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Kimbi Vega @kimbivega.bsky.social · 15d

Hydrangeas hanging on…

Close up photograph of purple hydrangeas flowers with water droplets and small blue petals suspended in them.

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𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚊𝚘𝚕𝚘 @pierpaolo.bsky.social · 1d

Gli alberi che si protendono sul greto di un ruscello, si riflettono nell'acqua.

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · 14h

Autumn rose

Two peach coloured rose blossoms, surrounded by dark green foliage. Green and brown shrubs and a sliver of grey autumn sky in the background.

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Matt @jmh53.bsky.social · 15h

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Flowers
Chrysanthemums

A Chrysanthemum bush alive with small colorful flowers.

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · 14h

Beautiful!

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · 20h

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin

Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital Parents in Northern Ireland have had their child support payments stopped as part of the UK government’s crackdown on alleged benefit fraud simply because they returned from a holiday via Dublin airport. So far 346 families have had their benefits frozen, an investigation by NI online newspaper, the Detail, shared with the Guardian, has discovered. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Matt @jmh53.bsky.social · 20h

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet
#LandscapePhotography

View from cloud height, about 6,600 ft above sea level, looking down at green mountains. Floating grayish-white clouds cast dark shadows on the quiet slopes.

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · 15d

It's very beautiful, Matt! I don't think I'm familiar with this plant. Thank you for sharing! 😀

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Matt @jmh53.bsky.social · 15d

‘Farbe: Orange’ #FotoVorschlag
#Flowers #Photography

An unusual orange colored flower believed to be Voodoo Flame Ginger. It has many tubular looking petals that spread outward from the center like a firework.

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Superbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽 @superbugs.bsky.social · Sep 23

A reminder that vaccines are among the safest and most effective medical treatments ever developed.

Here's an interactive timeline to explore the history of devastating infections and the scientific and medical advances to fight them.

#VaccinesSaveLives

Timeline 'R' Us — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us

Of superbugs and superheroes. Timeline 'R' Us – Explore devastating infections through the ages, alongside crucial scientific discoveries to help control them.

www.superbugs.online

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Sep 20

The power of social media companies lies in your data.

Elon Musk’s speech to far-right rally should have us all thinking about the power social media companies hold over our democracies

The power of social media companies lies in your data.

tcnv.link

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 20

Northern Ireland at risk of race riot ‘permacrisis’, government files warn

Officials fear widespread unrest amid violence and intimidation of ethnic minorities Northern Ireland faces a “permacrisis” from recurring race riots and may need to use military bases to shelter people burnt out of their homes, government documents reveal. Officials fear the region faces prolonged instability and that a single incident, local or international, could spark widespread disorder. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · Sep 17

Here it is.
The newborn book.

My thanks as always to #Trivent Publishing for a beautiful job.

trivent-publishing.eu/home/214-404...

Knock Iveagh: Memory and Materiality in a Community Landscape Cover eBook

Edited by Rena Maguire, Veronica Kelly, Arlene Pattison, Anne Harper Publication date: September, 2025 Pages: 159, 29 images ISBN 978-615-6696-92-2 Paperback, €31.00 ISBN 97...

trivent-publishing.eu

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musermeku | Kunst & Kultur News @musermeku.bsky.social · Sep 17

Ab 25.09. zeigt das #Museum Kunstpalast in #Düsseldorf die Ausstellung „Künstlerinnen! Von Monjé bis Münter“. Sie widmet sich 30 Künstlerinnen, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Düsseldorf ausgebildet wurden.

Zuvor waren die Werke in Helsinki zu sehen: musermeku.org/crossing-bor...

#kunst #kultur

Reisende Künstlerinnen im 19. Jahrhundert | musermeku

Die Ausstellung "Crossing Borders" im Ateneum in Helsinki bietet die Möglichkeit, viele Künstlerinnen des 19. Jahrhunderts neu zu entdecken.

musermeku.org

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Sep 15

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

Panel 1. image of a huge nuclear plant.
“Reactor Overheating”

2. A worker in a hazmat suit works at a computer. The screen reads:
“Press cancel to avoid critical overload”

3 - 9. The worker continues to type at the computer. The screen changes in each panel and reads:
“Enter password to confirm”
“Incorrect password”
“Incorrect password”
“Do you want to reset your password?”
“Reset link has been sent to your email”
“Please choose a new password”
“New password can't be the same as old password”
The colour gets hotter in each panel. Starting blue in 1 and ending in red in 9.

Panel 10. Wide view. The entire earth is blown up.

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · Sep 13

Yikes

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

www.theguardian.com

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · Sep 13

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow | Wei Xin

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Sep 13

The cure is likely to be worse than the disease.

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow

The cure is likely to be worse than the disease.

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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · Sep 10

QUB History research seminars - Fridays at 4pm starting 26 September. All welcome!

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Queen's University Belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social · Sep 3

RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH: Discovery could lead to new drug treatments for #InflammatoryDiseases including #Alzheimers, #asthma, #arthritis and #obesity.

Find out more: ow.ly/LxOx50WQeL9

#LoveQUB #LoveQUBResearch

Image shows a square box -the top shows a researcher filling a pipette. The bottom contains a red rectangle with white text that reads:

“This research breakthrough highlights the benefit of combining academic expertise with industry to make real-world impact. We hope this discovery will lead to the development of new, targeted anti-inflammatory drugs which will help treat these devastating diseases.” Dr Rebecca Coll, Senior Lecturer in Immunobiology.

There is also a photo of Dr Rebecca Coll beside the text in the bottom left-hand corner.

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

We're also hiring two Library Supervisors to lead day-to-day operations, support and manage frontline staff and deliver a high-quality, inclusive service at Goldsmiths.

2x 0.5 FTE: 1 fixed-term and 1 permanent; closing 17 Aug.
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jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/libr... & jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/libr...

Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

We’re hiring! We’re excited to recruit four Senior Library Assistants, a new role for Goldsmiths Library.

Our SLAs are based in four specialist teams in the Library, while working collaboratively cross-service to maintain operations and provide an excellent user experience.

Closing 31 Aug.
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Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London

jobs.gold.ac.uk

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Andrew Preater @preater.com · Jul 28

ICYMI we are recruiting for several Subject Librarians to join Goldsmiths to lead relationship management with our academic schools.

Also, we are recruiting a third Subject Librarian! This is a permanent contract, 0.5 FTE role: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/subj...

All closing 10 August.

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RCSEd Library & Archive @rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social · Jul 24

📣JOB ALERT 📣 The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has a vacancy for a Project Records Assistant, which will give experience of both Archives & Records Management. Closing date 5 pm on 22 Aug. Come join the Heritage team! cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/rcsed/jobs/p...

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Irene Bittles @irenebittles.bsky.social · Jul 3

Beautiful!

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