Karen Happy
@khappy2.bsky.social
Australia. Science and Engineering. Diversity and inclusion. Conservation. Vintage style. Dog person.
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage in 1960 (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/m...
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
May Britt, 91, Dies; Her Marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. Sparked Outrage in 1960 (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/m...
From wine tastings to food delivery to a vegan cooking channel - the far right is luring people in via affiliated interests everywhere www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
From wine tastings to food delivery to a vegan cooking channel - the far right is luring people in via affiliated interests everywhere www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Finished at last! After at least a decade in the “work in progress” pile I finally finished my appliqué engineering quilt. Silver lame fabric for the cracking fluidized bed cracker and distillation column #scienceart #nerdart #chemicalengineering #chemicalengineeringlife #appliquequilt
December 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Finished at last! After at least a decade in the “work in progress” pile I finally finished my appliqué engineering quilt. Silver lame fabric for the cracking fluidized bed cracker and distillation column #scienceart #nerdart #chemicalengineering #chemicalengineeringlife #appliquequilt
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
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Thinking about all the paramedics, and all the nurses and doctors in the ED's, operating theatres and ICUs (and the support staff) - we are enormously lucky to have them.
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thinking about all the paramedics, and all the nurses and doctors in the ED's, operating theatres and ICUs (and the support staff) - we are enormously lucky to have them.
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The ARC have announced they’ll be running another round of Laureate Fellowships and Discovery Indigenous projects next year.
These schemes were “paused” pending the review of the ARC grants system. Seems that is taking longer than expected … whoda thunk it?
From www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
These schemes were “paused” pending the review of the ARC grants system. Seems that is taking longer than expected … whoda thunk it?
From www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The ARC have announced they’ll be running another round of Laureate Fellowships and Discovery Indigenous projects next year.
These schemes were “paused” pending the review of the ARC grants system. Seems that is taking longer than expected … whoda thunk it?
From www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
These schemes were “paused” pending the review of the ARC grants system. Seems that is taking longer than expected … whoda thunk it?
From www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
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Thousands of academics and students in New Zealand and Australia are poised to lose access to Elsevier journals next year
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Thousands of academics and students in New Zealand and Australia are poised to lose access to Elsevier journals next year
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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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…
researchwhisperer.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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...
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Alert for DP27 EOI applicants who “hold an Industry Fellowship in 2025”:
ARC has contacted research offices advising that if the Fellowship will “remain active beyond the DP27 project assessment date (1 July 2027)” then you can only be listed on one (1) DP27 EOI.
On the very eve of submission😱🙄
ARC has contacted research offices advising that if the Fellowship will “remain active beyond the DP27 project assessment date (1 July 2027)” then you can only be listed on one (1) DP27 EOI.
On the very eve of submission😱🙄
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Alert for DP27 EOI applicants who “hold an Industry Fellowship in 2025”:
ARC has contacted research offices advising that if the Fellowship will “remain active beyond the DP27 project assessment date (1 July 2027)” then you can only be listed on one (1) DP27 EOI.
On the very eve of submission😱🙄
ARC has contacted research offices advising that if the Fellowship will “remain active beyond the DP27 project assessment date (1 July 2027)” then you can only be listed on one (1) DP27 EOI.
On the very eve of submission😱🙄
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#CentresOfExcellence #CE26 announcement cont.:
Outcomes summary:
Approved / requested (%)
Apps: 8 / 18 (44.4%)
Funds: $279.85M / $629.77M (44.4%)
Approved grants requested $279.85M; 100.0% provided.
/bot
Outcomes summary:
Approved / requested (%)
Apps: 8 / 18 (44.4%)
Funds: $279.85M / $629.77M (44.4%)
Approved grants requested $279.85M; 100.0% provided.
/bot
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#CentresOfExcellence #CE26 announcement cont.:
Outcomes summary:
Approved / requested (%)
Apps: 8 / 18 (44.4%)
Funds: $279.85M / $629.77M (44.4%)
Approved grants requested $279.85M; 100.0% provided.
/bot
Outcomes summary:
Approved / requested (%)
Apps: 8 / 18 (44.4%)
Funds: $279.85M / $629.77M (44.4%)
Approved grants requested $279.85M; 100.0% provided.
/bot
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ARC says they’ll announce Centres of Excellence outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 9th Dec).
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
ARC says they’ll announce Centres of Excellence outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 9th Dec).
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
A great podcast about Research Integrity - old and new- from Cautionary Tales by @timharford.ft.com pca.st/podcast/ba99...
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC...
pca.st
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A great podcast about Research Integrity - old and new- from Cautionary Tales by @timharford.ft.com pca.st/podcast/ba99...
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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If Quantum Computing Is Solving “Impossible” Questions, How Do We Know They’re Right?
Researchers at Swinburne have developed a fast new way to check whether certain quantum computers, specifically Gaussian Boson Samplers, are actually producing the results they claim, without waiting millennia…
Researchers at Swinburne have developed a fast new way to check whether certain quantum computers, specifically Gaussian Boson Samplers, are actually producing the results they claim, without waiting millennia…
If Quantum Computing Is Solving “Impossible” Questions, How Do We Know They’re Right?
Researchers at Swinburne have developed a fast new way to check whether certain quantum computers, specifically Gaussian Boson Samplers, are actually producing the results they claim, without waiting millennia for a supercomputer to verify them. Their method can flag errors in minutes on an ordinary laptop, revealing unexpected noise in a recent experiment that would otherwise take 9,000 years to validate.
uaetodaynews.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
If Quantum Computing Is Solving “Impossible” Questions, How Do We Know They’re Right?
Researchers at Swinburne have developed a fast new way to check whether certain quantum computers, specifically Gaussian Boson Samplers, are actually producing the results they claim, without waiting millennia…
Researchers at Swinburne have developed a fast new way to check whether certain quantum computers, specifically Gaussian Boson Samplers, are actually producing the results they claim, without waiting millennia…
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
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Harvard has started a new investigation into ties that former Harvard president Larry Summers and others at the university had with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Tuesday.
Harvard Opens New Investigation Into Summers and Epstein
The university is reviewing newly released emails between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers, among other people at the institution.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Harvard has started a new investigation into ties that former Harvard president Larry Summers and others at the university had with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Tuesday.
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The CEO said the following at the ACSD event in Canberra (paraphrasing):
New schemes are with the minister to be progressed to completion hence they cannot promise a timeline. ARC expects a transition period of up to 3 years. Current Schemes will likely be phased out gradually?!.
New schemes are with the minister to be progressed to completion hence they cannot promise a timeline. ARC expects a transition period of up to 3 years. Current Schemes will likely be phased out gradually?!.
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The CEO said the following at the ACSD event in Canberra (paraphrasing):
New schemes are with the minister to be progressed to completion hence they cannot promise a timeline. ARC expects a transition period of up to 3 years. Current Schemes will likely be phased out gradually?!.
New schemes are with the minister to be progressed to completion hence they cannot promise a timeline. ARC expects a transition period of up to 3 years. Current Schemes will likely be phased out gradually?!.
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#CentresOfExcellence #CE26
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#CentresOfExcellence #CE26
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
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We might also remind journalists on how to effectively report on these groups - crucially not doing the neo-Nazis' promotional work for them.
write.as/thewhiterose...
write.as/thewhiterose...
9 Principles for Journalists Reporting On Neo-Nazis
You may have landed here because you want to talk about neo-Nazis without helping them. Excellent. You have an important role in combatt...
write.as
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We might also remind journalists on how to effectively report on these groups - crucially not doing the neo-Nazis' promotional work for them.
write.as/thewhiterose...
write.as/thewhiterose...
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National Socialist Network rallied with police permission at NSW Parliament. The state remains ineffective in responding to the advancement of neo-Nazi groups. Here are their faces sent to us by community members - help us ID them!
write.as/thewhiterose...
write.as/thewhiterose...
Do you know these nazis?
Today, Saturday November 8 2025, NSW National Socialist Network (NSN) members held an antisemitic rally outside NSW Parliament House un...
write.as
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
National Socialist Network rallied with police permission at NSW Parliament. The state remains ineffective in responding to the advancement of neo-Nazi groups. Here are their faces sent to us by community members - help us ID them!
write.as/thewhiterose...
write.as/thewhiterose...
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Organic Kale sales vs Autism diagnosis rates. www.wmbriggs.com/post/58413/
September 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Organic Kale sales vs Autism diagnosis rates. www.wmbriggs.com/post/58413/
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Exactly. Why didn’t the government stop this in 1996 when the Farmer sisters bravely reported Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell??? That was 29 years ago.
Inexcusable. #BelieveWomen #believeGirls
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/u...
Inexcusable. #BelieveWomen #believeGirls
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/u...
The Sisters Who First Tried to Take Down Jeffrey Epstein (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Exactly. Why didn’t the government stop this in 1996 when the Farmer sisters bravely reported Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell??? That was 29 years ago.
Inexcusable. #BelieveWomen #believeGirls
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/u...
Inexcusable. #BelieveWomen #believeGirls
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/u...
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Harvard secures a win in the fight with Trump over federal research funding.
A federal judge said the Trump admin "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."
A federal judge said the Trump admin "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."
Harvard secures win in fight with Trump over federal research funding
A federal judge said the Trump administration "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."
www.politico.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Harvard secures a win in the fight with Trump over federal research funding.
A federal judge said the Trump admin "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."
A federal judge said the Trump admin "used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities."
The @eurekaprizes.bsky.social Eureka Prizes are always amazing. So many great people doing great work - and I love the Glam Sydney Town Hall venue! #EurekaPrizes
September 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The @eurekaprizes.bsky.social Eureka Prizes are always amazing. So many great people doing great work - and I love the Glam Sydney Town Hall venue! #EurekaPrizes