from you.
⤵️
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Time is running out to get nominations in for the 2026 Caroline Herschel Medal.🏅
This year the award will celebrate an outstanding woman astronomer based in Germany. 👩🔭
Know someone who deserves to be recognised? Together with the @germanastrosoc.bsky.social we'd love to hear from you.
⤵️
This year the award will celebrate an outstanding woman astronomer based in Germany. 👩🔭
Know someone who deserves to be recognised? Together with the @germanastrosoc.bsky.social we'd love to hear from you.
⤵️
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ICYMI, we were live with Helen Rimmer
and Dr Beth in honour of World Kindness Day last Thursday. Watch our live and learn more about how kindness can shape workplaces 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/events/kindnessinpractice-culture-cour7392248905238786048/
and Dr Beth in honour of World Kindness Day last Thursday. Watch our live and learn more about how kindness can shape workplaces 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/events/kindnessinpractice-culture-cour7392248905238786048/
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November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ICYMI, we were live with Helen Rimmer
and Dr Beth in honour of World Kindness Day last Thursday. Watch our live and learn more about how kindness can shape workplaces 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/events/kindnessinpractice-culture-cour7392248905238786048/
and Dr Beth in honour of World Kindness Day last Thursday. Watch our live and learn more about how kindness can shape workplaces 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/events/kindnessinpractice-culture-cour7392248905238786048/
Today can really do one. Disastrous morning and now some awful family news. It'd be really nice if I didnt have so much to do today.
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today can really do one. Disastrous morning and now some awful family news. It'd be really nice if I didnt have so much to do today.
On the train just north of Luton and there's actually snow on the ground! Improving what so far has been a substandard morning.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
On the train just north of Luton and there's actually snow on the ground! Improving what so far has been a substandard morning.
Far more importantly, it took down most of our library services and a whole bunch of publisher pages! share.google/zy3Ve127AZMl...
Cloudflare apologises for outage which took down X and ChatGPT
"We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said.
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Far more importantly, it took down most of our library services and a whole bunch of publisher pages! share.google/zy3Ve127AZMl...
Sure prometheus gave to humanity, great, now we can burn stuff. He was also then sentenced to have his liver eaten every day for the rest of time by an eagle.
Not sure AI is worth it guys...
Not sure AI is worth it guys...
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Sure prometheus gave to humanity, great, now we can burn stuff. He was also then sentenced to have his liver eaten every day for the rest of time by an eagle.
Not sure AI is worth it guys...
Not sure AI is worth it guys...
I just showed up at a pub on a UK university campus at 9.30pm and they told us they'd called time and stopped serving. What is wrong with the world?!
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just showed up at a pub on a UK university campus at 9.30pm and they told us they'd called time and stopped serving. What is wrong with the world?!
Keep thinking since everyone's so keen getting genAI to do things, maybe it's getting better and then it isn't.
Been trying to work out what I'm not doing right on my Factorio game this morning and I thought I'd ask ChatGPT since I'm not having any luck with help/forums. It just lies over and over!
Been trying to work out what I'm not doing right on my Factorio game this morning and I thought I'd ask ChatGPT since I'm not having any luck with help/forums. It just lies over and over!
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Keep thinking since everyone's so keen getting genAI to do things, maybe it's getting better and then it isn't.
Been trying to work out what I'm not doing right on my Factorio game this morning and I thought I'd ask ChatGPT since I'm not having any luck with help/forums. It just lies over and over!
Been trying to work out what I'm not doing right on my Factorio game this morning and I thought I'd ask ChatGPT since I'm not having any luck with help/forums. It just lies over and over!
Hit my heaviest triple deadlift this morning 3x90kg. A few weeks till the gym's Christmas liftoff event. Thinking maybe 112.5 kg ... or maybe 115!
Withered be a PB.
Withered be a PB.
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Hit my heaviest triple deadlift this morning 3x90kg. A few weeks till the gym's Christmas liftoff event. Thinking maybe 112.5 kg ... or maybe 115!
Withered be a PB.
Withered be a PB.