Owen Garling
@ojgarling.bsky.social
Knowledge Transfer Facilitator at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
What a great role model for women and girls interested in a career in STEM.
World Cup winner Abby Dow quits rugby in shock move to focus on career
World Cup winner Abby Dow quits rugby in shock move to focus on career
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Player opts to put engineering over sport
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‘We are losing the best right winger in world rugby’
Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has announced her shock retirement from professional rugby, with the Red Roses coach, John Mitchell, bemoaning the fact England have lost “the best right winger in world rugby at the peak of her powers”.
Dow has made the surprise move to focus on her engineering career. Continue reading...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What a great role model for women and girls interested in a career in STEM.
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"The . . . programme will deliver the Neighbourhood Health Centres through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next three years, and new-build sites opening in the medium term."
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
🚨 NEW: Government will use public-private partnerships to help fund new Neighbourhood Health Centres – an approach FGF has championed for over a year.
A significant and welcome move that will help break the cycle of chronic underinvestment in the NHS estate.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
A significant and welcome move that will help break the cycle of chronic underinvestment in the NHS estate.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Chancellor to double down on drive to cut NHS waiting times and rollout of new Neighbourhood Health Centres
250 Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring patient care closer to home and bring end to postcode lottery of healthcare access.
www.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"The . . . programme will deliver the Neighbourhood Health Centres through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next three years, and new-build sites opening in the medium term."
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
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Looking forward to seeing how the @c4research.bsky.social project develops.
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Looking forward to seeing how the @c4research.bsky.social project develops.
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
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The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
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Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
📜
📜
If anyone (else) could do with a good news story at the moment, the population of humpback whales off the eastern seaboard of Australia is pretty much back up to pre-whaling levels.
Saw lots of them when we were over in October, but this video gives you an idea.
youtu.be/sEyJhavuG_s?...
Saw lots of them when we were over in October, but this video gives you an idea.
youtu.be/sEyJhavuG_s?...
BEST WHALE SHOW EVER !
YouTube video by Drone Shark App
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If anyone (else) could do with a good news story at the moment, the population of humpback whales off the eastern seaboard of Australia is pretty much back up to pre-whaling levels.
Saw lots of them when we were over in October, but this video gives you an idea.
youtu.be/sEyJhavuG_s?...
Saw lots of them when we were over in October, but this video gives you an idea.
youtu.be/sEyJhavuG_s?...
Looking forward to seeing how the @c4research.bsky.social project develops.
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Looking forward to seeing how the @c4research.bsky.social project develops.
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure.
Lots of crossovers.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
Just had a hot cross bun. Get me.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Just had a hot cross bun. Get me.
"The . . . programme will deliver the Neighbourhood Health Centres through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next three years, and new-build sites opening in the medium term."
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
🚨 NEW: Government will use public-private partnerships to help fund new Neighbourhood Health Centres – an approach FGF has championed for over a year.
A significant and welcome move that will help break the cycle of chronic underinvestment in the NHS estate.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
A significant and welcome move that will help break the cycle of chronic underinvestment in the NHS estate.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Chancellor to double down on drive to cut NHS waiting times and rollout of new Neighbourhood Health Centres
250 Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring patient care closer to home and bring end to postcode lottery of healthcare access.
www.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"The . . . programme will deliver the Neighbourhood Health Centres through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next three years, and new-build sites opening in the medium term."
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
Key for me is how they support, complement and invest in existing social infrastructure.
Interesting.
🚨 NEW: Government will use public-private partnerships to help fund new Neighbourhood Health Centres – an approach FGF has championed for over a year.
A significant and welcome move that will help break the cycle of chronic underinvestment in the NHS estate.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
A significant and welcome move that will help break the cycle of chronic underinvestment in the NHS estate.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Chancellor to double down on drive to cut NHS waiting times and rollout of new Neighbourhood Health Centres
250 Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring patient care closer to home and bring end to postcode lottery of healthcare access.
www.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Interesting.
Well worth a look at Halima & co's research if you're interested in R&D and commercialisation infrastructure.
Today, Halima Jibril—Warwick Business School—presented her research on the UK's challenges in commercialising emerging technologies. She discussed a new framework that analyses innovation infrastructure to identify barriers to commercialisation & opportunities for policy intervention.
ircaucus.ac.uk
ircaucus.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Well worth a look at Halima & co's research if you're interested in R&D and commercialisation infrastructure.
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Today, Halima Jibril—Warwick Business School—presented her research on the UK's challenges in commercialising emerging technologies. She discussed a new framework that analyses innovation infrastructure to identify barriers to commercialisation & opportunities for policy intervention.
ircaucus.ac.uk
ircaucus.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today, Halima Jibril—Warwick Business School—presented her research on the UK's challenges in commercialising emerging technologies. She discussed a new framework that analyses innovation infrastructure to identify barriers to commercialisation & opportunities for policy intervention.
ircaucus.ac.uk
ircaucus.ac.uk
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What does it really take to build stronger, more connected communities?
Earlier this month, the All Together Now conference marked the official launch of @c4research.bsky.social, hosted in partnership with @localtrust.org.uk. See the highlights 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=REez...
Earlier this month, the All Together Now conference marked the official launch of @c4research.bsky.social, hosted in partnership with @localtrust.org.uk. See the highlights 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=REez...
All Together Now | Highlights
YouTube video by Big Local
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November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What does it really take to build stronger, more connected communities?
Earlier this month, the All Together Now conference marked the official launch of @c4research.bsky.social, hosted in partnership with @localtrust.org.uk. See the highlights 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=REez...
Earlier this month, the All Together Now conference marked the official launch of @c4research.bsky.social, hosted in partnership with @localtrust.org.uk. See the highlights 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=REez...
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New paper on the ‘commercialization’ of arts, humanities & soc sci research; why that’s the wrong lens; and analysis showing that these fields have greater economic impact than assumed.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reimagining mechanisms of economic impact for knowledge valorisation of the arts, humanities & social science
Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of 105 Impact Case Studies from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, this paper challenges the prevailing narrative that knowledge valorisation should b...
www.tandfonline.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New paper on the ‘commercialization’ of arts, humanities & soc sci research; why that’s the wrong lens; and analysis showing that these fields have greater economic impact than assumed.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Productivity figures offer little reassurance for the Chancellor ahead of the Budget tmrw, writes @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social
Private-sector productivity has stagnated since Q2 2019, & even with a 1.1% flash rise including the public sector, there’s still no real sign of a pickup.
bit.ly/4p1nzYI
Private-sector productivity has stagnated since Q2 2019, & even with a 1.1% flash rise including the public sector, there’s still no real sign of a pickup.
bit.ly/4p1nzYI
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Productivity figures offer little reassurance for the Chancellor ahead of the Budget tmrw, writes @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social
Private-sector productivity has stagnated since Q2 2019, & even with a 1.1% flash rise including the public sector, there’s still no real sign of a pickup.
bit.ly/4p1nzYI
Private-sector productivity has stagnated since Q2 2019, & even with a 1.1% flash rise including the public sector, there’s still no real sign of a pickup.
bit.ly/4p1nzYI
I'll never forget Trevor Philips delivering a lecture to undergraduates at the university of Sussex in the early nineties bemoaning the fact that, unlike in his days, they weren't "marauding around in a leather kilt brandishing a copy of the little red book."
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'll never forget Trevor Philips delivering a lecture to undergraduates at the university of Sussex in the early nineties bemoaning the fact that, unlike in his days, they weren't "marauding around in a leather kilt brandishing a copy of the little red book."
I hope he's not ended up anywhere near the beaches of East Sussex.
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2561637...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2561637...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I hope he's not ended up anywhere near the beaches of East Sussex.
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2561637...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2561637...
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🧰Two days ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, Dimitri Zenghelis calls for a credible, growth-focused strategy—centred on better investment & a coherent, less distortionary tax system—to restore confidence & reduce the premium the UK pays on its debt.
Read his blog: bit.ly/4ije1p7
Read his blog: bit.ly/4ije1p7
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🧰Two days ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, Dimitri Zenghelis calls for a credible, growth-focused strategy—centred on better investment & a coherent, less distortionary tax system—to restore confidence & reduce the premium the UK pays on its debt.
Read his blog: bit.ly/4ije1p7
Read his blog: bit.ly/4ije1p7
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RIP Jimmy Cliff. Soundtracks don’t come any better than this
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Soundtracks don’t come any better than this
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
🇯🇲🔊▶️ open.spotify.com/album/4oxdKc...
The train I'm on just told me that it would not be stopping at Cambridge South. Which is good as it's not opened yet.
Out of interest, are there any other places the size of Cambridge with three, possibly four, train stations?
Out of interest, are there any other places the size of Cambridge with three, possibly four, train stations?
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The train I'm on just told me that it would not be stopping at Cambridge South. Which is good as it's not opened yet.
Out of interest, are there any other places the size of Cambridge with three, possibly four, train stations?
Out of interest, are there any other places the size of Cambridge with three, possibly four, train stations?
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Wasn't expecting @anonopin.bsky.social to take an infrastructural turn.
It's a real shame that no-one publishes a 3D map of our cities that shows the underground as well as the surface. Seeing the tunnels used by pedestrians, trains, roads, clean water, sewage, gas and electricity would be great. Hidden infrastructure that needs to be seen.
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wasn't expecting @anonopin.bsky.social to take an infrastructural turn.
Wasn't expecting @anonopin.bsky.social to take an infrastructural turn.
It's a real shame that no-one publishes a 3D map of our cities that shows the underground as well as the surface. Seeing the tunnels used by pedestrians, trains, roads, clean water, sewage, gas and electricity would be great. Hidden infrastructure that needs to be seen.
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wasn't expecting @anonopin.bsky.social to take an infrastructural turn.
Articles like this always trigger my inner Oliver Rackham, who always argued that forests are the product of legal landscapes as much as ecological ones.
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Articles like this always trigger my inner Oliver Rackham, who always argued that forests are the product of legal landscapes as much as ecological ones.
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Anyone around Cambridge, Swaffham Bulbeck Church Christmas Fair on 6 December. Including @rcwheat.bsky.social stall with art works and cards
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Anyone around Cambridge, Swaffham Bulbeck Church Christmas Fair on 6 December. Including @rcwheat.bsky.social stall with art works and cards