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Thanks to @britishcouncil.bsky.social for the invitation to attend the SEA-UK-GEDI Leadership Forum on the 30th October, this year. This event marked the conclusion of Phase II of the Strengthening Leadership with GEDI in #highereducation (HE) Institutions.
Thanks to @britishcouncil.bsky.social for the invitation to attend the SEA-UK-GEDI Leadership Forum on the 30th October, this year. This event marked the conclusion of Phase II of the Strengthening Leadership with GEDI in #highereducation (HE) Institutions.
December 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I will be presenting @ the 09th International Conference on the Future of Women on the 9 & 10/02/ 2026 in Bali, Indonesia. Looking forward to sharing my research and engaging with a global community of scholars. #FutureOfWomen #FOW2026 #UpliftingGlobalFeminism #tiikmconferences
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"During a recent cold snap, the project was already eliminating dsome $2 million a day in costs to ratepayers by displacing the need for additional natural gas, according to an analysis done by the Green Energy Consumers Alliance."

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Trump administration suspends five offshore wind projects, including Vineyard Wind, escalating attack on renewables - The Boston Globe
Vineyard Wind is nearing the completion of construction off Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and is currently capable of producing some 572 megawatts of power.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thanks to the EMPOWER network, Cardiff University for inviting me as a speaker for its second annual Conference to present the final results of the projects: 'Reducing #genderdisparity in #STEM from kindergarten to Professional life' & ‘ in #HigherEducation in #Science & #Engineering'
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
To celebrate the journey of #women in academia through time, and to know how we can attract more #women to #Science, #Technology, #Engineering, and #Mathematics (#STEM) subjects since early #childhood and still count on their talent in #highereducation, attend this event. C U!!!
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thank you very much to Ms Anita Mahmutovic, Journal Relations Specialist & Dr (PhD) Ting Leng, Managing Editor at AI Sensors - Open Access Journal from MDPI OpenAccess, for their visit to Cardiff University & for inviting me to be member of the Early Career Editorial Board of the Earth MDPI journal.
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thanks to Claire Hazelgrove MP and GW4 Alliance for the invitation to the Innovation Showcase reception in the Terrace Pavilion at the Houses of Parliament. Thanks to Global Wales Partnership for the financial support to attend this event and bring the Cardiff University mascot, Dylan, the dragon.
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Thinking of dear wonderful Saleem Huq who left us two years ago today. ❤️ always our mentor
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We are launching our @youtube-bot.bsky.social channel: #genderdisparity in higher #Education on which you can find videos about our visits to institutions that promote #genderequality since #childhood, training activities to reduce #gendergap in #STEM & interviews:
www.youtube.com/@GenderDispa...
Gender Disparity Higher Education
This channel displays activities related to the IGNITE project: Reducing gender disparity in STEM from kindergarten to Professional life and the Gender Equality Partnerships (GEPs) project: ‘'Reducing...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We are launching our @youtube-bot.bsky.social channel: #genderdisparity in higher #Education on which you can find videos about our visits to institutions that promote #genderequality since #childhood, training activities to reduce #gendergap in #STEM & interviews:
www.youtube.com/@GenderDispa...
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Within projects: ‘Reducing #genderdisparity in #STEM from kindergarten to Professional life’ & 'Reducing #genderdisparity in Higher #Education in #Science & #Engineering from Highschool to Higher Education‘, we commemorate the 11th October, the International Day of the Girl Child.
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today on the #LATINA #EqualPayDay, we would like to invite you to read our article about the International #EqualPayDay that was celebrated on the 18th September: research-sites.cardiff.ac.uk/reducing-gen...
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Within the framework of the IGNITE project: 'Reducing #genderdisparity in #STEM, last week I had the opportunity to meet two fellows from the Irène Curie Programme: Dr Duru Bayram and Professor Esther Ventura-Medina from Eindhoven University of Technology (@tue.nl)
October 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The British Council Alumni Awards 2026 are now open to recognise the achievements of international UK alumni. These awards honour international leaders who have leveraged their UK education to contribute to their countries. Information at: study-uk.britishcouncil.org/after-your-s...
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thanks to ADR Wales and Datacise Open Learning for organising the datathon: where #social meets #health, within the framework of the ADR UK Conference 2025. Thanks to my group members and mentors, and congratulations to the winners.
September 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Congratulations to my Mentee at Cardiff University, now Dr (PhD) Prosper Oyibo, for successfully passing his PhD Defence at TU Delft on the 2nd September. It was great to listen to his answers to the challenging questions from the Jury & to see the support of his family.
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One month ago, I had the opportunity to meet academics & visit the facilities of the Faculty of Engineering at Ain Shams University (ASU). Thanks for this opportunity & looking forward to further collaboration. Thanks to the @britishcouncil.bsky.social for supporting this interchange of #knowledge
August 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I will be there !!!
✨ Although #ADRUKConf25 is sold out, you can join us for pre-conference workshops.

📩 Already booked a workshop ticket but haven’t shared your preferences? Please contact [email protected].

👉 Haven’t got your workshop ticket yet?https://adrukconference2025.org/tickets/
August 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thanks to PreventionWeb from the UNDRR for featuring our paper:
Post-Disaster Recovery Assessment Using Sentiment Analysis of English-Language Tweets: A Tenth-Anniversary Case Study of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. Sustainability, 17(11), 32. doi:10.3390/su17114967
www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Post-disaster recovery assessment using sentiment analysis of english-language tweets: A tenth-anniversary case study of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
This study uses social media (SM) as a resource to track the progress of the post-disaster recovery of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Text data from tweets on SM undergo sentiment analysis, providing a pr...
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August 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This week, we took a step in Cairo, Egypt, to reduce the #genderdisparity by discussing problems & solutions to attract, recruit, retain & employ #women in #STEM. Thanks for your participation & support in this #EDI project. Presentation available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJQ6...
August 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I am pleased to share with you the new website for our project: Reducing #genderdisparity in Higher Education. Please visit our website to stay updated on the project's news and events:
research-sites.cardiff.ac.uk/reducing-gen...
#WomenInStem #GirlsInScience #GirlsInStem
July 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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📺 Friday watch tip: How do we know Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas? The new explainer video from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab shows you how with a simple experiment that you can try!
#ClimateChange #PlanetaryBoundariesScience #SciComms
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYQ9...
How do we know Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas? Planetary Boundaries Science
YouTube video by Planetary Boundaries Science
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July 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs - AP News apnews.com/article/epa-...
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM