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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · Aug 27

JOB! Come and work with me on the Merseyside Team of the excellent @justcentre.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL725/p...

Postdoctoral Research Associate Within the Just Centre - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

Recruiting now: Postdoctoral Research Associate Within the Just Centre - Grade 7 on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 22

Absolutely love how the Guardian is milking this like feels like there is a new piece every hour today 🙃

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 22

Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian over sexual misconduct investigation

High court rejects actor’s claim that accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy

www.theguardian.com

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 18

Possibly because www.ft.com/content/59c1...?

We don't really know how many homes we're building

Even holiday caravans have been known to skew England’s housebuilding data

www.ft.com

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 18

haha this is brilliant

@davidgerard.co.uk

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 17

I doubt that the Portsmouth’s vice-chancellor used the term 'elite' as implied by the article.

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 10

"Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding". arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/s...

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Anshul Kundaje @anshulkundaje.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fabulous post by @randomwalker.bsky.social & Sayash raising the same concern many of us have about whether we're on the right track with how we're using AI for science. Everyone should read it, take a deep breath & think through the implications.

www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s...

Could AI slow science?

Confronting the production-progress paradox

www.aisnakeoil.com

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 7

If the vows aren’t your own, does that make the marriage null and void?

Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · Aug 6

My friend @mpershan.bsky.social totally did not use AI to write his wedding vows.

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hon...

Honey, I Have No Clue What You’re Talking About—I Did NOT Use AI to Write My Wedding Vows

Kasey — From the moment I first saw you, I knew my life was about to change. You were beautiful—also intelligent, funny, and kind. Not long after w...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Aug 6

We are with www.zen.co.uk and very happy with the service. Their router is also very good www.zen.co.uk/hardware/fri...

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Feb 25

Quite a few parallels here with the sovereign citizen movement across the pond. When do we start whipping up our own distinctly British conspiracy theories - no imports needed?

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Jan 31

@official-uom.bsky.social is offering 3-year postdoc fellowships to mark its 200th anniversary. If you already have a strong idea on the links between urban form/housing quality and health, and need a mentor, I’m happy to chat. Particularly interested in innovative methods & novel evidence.

Bicentenary Research Fellowships in Humanities:Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Jan 13

Also, until the 2023 online safety act is tested with real life cases, I would imagine well meaning folks in the UK would stay away from hosting their own instances www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety | John Naughton

Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrong

www.theguardian.com

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Jan 13

This is fantastic and well deserved 🎉

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Dec 27

😱😱😱

Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Dec 27

Was one of the ideas, but couldn't trust ourselves to make a great Grinch outfit, but can say next year's card is already in the works!

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Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · Dec 20

Have a divine holiday 2024

Christmas card of a White toy poodle dressed as the pope with a white headdress and red sash in front of a Christmas tree. İt says have a divine holiday

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Dec 17

My wonderful wife

Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · Dec 17

So pleased to announce I'm one of Activity Alliance's first four ambassadors

Only 4 in 10 disabled people feel they have the chance to be as active as they want to be & I'm proud to be working towards sport being welcoming and accessible to everyone

www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/9556-ne...

New ambassadors take on charity role to tackle inequalities in sport

Activity Alliance announces appointment of first ever Ambassadors to help campaign for change.

www.activityalliance.org.uk

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jacktshaw.bsky.social @jacktshaw.bsky.social · Dec 17

The over-reliance on one region in Canada, France and the United Kingdom to create more than a third of knowledge-intensive employment is striking:

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Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · Dec 12

What should we do when access frictions between disabled people emerge with new active travel infrastructure like bus stop bypasses?

Is removing them really the best solution?

I propose collective access making instead.

Available open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Bus stop bypass where the cycle track goes behind a bus stop between the bus stop and the pavement and there is a zebra crossing over the cycle lane.

Photo courtesy of Charlie Fernandez

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Dec 13

Great stuff Tom, look forward to reading it

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Dec 12

Unapologetically focused on mental health beacuse there is no health without mental health

Population Mental Health @popmhuk.bsky.social · Dec 12

Population Mental Health will create new opportunities for population-based improvements in mental health across the country, focusing on children & young people, suicide & self-harm prevention & multiple long-term conditions. Find out more phiuk.org/population-m... #phiuk #phiukpmh #mentalhealth

Population Mental Health

Creating new opportunities for population-based improvements in mental health, focusing on young people, self-harm prevention, and long-term conditions.

phiuk.org

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Nov 26

Fab news, well deserved!

Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Nov 26

I am in my element when speaking about the presumption & tilted balance

Julia Thrift @juliathrift.bsky.social · Nov 26

Powerful point made by @caglarkoksal.com at today's @thetcpa.bsky.social conference: #planning is focussed on sustainable development, but in today's world that's not enough, we now need planning #policy that focuses on #health - in it's widest sense - health of #people and #planet.

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Caglar Koksal @caglarkoksal.com · Nov 19

As usual, an excellent line-up of speakers at the @thetcpa.bsky.social annual conference. Excited to share the stage as a panelist and dive into some big conversations about the future of planning & health #TCPA2024

Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · Nov 18

One week until our Annual Conference! We'll be joined by experts & industry leaders to explore how planning & placemaking can address the housing, health, nature & climate crises.
📅 Tues 26 Nov. London.
🎟️Agenda & tickets www.tcpa.org.uk/event/save-the-date-the-tcpa-annual-conference-2024-in-person/

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